Executive Functioning Skills Part Two: Test #2

Task initiation is the ability to begin a task _____ ____.

• right away

• on time

• before you're asked

• after the due date

Task initiation involves using strategies to overcome ___________ and motivate yourself.

• anxiety

• laziness

• procrastonation

• lack of confidence

Which of the following in NOT an example of task initiation?

• Starting your homework right when you get home.

• Beginning to organize for a long-term project just before it is due.

• Doing your chores right away so you can hang out with a friend.

• Starting your math quiz right away so you can use all the time you will need.

___________ means putting something off that you could start right now.

• Working

• Checking

• Initiating

• Procrastinating

Which of the following is a strategy to help with task initiation?

• procrastinating

• working extra hard

• setting a timer

• not following a routine

Working memory is the ability to hold information in our minds in the _____ ____ while working with it.

• lifetime

• long term

• short term

• class notes

Which of the following is an example of using working memory?

• taking notes after a lesson

• adding numbers in your head while completing a math problem

• saving a friend's number in your phone

• looking at a paper for the directions for an assignment

True or False:

Strategies for using working memory include but are not limited to; making lists, using self-talk, listening for key words, writing things down, and making silly stories to remember facts/information.

• True

• False

True or False:

We really do use working memory all of the time, whether it's solving math problems, listening to a teacher give directions, or trying to remember the steps for something in your head.

• True

• False

True or False:

If you have weak working memory skills, there is nothing you can do to help that it's just the way you were born.

• True

• False