Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 851 · 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: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a study buddy (b) scrolling for hours (c) waiting to feel ready (d) comparing with toppers
3. 3.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) a smaller next step (c) a study buddy (d) a too-big daily target
5. 5.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
6. 6.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) tear up the paper (b) stop studying it (c) blame the questions (d) find what went wrong
7. 7.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
8. 8.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
9. 9.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
10. 10.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
11. 11.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) a study buddy (c) comparing with toppers (d) recalling your reason
13. 13.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
14. 14.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) ask a teacher or friend (b) copy answers (c) skip it forever (d) hide it
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
16. 16.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
17. 17.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
18. 18.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) recalling your reason (c) a smaller next step (d) comparing with toppers
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
20. 20.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a smaller next step (c) a study buddy (d) harsh self-blame
21. 21.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “Others are smarter.” (c) “I can improve this.” (d) “I am hopeless.”
22. 22.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) comparing with toppers (c) small daily wins (d) quitting after one miss
24. 24.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
25. 25.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) waiting to feel ready (c) small daily wins (d) a progress chart
27. 27.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) small daily wins (c) recalling your reason (d) waiting to feel ready
28. 28.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a smaller next step (c) harsh self-blame (d) a too-big daily target
29. 29.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) scrolling for hours (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a smaller next step
32. 32.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) comparing with toppers (c) waiting to feel ready (d) small daily wins
36. 36.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) scrolling for hours (c) a progress chart (d) a smaller next step
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) celebrating small steps (c) comparing with toppers (d) scrolling for hours
38. 38.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) comparing with toppers (c) harsh self-blame (d) scrolling for hours
40. 40.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought

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