Goal Setting Worksheet: Dreams vs Goals
Study tip (Dream big, plan small): A dream is a wish with no plan yet: “be famous one day”, “be really smart”. A goal is a clear target with a plan: a number, a date or a first step — “read 2 books this month”. To turn a dream into a goal: write it down, add a clear target and a finish date, choose the first small step and check it every week.
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- 1.Which of these is a goal (a clear target with a plan)? (a) be the best at maths (b) learn 5 words a day (c) be a star singer (d) be famous one day
- 2.🌈 Dream or goal: “read 2 books this month”? (a) a dream (b) a goal
- 3.True or false: “no start date” helps turn a dream into a goal. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🌈 Dream or goal: “be famous one day”? (a) a dream (b) a goal
- 5.True or false: “be famous one day” is a dream (a wish with no plan yet). (a) True (b) False
- 6.🗣️ Which of these is a goal, not just a dream? (a) love books one day (b) be a great reader (c) read 2 books by 30 June (d) know every story
- 7.True or false: “a finish date” helps turn a dream into a goal. (a) True (b) False
- 8.✍️ Why is it useful to write your goal down? (a) teachers grade it (b) it looks neat (c) it makes it come true (d) you see it and act
- 9.True or false: “only talking about it” keeps it just a dream. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🌈 Does this help make a goal, or keep it a dream: just wishing? (a) helps make a goal (b) keeps it a dream
- 11.Which of these is a dream (a wish with no plan yet)? (a) be the best at maths (b) swim 4 laps by June (c) jog 1 km thrice a week (d) piano 20 minutes a day
- 12.True or false: “a first small step” helps turn a dream into a goal. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: “waiting for luck” keeps it just a dream. (a) True (b) False
- 14.📅 What does a goal have that a dream may not? (a) a famous name (b) a bigger size (c) a lucky number (d) a date to finish by
- 15.🌈 Dream or goal: “save ₹500 by Diwali”? (a) a dream (b) a goal
- 16.Which of these keeps it just a dream? (a) a first small step (b) a finish date (c) a weekly check-in (d) no start date
- 17.True or false: “no start date” keeps it just a dream. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🌈 Dream or goal: “know everything”? (a) a dream (b) a goal
- 19.True or false: “be the best at maths” is a goal (a clear target with a plan). (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: “giving up at once” helps turn a dream into a goal. (a) False (b) True
- 21.Which of these helps turn a dream into a goal? (a) giving up at once (b) a finish date (c) no start date (d) only talking about it
- 22.True or false: “be great at sports” is a dream (a wish with no plan yet). (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these helps turn a dream into a goal? (a) keeping it vague (b) no start date (c) giving up at once (d) writing it down
- 24.Which of these keeps it just a dream? (a) a clear target (b) a finish date (c) a first small step (d) keeping it vague
- 25.🌈 Dream or goal: “jog 1 km thrice a week”? (a) a dream (b) a goal
- 26.True or false: “save ₹500 by Diwali” is a goal (a clear target with a plan). (a) False (b) True
- 27.Which of these keeps it just a dream? (a) a way to check it (b) only talking about it (c) a finish date (d) a clear target
- 28.Which of these is a goal (a clear target with a plan)? (a) be famous one day (b) be great at sports (c) be the best at maths (d) read 2 books this month
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be a star singer (b) know everything (c) be the best at maths (d) solve 10 sums each day
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be a star singer (b) jog 1 km thrice a week (c) read 2 books this month (d) learn 5 words a day
- 31.True or false: “know everything” is a goal (a clear target with a plan). (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: “a clear target” helps turn a dream into a goal. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these keeps it just a dream? (a) a first small step (b) a way to check it (c) just wishing (d) a finish date
- 34.🌈 Dream or goal: “have a big house”? (a) a goal (b) a dream
- 35.🌈 What is the main difference between a dream and a goal? (a) a goal is bigger (b) a dream is easier (c) there is no difference (d) a goal has a plan
- 36.True or false: “save ₹500 by Diwali” is a dream (a wish with no plan yet). (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) travel the world (b) be famous one day (c) be a star singer (d) draw 1 sketch a day
- 38.True or false: “be great at sports” is a goal (a clear target with a plan). (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: “a finish date” keeps it just a dream. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🌈 Dream or goal: “be a star singer”? (a) a dream (b) a goal
Answer key
- learn 5 words a day
- a goal
- False
- a dream
- True
- read 2 books by 30 June
- True
- you see it and act
- True
- keeps it a dream
- be the best at maths
- True
- True
- a date to finish by
- a goal
- no start date
- True
- a dream
- False
- False
- a finish date
- True
- writing it down
- keeping it vague
- a goal
- True
- only talking about it
- read 2 books this month
- solve 10 sums each day
- be a star singer
- False
- True
- just wishing
- a dream
- a goal has a plan
- False
- draw 1 sketch a day
- False
- False
- a dream
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