Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 419 · 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) waiting to feel ready (b) small daily wins (c) scrolling for hours (d) comparing with toppers
2. 2.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
3. 3.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
5. 5.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
7. 7.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) a study buddy (c) recalling your reason (d) comparing with toppers
8. 8.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a too-big daily target (c) recalling your reason (d) a smaller next step
11. 11.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) harsh self-blame (c) quitting after one miss (d) a study buddy
13. 13.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) a progress chart (c) celebrating small steps (d) scrolling for hours
14. 14.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) small daily wins (c) a smaller next step (d) recalling your reason
17. 17.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
19. 19.🌟 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.”
20. 20.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
22. 22.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) find what went wrong (b) blame the questions (c) tear up the paper (d) stop studying it
23. 23.True or false: “quitting after one miss” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💪 A setback means… (a) the goal is silly (b) you are a failure (c) you should quit (d) a chance to learn
25. 25.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
26. 26.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) a smaller next step (c) a too-big daily target (d) a progress chart
27. 27.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
29. 29.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
31. 31.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
32. 32.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a smaller next step (c) recalling your reason (d) small daily wins
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
35. 35.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) harsh self-blame (c) scrolling for hours (d) recalling your reason
37. 37.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
39. 39.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) keep it all inside (b) nobody ever (c) only strangers online (d) a parent or teacher
40. 40.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True

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