Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 610 · 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.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
2. 2.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) optional (b) smaller (c) secret (d) much bigger
4. 4.💪 A setback means… (a) you should quit (b) a chance to learn (c) the goal is silly (d) you are a failure
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) recalling your reason (c) a study buddy (d) a progress chart
6. 6.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) tear up the paper (c) find what went wrong (d) blame the questions
7. 7.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
8. 8.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
9. 9.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a study buddy (c) harsh self-blame (d) waiting to feel ready
10. 10.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) small daily wins (c) waiting to feel ready (d) quitting after one miss
12. 12.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) small daily wins (c) harsh self-blame (d) scrolling for hours
14. 14.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) keep it all inside (b) only strangers online (c) a parent or teacher (d) nobody ever
15. 15.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) skip it forever (b) hide it (c) ask a teacher or friend (d) copy answers
16. 16.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) comparing with toppers (c) celebrating small steps (d) a study buddy
19. 19.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
22. 22.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a study buddy (c) recalling your reason (d) celebrating small steps
23. 23.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) celebrating small steps (c) waiting to feel ready (d) comparing with toppers
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) scrolling for hours (d) recalling your reason
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
27. 27.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
29. 29.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
30. 30.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
32. 32.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
33. 33.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
35. 35.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
36. 36.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
37. 37.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a smaller next step (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a too-big daily target
38. 38.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “I can improve this.” (c) “Others are smarter.” (d) “I am hopeless.”
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) a smaller next step (c) harsh self-blame (d) a progress chart

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