Time Management Skills Lesson

Taking the time to set goals wastes your limited time.

• True
• False

Which of the following is a true statement?

• Time management means always doing more than one task at the same time.
• Good time management means never taking breaks.
• Time management is about planning to get tasks done and doing them.
• One way to manage your time well is to ignore deadlines and focus on doing the most fun activities.

To spend your time productively, you need to have set some _____.

• long-term goals
• SMART goals
• short-term goals
• goals

Which word means the time by which something must be completed?

• Chore
• Consequence
• Deadline
• Goal

Which word means a result or effect of an action or condition?

• Chore
• Consequence
• Deadline
• Goal

Which of the following is the chemical released by the brain when you are stressed?

• Insulin
• Endorphines
• Cortisol
• Melatonin

Which word means to delay or put off doing something by wasting your time on less important tasks?

• Procrastinate
• Postpone
• Abandon
• Cancel

Which word means determine the order for dealing with (a series of items or tasks) according to their relative importance?

• Planner
• Prioritise
• Schedule
• Task

Zeina is following the time management steps. She just made a list of her tasks and estimated how much time they will take. What should she do next?

• She should take a break and eat a snack.
• She should organise her tasks alphabetically.
• She should cross off tasks that she doesn’t want to do right away.
• She should prioritise her tasks, or put them in order of importance.

You should spend your time on things that are important to others.

• True
• False