Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 515 · 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.💪 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
2. 2.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
3. 3.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) celebrating small steps (c) small daily wins (d) harsh self-blame
4. 4.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) small daily wins (c) a study buddy (d) quitting after one miss
6. 6.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) small daily wins (c) comparing with toppers (d) a smaller next step
9. 9.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) only strangers online (b) keep it all inside (c) nobody ever (d) a parent or teacher
10. 10.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Others are smarter.” (b) “I can improve this.” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “Why try at all?”
11. 11.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) you should quit (c) the goal is silly (d) a chance to learn
12. 12.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
14. 14.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a progress chart (d) celebrating small steps
17. 17.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a smaller next step (b) harsh self-blame (c) quitting after one miss (d) waiting to feel ready
18. 18.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) a study buddy (d) scrolling for hours
19. 19.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) comparing with toppers (c) small daily wins (d) a too-big daily target
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
21. 21.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) recalling your reason (c) a too-big daily target (d) harsh self-blame
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) scrolling for hours (c) a progress chart (d) waiting to feel ready
23. 23.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
26. 26.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) optional (c) smaller (d) much bigger
27. 27.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) a progress chart (c) comparing with toppers (d) a smaller next step
28. 28.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a too-big daily target (c) quitting after one miss (d) a smaller next step
31. 31.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) recalling your reason (c) a too-big daily target (d) celebrating small steps
32. 32.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
34. 34.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) hide it (b) skip it forever (c) copy answers (d) ask a teacher or friend
35. 35.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
36. 36.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a study buddy (c) scrolling for hours (d) small daily wins
37. 37.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “celebrating small steps” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) quitting after one miss (d) recalling your reason

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