Time Management Questions 

1. A benefit of using time management is 

a. Accomplishing more tasks 

b. Producing better quality work 

c. Having less stress and more free time 

d. All the above 

2. What are the 3 Ps of time management? 

a. Punctuality, Perseverance, and Patience 

b. Planning, Practicing, and Progressing 

c. Planning, Prioritizing, and Performing 

d. Presenting, Practicing, and Polishing 

3. Someone who delays starting a task because they do not want to do the task is  

a. Being lazy 

b. Incapable of doing the task 

c. Procrastinating 

d. Making a smart decision 

4. What does it mean to prioritize tasks? 

a. To make the least important tasks first on your to-do list 

b. To make the most important tasks first on your to-do list 

c. To assign importance randomly to tasks on your to-do list.  

d. To multi-task and try to get everything done at once. 

5. In terms of goals, what does the acronym SMART stand for? 

a. Short, Measurable, Actionable, Results-focused, Tedious 

b. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results-focused, Time-bound 

c. Short, Meaningful, Applicable, Realistic, Time-bound 

d. Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, Time-bound 

6. Identify the steps of project planning in the correct order. 

a. Planning, Initiating, Executing, Closing 

b. Closing, Executing, Planning, Initiating 

c. Initiating, Planning, Executing, Closing           

d. Executing, Planning, Initiating, Closing 

7. One way to avoid procrastination is to 

a. Tell yourself everything will work out if you just wait. 

b. Set achievable goals.  

c. Make someone else accountable for your responsibilities. 

d. Work continuously until you are too exhausted to finish.  

8. Which plan is an effective way of managing a large task?  

a. Plan to finish the task with few breaks. 

b. Delegate portions of the task to qualified staff  

c. Break the task into smaller, less intimidating units  

d. Delay beginning the task until it has your undivided attention  

9. Once you create a planner, you should never change it. 

a. True 

b. False 

10. Creating habits for things we need to do regularly can improve our time management. 

a. True 

b. False