Goal Setting Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Exam preparation lesson 8: Part 1 test: goal setting · Set 670 · 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: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎯 In SMART goals, what does the M stand for? (a) Measurable (b) Magical (c) Massive (d) Modest
3. 3.True or false: “phone beside you” makes a new habit fail. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) quitting after one miss (c) a smaller next step (d) small daily wins
5. 5.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) comparing with toppers (c) a too-big daily target (d) celebrating small steps
6. 6.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “become a doctor”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal
7. 7.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is too big or too vague for one step? (a) do the whole syllabus (b) revise one diagram (c) jog 500 m this evening (d) learn 5 words tonight
9. 9.📊 Good or poor tracking habit: a habit tracker? (a) a good tracking habit (b) a poor tracking habit
10. 10.Which of these is a dream (a wish with no plan yet)? (a) be really smart (b) piano 20 minutes a day (c) learn 5 words a day (d) save ₹500 by Diwali
11. 11.🎁 Good or poor reward after study: playing with friends? (a) a poor reward (b) a good reward
12. 12.True or false: this goal is missing M (Measurable). Aim: better maths marks. Goal: “Go from 35 to 100 marks in maths in one week.” (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪜 Your goal: learn 60 new words in a month. The best first step is… (a) learn 15 words this week (b) buy a big dictionary (c) wait till next month (d) learn all 60 today
14. 14.📊 Good or poor tracking habit: comparing with others? (a) a good tracking habit (b) a poor tracking habit
15. 15.🌈 Dream or goal: “piano 20 minutes a day”? (a) a goal (b) a dream
16. 16.✍️ Why is it useful to write your goal down? (a) it looks neat (b) teachers grade it (c) it makes it come true (d) you see it and act
17. 17.📈 Ishaan plans to write 170 practice answers this month and has done 111 so far. How many more practice answers are needed to reach the target?
18. 18.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “finish homework tonight”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal
19. 19.🔁 How often should you look again at a long-term goal? (a) never (b) only when it fails (c) every few weeks (d) once in 10 years
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting very small (b) linking it to a cue (c) a small reward after (d) phone beside you
21. 21.True or false: this goal is missing T (Time-bound). Aim: better English writing. Goal: “Learn 40 capital cities by Friday.” (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too many at once (b) same time every day (c) a ready study corner (d) a small reward after
23. 23.Which of these helps turn a dream into a goal? (a) a clear target (b) waiting for luck (c) just wishing (d) keeping it vague
24. 24.Which of these is a good tracking habit? (a) guessing at month end (b) comparing with last week (c) checking once a year (d) only counting misses
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a habit tracker (b) a weekly check-in (c) never checking (d) a simple progress graph
26. 26.True or false: “ticking a tracker” makes a new habit fail. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎁 Good or poor reward after study: staying up very late? (a) a poor reward (b) a good reward
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a walk in the park (b) a favourite snack (c) playing with friends (d) buying costly things
29. 29.🪜 Tara’s goal is to write 60 practice answers in 5 weeks, the same number each week. How many practice answers is that each week?
30. 30.🌈 Dream or goal: “travel the world”? (a) a dream (b) a goal
31. 31.Which of these is a dream (a wish with no plan yet)? (a) travel the world (b) swim 4 laps by June (c) piano 20 minutes a day (d) draw 1 sketch a day
32. 32.🌈 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
33. 33.🎯 Which SMART letter is this goal missing? Aim: score well in the science test. Goal: “Watch 3 cricket matches this week.” (a) Achievable (b) Time-bound (c) Measurable (d) Relevant
34. 34.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
35. 35.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “keep a story diary” (a) write a storybook (b) become a doctor (c) build a phone app (d) play for the state
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping two days (b) same time every day (c) phone beside you (d) no fixed time
37. 37.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “do well in biology” (a) write a storybook (b) build a phone app (c) become a doctor (d) play for the state
38. 38.Which of these is too big or too vague for one step? (a) read every book (b) jog 500 m this evening (c) learn 5 words tonight (d) read pages 1 to 10 today
39. 39.True or false: this goal is missing S (Specific). Aim: better science marks. Goal: “Do some stuff for science for 30 minutes a day until the unit test.” (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) finish homework tonight (b) be fluent in French (c) play in the state team (d) finish school with 85%

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