Goal Setting Worksheet: Short and Long-Term Goals

Exam preparation lesson 3: Short-term and long-term goals · Set 171 · 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 short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) become a doctor (b) score 90% in Class 10 (c) learn to code an app (d) finish homework tonight
2. 2.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”? (a) join a coding club (b) run 2 km each morning (c) practise at the nets (d) keep a story diary
3. 3.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “play for the state”? (a) keep a story diary (b) join a coding club (c) run 2 km each morning (d) do well in biology
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learn 10 words this week (b) finish school with 85% (c) become a doctor (d) learn to code an app
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) become a doctor (b) tidy my desk today (c) write my own novel (d) finish school with 85%
6. 6.True or false: “make a poster by Monday” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔭 Why keep a long-term goal in mind? (a) it ends the work (b) it is fun to say (c) it impresses friends (d) it gives direction
8. 8.⏳ A short-term goal usually takes… (a) no time at all (b) a whole lifetime (c) days or weeks (d) many years
9. 9.True or false: “write my own novel” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “play in the state team” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “keep a story diary” helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “read 30 pages this week” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “learn to code an app” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) jog 3 times this week (b) read 30 pages this week (c) play in the state team (d) solve 5 sums today
15. 15.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “tidy my desk today”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal
16. 16.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “join the school team” (a) write a storybook (b) play for the state (c) become a doctor (d) build a phone app
17. 17.True or false: “read a novel a week” helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) score 90% in Class 10 (b) solve 5 sums today (c) tidy my desk today (d) jog 3 times this week
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finish homework tonight (b) score 90% in Class 10 (c) learn 10 words this week (d) jog 3 times this week
20. 20.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “play for the state”? (a) build a small game (b) keep a story diary (c) practise at the nets (d) learn basic coding
21. 21.True or false: “build a small game” helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) be fluent in French (b) play in the state team (c) jog 3 times this week (d) write my own novel
23. 23.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “read about first aid” (a) build a phone app (b) write a storybook (c) become a doctor (d) play for the state
24. 24.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “play for the state”? (a) join a coding club (b) join the school team (c) read a novel a week (d) read about first aid
25. 25.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “read 30 pages this week”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal
26. 26.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) be fluent in French (b) learn 10 words this week (c) score 90% in Class 10 (d) become a doctor
27. 27.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) make a poster by Monday (b) write my own novel (c) be fluent in French (d) become a doctor
28. 28.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “score 90% in Class 10”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal
29. 29.True or false: “make a poster by Monday” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”? (a) run 2 km each morning (b) build a small game (c) learn the body systems (d) join a coding club
31. 31.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”? (a) join the school team (b) do well in biology (c) read about first aid (d) write 300 words a day
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) score 90% in Class 10 (b) read 30 pages this week (c) play in the state team (d) be fluent in French
33. 33.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “run 2 km each morning” (a) build a phone app (b) write a storybook (c) play for the state (d) become a doctor
34. 34.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “solve 5 sums today”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal
35. 35.🔁 How often should you look again at a long-term goal? (a) every few weeks (b) only when it fails (c) once in 10 years (d) never
36. 36.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”? (a) keep a story diary (b) read a novel a week (c) practise at the nets (d) do well in biology
37. 37.🪜 How do short-term goals help a long-term goal? (a) they slow it down (b) they are unrelated (c) they are its steps (d) they replace it
38. 38.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) read 30 pages this week (b) write my own novel (c) make a poster by Monday (d) solve 5 sums today
39. 39.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “play in the state team”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal
40. 40.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “learn to code an app”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal

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