Goal Setting Worksheet: Breaking Goals into Steps
Study tip (Divide and date): Order: write the big goal → split it into steps → give each step a date → do the first step → check and adjust weekly. Share it equally: amount each week = total ÷ number of weeks (e.g. 64 pages in 8 weeks → 64 ÷ 8 = 8 pages a week). A good step is small and clear (“make 10 flashcards”); a poor one is too big or vague (“master all maths”).
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.✅ How do you know a step is done? (a) you can tick it off (b) a friend says so (c) a week passes (d) you feel tired
- 2.🪜 Rohan’s goal is to make 88 flashcards, doing 8 each day. In how many days will the goal be done?
- 3.🪜 When planning a goal, which comes first: do the first step or write the big goal? (a) do the first step (b) write the big goal
- 4.🪜 Rohan’s goal is to learn 36 new words in 9 days, the same number each day. How many new words is that each day?
- 5.Which of these is too big or too vague for one step? (a) learn 5 words tonight (b) write one paragraph (c) learn all of chemistry (d) list the 6 chapters
- 6.🪜 Nisha’s goal is to write 27 practice answers in 3 days, the same number each day. How many practice answers is that each day?
- 7.🪜 A small clear step, or too big or vague: “make 10 flashcards”? (a) a small clear step (b) too big or vague
- 8.🪜 Arjun’s goal is to learn 24 new words in 8 weeks, the same number each week. How many new words is that each week?
- 9.🪜 A small clear step, or too big or vague: “get really fit”? (a) too big or vague (b) a small clear step
- 10.🪜 Ananya’s goal is to write 50 practice answers in 5 days, the same number each day. How many practice answers is that each day?
- 11.🗓️ After you list your steps, what should you add? (a) a date for each step (b) a long rest (c) more goals (d) nothing at all
- 12.🪜 A small clear step, or too big or vague: “do the whole syllabus”? (a) too big or vague (b) a small clear step
- 13.🪜 Aarav’s goal is to make 32 flashcards in 8 days, the same number each day. How many flashcards is that each day?
- 14.🪜 Nisha’s goal is to learn 40 new words in 4 weeks, the same number each week. How many new words is that each week?
- 15.🪜 Ishaan’s goal is to learn 32 new words in 8 weeks, the same number each week. How many new words is that each week?
- 16.🪜 Arjun’s goal is to write 84 practice answers in 6 weeks, the same number each week. How many practice answers is that each week?
- 17.🪜 Arjun’s goal is to write 63 practice answers, doing 7 each day. In how many days will the goal be done?
- 18.Which of these is a small clear step? (a) do the whole syllabus (b) get really fit (c) make 10 flashcards (d) read every book
- 19.🪜 A small clear step, or too big or vague: “list the 6 chapters”? (a) a small clear step (b) too big or vague
- 20.🪜 When planning a goal, which comes first: check and adjust weekly or do the first step? (a) check and adjust weekly (b) do the first step
- 21.🪜 Kabir’s goal is to solve 33 practice sums in 3 weeks, the same number each week. How many practice sums is that each week?
- 22.🪜 When planning a goal, which comes first: split it into steps or give each step a date? (a) split it into steps (b) give each step a date
- 23.🪜 A small clear step, or too big or vague: “solve 3 sums before tea”? (a) a small clear step (b) too big or vague
- 24.🪜 Rohan’s goal is to make 36 flashcards in 3 days, the same number each day. How many flashcards is that each day?
- 25.🪜 When planning a goal, which comes first: write the big goal or check and adjust weekly? (a) write the big goal (b) check and adjust weekly
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) revise one diagram (b) learn 5 words tonight (c) write one paragraph (d) learn all of chemistry
- 27.🪜 Meera’s goal is to solve 96 practice sums in 8 days, the same number each day. How many practice sums is that each day?
- 28.Which of these is too big or too vague for one step? (a) jog 500 m this evening (b) become great at English (c) make 10 flashcards (d) solve 3 sums before tea
- 29.🪜 Tara’s goal is to learn 72 new words in 6 weeks, the same number each week. How many new words is that each week?
- 30.🪜 When planning a goal, which comes first: give each step a date or split it into steps? (a) give each step a date (b) split it into steps
- 31.🪜 A good step is… (a) huge and vague (b) small and clear (c) someday maybe (d) secret
- 32.Which of these is too big or too vague for one step? (a) read pages 1 to 10 today (b) get really fit (c) revise one diagram (d) solve 3 sums before tea
- 33.🪜 Meera’s goal is to make 32 flashcards, doing 4 each day. In how many days will the goal be done?
- 34.Which of these is a small clear step? (a) get really fit (b) study a lot (c) read pages 1 to 10 today (d) do the whole syllabus
- 35.Which of these is too big or too vague for one step? (a) make 10 flashcards (b) jog 500 m this evening (c) study a lot (d) list the 6 chapters
- 36.🪜 A small clear step, or too big or vague: “jog 500 m this evening”? (a) a small clear step (b) too big or vague
- 37.⚙️ A step is taking longer than planned. What is best? (a) quit the goal (b) hide it (c) skip all the rest (d) adjust the plan
- 38.🪜 When planning a goal, which comes first: write the big goal or split it into steps? (a) write the big goal (b) split it into steps
- 39.🪜 Tara’s goal is to learn 15 new words in 5 weeks, the same number each week. How many new words is that each week?
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) study a lot (b) make 10 flashcards (c) read pages 1 to 10 today (d) solve 3 sums before tea
Answer key
- you can tick it off
- 11
- write the big goal
- 4
- learn all of chemistry
- 9
- a small clear step
- 3
- too big or vague
- 10
- a date for each step
- too big or vague
- 4
- 10
- 4
- 14
- 9
- make 10 flashcards
- a small clear step
- do the first step
- 11
- split it into steps
- a small clear step
- 12
- write the big goal
- learn all of chemistry
- 12
- become great at English
- 12
- split it into steps
- small and clear
- get really fit
- 8
- read pages 1 to 10 today
- study a lot
- a small clear step
- adjust the plan
- write the big goal
- 3
- study a lot
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