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1. Which is the first step in the time management process?
A. Completing the highest priority task
B. Allowing enough time for sufficient daily planning
C. Reprioritizing based on new information received
D. Delegating work that cannot be accomplished in a day - ANSWER Ans: B
Feedback: Daily planning is essential if the manager is to manage by efficiency rather than by
crisis. The remaining options are steps that occur after that planning.
2. What is the reason that first and middle-level managers experience more interruptions than
higher-level managers?
A. They generally interact directly with a greater number of subordinates in daily planning
B. They seldom have that clerical and secretarial help assigned to higher-level managers
C. They are more social in nature and personal interactions
D. They are busier than higher-level managers - ANSWER ANS: A
Feedback: frequent interruptions are common for first and middle-level managers, who have a
larger number of direct reports than do higher-level managers. The other options are not
generally true statements
3. Which time waster does the manager have least control over?
A. Failure to set objectives
B. Inability to say no
C. Procrastination
D. Paperwork overload - ANSWER ANS: D
Feedback: Excessive paperwork is an external time waster, the others are time wasters created
by the manager (internal).
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, 4. What does the good manager have to remember about creating a daily list?
A. It should remain changed once initial planning is completed
B. It is a planning tool, and thus must have flexibility in its implementation
C. It should include all the planner's short-term, intermediate, and long-term goals
D. It should be highly structured, thus decreasing the possibility of procrastination -
ANSWER ANS: B
Feedback: the daily list should be flexible, changeable, leave some time for the unexpected,
and includ appropriate short-term goals.
Which policy implemented by a manager will minimize unproductive socialization?
A. An open-door policy
B. Scheduled appointments
C. Informal, impromptu meetings
D. Maintaining strict professional boundaries - ANSWER Ans: B
Feedback:
Appointments will discourage unproductive socialization since time will be allotted and a
schedule maintained. Open-door policies and impromptu meetins encourage socialization
while strict professional boundaries may actually interfere with communication.
6. Which plan is an effective way of handling a large task?
A. Plan to finish the task with few breaks
B. Delegate portions of the task to qualified staff
C. Break the task into smaller, less intimidating units
D. Delay beginning the task until it has your undivided attention - ANSWER Ans: C
Feedback: breaking down a task, or chunking, prevents the person from becoming
overwhelemed by the size of the task. It may not be possible or adviasable to finish the task
without breaks or delegating it to staff.
7. Which statement about time management is true?
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ANSWERS|LATEST 2025/2026|GUARANTEED
1. Which is the first step in the time management process?
A. Completing the highest priority task
B. Allowing enough time for sufficient daily planning
C. Reprioritizing based on new information received
D. Delegating work that cannot be accomplished in a day - ANSWER Ans: B
Feedback: Daily planning is essential if the manager is to manage by efficiency rather than by
crisis. The remaining options are steps that occur after that planning.
2. What is the reason that first and middle-level managers experience more interruptions than
higher-level managers?
A. They generally interact directly with a greater number of subordinates in daily planning
B. They seldom have that clerical and secretarial help assigned to higher-level managers
C. They are more social in nature and personal interactions
D. They are busier than higher-level managers - ANSWER ANS: A
Feedback: frequent interruptions are common for first and middle-level managers, who have a
larger number of direct reports than do higher-level managers. The other options are not
generally true statements
3. Which time waster does the manager have least control over?
A. Failure to set objectives
B. Inability to say no
C. Procrastination
D. Paperwork overload - ANSWER ANS: D
Feedback: Excessive paperwork is an external time waster, the others are time wasters created
by the manager (internal).
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, 4. What does the good manager have to remember about creating a daily list?
A. It should remain changed once initial planning is completed
B. It is a planning tool, and thus must have flexibility in its implementation
C. It should include all the planner's short-term, intermediate, and long-term goals
D. It should be highly structured, thus decreasing the possibility of procrastination -
ANSWER ANS: B
Feedback: the daily list should be flexible, changeable, leave some time for the unexpected,
and includ appropriate short-term goals.
Which policy implemented by a manager will minimize unproductive socialization?
A. An open-door policy
B. Scheduled appointments
C. Informal, impromptu meetings
D. Maintaining strict professional boundaries - ANSWER Ans: B
Feedback:
Appointments will discourage unproductive socialization since time will be allotted and a
schedule maintained. Open-door policies and impromptu meetins encourage socialization
while strict professional boundaries may actually interfere with communication.
6. Which plan is an effective way of handling a large task?
A. Plan to finish the task with few breaks
B. Delegate portions of the task to qualified staff
C. Break the task into smaller, less intimidating units
D. Delay beginning the task until it has your undivided attention - ANSWER Ans: C
Feedback: breaking down a task, or chunking, prevents the person from becoming
overwhelemed by the size of the task. It may not be possible or adviasable to finish the task
without breaks or delegating it to staff.
7. Which statement about time management is true?
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