Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Please
choose the correct definition for the bolded word.
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One of
the 10 Golden Rules of Goal Setting is to assess your goals to determine if they can be achieved. You
should not select goals that are improbable. a. | very easy | b. | unlikely to happen | c. | longer-term | d. | out of your comfort
zone | | |
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Sometimes you have to wait a long time to reap the results of your goal setting,
but like Helen Hooven Santmyer, your hard work and patience will usually
culminate in rewards. a. | come to a complete result | b. | embark on a new
journey | c. | become impatient | d. | decide to give up | | |
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All
human beings are human. Even celebrities and athletes can have inordinate
problems. a. | trifling | b. | important | c. | excessive | d. | embarrassing | | |
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Rich
isn’t everything, but our society recognizes the value of money and the degree of pleasure and
peace of mind it can confer. a. | to purchase or buy | b. | to receive or
acquire | c. | to experience or undergo | d. | to give or grant | | |
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An
entrepreneur is fueled by the fantasy of realizing his or her vision and making a ton of
money. a. | one who
undertakes to start and conduct an enterprise or business, assuming full control or
risk | b. | one who sets
unrealistic goals and blames others when they fail | c. | one who is afraid of committing to his/her
goals and becomes stagnant | d. | one who is independently wealthy and for whom money is not
an obstacle | | |
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Procrastination and perfectionism are two impediments to achieving
success. a. | benefits | b. | motivators | c. | skills | d. | obstacles | | |
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By
writing down your goals, you increase the chances that your plans are viable. a. | etched in stone | b. | accountable to
others | c. | capable of success | d. | limited to what’s on the
paper | | |
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Your
family, friends, culture, and history may unintentionally place strictures on your goals that
you will need to surpass. a. | restrictions | b. | bets | c. | praise | d. | approval | | |
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A
common goal of people’s New Year’s resolutions is to lose weight and achieve the kind of
beauty that society sanctions. a. | to publish in magazines | b. | to approve
authoritatively | c. | to reward with money | d. | to prohibit
emphatically | | |
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You
may have some ambivalence about the goal-setting process that you may choose to deal with by
self-examination or by talking with friends, family, a mentor, or a counselor. a. | contrary emotions or ideas about a person or
thing | b. | unresolved issues from your past | c. | anger toward your parents, teachers, or other
people of influence in your life | d. | anxiety toward the future | | |
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Perfectionism is not as prevalent as procrastination, but it is just as
counterproductive. a. | detrimental | b. | important | c. | counterproductive | d. | widespread | | |
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Our
society tacitly endorses perfectionism by holding up workaholism as a value.
a. | with explicit
encouragement | b. | by directly rewarding | c. | by unexpressed
agreement | d. | with greedy motives | | |
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Perfectionists should ruminate on their mistakes and see that they are not
so painful; they may in fact learn something from them. a. | punish | b. | regret | c. | reflect | d. | ignore | | |
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A
sense of professionalism signifies an adherence to a high-level code of
conduct. a. | attachment | b. | aversion | c. | ambivalence | d. | restriction | | |
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