Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 407 · 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) recalling your reason (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a progress chart (d) small daily wins
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) small daily wins (c) comparing with toppers (d) a smaller next step
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
4. 4.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
5. 5.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) copy answers (b) hide it (c) ask a teacher or friend (d) skip it forever
6. 6.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
7. 7.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) harsh self-blame (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a study buddy
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) harsh self-blame (c) recalling your reason (d) scrolling for hours
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a smaller next step (c) scrolling for hours (d) quitting after one miss
11. 11.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
12. 12.💬 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
13. 13.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a study buddy (c) small daily wins (d) recalling your reason
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) a study buddy (c) scrolling for hours (d) a smaller next step
18. 18.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) tear up the paper (b) stop studying it (c) find what went wrong (d) blame the questions
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) harsh self-blame (d) a study buddy
20. 20.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
22. 22.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
23. 23.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) waiting to feel ready (c) celebrating small steps (d) quitting after one miss
26. 26.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “I am hopeless.” (c) “I can improve this.” (d) “Others are smarter.”
27. 27.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) a progress chart (c) scrolling for hours (d) a study buddy
30. 30.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a smaller next step (b) comparing with toppers (c) quitting after one miss (d) harsh self-blame
31. 31.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
34. 34.True or false: “celebrating small steps” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) optional (b) secret (c) smaller (d) much bigger
36. 36.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
37. 37.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
38. 38.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) recalling your reason (c) a smaller next step (d) quitting after one miss
40. 40.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False

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