Goal Setting Worksheet: Short and Long-Term Goals

Exam preparation lesson 3: Short-term and long-term goals · Set 307 · 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.🔁 How often should you look again at a long-term goal? (a) only when it fails (b) every few weeks (c) once in 10 years (d) never
2. 2.True or false: “do well in biology” helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) finish homework tonight (b) jog 3 times this week (c) score 90% in Class 10 (d) solve 5 sums today
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) write my own novel (b) tidy my desk today (c) jog 3 times this week (d) solve 5 sums today
5. 5.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”? (a) keep a story diary (b) join the school team (c) read about first aid (d) learn the body systems
6. 6.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “play for the state”? (a) read about first aid (b) learn basic coding (c) run 2 km each morning (d) read a novel a week
7. 7.True or false: “solve 5 sums today” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⏳ A long-term goal usually takes… (a) a few minutes (b) one lunch break (c) months or years (d) one evening
9. 9.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “solve 5 sums today”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal
10. 10.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “learn 10 words this week”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) become a doctor (b) play in the state team (c) tidy my desk today (d) be fluent in French
12. 12.📆 Arjun wants to read 12 novels this year. A good short-term goal is… (a) only buy novels (b) 12 novels in June (c) no reading till Dec (d) one novel a month
13. 13.⏳ A short-term goal usually takes… (a) many years (b) days or weeks (c) a whole lifetime (d) no time at all
14. 14.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) learn 10 words this week (b) finish school with 85% (c) make a poster by Monday (d) finish homework tonight
15. 15.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “read a novel a week” (a) write a storybook (b) become a doctor (c) play for the state (d) build a phone app
16. 16.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) finish school with 85% (b) learn to code an app (c) play in the state team (d) learn 10 words this week
17. 17.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “write my own novel”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal
18. 18.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “tidy my desk today”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal
19. 19.True or false: “build a small game” helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “write my own novel” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “become a doctor” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) solve 5 sums today (b) make a poster by Monday (c) learn 10 words this week (d) be fluent in French
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finish school with 85% (b) score 90% in Class 10 (c) play in the state team (d) jog 3 times this week
24. 24.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”? (a) join a coding club (b) learn basic coding (c) write 300 words a day (d) run 2 km each morning
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read 30 pages this week (b) score 90% in Class 10 (c) become a doctor (d) be fluent in French
26. 26.True or false: “join the school team” helps the long-term goal “play for the state”. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read 30 pages this week (b) play in the state team (c) tidy my desk today (d) make a poster by Monday
28. 28.True or false: “score 90% in Class 10” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “practise at the nets” (a) write a storybook (b) become a doctor (c) build a phone app (d) play for the state
30. 30.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) become a doctor (b) finish homework tonight (c) score 90% in Class 10 (d) write my own novel
31. 31.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “finish homework tonight”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal
32. 32.True or false: “build a small game” helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “jog 3 times this week” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “practise at the nets” helps the long-term goal “play for the state”. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”? (a) build a small game (b) run 2 km each morning (c) learn the body systems (d) join the school team
36. 36.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) jog 3 times this week (b) become a doctor (c) make a poster by Monday (d) solve 5 sums today
37. 37.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) write my own novel (b) score 90% in Class 10 (c) be fluent in French (d) read 30 pages this week
38. 38.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “finish school with 85%”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal
39. 39.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “run 2 km each morning” (a) become a doctor (b) build a phone app (c) play for the state (d) write a storybook
40. 40.True or false: “read 30 pages this week” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) True (b) False

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