Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 412 · 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 keeps you motivated? (a) a study buddy (b) scrolling for hours (c) waiting to feel ready (d) quitting after one miss
2. 2.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) harsh self-blame (d) small daily wins
6. 6.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) a progress chart (c) waiting to feel ready (d) small daily wins
7. 7.🤝 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
8. 8.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) tear up the paper (b) blame the questions (c) find what went wrong (d) stop studying it
9. 9.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a progress chart (c) a study buddy (d) recalling your reason
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) waiting to feel ready (c) comparing with toppers (d) a study buddy
11. 11.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) you are a failure (c) the goal is silly (d) you should quit
15. 15.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
16. 16.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a study buddy (c) celebrating small steps (d) quitting after one miss
18. 18.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “I can improve this.” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “Others are smarter.”
20. 20.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
22. 22.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
23. 23.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a smaller next step (c) celebrating small steps (d) small daily wins
25. 25.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a too-big daily target (c) a progress chart (d) scrolling for hours
28. 28.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
33. 33.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) scrolling for hours (b) small daily wins (c) a progress chart (d) a study buddy
36. 36.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
37. 37.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
38. 38.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
40. 40.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going

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