Goal Setting Worksheet: Short and Long-Term Goals

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

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