Goal Setting Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Exam preparation lesson 8: Part 1 test: goal setting · Set 126 · 40 questions

Study tip (Aim, plan, track): Find the topic of the question: dream or goal, SMART letter, short or long-term, steps, progress, habit or reward, or setback. For SMART questions, check S, M, A, R, T in order and find the one that fails. For sums: share = total ÷ parts; percentage done = done ÷ target × 100.

1. 1.Which of these is a poor reward after study? (a) a walk in the park (b) a huge box of sweets (c) one episode of a show (d) a favourite snack
2. 2.True or false: “learn 5 words a day” is a goal (a clear target with a plan). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎯 In SMART goals, what does the S stand for? (a) Strong (b) Speedy (c) Simple (d) Specific
4. 4.🎁 When is the best time to give yourself a reward? (a) after the task is done (b) instead of the task (c) never (d) before you start
5. 5.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
6. 6.True or false: “have a big house” is a goal (a clear target with a plan). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “a small reward after” makes a new habit fail. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) make a poster by Monday (b) score 90% in Class 10 (c) tidy my desk today (d) finish homework tonight
9. 9.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: a small reward after? (a) helps a habit stick (b) makes a habit fail
10. 10.🪜 How do short-term goals help a long-term goal? (a) they slow it down (b) they replace it (c) they are its steps (d) they are unrelated
11. 11.📊 Good or poor tracking habit: comparing with others? (a) a poor tracking habit (b) a good tracking habit
12. 12.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🌈 Dream or goal: “be great at sports”? (a) a dream (b) a goal
14. 14.Which of these makes a new habit fail? (a) same time every day (b) a small reward after (c) skipping two days (d) linking it to a cue
15. 15.True or false: “phone beside you” helps a new habit stick. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✅ How do you know a step is done? (a) a week passes (b) you can tick it off (c) a friend says so (d) you feel tired
17. 17.🎯 “Study harder” is a weak goal mainly because… (a) it is too SMART (b) it is too short (c) it has a verb (d) it is vague
18. 18.🪜 When planning a goal, which comes first: do the first step or check and adjust weekly? (a) do the first step (b) check and adjust weekly
19. 19.📅 You missed your habit one day. What is best? (a) feel bad all week (b) give it up (c) double it forever (d) start again tomorrow
20. 20.📈 Vihaan has reached 65% of a target of 20 pages. How many pages is that?
21. 21.🌈 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
22. 22.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) be fluent in French (b) finish school with 85% (c) read 30 pages this week (d) score 90% in Class 10
23. 23.Which of these helps turn a dream into a goal? (a) giving up at once (b) no start date (c) only talking about it (d) a weekly check-in
24. 24.True or false: this goal is missing M (Measurable). Aim: read more. Goal: “Read 4 English novels.” (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⏳ A short-term goal usually takes… (a) days or weeks (b) many years (c) no time at all (d) a whole lifetime
26. 26.Which of these keeps it just a dream? (a) waiting for luck (b) a finish date (c) a clear target (d) writing it down
27. 27.True or false: “be really smart” is a dream (a wish with no plan yet). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌈 Dream or goal: “be a star singer”? (a) a dream (b) a goal
29. 29.Which of these describes M (Measurable)? (a) names the subject (b) has a number to check (c) linked to your aim (d) has an end date
30. 30.Which of these is a good reward after study? (a) a reward before work (b) skipping the next task (c) a whole day of games (d) time for a hobby
31. 31.📈 Meera plans to read 200 pages this month and has done 80 so far. What percentage of the target is done?
32. 32.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “join a coding club” (a) become a doctor (b) build a phone app (c) write a storybook (d) play for the state
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) master all maths (b) read every book (c) revise one diagram (d) do the whole syllabus
34. 34.🪜 A small clear step, or too big or vague: “solve 3 sums before tea”? (a) a small clear step (b) too big or vague
35. 35.Which of these helps turn a dream into a goal? (a) a way to check it (b) no start date (c) only talking about it (d) just wishing
36. 36.📊 Good or poor tracking habit: a habit tracker? (a) a poor tracking habit (b) a good tracking habit
37. 37.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) jog 3 times this week (b) finish school with 85% (c) finish homework tonight (d) read 30 pages this week
38. 38.🔗 “After dinner, I read for 15 minutes.” This links a habit to… (a) the weather (b) a cue you already do (c) a lucky day (d) a friend’s mood
39. 39.True or false: “practise at the nets” helps the long-term goal “play for the state”. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪜 Why split a big goal into steps? (a) it takes longer (b) to skip the goal (c) it looks busy (d) each step feels doable

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