Goal Setting Worksheet: Habits and Rewards
Study tip (Small, same time, rewarded): A habit sticks with: the same time every day, a very small start, a cue (“after dinner…”), a ready study corner, a tick chart. A habit fails with: “only when in the mood”, starting too big, no fixed time, skipping two days, the phone beside you. Good rewards are small and come after the work (a walk, a snack, one episode); poor rewards undo it (skipping the next task, a whole day of games, staying up very late).
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- 1.🔗 “After dinner, I read for 15 minutes.” This links a habit to… (a) a cue you already do (b) a friend’s mood (c) a lucky day (d) the weather
- 2.📅 You missed your habit one day. What is best? (a) double it forever (b) give it up (c) start again tomorrow (d) feel bad all week
- 3.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: ticking a tracker? (a) makes a habit fail (b) helps a habit stick
- 4.Which of these is a poor reward after study? (a) a sticker on a chart (b) playing with friends (c) one episode of a show (d) buying costly things
- 5.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: starting very small? (a) makes a habit fail (b) helps a habit stick
- 6.Which of these makes a new habit fail? (a) linking it to a cue (b) starting very small (c) ticking a tracker (d) no fixed time
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting too big (b) a small reward after (c) ticking a tracker (d) a ready study corner
- 8.Which of these helps a new habit stick? (a) too many at once (b) only when in the mood (c) starting too big (d) ticking a tracker
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ticking a tracker (b) no fixed time (c) only when in the mood (d) starting too big
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) playing with friends (b) a reward before work (c) a huge box of sweets (d) a whole day of games
- 11.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: phone beside you? (a) makes a habit fail (b) helps a habit stick
- 12.True or false: “same time every day” makes a new habit fail. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🎁 Good or poor reward after study: staying up very late? (a) a poor reward (b) a good reward
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole day of games (b) a walk in the park (c) time for a hobby (d) a favourite snack
- 15.Which of these makes a new habit fail? (a) a ready study corner (b) ticking a tracker (c) too many at once (d) a small reward after
- 16.Which of these makes a new habit fail? (a) only when in the mood (b) linking it to a cue (c) a ready study corner (d) starting very small
- 17.Which of these is a good reward after study? (a) buying costly things (b) a reward before work (c) a walk in the park (d) a whole day of games
- 18.🎁 Good or poor reward after study: a sticker on a chart? (a) a poor reward (b) a good reward
- 19.Which of these helps a new habit stick? (a) only when in the mood (b) a small reward after (c) starting too big (d) no fixed time
- 20.Which of these makes a new habit fail? (a) starting too big (b) a ready study corner (c) starting very small (d) ticking a tracker
- 21.True or false: “linking it to a cue” makes a new habit fail. (a) False (b) True
- 22.Which of these is a good reward after study? (a) a reward before work (b) playing with friends (c) a whole day of games (d) skipping the next task
- 23.True or false: “only when in the mood” helps a new habit stick. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: “too many at once” helps a new habit stick. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time for a hobby (b) a walk in the park (c) a favourite snack (d) a reward before work
- 26.🎁 Good or poor reward after study: a whole day of games? (a) a poor reward (b) a good reward
- 27.True or false: “only when in the mood” makes a new habit fail. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting too big (b) too many at once (c) starting very small (d) skipping two days
- 29.True or false: “starting very small” makes a new habit fail. (a) True (b) False
- 30.Which of these is a poor reward after study? (a) one episode of a show (b) a walk in the park (c) staying up very late (d) a sticker on a chart
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a favourite snack (b) one episode of a show (c) staying up very late (d) a sticker on a chart
- 32.Which of these is a poor reward after study? (a) a sticker on a chart (b) a walk in the park (c) skipping the next task (d) one episode of a show
- 33.Which of these helps a new habit stick? (a) too many at once (b) skipping two days (c) only when in the mood (d) a ready study corner
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same time every day (b) linking it to a cue (c) skipping two days (d) a ready study corner
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting very small (b) a ready study corner (c) only when in the mood (d) a small reward after
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no fixed time (b) a small reward after (c) ticking a tracker (d) a ready study corner
- 37.Which of these makes a new habit fail? (a) a small reward after (b) starting very small (c) phone beside you (d) linking it to a cue
- 38.🔁 What is a routine? (a) a random list (b) a surprise test (c) a fixed daily pattern (d) a one-time event
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sticker on a chart (b) skipping the next task (c) staying up very late (d) a whole day of games
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too many at once (b) ticking a tracker (c) same time every day (d) a ready study corner
Answer key
- a cue you already do
- start again tomorrow
- helps a habit stick
- buying costly things
- helps a habit stick
- no fixed time
- starting too big
- ticking a tracker
- ticking a tracker
- playing with friends
- makes a habit fail
- False
- a poor reward
- a whole day of games
- too many at once
- only when in the mood
- a walk in the park
- a good reward
- a small reward after
- starting too big
- False
- playing with friends
- False
- False
- a reward before work
- a poor reward
- True
- starting very small
- False
- staying up very late
- staying up very late
- skipping the next task
- a ready study corner
- skipping two days
- only when in the mood
- no fixed time
- phone beside you
- a fixed daily pattern
- a sticker on a chart
- too many at once
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