Goal Setting Worksheet: Short and Long-Term Goals

Exam preparation lesson 3: Short-term and long-term goals · Set 14 · 40 questions

Study tip (The ladder and the top): Short-term goal: days or weeks (“read 30 pages this week”). Long-term goal: months or years (“score 90% in Class 10”). Every long-term goal needs a few short-term goals that lead to it — “do well in biology” is a step towards “become a doctor”. Look at your long-term goal every few weeks and pick the next short-term steps.

1. 1.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) make a poster by Monday (b) jog 3 times this week (c) be fluent in French (d) solve 5 sums today
2. 2.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “finish homework tonight”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal
3. 3.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”? (a) write 300 words a day (b) keep a story diary (c) learn basic coding (d) do well in biology
4. 4.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”? (a) read about first aid (b) write 300 words a day (c) practise at the nets (d) join a coding club
5. 5.⏳ A short-term goal usually takes… (a) a whole lifetime (b) days or weeks (c) no time at all (d) many years
6. 6.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “write 300 words a day” (a) play for the state (b) become a doctor (c) build a phone app (d) write a storybook
7. 7.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”? (a) learn basic coding (b) keep a story diary (c) learn the body systems (d) build a small game
8. 8.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) become a doctor (b) play in the state team (c) read 30 pages this week (d) score 90% in Class 10
9. 9.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “learn 10 words this week”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal
10. 10.True or false: “make a poster by Monday” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “keep a story diary” (a) become a doctor (b) play for the state (c) write a storybook (d) build a phone app
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finish school with 85% (b) tidy my desk today (c) finish homework tonight (d) solve 5 sums today
13. 13.True or false: “read about first aid” helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) score 90% in Class 10 (b) finish school with 85% (c) become a doctor (d) read 30 pages this week
15. 15.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) write my own novel (b) be fluent in French (c) finish school with 85% (d) finish homework tonight
16. 16.True or false: “finish homework tonight” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “learn basic coding” (a) become a doctor (b) play for the state (c) write a storybook (d) build a phone app
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) write my own novel (b) become a doctor (c) score 90% in Class 10 (d) solve 5 sums today
19. 19.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “tidy my desk today”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal
20. 20.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “make a poster by Monday”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal
21. 21.True or false: “make a poster by Monday” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”? (a) practise at the nets (b) read a novel a week (c) join the school team (d) run 2 km each morning
23. 23.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) score 90% in Class 10 (b) become a doctor (c) jog 3 times this week (d) write my own novel
24. 24.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) become a doctor (b) play in the state team (c) solve 5 sums today (d) finish school with 85%
25. 25.⏳ A long-term goal usually takes… (a) a few minutes (b) months or years (c) one lunch break (d) one evening
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read 30 pages this week (b) make a poster by Monday (c) become a doctor (d) tidy my desk today
27. 27.True or false: “write 300 words a day” helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) read 30 pages this week (b) score 90% in Class 10 (c) learn 10 words this week (d) make a poster by Monday
29. 29.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”? (a) read a novel a week (b) join a coding club (c) practise at the nets (d) do well in biology
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read 30 pages this week (b) solve 5 sums today (c) learn to code an app (d) make a poster by Monday
31. 31.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) be fluent in French (b) learn to code an app (c) write my own novel (d) tidy my desk today
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read 30 pages this week (b) finish homework tonight (c) tidy my desk today (d) write my own novel
33. 33.True or false: “do well in biology” helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) learn 10 words this week (b) learn to code an app (c) solve 5 sums today (d) read 30 pages this week
35. 35.True or false: “learn to code an app” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 How often should you look again at a long-term goal? (a) every few weeks (b) only when it fails (c) never (d) once in 10 years
37. 37.🔭 Why keep a long-term goal in mind? (a) it gives direction (b) it ends the work (c) it is fun to say (d) it impresses friends
38. 38.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “practise at the nets” (a) play for the state (b) become a doctor (c) build a phone app (d) write a storybook
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tidy my desk today (b) write my own novel (c) score 90% in Class 10 (d) finish school with 85%
40. 40.True or false: “read 30 pages this week” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) False (b) True

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