Deck 3: Managing Your Time

Question 1

Which strategy does NOT help strengthen your résumé while you are still in school?

A) spending all your free time with friends
B) participating in extracurricular activities
C) keeping up to date on technological advances
D) taking part in community service programs

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Once you establish goals and objectives, what is the next step?

A) be punctual
B) procrastinate
C) overextend yourself
D) prioritize your time

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What is one way that skilled time managers establish priorities?

A) follow a strict, inflexible schedule
B) create a to-do list
C) become actively engaged in campus life
D) use block scheduling

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What is the greatest challenge in prioritizing for many students?

A) having too many want-tos and not enough have-tos
B) not having enough activities and obligations to fill the day
C) balancing college with other valuable dimensions of life
D) significantly lacking high-priority tasks and responsibilities

Question 5

What is one way to stay focused?

A) finish what needs to be done before moving from work to pleasure
B) treat all tasks as equally important and complete them in the order they occur
C) consistently place your personal and social obligations before your academic obligations
D) multitask as much as possible in order to complete tasks more quickly

Question 6

What does repeatedly arriving late for class show?

A) cause for you to be expelled
B) that you have mastered the content outside of class
C) that you are a busy person with a lot of commitments
D) a lack of respect for your instructors and classmates

Question 7

Which is a virtue in American academic culture?

A) procrastination
B) punctuality
C) multitasking
D) distraction

Question 8

Jane, John, Kathy, and Mike are all students in Dr. Miller's Chemistry class. Which of Dr. Miller's students is exhibiting the MOST respectful behavior?

A) Jane, who is running late to class and therefore texting a classmate, Aaron, to find out what the class is studying so she doesn't miss out on any of the topics
B) John, who is emailing his coworkers to try to find someone to cover his shift at work that afternoon so he can participate in a study group with his Chemistry classmates
C) Kathy, who shut off her phone when she arrived for class so that she wouldn't be tempted to check her messages and could give Dr. Miller her full attention
D) Mike, who set his phone to send him updates about the score of a sports game but set his notifications to vibrate to avoid disrupting others

Question 9

What is a lifelong skill that will continue to be essential to your success in school and your professional life?

A) procrastinating
B) overextending yourself
C) managing your time
D) multitasking

Question 10

What is the first step to managing your energy?

A) maintain a healthy diet
B) recognize your daily pattern
C) schedule downtime for yourself
D) focus on getting more sleep

Question 11

If you tend to have more energy on weekends, how should you take advantage of that time?

A) work on major projects, such as term papers
B) catch up on your sleep
C) put off all your studying and assignments until the weekend
D) spend it with friends, doing something relaxing

Question 12

What should you do to regain energy?

A) eat a sugary snack for a quick boost of energy
B) plan to study late at night when it is quieter
C) multitask so you can get your work done sooner
D) schedule some downtime for yourself

Question 13

Which is the BEST example of a healthy snack that can help keep your energy up?

A) chocolate bar
B) apple
C) chips
D) muffin

Question 14

What does it mean to procrastinate?

A) put off doing something
B) identify your most important obligations
C) spread yourself too thin
D) feel enthusiastic about completing a task

Question 15

What causes highly motivated people to procrastinate?

A) overconfidence
B) too many distractions
C) fear of failure
D) low interest

Question 16

Which is NOT a common reason why students procrastinate?

A) They are perfectionists.
B) They are easily distracted.
C) They have difficulty following through on long-term goals.
D) They forget that an assignment is due.

Question 17

What is a primary source of stress for college students?

A) procrastinating
B) being overextended
C) being distracted
D) using block scheduling

Question 18

In addition to going to college, Jerry works thirty hours a week at a warehouse and takes care of his young daughter. He gets financial aid to help pay for college, and his mother and sister babysit his daughter when he's at work or school. Unfortunately, Jerry has difficulty finding time to complete all his assignments, hold down his job, and tend to his family commitments. Most nights he only gets a few hours of sleep, and no matter how hard he tries, he can't do everything he needs to do. Which strategy will BEST help Jerry deal with being overextended?

A) dropping a course after midterms
B) multitasking by studying while he works
C) spending more time with his daughter
D) focusing on what he can manage

Question 19

It is LEAST appropriate to study

A) in an empty classroom.
B) at the library.
C) in front of the TV.
D) at a desk in a quiet room.

Question 20

If you don't want to be distracted, you should

A) develop coping strategies to help stay focused.
B) use block scheduling to consolidate your class time.
C) prioritize your tasks from least important to most important.
D) overextend yourself with academic, employment, and social obligations.

Question 21

Which is NOT a strategy for beating common time-management pitfalls?

A) saying "no" to friends and family who want your attention
B) breaking down big jobs into smaller steps
C) keeping your mobile device handy while studying
D) turning off all mobile devices

Question 22

Which strategy is LEAST likely to help when you become overwhelmed by the additional responsibilities that being in college brings?

A) focusing on the social aspects of college life
B) rethinking some commitments and letting some things go
C) prioritizing your responsibilities and obligations
D) weighing the advantages and disadvantages of attending college part-time versus full-time

Question 23

If you use a daily or weekly planner, you should

A) keep it at home, on your desk, so you always know where it is.
B) wait until the end of the week to enter new due dates.
C) include phone numbers for people you are scheduled to meet.
D) limit your entries to academic concerns, such as due dates for assignments.

Question 24

Maria is taking a full load of eighteen credits this term, so she will spend eighteen hours a week in class. How many hours should Maria reserve for study time each week?

A) thirty
B) thirty-six
C) forty
D) forty-five

Question 25

What is a good way to help keep yourself motivated and on schedule?

A) reserve thirty minutes per each hour of class time for studying
B) stay up late to cram the night before a test
C) avoid taking breaks while studying so you can stay focused
D) schedule at least three aerobic workouts weekly

Question 26

Which is an ineffective strategy for studying?

A) rewarding yourself for meeting goals
B) allowing for flexibility in case you need more study time with a certain topic
C) juggling several tasks at once to maximize the number of projects worked on
D) letting others help you study by using flash cards and other study aids

Question 27

Wesley, Sandy, Peter, and Kelly are all students in Mr. Durkin's Introduction to Philosophy class. Although they are all in the same class, they each take a different approach to studying. Which student demonstrates the BEST study behavior?

A) Wesley, who takes the bus to work every day and uses the long bus ride to finish his reading for upcoming classes
B) Sandy, who often checks the Internet for e-mails and social media updates when studying because she thinks it helps her focus when she tries to study a topic
C) Peter, who really enjoys spending time with his study group because they get along so well, even though they often get off topic discussing their interests
D) Kelly, who often multitasks while studying to take advantage of the limited time that she has to study

Question 28

Ryan has a lot to accomplish tonight when he studies. He needs to revise his Sociology paper, complete a long set of problems for his Calculus class, study for an upcoming Political Science class, and read a few chapters of a novel for his Literature class. He finds his Calculus class difficult, and it will take him a while to complete the assignment, but he needs to get it done. Which strategy will BEST help ensure that Ryan completes his Calculus assignment?

A) working on his Calculus homework first
B) alternating between his Calculus homework and reading assignment
C) saving his Calculus homework for last, after his other assignments
D) vowing to complete his Calculus homework in fifteen minutes or less

Question 29

Research shows that students study more effectively and retain more if they

A) take short naps throughout a study session.
B) concentrate on one task at a time while studying.
C) try to complete large tasks in a single study session.
D) listen to music while studying.

Question 30

Which is the BEST example of using your study time wisely?

A) studying in a comfortable location, such as your bed
B) multitasking while studying
C) waiting until the end of the day to study
D) checking social media accounts only at set times while studying

Question 31

The more time and thought you devote to setting your long-term goals, the easier it becomes to know how to spend your time in the short term.

Question 32

Learning how to manage your energy will give you more control over your life and help you to succeed in college.

Question 33

Research indicates that caffeinated beverages are more effective than naps for regaining your energy.

Question 34

Disliking an assignment is a valid reason to put off working on it.

Question 35

The better you can predict the distractions you are likely to face when studying, the more effectively you will be able to manage them.

Question 36

If you have lost interest in your academic or career path, you should talk with an academic adviser about how to refocus your purpose for being in college.

Question 37

A good time manager plans to finish assignments on the day that they are due.

Question 38

You should take your attention span into consideration when planning out your class schedule.

Question 39

You should plan to study immediately after class or as soon as possible so that you will remember more of what you learned in class.

Question 40

You should not let others get involved with your studying in any way because doing so will likely get you off track.

Question 41

Identify your top priorities for this semester. Rank them based on their importance and then create a plan for how you will schedule time for each of these priorities.

Question 42

Describe three guidelines for respectful behavior in class and in other interactions with instructors.

Question 43

Describe three on-campus behaviors that you consider to be rude and disrespectful and discuss the role you can play in enhancing civility in the classroom.

Question 44

Describe three strategies for taking care of yourself to help keep your energy level up.

Question 45

Develop a plan to avoid overextending yourself.

Question 46

Describe three strategies for minimizing distractions while studying.

Question 47

Which principles of time management do you consider most important, and why? Include examples in your response.

Question 48

Describe and plan how a daily and weekly planner can help you to organize your days, weeks, tasks, and more.

Question 49

Describe your ideal class schedule and explain why it would work best for you. Include examples in your response.

Question 50

Think about the specific challenges you face when studying and reviewing material. Which strategies can help you address those challenges and study more effectively?