Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 435 · 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.💬 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
2. 2.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) copy answers (b) skip it forever (c) hide it (d) ask a teacher or friend
3. 3.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) celebrating small steps (c) comparing with toppers (d) quitting after one miss
4. 4.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
5. 5.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) the goal is silly (c) a chance to learn (d) you should quit
6. 6.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) small daily wins (c) scrolling for hours (d) waiting to feel ready
7. 7.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I can improve this.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “Others are smarter.” (d) “I am hopeless.”
8. 8.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful 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) scrolling for hours (b) quitting after one miss (c) a study buddy (d) waiting to feel ready
11. 11.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) a too-big daily target (c) scrolling for hours (d) quitting after one miss
13. 13.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
14. 14.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) small daily wins (c) a progress chart (d) recalling your reason
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) quitting after one miss (c) small daily wins (d) comparing with toppers
17. 17.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
18. 18.💪 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
19. 19.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
21. 21.True or false: “quitting after one miss” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) quitting after one miss (c) comparing with toppers (d) a too-big daily target
24. 24.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) quitting after one miss (c) small daily wins (d) recalling your reason
25. 25.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
27. 27.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
28. 28.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
29. 29.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a progress chart (c) recalling your reason (d) waiting to feel ready
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) small daily wins (c) a smaller next step (d) comparing with toppers
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) waiting to feel ready (c) celebrating small steps (d) comparing with toppers
33. 33.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) scrolling for hours (c) waiting to feel ready (d) recalling your reason
34. 34.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) small daily wins (c) a progress chart (d) comparing with toppers
38. 38.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
40. 40.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a smaller next step (b) comparing with toppers (c) scrolling for hours (d) harsh self-blame

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