Goal Setting Worksheet: Dreams vs Goals

Exam preparation lesson 1: Dreams vs goals · Set 555 · 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.True or false: “have a big house” is a goal (a clear target with a plan). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🌈 Does this help make a goal, or keep it a dream: a weekly check-in? (a) helps make a goal (b) keeps it a dream
3. 3.⛰️ A big dream is best reached by… (a) small goals, one by one (b) waiting for a sign (c) one giant leap (d) luck alone
4. 4.True or false: “a finish date” keeps it just a dream. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🌈 Dream or goal: “be great at sports”? (a) a goal (b) a dream
6. 6.Which of these is a goal (a clear target with a plan)? (a) be a star singer (b) be great at sports (c) jog 1 km thrice a week (d) be famous one day
7. 7.True or false: “piano 20 minutes a day” is a goal (a clear target with a plan). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “only talking about it” keeps it just a dream. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these helps turn a dream into a goal? (a) just wishing (b) no start date (c) giving up at once (d) a clear target
10. 10.Which of these helps turn a dream into a goal? (a) a way to check it (b) only talking about it (c) keeping it vague (d) no start date
11. 11.Which of these is a dream (a wish with no plan yet)? (a) swim 4 laps by June (b) learn 5 words a day (c) know everything (d) draw 1 sketch a day
12. 12.Which of these is a goal (a clear target with a plan)? (a) be really smart (b) travel the world (c) know everything (d) read 2 books this month
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) save ₹500 by Diwali (b) swim 4 laps by June (c) piano 20 minutes a day (d) be great at sports
14. 14.🌈 Dream or goal: “be famous one day”? (a) a dream (b) a goal
15. 15.True or false: “swim 4 laps by June” is a goal (a clear target with a plan). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “a way to check it” keeps it just a dream. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌈 Does this help make a goal, or keep it a dream: a clear target? (a) keeps it a dream (b) helps make a goal
18. 18.True or false: “giving up at once” keeps it just a dream. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🌈 Does this help make a goal, or keep it a dream: a finish date? (a) helps make a goal (b) keeps it a dream
20. 20.🌈 Does this help make a goal, or keep it a dream: a way to check it? (a) helps make a goal (b) keeps it a dream
21. 21.True or false: “a first small step” helps turn a dream into a goal. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these keeps it just a dream? (a) a finish date (b) a weekly check-in (c) just wishing (d) writing it down
23. 23.🗣️ Which of these is a goal, not just a dream? (a) love books one day (b) read 2 books by 30 June (c) be a great reader (d) know every story
24. 24.🌈 Does this help make a goal, or keep it a dream: keeping it vague? (a) keeps it a dream (b) helps make a goal
25. 25.True or false: “save ₹500 by Diwali” is a goal (a clear target with a plan). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “be a star singer” is a goal (a clear target with a plan). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “keeping it vague” helps turn a dream into a goal. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “be the best at maths” is a dream (a wish with no plan yet). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌈 Does this help make a goal, or keep it a dream: just wishing? (a) helps make a goal (b) keeps it a dream
30. 30.True or false: “a weekly check-in” helps turn a dream into a goal. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✍️ Why is it useful to write your goal down? (a) it looks neat (b) teachers grade it (c) you see it and act (d) it makes it come true
32. 32.True or false: “just wishing” helps turn a dream into a goal. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read 2 books this month (b) solve 10 sums each day (c) piano 20 minutes a day (d) be a star singer
34. 34.Which of these is a goal (a clear target with a plan)? (a) be really smart (b) have a big house (c) piano 20 minutes a day (d) be the best at maths
35. 35.🌈 Dream or goal: “have a big house”? (a) a goal (b) a dream
36. 36.True or false: “read 2 books this month” is a dream (a wish with no plan yet). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🩺 Riya dreams of becoming a doctor. Which is a goal for this term? (a) score 75% in biology (b) watch doctor shows (c) buy a white coat (d) wish to be a doctor
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) save ₹500 by Diwali (b) draw 1 sketch a day (c) learn 5 words a day (d) have a big house
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be great at sports (b) be famous one day (c) travel the world (d) jog 1 km thrice a week
40. 40.📅 What does a goal have that a dream may not? (a) a famous name (b) a lucky number (c) a date to finish by (d) a bigger size

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