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.Which of these makes a new habit fail? (a) phone beside you (b) a ready study corner (c) a small reward after (d) linking it to a cue
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) playing with friends (b) staying up very late (c) time for a hobby (d) a walk in the park
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone beside you (b) ticking a tracker (c) too many at once (d) only when in the mood
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) playing with friends (b) a walk in the park (c) a huge box of sweets (d) time for a hobby
- 5.🎁 Good or poor reward after study: a reward before work? (a) a poor reward (b) a good reward
- 6.Which of these helps a new habit stick? (a) skipping two days (b) a ready study corner (c) starting too big (d) phone beside you
- 7.True or false: “same time every day” makes a new habit fail. (a) True (b) False
- 8.Which of these makes a new habit fail? (a) ticking a tracker (b) a ready study corner (c) starting too big (d) linking it to a cue
- 9.🔁 What is a routine? (a) a one-time event (b) a surprise test (c) a fixed daily pattern (d) a random list
- 10.True or false: “no fixed time” makes a new habit fail. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: same time every day? (a) makes a habit fail (b) helps a habit stick
- 12.🎁 When is the best time to give yourself a reward? (a) instead of the task (b) before you start (c) never (d) after the task is done
- 13.Which of these helps a new habit stick? (a) phone beside you (b) too many at once (c) starting too big (d) starting very small
- 14.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: a ready study corner? (a) helps a habit stick (b) makes a habit fail
- 15.True or false: “starting too big” makes a new habit fail. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔗 “After dinner, I read for 15 minutes.” This links a habit to… (a) the weather (b) a lucky day (c) a friend’s mood (d) a cue you already do
- 17.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: phone beside you? (a) makes a habit fail (b) helps a habit stick
- 18.True or false: “starting very small” helps a new habit stick. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these is a poor reward after study? (a) playing with friends (b) a huge box of sweets (c) a sticker on a chart (d) a favourite snack
- 20.Which of these helps a new habit stick? (a) too many at once (b) ticking a tracker (c) no fixed time (d) phone beside you
- 21.Which of these is a good reward after study? (a) a huge box of sweets (b) skipping the next task (c) a whole day of games (d) a favourite snack
- 22.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: ticking a tracker? (a) makes a habit fail (b) helps a habit stick
- 23.Which of these is a good reward after study? (a) time for a hobby (b) staying up very late (c) a reward before work (d) a huge box of sweets
- 24.True or false: “skipping two days” helps a new habit stick. (a) True (b) False
- 25.Which of these is a poor reward after study? (a) time for a hobby (b) a sticker on a chart (c) one episode of a show (d) staying up very late
- 26.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: linking it to a cue? (a) helps a habit stick (b) makes a habit fail
- 27.🔁 A new habit is easier if you start… (a) next year (b) with ten habits (c) very small (d) very big
- 28.True or false: “phone beside you” makes a new habit fail. (a) True (b) False
- 29.📅 You missed your habit one day. What is best? (a) double it forever (b) feel bad all week (c) give it up (d) start again tomorrow
- 30.Which of these is a poor reward after study? (a) a favourite snack (b) skipping the next task (c) time for a hobby (d) a walk in the park
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) buying costly things (b) staying up very late (c) one episode of a show (d) skipping the next task
- 32.🎁 Good or poor reward after study: buying costly things? (a) a good reward (b) a poor reward
- 33.True or false: “a ready study corner” makes a new habit fail. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sticker on a chart (b) playing with friends (c) a walk in the park (d) a whole day of games
- 35.🔁 Which helps a new study habit stick? (a) only on weekends (b) the same time daily (c) once a month (d) when you feel like it
- 36.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: a small reward after? (a) helps a habit stick (b) makes a habit fail
- 37.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: too many at once? (a) makes a habit fail (b) helps a habit stick
- 38.🎁 Good or poor reward after study: staying up very late? (a) a poor reward (b) a good reward
- 39.Which of these makes a new habit fail? (a) starting very small (b) only when in the mood (c) same time every day (d) linking it to a cue
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking it to a cue (b) starting very small (c) too many at once (d) same time every day
Answer key
- phone beside you
- staying up very late
- ticking a tracker
- a huge box of sweets
- a poor reward
- a ready study corner
- False
- starting too big
- a fixed daily pattern
- True
- helps a habit stick
- after the task is done
- starting very small
- helps a habit stick
- True
- a cue you already do
- makes a habit fail
- True
- a huge box of sweets
- ticking a tracker
- a favourite snack
- helps a habit stick
- time for a hobby
- False
- staying up very late
- helps a habit stick
- very small
- True
- start again tomorrow
- skipping the next task
- one episode of a show
- a poor reward
- False
- a whole day of games
- the same time daily
- helps a habit stick
- makes a habit fail
- a poor reward
- only when in the mood
- too many at once
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