Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 543 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) recalling your reason (c) a too-big daily target (d) waiting to feel ready
2. 2.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) a too-big daily target (c) a study buddy (d) a progress chart
3. 3.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) hide it (b) copy answers (c) ask a teacher or friend (d) skip it forever
4. 4.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) harsh self-blame (b) small daily wins (c) a progress chart (d) celebrating small steps
5. 5.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) celebrating small steps (b) quitting after one miss (c) harsh self-blame (d) a too-big daily target
6. 6.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
10. 10.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
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.💪 A setback means… (a) the goal is silly (b) you should quit (c) a chance to learn (d) you are a failure
13. 13.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) quitting after one miss (c) a study buddy (d) scrolling for hours
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
16. 16.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Others are smarter.” (b) “I am hopeless.” (c) “Why try at all?” (d) “I can improve this.”
17. 17.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
19. 19.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) recalling your reason (c) quitting after one miss (d) a progress chart
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
21. 21.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
22. 22.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) a smaller next step (c) a study buddy (d) comparing with toppers
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a study buddy (c) small daily wins (d) recalling your reason
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
27. 27.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
28. 28.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a study buddy (c) scrolling for hours (d) a progress chart
30. 30.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) small daily wins (c) recalling your reason (d) comparing with toppers
33. 33.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) tear up the paper (b) blame the questions (c) stop studying it (d) find what went wrong
34. 34.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) a too-big daily target (c) small daily wins (d) a study buddy
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) quitting after one miss (c) comparing with toppers (d) waiting to feel ready
38. 38.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
39. 39.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
40. 40.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive

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