Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 553 · 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) quitting after one miss (b) a study buddy (c) comparing with toppers (d) waiting to feel ready
2. 2.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
3. 3.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) small daily wins (c) a smaller next step (d) scrolling for hours
4. 4.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
5. 5.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
7. 7.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) you should quit (c) you are a failure (d) the goal is silly
8. 8.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) a progress chart (c) small daily wins (d) comparing with toppers
9. 9.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) small daily wins (c) a smaller next step (d) scrolling for hours
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) scrolling for hours (d) recalling your reason
12. 12.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) harsh self-blame (c) a progress chart (d) small daily wins
14. 14.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) much bigger (b) smaller (c) secret (d) optional
15. 15.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) small daily wins (c) quitting after one miss (d) harsh self-blame
16. 16.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
18. 18.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) tear up the paper (b) find what went wrong (c) stop studying it (d) blame the questions
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) comparing with toppers (c) harsh self-blame (d) a too-big daily target
20. 20.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
25. 25.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
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.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
28. 28.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
29. 29.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “Others are smarter.” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “I can improve this.”
30. 30.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “a too-big daily target” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
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.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) small daily wins (c) a smaller next step (d) waiting to feel ready
37. 37.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
38. 38.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
39. 39.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) only strangers online (b) a parent or teacher (c) keep it all inside (d) nobody ever
40. 40.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a study buddy (c) celebrating small steps (d) recalling your reason

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