Goal Setting Worksheet: Part 1 Test
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.
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- 1.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
- 2.🪜 Aarav’s goal is to write 15 practice answers in 3 weeks, the same number each week. How many practice answers is that each week?
- 3.🗓️ After you list your steps, what should you add? (a) more goals (b) a long rest (c) a date for each step (d) nothing at all
- 4.🎁 Good or poor reward after study: skipping the next task? (a) a poor reward (b) a good reward
- 5.🪜 Tara’s goal is to solve 40 practice sums in 8 days, the same number each day. How many practice sums is that each day?
- 6.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) find what went wrong (c) stop studying it (d) tear up the paper
- 7.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”? (a) write 300 words a day (b) read a novel a week (c) learn basic coding (d) read about first aid
- 8.📊 Good or poor tracking habit: a simple progress graph? (a) a good tracking habit (b) a poor tracking habit
- 9.🎯 In a SMART goal, which letter means “has a deadline”? (a) Measurable (b) Specific (c) Achievable (d) Time-bound
- 10.Which of these is a goal (a clear target with a plan)? (a) draw 1 sketch a day (b) know everything (c) be the best at maths (d) be a star singer
- 11.Which of these is a good tracking habit? (a) guessing at month end (b) comparing with others (c) checking once a year (d) ticking a chart daily
- 12.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
- 13.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) learn 10 words this week (b) be fluent in French (c) play in the state team (d) finish school with 85%
- 14.Which of these describes S (Specific)? (a) clear, not vague (b) possible with effort (c) matters to you (d) not too big a jump
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking once a year (b) comparing with others (c) only counting misses (d) ticking a chart daily
- 16.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
- 18.True or false: “have a big house” is a goal (a clear target with a plan). (a) False (b) True
- 19.📊 Why track your progress? (a) to beat your friends (b) to fill a notebook (c) to see what is working (d) to show off
- 20.🪜 How do short-term goals help a long-term goal? (a) they slow it down (b) they are unrelated (c) they are its steps (d) they replace it
- 21.🪜 Rohan’s goal is to learn 70 new words in 7 weeks, the same number each week. How many new words is that each week?
- 22.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”? (a) join a coding club (b) learn the body systems (c) read about first aid (d) write 300 words a day
- 23.🌈 Does this help make a goal, or keep it a dream: a first small step? (a) keeps it a dream (b) helps make a goal
- 24.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) small daily wins (b) a too-big daily target (c) scrolling for hours (d) comparing with toppers
- 26.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) much bigger (c) optional (d) smaller
- 27.📈 Diya plans to read 80 pages this month and has done 44 so far. What percentage of the target is done?
- 28.True or false: this goal is missing S (Specific). Aim: stronger maths. Goal: “Solve 1,000 maths sums this Sunday.” (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔁 What is a routine? (a) a fixed daily pattern (b) a one-time event (c) a random list (d) a surprise test
- 30.True or false: this goal is missing M (Measurable). Aim: better science marks. Goal: “Do some stuff for science for 30 minutes a day until the unit test.” (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swim 4 laps by June (b) read 2 books this month (c) solve 10 sums each day (d) be great at sports
- 32.📈 Vihaan plans to solve 40 practice sums this month and has done 16 so far. What percentage of the target is done?
- 33.Which of these helps a new habit stick? (a) no fixed time (b) linking it to a cue (c) skipping two days (d) only when in the mood
- 34.Which of these is too big or too vague for one step? (a) solve 3 sums before tea (b) list the 6 chapters (c) do the whole syllabus (d) write one paragraph
- 35.🎯 In a SMART goal, which letter means “names the subject”? (a) Time-bound (b) Measurable (c) Specific (d) Relevant
- 36.🗣️ Which of these is a goal, not just a dream? (a) read 2 books by 30 June (b) know every story (c) be a great reader (d) love books one day
- 37.🎯 Which SMART letter is this goal missing? Aim: neater handwriting. Goal: “Practise something for 15 minutes daily for the next 4 weeks.” (a) Specific (b) Relevant (c) Time-bound (d) Measurable
- 38.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) celebrating small steps (c) a smaller next step (d) a too-big daily target
- 39.Which of these is a small clear step? (a) do the whole syllabus (b) make 10 flashcards (c) become great at English (d) study a lot
- 40.⏳ A long-term goal usually takes… (a) a few minutes (b) months or years (c) one lunch break (d) one evening
Answer key
- an unhelpful thought
- 5
- a date for each step
- a poor reward
- 5
- find what went wrong
- read about first aid
- a good tracking habit
- Time-bound
- draw 1 sketch a day
- ticking a chart daily
- keeps you going
- learn 10 words this week
- clear, not vague
- ticking a chart daily
- False
- keeps you going
- False
- to see what is working
- they are its steps
- 10
- write 300 words a day
- helps make a goal
- True
- small daily wins
- smaller
- 55
- False
- a fixed daily pattern
- False
- be great at sports
- 40
- linking it to a cue
- do the whole syllabus
- Specific
- read 2 books by 30 June
- Specific
- a too-big daily target
- make 10 flashcards
- months or years
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