Self-Management Time, Personal Goals, Ch5 Complete Test Bank

Test Bank

Chapter 5: Self-Management: Time, Personal Goals, and Organization

Multiple Choice

1. The tool of choice for your time allocation each day is ______________________.

a. email

b. your friends

c. your parents

d. your calendar/planner

Learning Objective: 5-3

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Prescription: Becoming Intentional through Planning
Question Type: MC

2. The recommended frequency of planning is ___________________.

a. monthly

b. weekly

c. daily

d. when stressed

Learning Objective: 5-3

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Prescription: Becoming Intentional Through Planning
Question Type: MC

3. The best practice formula for writing personal goals is from X to Y by Z. X represents the _____________ of the goal.

a. current level

b. future level

c. due date

d. urgency level

Learning Objective: 5-1

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Prescription: Becoming Intentional through Planning
Question Type: MC

4. What are the consequences of a leader who doesn’t plan?

a. Increased vacation time for employees

b. Proud stakeholders

c. Unserved clients and risk of organizational failure

d. Less workplace stress

Learning Objective: 5-5

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Prescription: Becoming Intentional through Planning
Question Type: MC

5. What is the first step in leaving a legacy?

a. Using a planning calendar

b. Writing a personal mission statement

c. Earning lots of money

d. Seeing your name in the media

Learning Objective: 5-1

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Prescription: Becoming Intentional through Planning
Question Type: MC

6. Productivity is the ability to __________________ generate worthwhile effort, relationships, programs, and services.

a. remotely

b. urgently

c. occasionally

d. consistently

Learning Objective: 5-2

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Diagnosis: Find Your Target
Question Type: MC

7. The keys to effective organization are __________________.

a. alphabetized files

b. empty desktops

c. neatness and function

d. time and lost items

Learning Objective: 5-4

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Diagnosis: Where Are Your Organization Trouble Spots?
Question Type: MC

8. The reasons clutter occurs are _______________________.

a. technology errors, external realities, and psychological obstacles

b. inability to throw away papers

c. inability to file papers and meeting notes

d. due to traits we are born with

Learning Objective: 5-4

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Diagnosis: Where Are Your Organization Trouble Spots?
Question Type: MC

True/False

1. If a leader has no plan, then the team will have no plan.

a. True

b. False

Learning Objective: 5-5

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Prescription: Becoming Intentional through Planning

Question Type: TF

2. Short-term goals are the annual steps taken to accomplish the long-term goals.

a. True

b. False

Learning Objective: 5-1

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Prescription: Becoming Intentional through Planning
Question Type: TF

3. When using the formula for writing a goal, the distance from X to Y is known as “the gap.”

a. True

b. False

Learning Objective: 5-1

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Prescription: Becoming Intentional through Planning
Question Type: TF

4. When planning, I should find a time each week for everything on my task list.

a. True

b. False

Learning Objective: 5-3

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Prescription: Becoming Intentional through Planning
Question Type: TF

5. When actively using a planning system, I should never accept a spontaneous opportunity.

a. True

b. False

Learning Objective: 5-3

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Prescription: Becoming Intentional through Planning
Question Type: TF

6. When analyzing an unexpected invitation, I have the power to say no and keep the planning promises I made.

a. True

b. False

Learning Objective: 5-3

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Prescription: Becoming Intentional through Planning
Question Type: TF

7. We can neither increase nor decrease the number of hours we get each day.

a. True

b. False

Learning Objective: 5-2

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Time
Question Type: TF

8. We can only be thrifty with money. We have no control over time.

a. True

b. False

Learning Objective: 5-2

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Reflection: Do You Really Manage Your Time?
Question Type: TF

9. A personal mission statement is mostly useful for storing in a “someday” file.

a. True

b. False

Learning Objective: 5-1

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Diagnosis: Find Your Target
Question Type: TF

10. The best time to clean out a student’s study space is during final exams.

a. True

b. False

Learning Objective: 5-4

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Prescription: Taming the Mess
Question Type: TF

11. A leader should schedule time regularly to clean out papers and record important information.

a. True

b. False

Learning Objective: 5-4

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Prescription: Taming the Mess
Question Type: TF

12. A consequence of living without a daily plan is that one carries everything with them “just in case.”

a. True

b. False

Learning Objective: 5-4

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Prescription: Taming the Mess
Question Type: TF

13. The average American worker loses an hour daily hunting for papers, files, keys, phone, and eyeglasses needed to complete a task.

a. True

b. False

Learning Objective: 5-4

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Why Organization?
Question Type: TF

Short Answer

Type: S

1. Consider the statement “If it is not in the plan, it doesn’t get built.” How does that relate to the need for regular personal planning?

a. If one does not plan, one’s goals in life will not be achieved

Learning Objective: 5-3

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Prescription: Becoming Intentional Through Planning
Question Type: SA

Type: S

2. What is the meaning and consequences of the question: “What is the one thing I can do this week to move this goal forward?”

a. Big goals are achieved by working on them regularly in small steps.

Learning Objective: 5-3

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Prescription: Becoming Intentional through Planning
Question Type: SA

Type: S

3. Name three of the five items you need to have a successful planning session for your next week.

a. Answer must include three from this list: personal mission statement; calendar/planner; personal events list; task list; short-term goals list; long-term goals list.

Learning Objective: 5-3

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Prescription: Becoming Intentional through Planning
Question Type: SA

Type: S

4. Explain what items you should choose to put into your weekly plan first.

a. Any item that relates to the personal mission statement, long-term goals, or short-term goals.

Learning Objective: 5-3

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Prescription: Becoming Intentional through Planning
Question Type: SA

Type: S

5. Compare the difference between saving time and saving money.

a. When money is saved, it can be put aside for an unlimited amount of time. It can even earn interest and grow. When time is saved, it must be analyzed and spent in the 24-hour period of the same day in which it was saved.

Learning Objective: 5-2

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Reflection: Do You Really Manage Your Time?
Question Type: SA

Essay

Type: E

1. Describe at least four steps in planning with a calendar after the long- and short-term goals are written.

a. Step one: Review personal mission statement and goals

Step two: Note various deadlines for short term goals.

Step three: Create and order the steps to achieve the short term goals

Step four: Place several steps into the calendar for the next week

Step five: Add any appointments to the calendar

Step six: Include urgent and important items to the calendar

Step seven: Be sure to include time for sleep, exercise, friends and family.

Learning Objective: 5-3

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Prescription: Becoming Intentional Through Planning
Question Type: ESS

Type: E

2. Using your personal mission statement, write two long-term goals you hope to achieve in the next 5–10 years.

a. Student will write two long-term goals based on their own personal mission statement. Each answer will be unique

Learning Objective: 5-1

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Diagnosis: Find Your Target
Question Type: ESS

Type: E

3. Using your personal mission statement and two long-term goals you have previously written for that mission statement, create two short-term goals (one for each long-term goal) using the formula of from X to Y by Z. Describe the gap you hope to achieve.

a. Student will write two short-term goals from their long-term goals and mission statement using the formula. Student will describe the gap they want to “cross” by achieving the goal.

Learning Objective: 5-1

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Prescription: Becoming Intentional through Planning
Question Type: ESS

Type: E

4. Identify the major ways you spent your time in the previous 24 hours. Would you say you were:

goal-focused, thrifty with your time, spent according to a written plan, none of these options. Explain your time use and how it relates to your goals.

a. Student will choose from these options: goal-focused, thrifty with your time, spent according to a written plan, none of these options … and then explain their use of time in the previous 24 hours and how it relates to his/her goals.

Learning Objective: 5-3

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Diagnosis: Find Your Target
Question Type: ESS

Type: E

5. Describe your workspace for studying. How is it organized by the following functions?

Storage of textbooks and other resource materials

Storage of office supplies

Computer space

Writing space

Current projects space

Completed projects space

Previous semester’s materials and projects

Make two recommendations for change

a. Student will describe their personal study space by these functions:

Storage of textbooks and other resource materials

Storage of office supplies

Computer space

Writing space

Current projects space

Completed projects space

Previous semester’s materials and projects

Student will make two recommendations for changing how it is organized.

Learning Objective: 5-4

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Prescription: Taming the Mess
Question Type: ESS