Goal Setting Worksheet: Short and Long-Term Goals

Exam preparation lesson 3: Short-term and long-term goals · Set 581 · 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 long-term goal (months or years)? (a) jog 3 times this week (b) write my own novel (c) finish homework tonight (d) learn 10 words this week
2. 2.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “do well in biology” (a) become a doctor (b) write a storybook (c) play for the state (d) build a phone app
3. 3.🪜 How do short-term goals help a long-term goal? (a) they slow it down (b) they replace it (c) they are its steps (d) they are unrelated
4. 4.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “jog 3 times this week”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal
5. 5.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) score 90% in Class 10 (b) write my own novel (c) finish homework tonight (d) become a doctor
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tidy my desk today (b) play in the state team (c) be fluent in French (d) write my own novel
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finish homework tonight (b) jog 3 times this week (c) learn to code an app (d) learn 10 words this week
8. 8.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “make a poster by Monday”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal
9. 9.True or false: “learn the body systems” helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “play for the state”? (a) read about first aid (b) write 300 words a day (c) run 2 km each morning (d) read a novel a week
11. 11.True or false: “read a novel a week” helps the long-term goal “play for the state”. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “learn to code an app” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “read 30 pages this week” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “make a poster by Monday” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) make a poster by Monday (b) finish homework tonight (c) be fluent in French (d) solve 5 sums today
16. 16.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “read a novel a week” (a) write a storybook (b) play for the state (c) become a doctor (d) build a phone app
17. 17.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “play for the state”? (a) read a novel a week (b) join a coding club (c) do well in biology (d) join the school team
18. 18.True or false: “play in the state team” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) score 90% in Class 10 (b) learn 10 words this week (c) play in the state team (d) be fluent in French
20. 20.⏳ A short-term goal usually takes… (a) a whole lifetime (b) many years (c) no time at all (d) days or weeks
21. 21.True or false: “become a doctor” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) become a doctor (b) solve 5 sums today (c) be fluent in French (d) finish school with 85%
23. 23.True or false: “become a doctor” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finish homework tonight (b) play in the state team (c) be fluent in French (d) score 90% in Class 10
25. 25.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”? (a) write 300 words a day (b) read about first aid (c) practise at the nets (d) build a small game
26. 26.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”? (a) run 2 km each morning (b) learn the body systems (c) learn basic coding (d) read about first aid
27. 27.True or false: “learn basic coding” helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) become a doctor (b) finish school with 85% (c) play in the state team (d) make a poster by Monday
29. 29.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”? (a) write 300 words a day (b) join a coding club (c) do well in biology (d) learn the body systems
30. 30.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “become a doctor”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal
31. 31.True or false: “finish school with 85%” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “learn basic coding” helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔁 How often should you look again at a long-term goal? (a) never (b) every few weeks (c) only when it fails (d) once in 10 years
34. 34.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “tidy my desk today”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal
35. 35.True or false: “learn 10 words this week” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “do well in biology” helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “learn 10 words this week” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “run 2 km each morning” helps the long-term goal “play for the state”. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “join the school team” (a) build a phone app (b) write a storybook (c) become a doctor (d) play for the state
40. 40.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “score 90% in Class 10”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal

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