Goal Setting Worksheet: Dreams vs Goals

Exam preparation lesson 1: Dreams vs goals · Set 183 · 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.⛰️ A big dream is best reached by… (a) luck alone (b) small goals, one by one (c) one giant leap (d) waiting for a sign
2. 2.True or false: “solve 10 sums each day” is a goal (a clear target with a plan). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a dream (a wish with no plan yet)? (a) travel the world (b) learn 5 words a day (c) read 2 books this month (d) draw 1 sketch a day
4. 4.Which of these keeps it just a dream? (a) a weekly check-in (b) a clear target (c) a finish date (d) keeping it vague
5. 5.True or false: “a first small step” keeps it just a dream. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🌈 Dream or goal: “draw 1 sketch a day”? (a) a dream (b) a goal
7. 7.True or false: “be a star singer” is a dream (a wish with no plan yet). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🌈 Does this help make a goal, or keep it a dream: a finish date? (a) helps make a goal (b) keeps it a dream
9. 9.Which of these is a goal (a clear target with a plan)? (a) be a star singer (b) have a big house (c) be the best at maths (d) solve 10 sums each day
10. 10.True or false: “be the best at maths” is a goal (a clear target with a plan). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “have a big house” is a dream (a wish with no plan yet). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🌈 Does this help make a goal, or keep it a dream: waiting for luck? (a) keeps it a dream (b) helps make a goal
13. 13.True or false: “piano 20 minutes a day” is a goal (a clear target with a plan). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these keeps it just a dream? (a) waiting for luck (b) a way to check it (c) a finish date (d) a clear target
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be famous one day (b) know everything (c) travel the world (d) learn 5 words a day
16. 16.True or false: “just wishing” keeps it just a dream. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a dream (a wish with no plan yet)? (a) have a big house (b) draw 1 sketch a day (c) solve 10 sums each day (d) swim 4 laps by June
18. 18.Which of these is a dream (a wish with no plan yet)? (a) know everything (b) swim 4 laps by June (c) piano 20 minutes a day (d) learn 5 words a day
19. 19.True or false: “be famous one day” is a goal (a clear target with a plan). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📅 What does a goal have that a dream may not? (a) a bigger size (b) a date to finish by (c) a famous name (d) a lucky number
21. 21.🌈 Does this help make a goal, or keep it a dream: a clear target? (a) helps make a goal (b) keeps it a dream
22. 22.🌈 Dream or goal: “be famous one day”? (a) a dream (b) a goal
23. 23.🩺 Riya dreams of becoming a doctor. Which is a goal for this term? (a) score 75% in biology (b) buy a white coat (c) watch doctor shows (d) wish to be a doctor
24. 24.Which of these is a goal (a clear target with a plan)? (a) be really smart (b) know everything (c) be great at sports (d) swim 4 laps by June
25. 25.🌈 Dream or goal: “jog 1 km thrice a week”? (a) a goal (b) a dream
26. 26.Which of these is a goal (a clear target with a plan)? (a) be great at sports (b) draw 1 sketch a day (c) know everything (d) be a star singer
27. 27.🌈 Does this help make a goal, or keep it a dream: writing it down? (a) helps make a goal (b) keeps it a dream
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) save ₹500 by Diwali (b) jog 1 km thrice a week (c) read 2 books this month (d) have a big house
29. 29.Which of these is a dream (a wish with no plan yet)? (a) be famous one day (b) jog 1 km thrice a week (c) read 2 books this month (d) learn 5 words a day
30. 30.🌈 Dream or goal: “be really smart”? (a) a goal (b) a dream
31. 31.True or false: “be really smart” is a dream (a wish with no plan yet). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be a star singer (b) be the best at maths (c) know everything (d) read 2 books this month
33. 33.True or false: “only talking about it” helps turn a dream into a goal. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these helps turn a dream into a goal? (a) keeping it vague (b) just wishing (c) a first small step (d) only talking about it
35. 35.Which of these helps turn a dream into a goal? (a) giving up at once (b) writing it down (c) keeping it vague (d) just wishing
36. 36.Which of these helps turn a dream into a goal? (a) waiting for luck (b) no start date (c) just wishing (d) a finish date
37. 37.💭 Are dreams useless? (a) only for small kids (b) yes, forget them (c) no, they give direction (d) yes, always
38. 38.True or false: “know everything” is a dream (a wish with no plan yet). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “swim 4 laps by June” is a dream (a wish with no plan yet). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “travel the world” is a goal (a clear target with a plan). (a) False (b) True

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