Setting Goals

A goal is ____.

• something you score when you play soccer

• something that you are trying to do or achieve

• good to have

Goals should be specific.

• True

• False

The word "achieve" means ____.

• to believe in something

• to solve a problem

• to be successful by working hard at something

A short-term goal can be achieved in a short period of time.

• True

• False

A long-term goal can take months or even years to achieve.

• True

• False

An example of an academic goal is ____.

• I want to score a goal in my soccer game this week.

• I want to earn all A's and B's on my report card this quarter.

An example of a personal goal is _____.

• I will run a 10k race in 2020.

• I will graduate college with a 4.0 grade point average.

A hobby is ______.

• a small toy that children play with.

• something you do for fun in your free time.

• another word for your favorite subject in school.

An "accomplishment" is ____.

• something you have fixed.

• a problem you have solved.

• something you have done or achieved successfully.

A "resolution" is ____.

• when a government writes a new law.

• a promise you make to yourself to try to achieve a goal.

• a goal that people sometimes make at the beginning of a new year.