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