Goal Setting Worksheet: Short and Long-Term Goals

Exam preparation lesson 3: Short-term and long-term goals · Set 75 · 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 short-term step helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”? (a) read about first aid (b) read a novel a week (c) join the school team (d) keep a story diary
2. 2.True or false: “join a coding club” helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “keep a story diary” (a) become a doctor (b) build a phone app (c) play for the state (d) write a storybook
4. 4.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “join a coding club” (a) become a doctor (b) write a storybook (c) play for the state (d) build a phone app
5. 5.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”? (a) run 2 km each morning (b) do well in biology (c) build a small game (d) write 300 words a day
6. 6.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) learn to code an app (b) write my own novel (c) solve 5 sums today (d) finish school with 85%
7. 7.True or false: “learn 10 words this week” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) score 90% in Class 10 (b) finish school with 85% (c) play in the state team (d) finish homework tonight
9. 9.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) learn to code an app (b) make a poster by Monday (c) finish school with 85% (d) score 90% in Class 10
10. 10.True or false: “solve 5 sums today” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “build a small game” helps the long-term goal “play for the state”. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “run 2 km each morning” (a) write a storybook (b) play for the state (c) build a phone app (d) become a doctor
13. 13.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) learn 10 words this week (b) tidy my desk today (c) read 30 pages this week (d) finish school with 85%
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learn 10 words this week (b) jog 3 times this week (c) read 30 pages this week (d) write my own novel
15. 15.True or false: “learn basic coding” helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⏳ A short-term goal usually takes… (a) no time at all (b) many years (c) days or weeks (d) a whole lifetime
17. 17.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “read about first aid” (a) play for the state (b) write a storybook (c) build a phone app (d) become a doctor
18. 18.True or false: “learn the body systems” helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) be fluent in French (b) play in the state team (c) learn 10 words this week (d) learn to code an app
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read 30 pages this week (b) finish homework tonight (c) play in the state team (d) solve 5 sums today
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) make a poster by Monday (b) tidy my desk today (c) finish school with 85% (d) solve 5 sums today
22. 22.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “play for the state”? (a) practise at the nets (b) write 300 words a day (c) read about first aid (d) join a coding club
23. 23.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “play for the state”? (a) join a coding club (b) build a small game (c) learn the body systems (d) join the school team
24. 24.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) finish homework tonight (b) write my own novel (c) make a poster by Monday (d) learn 10 words this week
25. 25.📆 Arjun wants to read 12 novels this year. A good short-term goal is… (a) only buy novels (b) no reading till Dec (c) 12 novels in June (d) one novel a month
26. 26.True or false: “learn the body systems” helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “learn 10 words this week” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) make a poster by Monday (b) tidy my desk today (c) read 30 pages this week (d) become a doctor
29. 29.True or false: “jog 3 times this week” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “learn basic coding” (a) write a storybook (b) build a phone app (c) play for the state (d) become a doctor
31. 31.🔁 How often should you look again at a long-term goal? (a) every few weeks (b) only when it fails (c) once in 10 years (d) never
32. 32.True or false: “learn to code an app” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “solve 5 sums today”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal
34. 34.🔭 Why keep a long-term goal in mind? (a) it is fun to say (b) it impresses friends (c) it gives direction (d) it ends the work
35. 35.True or false: “join the school team” helps the long-term goal “play for the state”. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) score 90% in Class 10 (b) make a poster by Monday (c) be fluent in French (d) write my own novel
37. 37.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “read 30 pages this week”? (a) a short-term goal (b) a long-term goal
38. 38.True or false: “read about first aid” helps the long-term goal “build a phone app”. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “become a doctor” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.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) keep a story diary

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