Assessment on Goal Setting

A goal is a statement that specifies

• How much you will accomplish in life
• What you will be successful at
• What you want to achieve or do within a certain amount of time
• How you will achieve something

Choose the word that best completes the sentence below.   You are __________ when you are planning how to reach a desired goal.

• goal setting
• comparing
• studying
• discovering

Hard work and effort lead to

• too much work
• others being better than me
• success
• giving up

True or false:
The harder your work toward a goal the easier it is to achieve it

• True
• False

Is a wish the same thing as a goal?

• No, because a wish has no planning involved
• Yes, because a wish has planning involved

What does the ladder represent with goal setting?

• The different steps necessary to achieve a long term goal.

• How difficult the climb is.

• That you need to get off the ground to be successful.

• That people who are afraid of heights will have a harder time in life being successful.

What should go on the top of your ladder?

• Your long term goal.

• The first step in achieving your goal.

• The roof of your house.

• A short-term goal.

Why do we use a ladder for long-term or impossible goals?

• To break down a hard to achieve goal into easy to manage steps.

• Ladders are fun to draw.

• Because ladders are useful in life.

In our last lesson, we learned about using a _________ to break down goals step-by-step.

Goals should be specific.

• True

• False