Goal Setting Worksheet: Short and Long-Term Goals

Exam preparation lesson 3: Short-term and long-term goals · Set 465 · 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) no time at all (b) many years (c) a whole lifetime (d) days or weeks
2. 2.True or false: “do well in biology” helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “write 300 words a day” helps the long-term goal “play for the state”. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) write my own novel (b) finish school with 85% (c) finish homework tonight (d) be fluent in French
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) solve 5 sums today (b) make a poster by Monday (c) write my own novel (d) finish homework tonight
6. 6.📆 Arjun wants to read 12 novels this year. A good short-term goal is… (a) one novel a month (b) only buy novels (c) no reading till Dec (d) 12 novels in June
7. 7.🪜 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
8. 8.True or false: “become a doctor” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “learn the body systems” (a) build a phone app (b) write a storybook (c) become a doctor (d) play for the state
10. 10.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “play for the state”? (a) read about first aid (b) do well in biology (c) write 300 words a day (d) practise at the nets
11. 11.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”? (a) write 300 words a day (b) join the school team (c) learn basic coding (d) read a novel a week
12. 12.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) learn 10 words this week (b) finish homework tonight (c) learn to code an app (d) jog 3 times this week
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.True or false: “practise at the nets” helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “read about first aid” (a) write a storybook (b) build a phone app (c) play for the state (d) become a doctor
16. 16.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) be fluent in French (b) tidy my desk today (c) become a doctor (d) write my own novel
17. 17.⏳ A long-term goal usually takes… (a) one lunch break (b) a few minutes (c) months or years (d) one evening
18. 18.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “learn basic coding” (a) play for the state (b) write a storybook (c) become a doctor (d) build a phone app
19. 19.True or false: “play in the state team” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “write 300 words a day” helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “do well in biology” (a) become a doctor (b) build a phone app (c) write a storybook (d) play for the state
22. 22.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “play for the state”? (a) read about first aid (b) keep a story diary (c) read a novel a week (d) run 2 km each morning
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) become a doctor (b) be fluent in French (c) learn 10 words this week (d) learn to code an app
24. 24.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) jog 3 times this week (b) tidy my desk today (c) play in the state team (d) solve 5 sums today
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be fluent in French (b) learn 10 words this week (c) tidy my desk today (d) jog 3 times this week
26. 26.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “tidy my desk today”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal
27. 27.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) finish homework tonight (b) solve 5 sums today (c) be fluent in French (d) read 30 pages this week
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tidy my desk today (b) finish homework tonight (c) learn to code an app (d) solve 5 sums today
29. 29.True or false: “run 2 km each morning” helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) become a doctor (b) jog 3 times this week (c) be fluent in French (d) play in the state team
31. 31.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “be fluent in French”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal
32. 32.True or false: “score 90% in Class 10” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔭 Why keep a long-term goal in mind? (a) it gives direction (b) it is fun to say (c) it impresses friends (d) it ends the work
34. 34.True or false: “read about first aid” helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”? (a) write 300 words a day (b) run 2 km each morning (c) join a coding club (d) do well in biology
36. 36.True or false: “be fluent in French” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) read 30 pages this week (b) solve 5 sums today (c) become a doctor (d) learn 10 words this week
38. 38.🪜 How do short-term goals help a long-term goal? (a) they are unrelated (b) they are its steps (c) they replace it (d) they slow it down
39. 39.True or false: “finish school with 85%” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “learn the body systems” helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”. (a) False (b) True

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