Goal Setting Worksheet: Short and Long-Term Goals

Exam preparation lesson 3: Short-term and long-term goals · Set 483 · 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.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “finish school with 85%”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal
2. 2.True or false: “finish homework tonight” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “read a novel a week” (a) write a storybook (b) build a phone app (c) become a doctor (d) play for the state
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) make a poster by Monday (b) finish homework tonight (c) become a doctor (d) learn 10 words this week
5. 5.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “learn 10 words this week”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal
6. 6.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “be fluent in French”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal
7. 7.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “become a doctor”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal
8. 8.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “play in the state team”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal
9. 9.🔁 How often should you look again at a long-term goal? (a) every few weeks (b) once in 10 years (c) only when it fails (d) never
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jog 3 times this week (b) solve 5 sums today (c) play in the state team (d) tidy my desk today
11. 11.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “read about first aid” (a) play for the state (b) become a doctor (c) build a phone app (d) write a storybook
12. 12.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “learn basic coding” (a) play for the state (b) become a doctor (c) build a phone app (d) write a storybook
13. 13.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “join a coding club” (a) become a doctor (b) build a phone app (c) play for the state (d) write a storybook
14. 14.⏳ A long-term goal usually takes… (a) one evening (b) one lunch break (c) months or years (d) a few minutes
15. 15.True or false: “write my own novel” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “finish school with 85%” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “practise at the nets” helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “become a doctor” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”? (a) run 2 km each morning (b) practise at the nets (c) keep a story diary (d) join a coding club
20. 20.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) be fluent in French (b) write my own novel (c) play in the state team (d) finish homework tonight
21. 21.True or false: “write my own novel” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “play for the state”? (a) join a coding club (b) practise at the nets (c) learn the body systems (d) read a novel a week
23. 23.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “join the school team” (a) build a phone app (b) become a doctor (c) write a storybook (d) play for the state
24. 24.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “keep a story diary” (a) write a storybook (b) become a doctor (c) play for the state (d) build a phone app
25. 25.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “jog 3 times this week”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal
26. 26.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”? (a) read a novel a week (b) practise at the nets (c) run 2 km each morning (d) learn the body systems
27. 27.True or false: “keep a story diary” helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📆 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
29. 29.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) finish homework tonight (b) learn 10 words this week (c) jog 3 times this week (d) be fluent in French
30. 30.True or false: “learn basic coding” helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “read about first aid” helps the long-term goal “play for the state”. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”? (a) join the school team (b) read about first aid (c) do well in biology (d) build a small game
33. 33.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) learn to code an app (b) play in the state team (c) learn 10 words this week (d) write my own novel
34. 34.🪜 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
35. 35.🪜 How do short-term goals help a long-term goal? (a) they replace it (b) they are unrelated (c) they are its steps (d) they slow it down
36. 36.True or false: “read about first aid” helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “run 2 km each morning” (a) become a doctor (b) write a storybook (c) build a phone app (d) play for the state
38. 38.True or false: “tidy my desk today” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “read a novel a week” helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “solve 5 sums today”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal

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