Multiple Choice Quiz

Each question corresponds to a specific executive skill. Match the task with the correct skill.

1. Task: You need to create a study schedule for your upcoming exams.?

a) Planning and Organization b) Time Management c) Emotional Regulation d) Flexibility

2. Task: You have a project due in two weeks. What steps will you take each day to complete it on time.

a) Planning and Organization b) Time Management c) Working Memory d) Self-Monitoring

3. Task: Remembering your locker combination without writing it down.

a) Flexibility b) Emotional Regulation c) Working Memory d) Time management

4. Task: Checking your work to make sure you haven’t made any mistakes.

a) Emotional Regulation b) Flexibility c) Time management d) Self-Monitoring

5. Task: Taking deep breaths and counting to ten when you feel angry or upset.

a) Flexibility b) Emotional Regulation c) Working Memory d) Planning and Organization

6. Task: Changing your plans when something unexpected happens.

a) Time Management b) Self-Monitoring c) Flexibility d) Emotional Regulation

7. Task: Not interrupting someone while they’re speaking.

a) Working Memory b) Self-Monitoring c) Emotional Regulation d) Response Inhibition

8. Task: Starting your homework as soon as you get home from school.

a) Task Initiation b) Planning and Organization c) Time Management d) Working Memory

How many correct answers did you get? If you got less than four questions correct, take the test again.
It is important that you understand what each skill is about.
Only then you will be able to reflect on your performance on each of the skills and decide which one(s) you would like to improve.