Goal Setting Worksheet: Dreams vs Goals

Exam preparation lesson 1: Dreams vs goals · Set 15 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Which of these is a goal (a clear target with a plan)? (a) save ₹500 by Diwali (b) have a big house (c) be really smart (d) be famous one day
2. 2.True or false: “keeping it vague” helps turn a dream into a goal. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✍️ Why is it useful to write your goal down? (a) teachers grade it (b) it makes it come true (c) you see it and act (d) it looks neat
4. 4.🌈 Does this help make a goal, or keep it a dream: writing it down? (a) keeps it a dream (b) helps make a goal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read 2 books this month (b) save ₹500 by Diwali (c) be really smart (d) solve 10 sums each day
6. 6.True or false: “no start date” keeps it just a dream. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “piano 20 minutes a day” is a dream (a wish with no plan yet). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “travel the world” is a goal (a clear target with a plan). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these helps turn a dream into a goal? (a) a weekly check-in (b) no start date (c) waiting for luck (d) keeping it vague
10. 10.True or false: “a weekly check-in” keeps it just a dream. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “know everything” is a dream (a wish with no plan yet). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🌈 Does this help make a goal, or keep it a dream: just wishing? (a) helps make a goal (b) keeps it a dream
13. 13.True or false: “draw 1 sketch a day” is a dream (a wish with no plan yet). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “keeping it vague” keeps it just a dream. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these keeps it just a dream? (a) only talking about it (b) a clear target (c) a first small step (d) a weekly check-in
16. 16.Which of these is a goal (a clear target with a plan)? (a) travel the world (b) have a big house (c) be great at sports (d) read 2 books this month
17. 17.Which of these keeps it just a dream? (a) writing it down (b) a way to check it (c) keeping it vague (d) a finish date
18. 18.True or false: “a finish date” keeps it just a dream. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a goal (a clear target with a plan)? (a) travel the world (b) be great at sports (c) jog 1 km thrice a week (d) know everything
20. 20.True or false: “jog 1 km thrice a week” is a goal (a clear target with a plan). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🌈 Dream or goal: “be really smart”? (a) a goal (b) a dream
22. 22.🌈 Dream or goal: “have a big house”? (a) a goal (b) a dream
23. 23.💭 Are dreams useless? (a) no, they give direction (b) only for small kids (c) yes, always (d) yes, forget them
24. 24.🌈 Dream or goal: “be a star singer”? (a) a goal (b) a dream
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) solve 10 sums each day (b) have a big house (c) be really smart (d) be famous one day
26. 26.Which of these is a dream (a wish with no plan yet)? (a) piano 20 minutes a day (b) read 2 books this month (c) solve 10 sums each day (d) have a big house
27. 27.True or false: “giving up at once” keeps it just a dream. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jog 1 km thrice a week (b) read 2 books this month (c) be great at sports (d) learn 5 words a day
29. 29.True or false: “solve 10 sums each day” is a dream (a wish with no plan yet). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “a weekly check-in” helps turn a dream into a goal. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⛰️ A big dream is best reached by… (a) waiting for a sign (b) one giant leap (c) small goals, one by one (d) luck alone
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be a star singer (b) read 2 books this month (c) be great at sports (d) be famous one day
33. 33.True or false: “read 2 books this month” is a dream (a wish with no plan yet). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “be a star singer” is a dream (a wish with no plan yet). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “be the best at maths” is a goal (a clear target with a plan). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “just wishing” keeps it just a dream. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “be great at sports” is a goal (a clear target with a plan). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🌈 Dream or goal: “read 2 books this month”? (a) a dream (b) a goal
39. 39.🌈 Does this help make a goal, or keep it a dream: only talking about it? (a) keeps it a dream (b) helps make a goal
40. 40.🌈 Dream or goal: “be the best at maths”? (a) a dream (b) a goal

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