Time Management Quiz: Are You Punctual or a Procrastinator?
Written by Jessica Holom
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Think you manage your time well? You're on the clock – better choose wisely with this Time Management Quiz!
The clock is ticking...are you efficiently managing your hours and minutes?
Time is a fickle friend, but if you know what you're doing, you can tame it. From scheduling to execution, how you go about managing your life projects determines how friendly you are with time. Are you merely an acquaintance? Or is time your close friend?
Learn the methods of productivity that work for you, and you'll create a happy work-life balance. Covering strategies and terms related to time management, this quiz is no waste of time. So, let's get started!
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Do you know the difference between a "high value" and "low value" task? How much time do you spend planning? What methods might you use to increase productivity? Our fun online Time Management Quiz will determine whether you're using your time wisely or letting it slip through your fingers.
Take our educational Time Management Quiz and earn your time back. From scheduling methods to prioritization, this Time Management Quiz will turn back the clock. For instance, how do you execute the Pomodoro Method? What is the Pareto Principle? How is time spent in the Time Management Circle? Managing your time well means knowing how to plan accordingly and execute with precision.
Think you have what it takes? This Time Management Quiz will test whether you're punctual or a procrastinator.
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Time Management Quiz Questions
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Question 1
Not again! You put things off until the last minute, and now you're hurrying to meet a deadline. What is this called?
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AOrganization
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BProcrastination
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CPunctuality
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DPlanning
Procrastination
Scrolling through social media, watching cat video after cat video on YouTube. Procrastination is a habit that must be defeated in order to achieve efficiency and productivity. By avoiding certain tasks and pushing them to deadline, you reap what you sow.
Question 2
When you schedule the most important things first, what are you doing?
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AFailing
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BProcrastinating
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CPrioritizing
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DPerforming top-down logic
Prioritizing
Knowing which tasks are most important to complete will help you strategically order your schedule. By prioritizing the most important tasks (and perhaps most urgent), you can get things done logically and on time.
Question 3
Planning, planning, planning. What should you create to keep yourself on track?
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ATimeline
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BSchedule
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CPost-it notes
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DGraphs
Schedule
Efficiency is a result of appropriate scheduling. Schedules help reduce stress by organizing your time and keeping you on track. Creating a proper schedule involves not only making room for your work but anticipating interruptions and unexpected events.
Question 4
One of the first steps to time management is to have clear direction. Which of these will provide that?
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AGoal-setting
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BGoogle maps
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CGPS
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DTarget audience
Goal-setting
In order to know what to work towards, you have to know where you're headed, what you want to achieve. By setting goals, you create benchmarks for yourself and avoid wasting time, creating order out of chaos.
Question 5
You're feeling your energy kick in! At what hour does productivity peak for most people?
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A9 AM to 12 PM
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B1 PM to 4 PM
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C8 PM to 12 AM
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D12 AM to 3 AM
9 AM to 12 PM
For the majority, mental alertness is at its height during the hours between 9 AM and 12 PM. If you can channel your focus during this period, this is when you'll be the most productive.
Question 6
Life is a balancing act. Why is work-life balance important?
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ATo ensure happiness and health
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BTo grow the population
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CTo win at life
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DTo boost the bottom line
To ensure happiness and health
Your relationships, your happiness, your health, and even your productivity and performance in the workplace, all rely on your work-life balance. When you are overworked, you'll become less efficient, make more mistakes, and feel exhausted. Moreover, your home life and social life will suffer, resulting in poor mental and physical health. Managing your time better will enable you to properly steady this balancing act.
Question 7
What is NOT a step in building a schedule?
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APrioritizing your tasks
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BEstimating how long tasks will take
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CWriting out your tasks
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DPinteresting your tasks
Pinteresting your tasks
When creating a schedule, you'll need a list of your "to-dos," along with an estimate of how long it will take you to complete each task. You'll also prioritize these tasks based on urgency and value.
Question 8
The MIT productivity method is a way of prioritizing tasks. What does "MIT" stand for?
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AMinnesota Institute of Technology
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BMost Important Task
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CMore Interesting Things
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DMy Individual Training
Most Important Task
MIT stands for Most Important Task. The method involves focusing on the essential by identifying 1-3 tasks that are – you guessed it! – most important. Working on these tasks to completion at the beginning of your day enables you to focus on the things that matter rather than being bombarded by a million and one unessential or secondary tasks.
Question 9
Time to write up your schedule! Which of the following is NOT a method to do so?
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ATo-do list
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BAutobiography
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CTime table
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DDiary
Autobiography
You can produce a schedule in a variety of platforms – from a diary to a timetable to a daily to-do list. An autobiography, on the other hand, is a self-written account of one's life.
Question 10
Which of the following would fall under "contingency time" in your schedule?
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AAn appointment
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BA last-minute drop-in
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CAnswering emails
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DA conference meeting
A last-minute drop-in
Unscheduled events are accounted for in your schedule's contingency allowance. Think personal interruptions, technical kerfuffles, and other indirect and unpredictable time constraints.
Question 11
Which of the following has been shown to reduce productivity by 40%?
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APreparedness
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BMultitasking
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CTeamwork
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DTraining
Multitasking
You're working, answering emails, cooking, and cleaning all at once. Believe it or not, although you feel like you're being super efficient by completing simultaneous tasks, studies have shown that multitasking may reduce productivity by up to 40%. Instead, try completing tasks one at a time; you'll likely get them done faster, as you're not distracted.
Question 12
Some people call you a "control freak"; you see yourself as a perfectionist. When you control every aspect of a project, you're doing what?
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AMicromanaging
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BDelegating
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CStrongarming
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DNitpicking
Micromanaging
Micromanaging is a poor approach to time management. Whether you're managing a business, a household, or a group project, delegating tasks and trusting your colleagues to get their job done frees you up to do yours. Otherwise, a lot of time is wasted on observation and control, while at the same time, your colleagues feel distrusted and frazzled. It's a lose-lose.
Question 13
Now that you know what's "low value," what might be considered a "high value" task?
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AInvoicing
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BStarting a company
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CFiling
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DSending an email
Starting a company
High-value tasks are the "big picture" tasks, often involving your values or your mission. They directly relate to long-term goals; for instance, writing a book, starting a company, marketing a product.
Question 14
You're working as fast as you can to meet your deadline...which is what?
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AA suggestion on when work should be turned in
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BWhen your heartbeat flatlines
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CThe earliest date/time in which work should be turned in
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DThe latest date/time in which work should be turned in
The latest date/time in which work should be turned in
Think of a deadline like an expiration date: you must finish your task by this date/time, or there will generally be consequences. Anything later than the given point in time is overdue.
Question 15
Get the most bang for your buck by using the Pomodoro Method of time management. What does this method entail?
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AWork a four-day work week
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BThrow tomatoes at someone until they complete their work
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CWork for 25 minutes, take a 5 minute break
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DWork from 9 AM – 12 PM and 1 PM – 4 PM
Work for 25 minutes, take a 5 minute break
Although chucking tomatoes at someone MIGHT speed up the progress, the Pomodoro Technique is much less messy. The technique involves setting a timer for 25 minutes, working hard for that period, and then taking a five-minute break. Every four bouts of this, and you've earned yourself a longer break, between 15 and 30 minutes. The theory: working in short intense spurts is more manageable and allows focus without mental fatigue.
Question 16
Energy management feeds into time management. What are its four main elements?
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AMental, physical, emotional, spiritual
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BPsychological, developmental, educational, actionable
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CWind, water, fire, earth
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DKinetic, potential, stagnant, accelerant
Mental, physical, emotional, spiritual
Writers Tony Schwartz and Catherine McCarthy suggest that you manage your energy, not your time, as they are interconnected and the latter is a finite resource. The "energy" they speak of is physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual energy. Managing these energies should help create a healthier work-life balance.
Question 17
For every minute you spend on planning, how much time do you save on execution?
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A5 minutes
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B60 minutes
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C2 minutes
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D10 minutes
10 minutes
Self-development author and motivational public speaker, Brian Tracy, asserts that every minute spent planning saves ten minutes in execution. Working without a plan will slow you down, as planning allows you to concentrate your time and energy on specific goals.
Question 18
Not all tasks are created equal. What is considered a "low value" task?
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ABuilding your skills
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BScheduling an appointment
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CNetworking
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DPresenting to a multinational company
Scheduling an appointment
Low-level tasks are usually mindless time-sucks. This type of task is often easy to automate or to outsource. For instance, making standard arrangements, scheduling, filing, etc. Low-level tasks take time away from more meaningful and valuable goals.
Question 19
Also known as the Pareto Principle, what is the 80:20 rule?
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A80% of income results from 20% of expenses
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B80% of time management results from 20% of planning
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C80% of productivity results from 20% of coffee
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D80% of outputs result from 20% of inputs
80% of outputs result from 20% of inputs
The 80-20 rule theorizes that, for any event, 80% of outputs (outcomes) are derived from 20% of inputs (causes). Regarding time management, prioritizing those inputs that are most productive will give you the most bang for your buck.
Question 20
Two-thirds of an average day is spent in which two areas of the Time Management Circle?
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ATalking and listening
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BThinking and doing
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CWork and sleep
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DDancing and singing
Work and sleep
On average, work takes up 35% of an individual's day, while sleep does 30%. The remaining 35% is spent with family/friends, eating, doing chores, hobbies, and other miscellaneous things.
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