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