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Module 3 Lecture 2 Exercises. (Answer key below)

1- A SWOT analysis on oneself _________________.

a. is an objective and a sharp look inwards
b. stands for Soundness, Weaknesses, Options, and Teamwork
c. is a subjective and a strong look outwards
d. can make obstacles in one’s life

2- Once you honestly prepare a list of your strengths and weaknesses and identify
potential opportunities and obstacles in your life, you can make ______ decisions.
a. unacceptable
b. informed
c. weak
d. unreasonable

3- Which of the following is a way to do a personal SWOT?

a. Take a strategic and proactive approach to your accomplishments.
b. Identify your inaccurate state of mind.
c. What are the core competencies and characteristics that you want people to
associate with themselves?
d. What part of your personality would you like to hide and what part would
you like to keep unshown?

4- Which of the following is not a way to do a personal SWOT?

a. Assess your current image, social-economic background and immediate
environment.
b. View the environment around you from a micro and macro perspective. In
other words, things which immediately affect you and things which can have
an effect – both positive or negative in a few years.
c. How equipped are you to handle those potential situations: economically,
financially, education-wise and exposure-wise? How do others currently
perceive you?
d. Do you care about your perceptions of others?
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5- _____________ is an example on weaknesses (SWOT analysis).

a. Work experience
b. Education
c. Technical expertise
d. Lack of job knowledge

6- ________________ represent an example on strengths (SWOT analysis).

a. Weak interpersonal skills

b. Negative personal characteristics
c. Personal characteristics
d. Bad networking contacts

7- ______________ represent an example on threats (SWOT analysis).

a. Training and Education Obstacles
b. Unlimited Abilities to Develop
c. Unlimited Positions in Your Area
d. Positive trends in your field

8- ______________ is an example on opportunities (SWOT analysis).

a. Limited personal development
b. A field that doesn’t need your skills
c. Enhancing education
d. Competition in your field

9- Better self-evaluation naturally leads to improving the _____________ between

our actions and our standards, resulting in better performance.
a. alignment
b. inconsistency
c. disagreement
d. disharmony

10- Good managers and leaders need __________ to perform well in their roles.
a. only internal self-awareness
b. only external self-awareness
c. both types of self-awareness internal and external
d. neither internal nor external self-awareness
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11- Experience can be _________ in terms of learning and improving the self.
a. positive
b. negative
c. positive or negative
d. neutral

12- Asking “_____” may lead to better introspection.

a. what
b. who
c. when
d. where

13- Decisions based on SWOT analysis help in making the worst impression and
creation of your Personal Brand.
a. True
b. False

14- a way to do a personal SWOT is to conduct a cost-benefit analysis for your

self-image change. For example, if you had to change yourself from being a very
casual and free-spirited person to a very conservative and traditional person, is it
worth it? Is the time, money and effort justified?
a. True
b. False

15- Self-awareness develops all at once. The process begins in childhood, as kids
start being able to recognize and name their emotions, strengths and challenges,
and likes and dislikes. And it stops over time.
a. True
b. False

16- Self-awareness spoils our communication, confidence, and thus our job
performance.
a. True
b. False
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17- Even positive experiences can lead one to attribute success to oneself when it
may have had more to do with the circumstances, leading to false confidence.
a. True
b. False

18- Introspection is recommended to improve self-awareness, but with a focus on

asking oneself the right questions. It has been noted that asking “why” might not
always be effective, as many of our internal processes remain shrouded in our
subconscious or unconscious minds.
a. True
b. False

19- To improve your self-awareness, asking “Why do I fail at this task so

often?” can be better than asking “What are the circumstances in which I fail at
this task, and what can I do to change them?”
a. True
b. False

20- Increased self-awareness leads to less self-care in medical students and an

unreal understanding of one’s strengths and capabilities along with a boost to
emotional intelligence in law students.
a. True
b. False
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Answer Key
1- a
2- b
3- a
4- d
5- d
6- c
7- a
8- c
9- a
10- c
11- c
12- a
13- b
14- a
15- b
16- b
17- a
18- a
19- b
20- b