Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 369 · 40 questions

Study tip (Learn, shrink, restart): Helpful thoughts: “I can learn from this.”, “What will I do differently next time?”, “One low mark does not define me.” Unhelpful thoughts: “I am just bad at this.”, “Why bother?”, “Everyone is better than me.” Keep going: recall your reason, celebrate small steps, a study buddy, a progress chart, a smaller next step. If you feel low for a long time, talk to a parent or teacher.

1. 1.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) quitting after one miss (c) comparing with toppers (d) a progress chart
4. 4.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
7. 7.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
8. 8.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) recalling your reason (c) a smaller next step (d) small daily wins
10. 10.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) quitting after one miss (c) a study buddy (d) small daily wins
11. 11.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
12. 12.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) a study buddy (c) small daily wins (d) a too-big daily target
13. 13.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) find what went wrong (b) stop studying it (c) tear up the paper (d) blame the questions
14. 14.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a too-big daily target (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a progress chart
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) small daily wins (c) recalling your reason (d) scrolling for hours
16. 16.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I can improve this.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “Others are smarter.”
17. 17.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) nobody ever (b) keep it all inside (c) only strangers online (d) a parent or teacher
18. 18.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) recalling your reason (c) waiting to feel ready (d) comparing with toppers
20. 20.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
21. 21.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) harsh self-blame (c) a progress chart (d) small daily wins
23. 23.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
24. 24.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) small daily wins (b) comparing with toppers (c) a too-big daily target (d) scrolling for hours
25. 25.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a study buddy (c) a progress chart (d) celebrating small steps
26. 26.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) comparing with toppers (c) celebrating small steps (d) recalling your reason
28. 28.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a study buddy (d) a too-big daily target
29. 29.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
30. 30.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
31. 31.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
32. 32.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
33. 33.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) recalling your reason (c) waiting to feel ready (d) comparing with toppers
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) a too-big daily target (c) celebrating small steps (d) small daily wins
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) small daily wins (c) a progress chart (d) quitting after one miss
37. 37.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) the goal is silly (c) you should quit (d) a chance to learn
39. 39.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) scrolling for hours (d) a study buddy

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