Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 894 · 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: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
2. 2.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
4. 4.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) recalling your reason (c) celebrating small steps (d) a smaller next step
6. 6.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) copy answers (b) skip it forever (c) hide it (d) ask a teacher or friend
9. 9.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a smaller next step (c) comparing with toppers (d) recalling your reason
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) small daily wins (c) a progress chart (d) harsh self-blame
12. 12.True or false: “celebrating small steps” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) a study buddy (c) harsh self-blame (d) recalling your reason
14. 14.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) scrolling for hours (c) quitting after one miss (d) a progress chart
16. 16.💪 A setback means… (a) the goal is silly (b) a chance to learn (c) you are a failure (d) you should quit
17. 17.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
19. 19.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) quitting after one miss (c) celebrating small steps (d) recalling your reason
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) waiting to feel ready (c) quitting after one miss (d) harsh self-blame
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) comparing with toppers (c) a too-big daily target (d) waiting to feel ready
24. 24.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
26. 26.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
28. 28.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
31. 31.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) quitting after one miss (c) celebrating small steps (d) a progress chart
32. 32.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I am hopeless.” (b) “Others are smarter.” (c) “I can improve this.” (d) “Why try at all?”
33. 33.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a too-big daily target (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a smaller next step
34. 34.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) small daily wins (c) a study buddy (d) scrolling for hours
36. 36.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) tear up the paper (c) blame the questions (d) find what went wrong
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) harsh self-blame (c) scrolling for hours (d) a smaller next step
40. 40.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive

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