Goal Setting Worksheet: Short and Long-Term Goals

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

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