Chapter 5

Question 1

What does it mean to become a partner in your education?

Answer 1

You and your teachers have the same goals for you

Question 2

Which of the following is true of goals?

Answer 2

They give us focus

Question 3

How are goals like road maps?/

Answer 3

They show you the way to where you want to go.

Question 4

While we can’t predict everything life will bring us, we can aim for certain results when we know that

Answer 4

goal-setting can help us select consequences

Question 5

What does it mean to say that goals make us stretch?

Answer 5

Goals help us do more

Question 6

Why does staying busy not count in areas like learning

Answer 6

Being busy isn’t the same as progressing toward a goal.

Question 7

t/f goals that are closer to the present were more specific and detailed

Answer 7

true

Question 8

What is meant by “goal levels”?

Answer 8

Goals can be categorized by distance in the future

Question 9

The first law of goals is that an ___ goal is no goal at all

Answer 9

unwritten

Question 10

To put foundations under our castles in the air is to

Answer 10

write specific goals

Question 11

goals that are stated so they can be measured are best because

Answer 11

We can tell how close we are to attainment

Question 12

The problem with a goal like “earn more money” is that

Answer 12

it’s too general

Question 13

brainstorming is

Answer 13

thinking on paper

Question 14

Brainstorming is limited by

Answer 14

things you don’t want to do

Question 15

Brainstorming is

Answer 15

thinking wildly

Question 16

What was the caution in the reading about people limiting themselves before they know what they’re getting into?

Answer 16

they make a decision based on superficial information

Question 17

adding goals during brainstorming, then crossing some off during refinement is

Answer 17

useful to creativity

Question 18

during the “refinement” stage, we

Answer 18

cross goals off the list

Question 19

If your goals make you feel guilty,

Answer 19

you may be demanding too much of yourself

Question 20

Being realistic means that

Answer 20

you can’t do everything

Question 21

t/f if a goal appears too hard, you should omit it

Answer 21

false

Question 22

the only goal level where some goals might not require supporting goals is level

Answer 22

4

Question 23

coming up somewhat short on a short-term goal might be

Answer 23

cause to reevaluate

Question 24

long-term goals without supporting goals are

Answer 24

dreams

Question 25

With the right listing of short and intermediate term goals, the long term goal will

Answer 25

almost take care of itself

Question 26

good goals differ from New Year’s resolutions in that

Answer 26

goals having supporting goals attached

Question 27

t/g the value of specific and measurable goals is that they can be better clarified to others

Answer 27

false

Question 28

Judd is a hard-working student; when he sets goals, he feels like they provide him

Answer 28

a map

Question 29

get up an hour early each weekday to work on my independent study course until it’s finished

Answer 29

level 4: 1 month to several months in the future

Question 30

own a successful business that can support me into retirement

Answer 30

level 1: life-long

Question 31

study an hour per day on my health class, whether or not homework is assigned

Answer 31

Level 4: 1 month to several months in the future

Question 32

after high-school graduation this spring, move through college as quickly as possible by taking classes year-round

Answer 32

level 3: 3-5 years in the future

Question 33

elaine listed several goals, including following her musical interest and ability by playing in a rock band. But when she had a chance to audition for a start-up band in her town, she decided she probably wasn’t good enough. What might be the problem?

Answer 33

She limited herself without knowing if she might have succeeded.

Question 34

When Ann started her first part-time job, she was sure she would have a lot of money saved in a few months. Her goal was to save all she could from each check. But six months later, she was surprised to find that she was very little saved. What might have been her problem?

Answer 34

She wasn’t specific in how much to save from each check.

Question 35

Carlene gave up on goal-setting when she found that she worked like crazy on them, but always felt guilty when she didn’t achieve everything she listed. What might have been a better approach?

Answer 35

consider whether she was being unrealistic in how much she expected of herself

Question 36

Which type of person would benefit most from the idea that goals are “me managers”

Answer 36

One who has an interest in the future and desires to achieve, but is unfocused and unclear on how to proceed

Question 37

Greg is down on goals because ha made a goal in the 7th grade to be on the varsity football team by his senior year. It was his only goal. He didn’t make the team, and so he doesn’t like goal-setting. Which of the following likely explains his failure in terms of goal-setting rules?

Answer 37

He didn’t make supporting goals to help him achieve.

Question 38

Which of the following is the most specific supporting goal for the goal of having $2,000 saved for college by the time of high school graduation?

Answer 38

Save $50 a month from my part-time job check.

Question 39

Which of the following is the most measurable goal?

Answer 39

Do 40 pushups in two minutes

Question 40

What’s wrong with Jill’s goal to “lose weight”

Answer 40

It is not measurable

Question 41

What point is Joseph forgetting when he sets a goal to get a 3.0 average next semester when he already has a 3.0 average?

Answer 41

Goals are to make us stretch

Question 42

Cally set a goal to be better at gymnastics than anyone else in the class. She was often frustrated when others did better than she did. Which of the following described her problem?

Answer 42

Her goal might not be stated properly; she ought to be concerned with controlling what she can control, which is doing her best

Question 43

Jonas prides himself on not making plans but taking what comes each day, since he feels that life can’t be predicted. He likes this approach to life, but he sometimes gets frustrated that things don’t turn out the way he’d like. What idea might help him?

Answer 43

Setting goals doesn’t mean life can’t throw curves at us, but it helps us select the consequences we prefer.

Question 44

Andrew thought the idea of brainstorming about goals was silly because most ideas wouldn’t be realistic. What point is he missing?

Answer 44

The brainstorming process will often produce a good idea or two, even if may other are discarded.