Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 634 · 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: celebrating small steps? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
2. 2.💬 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
3. 3.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
4. 4.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a smaller next step (d) celebrating small steps
5. 5.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) scrolling for hours (c) a study buddy (d) celebrating small steps
6. 6.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
8. 8.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
9. 9.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
10. 10.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) celebrating small steps (c) waiting to feel ready (d) harsh self-blame
11. 11.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a study buddy (c) recalling your reason (d) small daily wins
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) a smaller next step (c) comparing with toppers (d) small daily wins
14. 14.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) harsh self-blame (c) quitting after one miss (d) a study buddy
18. 18.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) recalling your reason (b) harsh self-blame (c) a too-big daily target (d) scrolling for hours
19. 19.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
21. 21.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
22. 22.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
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.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
25. 25.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
27. 27.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) stop studying it (c) find what went wrong (d) tear up the paper
29. 29.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) comparing with toppers (c) celebrating small steps (d) a progress chart
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a smaller next step (c) quitting after one miss (d) scrolling for hours
32. 32.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) optional (c) much bigger (d) smaller
34. 34.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) scrolling for hours (c) waiting to feel ready (d) recalling your reason
36. 36.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
38. 38.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
40. 40.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True

Free exam preparation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/exam-preparation-tips