Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 915 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) harsh self-blame (c) celebrating small steps (d) a progress chart
2. 2.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) waiting to feel ready (c) harsh self-blame (d) recalling your reason
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
4. 4.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💪 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
7. 7.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
8. 8.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
9. 9.💬 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
10. 10.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) small daily wins (c) comparing with toppers (d) scrolling for hours
13. 13.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
14. 14.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a study buddy (c) comparing with toppers (d) small daily wins
15. 15.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a too-big daily target (c) a smaller next step (d) harsh self-blame
16. 16.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I am hopeless.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “I can improve this.” (d) “Others are smarter.”
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 is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) comparing with toppers (c) small daily wins (d) a too-big daily target
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
20. 20.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
21. 21.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
22. 22.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
23. 23.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
24. 24.True or false: “a too-big daily target” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
28. 28.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) recalling your reason (c) small daily wins (d) a progress chart
30. 30.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) harsh self-blame (d) celebrating small steps
33. 33.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
36. 36.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) comparing with toppers (c) a progress chart (d) a smaller next step
38. 38.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) optional (c) smaller (d) much bigger
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) scrolling for hours (d) a smaller next step

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