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.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”? (a) practise at the nets (b) join a coding club (c) learn the body systems (d) build a small game
- 2.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “learn the body systems” (a) become a doctor (b) write a storybook (c) play for the state (d) build a phone app
- 3.⏳ A short-term goal usually takes… (a) many years (b) days or weeks (c) a whole lifetime (d) no time at all
- 4.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) tidy my desk today (b) finish homework tonight (c) jog 3 times this week (d) play in the state team
- 5.⏳ A long-term goal usually takes… (a) one evening (b) one lunch break (c) a few minutes (d) months or years
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) become a doctor (b) score 90% in Class 10 (c) read 30 pages this week (d) finish school with 85%
- 7.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “play for the state”? (a) write 300 words a day (b) practise at the nets (c) read about first aid (d) keep a story diary
- 8.🪜 How do short-term goals help a long-term goal? (a) they replace it (b) they slow it down (c) they are unrelated (d) they are its steps
- 9.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) solve 5 sums today (b) tidy my desk today (c) finish school with 85% (d) read 30 pages this week
- 10.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “read about first aid” (a) write a storybook (b) play for the state (c) build a phone app (d) become a doctor
- 11.True or false: “learn 10 words this week” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) True (b) False
- 12.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “read a novel a week” (a) play for the state (b) build a phone app (c) write a storybook (d) become a doctor
- 13.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “keep a story diary” (a) write a storybook (b) become a doctor (c) build a phone app (d) play for the state
- 14.True or false: “do well in biology” helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: “write my own novel” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: “practise at the nets” helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”. (a) False (b) True
- 17.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “write my own novel”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal
- 18.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “build a small game” (a) become a doctor (b) play for the state (c) write a storybook (d) build a phone app
- 19.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “practise at the nets” (a) write a storybook (b) build a phone app (c) become a doctor (d) play for the state
- 20.🔁 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
- 21.True or false: “jog 3 times this week” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) False (b) True
- 22.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “play for the state”? (a) keep a story diary (b) write 300 words a day (c) join the school team (d) join a coding club
- 23.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “learn 10 words this week”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) make a poster by Monday (b) finish school with 85% (c) be fluent in French (d) become a doctor
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tidy my desk today (b) be fluent in French (c) write my own novel (d) learn to code an app
- 26.True or false: “tidy my desk today” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) False (b) True
- 27.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”? (a) read a novel a week (b) read about first aid (c) practise at the nets (d) join a coding club
- 28.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) read 30 pages this week (b) finish homework tonight (c) write my own novel (d) jog 3 times this week
- 29.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) tidy my desk today (b) become a doctor (c) finish school with 85% (d) play in the state team
- 30.True or false: “write 300 words a day” helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: “join the school team” helps the long-term goal “play for the state”. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) solve 5 sums today (b) finish school with 85% (c) play in the state team (d) become a doctor
- 33.True or false: “finish homework tonight” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: “play in the state team” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔭 Why keep a long-term goal in mind? (a) it is fun to say (b) it gives direction (c) it impresses friends (d) it ends the work
- 36.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “play for the state”? (a) build a small game (b) run 2 km each morning (c) learn basic coding (d) learn the body systems
- 37.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “be fluent in French”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal
- 38.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) make a poster by Monday (b) play in the state team (c) finish school with 85% (d) score 90% in Class 10
- 39.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”? (a) do well in biology (b) run 2 km each morning (c) join a coding club (d) join the school team
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) solve 5 sums today (b) score 90% in Class 10 (c) play in the state team (d) finish school with 85%
Answer key
- learn the body systems
- become a doctor
- days or weeks
- play in the state team
- months or years
- read 30 pages this week
- practise at the nets
- they are its steps
- finish school with 85%
- become a doctor
- False
- write a storybook
- write a storybook
- True
- False
- False
- a long-term goal
- build a phone app
- play for the state
- every few weeks
- True
- join the school team
- a short-term goal
- make a poster by Monday
- tidy my desk today
- False
- read about first aid
- write my own novel
- tidy my desk today
- True
- True
- solve 5 sums today
- True
- False
- it gives direction
- run 2 km each morning
- a long-term goal
- make a poster by Monday
- join a coding club
- solve 5 sums today
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