Time Management Quiz PDF

**Instructions:** - Go to the Quiz link: - Complete the quiz by selecting the statement that best describes you for each statement - Click "Calculate Total" at the end of the quiz - Copy and paste the quiz (with your result and explanations) into a Word Document - Make notes a...

**Instructions:** - Go to the Quiz link: - Complete the quiz by selecting the statement that best describes you for each statement - Click "Calculate Total" at the end of the quiz - Copy and paste the quiz (with your result and explanations) into a Word Document - Make notes as to where you have areas of development related to the following categories of time management: - Goal Setting (Look at your responses to Questions 6, 10) - Prioritization (Look at your responses to Questions 1, 4, 8, 13, 14, 15) - Managing Interruptions (Look at your responses to Questions 5, 9, 11, 12) - Procrastination (Look at your responses to Question 2) - Scheduling (Look at your responses to Questions 3, 7) - Add your notes on the above into the Word Document (per category of time management) and send this to your Mentor - Do not only send your overall score to your Mentor as this will not be helpful -- they require the breakdown per category and questions **Example:** **How Good Is Your Time Management?** 1. For each statement, click the button in the column that best describes you. Answer the questions as you actually are, rather than how you think you should be, and don\'t worry if some of the questions seem to score in the \"wrong direction.\" When you are finished, click the \"Calculate My Total\" button at the bottom of the test. **15 Statements to Answer** **Not at all** **Rarely** **Sometimes** **Often** **Very often** -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ------------ --------------- ----------- ---------------- 1\. The tasks I work on are the ones with the highest priority. 2\. I find myself completing tasks at the last minute, or asking for extensions. 3\. I set aside time for planning and scheduling. 4\. I know how much time I spend on each of the various tasks I do. 5\. I find myself dealing with interruptions. 6\. I use goal setting to decide what tasks and activities I should work on. 7\. I leave contingency time in my schedule to deal with \"the unexpected\"? 8\. I know whether the tasks I am working on are high, medium or low value. 9\. When I am given a new assignment, I analyze it for importance and prioritize it accordingly. 10\. I am stressed about deadlines and commitments. 11\. Distractions keep me from working on critical tasks. 12\. I have to take work home in order to get it done. 13\. I prioritize my To-Do List or Action Program. 14\. I confirm my priorities with my boss. 15\. Before I take on a task, I check that the results will be worth the time put in. **Your score: 40** **31-45** You\'re good at some things, but there\'s room for improvement elsewhere. Focus on the serious issues below, and you\'ll most likely find that work becomes much less stressful. As you answered the questions, you probably had some insight into areas where your time management could use a pick-me-up. **Top Skills For Time Management** The following is a quick summary of the main areas of time management that were explored in the quiz, and a guide to the specific tools you can use for each. - I rarely use goal setting to decide what tasks and activities I should work on. This may lead to me having a lack of direction in terms of what to do and when. - Deadlines and commitments stress me out very often. The impact hereof is that I procrastinate about getting started due to my high stress levels, and ultimately do not get the task done. - **Managing Interruptions** (Questions 5, 9, 11, 12) - - I sometimes have to ask for extensions. If my stress levels were too high and lead to me not completing the task within the required timeframe, I have no other option of asking for an extension to the deadline. -