Goal Setting Worksheet: Short and Long-Term Goals

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

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