Goal Setting Worksheet: Short and Long-Term Goals

Exam preparation lesson 3: Short-term and long-term goals · Set 603 · 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) finish school with 85% (b) score 90% in Class 10 (c) make a poster by Monday (d) become a doctor
2. 2.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) learn 10 words this week (b) finish school with 85% (c) learn to code an app (d) score 90% in Class 10
3. 3.True or false: “write 300 words a day” helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) become a doctor (b) learn 10 words this week (c) finish homework tonight (d) tidy my desk today
5. 5.True or false: “tidy my desk today” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) score 90% in Class 10 (b) make a poster by Monday (c) tidy my desk today (d) jog 3 times this week
7. 7.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) make a poster by Monday (b) tidy my desk today (c) jog 3 times this week (d) play in the state team
8. 8.True or false: “learn to code an app” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”? (a) run 2 km each morning (b) join the school team (c) join a coding club (d) read about first aid
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finish homework tonight (b) learn 10 words this week (c) play in the state team (d) jog 3 times this week
11. 11.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “read 30 pages this week”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal
12. 12.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “jog 3 times this week”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal
13. 13.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) read 30 pages this week (b) learn 10 words this week (c) learn to code an app (d) tidy my desk today
14. 14.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) learn 10 words this week (b) finish homework tonight (c) write my own novel (d) make a poster by Monday
15. 15.True or false: “jog 3 times this week” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “be fluent in French” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “keep a story diary” helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finish homework tonight (b) finish school with 85% (c) solve 5 sums today (d) make a poster by Monday
19. 19.🔁 How often should you look again at a long-term goal? (a) never (b) only when it fails (c) every few weeks (d) once in 10 years
20. 20.True or false: “read about first aid” 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? “read a novel a week” (a) build a phone app (b) play for the state (c) become a doctor (d) write a storybook
22. 22.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “learn 10 words this week”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be fluent in French (b) score 90% in Class 10 (c) read 30 pages this week (d) become a doctor
24. 24.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “play for the state”? (a) join the school team (b) keep a story diary (c) do well in biology (d) join a coding club
25. 25.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”? (a) do well in biology (b) learn basic coding (c) build a small game (d) join a coding club
26. 26.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) finish school with 85% (b) finish homework tonight (c) be fluent in French (d) score 90% in Class 10
27. 27.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “run 2 km each morning” (a) become a doctor (b) play for the state (c) build a phone app (d) write a storybook
28. 28.True or false: “join a coding club” helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔭 Why keep a long-term goal in mind? (a) it is fun to say (b) it gives direction (c) it ends the work (d) it impresses friends
30. 30.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”? (a) learn basic coding (b) join the school team (c) read about first aid (d) keep a story diary
31. 31.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) score 90% in Class 10 (b) solve 5 sums today (c) play in the state team (d) be fluent in French
32. 32.True or false: “finish homework tonight” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “play in the state team” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”? (a) read about first aid (b) build a small game (c) write 300 words a day (d) do well in biology
35. 35.🪜 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
36. 36.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “play for the state”? (a) run 2 km each morning (b) keep a story diary (c) do well in biology (d) join a coding club
37. 37.True or false: “learn 10 words this week” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “practise at the nets” (a) become a doctor (b) play for the state (c) write a storybook (d) build a phone app
39. 39.⏳ A long-term goal usually takes… (a) one lunch break (b) months or years (c) one evening (d) a few minutes
40. 40.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “become a doctor”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal

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