Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 962 · 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.🤝 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
2. 2.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
3. 3.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a progress chart (c) a too-big daily target (d) comparing with toppers
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) recalling your reason (c) small daily wins (d) a too-big daily target
5. 5.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
6. 6.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) small daily wins (c) quitting after one miss (d) waiting to feel ready
10. 10.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) comparing with toppers (c) recalling your reason (d) scrolling for hours
11. 11.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
16. 16.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) celebrating small steps (c) scrolling for hours (d) a progress chart
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
19. 19.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
21. 21.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) recalling your reason (c) a too-big daily target (d) scrolling for hours
23. 23.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
24. 24.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) small daily wins (c) celebrating small steps (d) comparing with toppers
25. 25.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a progress chart (c) quitting after one miss (d) a study buddy
27. 27.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) quitting after one miss (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a progress chart
29. 29.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
30. 30.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I can improve this.” (b) “Others are smarter.” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “Why try at all?”
31. 31.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💪 A setback means… (a) the goal is silly (b) you should quit (c) a chance to learn (d) you are a failure
33. 33.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) find what went wrong (b) stop studying it (c) tear up the paper (d) blame the questions
34. 34.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) scrolling for hours (c) a smaller next step (d) harsh self-blame
35. 35.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a progress chart (c) small daily wins (d) recalling your reason
37. 37.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
38. 38.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) a parent or teacher (b) nobody ever (c) only strangers online (d) keep it all inside
40. 40.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going

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