Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 377 · 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.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a smaller next step (c) small daily wins (d) a too-big daily target
2. 2.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
4. 4.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) hide it (b) skip it forever (c) ask a teacher or friend (d) copy answers
5. 5.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I am hopeless.” (b) “Others are smarter.” (c) “Why try at all?” (d) “I can improve this.”
6. 6.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a study buddy (c) a too-big daily target (d) scrolling for hours
8. 8.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
9. 9.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a study buddy (b) waiting to feel ready (c) harsh self-blame (d) comparing with toppers
11. 11.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
12. 12.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
13. 13.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
14. 14.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) you should quit (c) you are a failure (d) the goal is silly
16. 16.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a progress chart (c) a study buddy (d) harsh self-blame
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a progress chart (c) a too-big daily target (d) comparing with toppers
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) celebrating small steps (c) small daily wins (d) recalling your reason
19. 19.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a study buddy (c) celebrating small steps (d) scrolling for hours
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) recalling your reason (c) harsh self-blame (d) a study buddy
22. 22.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) quitting after one miss (d) small daily wins
23. 23.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) recalling your reason (c) a too-big daily target (d) harsh self-blame
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) comparing with toppers (d) small daily wins
27. 27.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a study buddy (c) waiting to feel ready (d) celebrating small steps
28. 28.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
29. 29.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
30. 30.True or false: “a too-big daily target” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
32. 32.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) celebrating small steps (b) comparing with toppers (c) a too-big daily target (d) harsh self-blame
34. 34.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
35. 35.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) find what went wrong (b) tear up the paper (c) stop studying it (d) blame the questions
38. 38.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) scrolling for hours (c) a smaller next step (d) waiting to feel ready
40. 40.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought

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