Goal Setting Worksheet: Short and Long-Term Goals

Exam preparation lesson 3: Short-term and long-term goals · Set 855 · 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 long-term goal does this short-term step help? “join the school team” (a) become a doctor (b) write a storybook (c) build a phone app (d) play for the state
2. 2.⏳ A short-term goal usually takes… (a) a whole lifetime (b) many years (c) no time at all (d) days or weeks
3. 3.True or false: “play in the state team” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) make a poster by Monday (b) tidy my desk today (c) write my own novel (d) solve 5 sums today
5. 5.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “read about first aid” (a) play for the state (b) build a phone app (c) write a storybook (d) become a doctor
6. 6.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”? (a) practise at the nets (b) write 300 words a day (c) read about first aid (d) build a small game
7. 7.True or false: “solve 5 sums today” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) score 90% in Class 10 (b) be fluent in French (c) learn 10 words this week (d) become a doctor
9. 9.True or false: “jog 3 times this week” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jog 3 times this week (b) read 30 pages this week (c) tidy my desk today (d) finish school with 85%
11. 11.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”? (a) learn the body systems (b) run 2 km each morning (c) do well in biology (d) keep a story diary
12. 12.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “play for the state”? (a) read about first aid (b) learn the body systems (c) build a small game (d) practise at the nets
13. 13.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “score 90% in Class 10”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learn 10 words this week (b) tidy my desk today (c) write my own novel (d) jog 3 times this week
15. 15.True or false: “score 90% in Class 10” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”? (a) learn basic coding (b) read a novel a week (c) learn the body systems (d) join a coding club
17. 17.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”? (a) join a coding club (b) practise at the nets (c) read a novel a week (d) run 2 km each morning
18. 18.🔁 How often should you look again at a long-term goal? (a) once in 10 years (b) only when it fails (c) never (d) every few weeks
19. 19.Which short-term step helps the long-term goal “play for the state”? (a) read about first aid (b) run 2 km each morning (c) learn the body systems (d) write 300 words a day
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learn to code an app (b) finish school with 85% (c) score 90% in Class 10 (d) make a poster by Monday
21. 21.True or false: “read 30 pages this week” is a short-term goal (days or weeks). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) play in the state team (b) finish homework tonight (c) score 90% in Class 10 (d) write my own novel
23. 23.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) score 90% in Class 10 (b) become a doctor (c) read 30 pages this week (d) be fluent in French
24. 24.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) score 90% in Class 10 (b) learn to code an app (c) become a doctor (d) jog 3 times this week
25. 25.True or false: “join a coding club” helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⏳ A long-term goal usually takes… (a) one lunch break (b) a few minutes (c) months or years (d) one evening
27. 27.🪜 How do short-term goals help a long-term goal? (a) they are unrelated (b) they replace it (c) they are its steps (d) they slow it down
28. 28.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) make a poster by Monday (b) learn 10 words this week (c) jog 3 times this week (d) learn to code an app
29. 29.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “jog 3 times this week”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal
30. 30.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) finish school with 85% (b) learn to code an app (c) become a doctor (d) make a poster by Monday
31. 31.Which of these is a short-term goal (days or weeks)? (a) be fluent in French (b) write my own novel (c) learn to code an app (d) solve 5 sums today
32. 32.True or false: “keep a story diary” helps the long-term goal “write a storybook”. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “become a doctor” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a long-term goal (months or years)? (a) learn 10 words this week (b) play in the state team (c) read 30 pages this week (d) jog 3 times this week
35. 35.🔭 Why keep a long-term goal in mind? (a) it impresses friends (b) it is fun to say (c) it gives direction (d) it ends the work
36. 36.True or false: “finish school with 85%” is a long-term goal (months or years). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “practise at the nets” helps the long-term goal “become a doctor”. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “join a coding club” (a) write a storybook (b) become a doctor (c) play for the state (d) build a phone app
39. 39.🪜 Which long-term goal does this short-term step help? “read a novel a week” (a) play for the state (b) write a storybook (c) become a doctor (d) build a phone app
40. 40.⏳ Short-term or long-term goal: “tidy my desk today”? (a) a long-term goal (b) a short-term goal

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