Goal Setting Worksheet: Short and Long-Term Goals

Exam preparation lesson 3: Short-term and long-term goals · Set 632 · 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.⏳ A short-term goal usually takes… (a) many years (b) days or weeks (c) a whole lifetime (d) no time at all
2. 2.True or false: “learn 10 words this week” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “learn to code an app”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal
4. 4.True or false: “learn the body systems” helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “join a coding club” (a) play for the state (b) write a storybook (c) build a phone app (d) become a doctor
6. 6.True or false: “finish homework tonight” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”? (a) join the school team (b) practise at the nets (c) build a small game (d) keep a story diary
8. 8.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) finish homework tonight (b) tidy my desk today (c) become a doctor (d) jog 3 times this week
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) write my own novel (b) play in the state team (c) be fluent in French (d) finish homework tonight
10. 10.True or false: “write 300 words a day” helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”? (a) learn the body systems (b) read about first aid (c) practise at the nets (d) join a coding club
12. 12.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) write my own novel (b) read 30 pages this week (c) become a doctor (d) learn to code an app
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tidy my desk today (b) play in the state team (c) jog 3 times this week (d) make a poster by Monday
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) become a doctor (b) write my own novel (c) read 30 pages this week (d) finish school with 85%
15. 15.⏳ A long-term goal usually takes… (a) one lunch break (b) a few minutes (c) one evening (d) months or years
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read 30 pages this week (b) learn 10 words this week (c) be fluent in French (d) finish homework tonight
17. 17.True or false: “practise at the nets” helps the long-term goal “play for the state”. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “do well in biology” helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) read 30 pages this week (b) play in the state team (c) finish homework tonight (d) solve 5 sums today
20. 20.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) finish school with 85% (b) play in the state team (c) make a poster by Monday (d) write my own novel
21. 21.📆 Arjun wants to read 12 novels this year. A good short-term goal is… (a) one novel a month (b) only buy novels (c) 12 novels in June (d) no reading till Dec
22. 22.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”? (a) read a novel a week (b) learn the body systems (c) read about first aid (d) learn basic coding
23. 23.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) learn 10 words this week (b) make a poster by Monday (c) tidy my desk today (d) score 90% in Class 10
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) make a poster by Monday (b) be fluent in French (c) become a doctor (d) write my own novel
26. 26.True or false: “make a poster by Monday” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “do well in biology” (a) build a phone app (b) play for the state (c) write a storybook (d) become a doctor
28. 28.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) become a doctor (b) score 90% in Class 10 (c) write my own novel (d) jog 3 times this week
29. 29.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”? (a) do well in biology (b) practise at the nets (c) write 300 words a day (d) run 2 km each morning
30. 30.True or false: “be fluent in French” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “score 90% in Class 10”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal
32. 32.True or false: “build a small game” helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “do well in biology” helps the long-term goal “play for the state”. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) become a doctor (b) solve 5 sums today (c) learn to code an app (d) play in the state team
35. 35.True or false: “tidy my desk today” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”? (a) keep a story diary (b) do well in biology (c) build a small game (d) practise at the nets
37. 37.True or false: “read a novel a week” helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”? (a) join a coding club (b) do well in biology (c) read a novel a week (d) build a small game
39. 39.True or false: “learn to code an app” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “learn basic coding” helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”. (a) False (b) True

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