Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 752 · 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.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) celebrating small steps (c) a progress chart (d) quitting after one miss
3. 3.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) optional (b) smaller (c) much bigger (d) secret
5. 5.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) the goal is silly (c) you should quit (d) a chance to learn
6. 6.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
8. 8.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) celebrating small steps (c) quitting after one miss (d) a too-big daily target
9. 9.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) harsh self-blame (c) a progress chart (d) waiting to feel ready
10. 10.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I am hopeless.” (b) “Others are smarter.” (c) “Why try at all?” (d) “I can improve this.”
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) waiting to feel ready (c) comparing with toppers (d) harsh self-blame
12. 12.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a smaller next step (c) celebrating small steps (d) comparing with toppers
13. 13.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
14. 14.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) recalling your reason (c) celebrating small steps (d) a too-big daily target
15. 15.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
16. 16.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) waiting to feel ready (c) celebrating small steps (d) a study buddy
17. 17.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a smaller next step (b) scrolling for hours (c) harsh self-blame (d) comparing with toppers
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
19. 19.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
21. 21.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
22. 22.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) ask a teacher or friend (b) hide it (c) skip it forever (d) copy answers
23. 23.💪 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
24. 24.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) recalling your reason (c) small daily wins (d) a progress chart
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a smaller next step (c) a too-big daily target (d) recalling your reason
27. 27.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) comparing with toppers (c) harsh self-blame (d) a smaller next step
29. 29.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
31. 31.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a too-big daily target (c) scrolling for hours (d) small daily wins
32. 32.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
35. 35.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
36. 36.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) celebrating small steps (c) scrolling for hours (d) a progress chart
37. 37.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a study buddy (b) harsh self-blame (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a too-big daily target
38. 38.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) only strangers online (b) nobody ever (c) keep it all inside (d) a parent or teacher
40. 40.True or false: “quitting after one miss” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False

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