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.🎯 Which SMART letter is this goal missing? Aim: better maths marks. Goal: “Go from 35 to 100 marks in maths in one week.” (a) Relevant (b) Achievable (c) Specific (d) Time-bound
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) ticking a chart daily (c) a simple progress graph (d) only counting misses
- 3.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”? (a) keep a story diary (b) join the school team (c) learn basic coding (d) join a coding club
- 4.🔭 Why keep a long-term goal in mind? (a) it ends the work (b) it impresses friends (c) it gives direction (d) it is fun to say
- 5.🎯 In a SMART goal, which letter means “possible with effort”? (a) Relevant (b) Specific (c) Time-bound (d) Achievable
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read 2 books this month (b) swim 4 laps by June (c) learn 5 words a day (d) be great at sports
- 7.🎯 Which SMART letter is this goal missing? Aim: better English writing. Goal: “Learn 40 capital cities by Friday.” (a) Relevant (b) Specific (c) Time-bound (d) Measurable
- 8.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) copy answers (b) ask a teacher or friend (c) hide it (d) skip it forever
- 10.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”? (a) run 2 km each morning (b) practise at the nets (c) join a coding club (d) learn the body systems
- 11.True or false: “a small reward after” makes a new habit fail. (a) True (b) False
- 12.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
- 13.True or false: “same time every day” helps a new habit stick. (a) True (b) False
- 14.📈 Saanvi plans to make 40 flashcards this month and has done 4 so far. What percentage of the target is done?
- 15.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “learn 10 words this week”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal
- 16.📈 Ananya plans to make 30 flashcards this month and has done 2 so far. How many more flashcards are needed to reach the target?
- 17.Which of these is a good tracking habit? (a) checking once a year (b) hiding the bad weeks (c) only counting misses (d) noting what worked
- 18.🪜 When planning a goal, which comes first: write the big goal or give each step a date? (a) write the big goal (b) give each step a date
- 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
- 20.📈 Vihaan plans to solve 130 practice sums this month and has done 98 so far. How many more practice sums are needed to reach the target?
- 21.🎯 Which SMART letter is this goal missing? Aim: ready for the science exam. Goal: “Revise chemistry a lot before the half-yearly exam.” (a) Measurable (b) Specific (c) Relevant (d) Time-bound
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) do the whole syllabus (b) list the 6 chapters (c) jog 500 m this evening (d) revise one diagram
- 23.🪜 Ishaan’s goal is to read 80 pages in 8 days, the same number each day. How many pages is that each day?
- 24.🪜 When planning a goal, which comes first: do the first step or split it into steps? (a) do the first step (b) split it into steps
- 25.Which of these is a poor reward after study? (a) time for a hobby (b) playing with friends (c) a walk in the park (d) skipping the next task
- 26.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I am hopeless.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “Others are smarter.” (d) “I can improve this.”
- 27.Which of these keeps it just a dream? (a) keeping it vague (b) a clear target (c) a finish date (d) writing it down
- 28.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) finish homework tonight (b) solve 5 sums today (c) jog 3 times this week (d) play in the state team
- 29.True or false: this goal is missing A (Achievable). Aim: better maths marks. Goal: “Learn 20 guitar chords by 30 June.” (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔁 How often should you look again at a long-term goal? (a) once in 10 years (b) never (c) only when it fails (d) every few weeks
- 31.🗣️ Which of these is a goal, not just a dream? (a) be a great reader (b) know every story (c) read 2 books by 30 June (d) love books one day
- 32.Which of these is a small clear step? (a) read every book (b) study a lot (c) master all maths (d) solve 3 sums before tea
- 33.🎯 In SMART goals, what does the M stand for? (a) Magical (b) Modest (c) Massive (d) Measurable
- 34.📈 Vihaan plans to read 40 pages this month and has done 12 so far. What percentage of the target is done?
- 35.🌈 Does this help make a goal, or keep it a dream: only talking about it? (a) keeps it a dream (b) helps make a goal
- 36.📈 Vihaan plans to write 150 practice answers this month and has done 54 so far. How many more practice answers are needed to reach the target?
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) recalling your reason (c) a too-big daily target (d) celebrating small steps
- 38.True or false: “noting what worked” is a poor tracking habit. (a) False (b) True
- 39.Which of these is a dream (a wish with no plan yet)? (a) save ₹500 by Diwali (b) swim 4 laps by June (c) have a big house (d) learn 5 words a day
- 40.✍️ Why is it useful to write your goal down? (a) you see it and act (b) it makes it come true (c) it looks neat (d) teachers grade it
Answer key
- Achievable
- only counting misses
- keep a story diary
- it gives direction
- Achievable
- be great at sports
- Relevant
- False
- ask a teacher or friend
- learn the body systems
- False
- an unhelpful thought
- True
- 10
- a short-term goal
- 28
- noting what worked
- write the big goal
- a helpful thought
- 32
- Measurable
- do the whole syllabus
- 10
- split it into steps
- skipping the next task
- “I can improve this.”
- keeping it vague
- play in the state team
- False
- every few weeks
- read 2 books by 30 June
- solve 3 sums before tea
- Measurable
- 30
- keeps it a dream
- 96
- a too-big daily target
- False
- have a big house
- you see it and act
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