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