Quiz: Test your understand of team work

Quesiton 1: Individuals make good decisions much quicker than teams do.
A. True
B. False

Quesiton 2: Teams make the best decisions when

A. Leaders are autocratic
B. Team members who don’t know anything keep quiet
C. Decisions are made by consensus
D. Team members listen carefully

Quesiton 3: Group members are dependent on one another, while team members are independent of one another.
A. True
B. False

Quesiton 4: Healthy conflict is a key building block of an effective team.
A. True
B. False

Quesiton 5: Listening is a critical behavior in consensus building
A. True
B. False

Quesiton 6: No group ever becomes a team unless it can hold itself accountable as a team.
A. True
B. False

Quesiton 7: Which of the following is not a Team Maintenance Role?

A. Encouraging
B. Compromising
C. Harmonizing
D. Information Giving

Quesiton 8: Effective team behavior is always more encouraging than challenging of new ideas.
A. True
B. False

Quesiton 9: Teams operate most effectively when leadership is formally established and recognized.
A. True
B. False

Quesiton 10: Name 3 of the Six Thinking Hats and what they represent.
 

ANSWERS:

1A, 2B, 3B, 4A, 5A, 6A, 7D, 8B, 9B
10: White Hat- Neutral, Red Hat- Feeling, Black Hat- Negative, Yellow Hat-Positive Judgment, Green Hat- Creative thinking, Blue Hat- The big picture.

Note: Group or Team Maintenance Roles includes the followings:

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