Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 853 · 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 drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a study buddy (c) harsh self-blame (d) small daily wins
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) comparing with toppers (c) waiting to feel ready (d) small daily wins
3. 3.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) waiting to feel ready (c) small daily wins (d) recalling your reason
5. 5.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
6. 6.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) harsh self-blame (c) a smaller next step (d) quitting after one miss
7. 7.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) small daily wins (c) a too-big daily target (d) scrolling for hours
9. 9.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
10. 10.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) blame the questions (c) tear up the paper (d) find what went wrong
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a study buddy (d) comparing with toppers
14. 14.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) a too-big daily target (c) a progress chart (d) celebrating small steps
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a smaller next step (d) comparing with toppers
18. 18.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) a too-big daily target (c) comparing with toppers (d) harsh self-blame
20. 20.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) optional (b) much bigger (c) secret (d) smaller
21. 21.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
22. 22.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
23. 23.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” 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.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) small daily wins (c) scrolling for hours (d) a progress chart
27. 27.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
30. 30.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a study buddy (c) comparing with toppers (d) quitting after one miss
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) celebrating small steps (c) a smaller next step (d) small daily wins
32. 32.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
35. 35.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) comparing with toppers (c) small daily wins (d) a smaller next step
36. 36.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
40. 40.True or false: “quitting after one miss” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True

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