Time Management

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.

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.

Dylan has a final exam on Tuesday. His goal is to earn an A on it. On Monday afternoon, he starts playing video games. When his father tells him to study, Dylan responds, “I’ll do it later.” What could Dylan improve about his time management skills?

• He should think about his goals and what will help him to reach them.

• He should make a more flexible schedule.

• He should take more breaks.

• Dylan is managing his time well.

Which of the following is a good time management strategy?

• forgetting about deadlines

• never looking at a schedule or to-do list and just doing the tasks you remember

• thinking about the consequences of your actions when you prioritize your tasks

•  keeping your phone next to you while you study

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 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

If you aren't sure how long a task will take, you should ________.

• skip it

• do it last

• give yourself only 5 minutes to finish it

•  give yourself extra time to finish it

to delay doing something until later