Goal Setting Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Exam preparation lesson 8: Part 1 test: goal setting · Set 325 · 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.True or false: “swim 4 laps by June” is a dream (a wish with no plan yet). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “join a coding club” (a) write a storybook (b) become a doctor (c) build a phone app (d) play for the state
3. 3.True or false: this goal is missing S (Specific). Aim: ready for the science exam. Goal: “Revise chemistry a lot before the half-yearly exam.” (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📊 Why track your progress? (a) to show off (b) to fill a notebook (c) to beat your friends (d) to see what is working
5. 5.True or false: “starting too big” helps a new habit stick. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 Does this help a habit stick, or make it fail: starting very small? (a) helps a habit stick (b) makes a habit fail
7. 7.True or false: this goal is missing M (Measurable). Aim: better English. Goal: “Read more English storybooks by the end of the holidays.” (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🌈 Dream or goal: “save ₹500 by Diwali”? (a) a dream (b) a goal
9. 9.🎯 Which goal is the most SMART? (a) get good at maths (b) do maths stuff (c) solve all maths ever (d) 20 sums daily till Fri
10. 10.True or false: “a finish date” keeps it just a dream. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📈 Tara plans to learn 80 new words this month and has done 64 so far. What percentage of the target is done?
12. 12.📈 Rohan plans to make 140 flashcards this month and has done 23 so far. How many more flashcards are needed to reach the target?
13. 13.🎯 Which SMART letter is this goal missing? Aim: better English writing. Goal: “Learn 40 capital cities by Friday.” (a) Measurable (b) Relevant (c) Specific (d) Achievable
14. 14.🌈 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
15. 15.🎯 Which SMART letter is this goal missing? Aim: read more. Goal: “Read 4 English novels.” (a) Time-bound (b) Measurable (c) Specific (d) Achievable
16. 16.True or false: this goal is missing R (Relevant). Aim: better Hindi marks. Goal: “Get a bit better at Hindi spellings by next month.” (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
18. 18.✅ How do you know a step is done? (a) a friend says so (b) a week passes (c) you feel tired (d) you can tick it off
19. 19.Which of these describes S (Specific)? (a) says by when (b) clear, not vague (c) has a deadline (d) matters to you
20. 20.Which of these helps turn a dream into a goal? (a) just wishing (b) giving up at once (c) only talking about it (d) a finish date
21. 21.Which of these is too big or too vague for one step? (a) solve 3 sums before tea (b) jog 500 m this evening (c) become great at English (d) make 10 flashcards
22. 22.📈 Aarav plans to solve 120 practice sums this month and has done 18 so far. What percentage of the target is done?
23. 23.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”? (a) read about first aid (b) write 300 words a day (c) learn basic coding (d) do well in biology
24. 24.🌈 Does this help make a goal, or keep it a dream: a clear target? (a) keeps it a dream (b) helps make a goal
25. 25.True or false: “a habit tracker” is a poor tracking habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎯 Which SMART letter is this goal missing? Aim: read more. Goal: “Do something with books for 20 minutes every evening this month.” (a) Time-bound (b) Measurable (c) Specific (d) Relevant
27. 27.🎯 In a SMART goal, which letter means “says by when”? (a) Specific (b) Time-bound (c) Measurable (d) Achievable
28. 28.🌈 Dream or goal: “be a star singer”? (a) a dream (b) a goal
29. 29.Which of these makes a new habit fail? (a) starting very small (b) too many at once (c) linking it to a cue (d) a ready study corner
30. 30.Which of these keeps it just a dream? (a) a way to check it (b) a finish date (c) a first small step (d) just wishing
31. 31.🪜 Tara’s goal is to write 60 practice answers, doing 10 each day. In how many days will the goal be done?
32. 32.True or false: “giving up at once” helps turn a dream into a goal. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪜 A small clear step, or too big or vague: “make 10 flashcards”? (a) a small clear step (b) too big or vague
34. 34.🪜 When planning a goal, which comes first: do the first step or write the big goal? (a) do the first step (b) write the big goal
35. 35.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “jog 1 km thrice a week” is a dream (a wish with no plan yet). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I can improve this.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “Others are smarter.”
38. 38.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: this goal is missing S (Specific). Aim: stronger maths. Goal: “Work on a few maths things 5 days a week until the term ends.” (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False

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