Unit 1
What is the first reading strategy you use to improve your comprehension?
A) Summarizing each paragraph as you read it.
B) Previewing or scanning the material.
C) Having someone explain the gist of the material to you.
D) Writing down questions you hope to have answered in the material.
B) Previewing or scanning the material.
Leadership competencies are the same as leadership ________.
A) attributes
B) values
C) skills
D) identities
C) skills
Overdoses can kill because dfrugs affect the _______, whcih is in charge of all the functions our body needs to keep us alive.
A) brain stem
B) limbic system
C) cerebral cortex
D) hypothalamus
A) brain stem
Another name for a "power down" approach to authority is _________.
A) leading
b) motivating
c) delegating
d) micromanaging
c) delegating
US became more involved in world affairs after ________.
A) Civil War
B) World War I
C) World War II
D) Vietnam War
C) World War II
Cadet McKinney won't do his homework unless his parents nag him. According to the Dunn and Dunn model, the Cadet is showing his learning preferences in which area?
A) Sociological
B) Psychological
C) Environmental
D) Emotional
D) Emotional
You are the team leader of a group of second-year Cadets. Most, but not all, are motivated and experienced. What style of leadership should you use with your team?
A) Directing and Delegating
B) Directing and Participating
C) Mostly Delegating, but other styles may be needed for some members
C) Mostly Delegating, but other styles may be needed for some members
Consuming many alcoholic drinks in a very short period of time is called ____.
A) excessive drinking
B) binge drinking
C) being drunk
D) a great party
B) binge drinking
A positive attitude, courtesy, compassion, and enthusiasm may be important in the workplace, but must start with you. What are these personal attributes referred to as?
A) Professional development
B) core abilities
C) skills and abilities
D) personal values
D) personal values
The US began as an experiment to see if ________.
A) the British Empire could exploit distant natural resources
B) a native population could nt be controlled by European descendants
C) the world's first demmocracy could survive
D) new ideas about how a government should be organized and run would work
D) new ideas about how a government should be organized and run would work
You are about to join your friends after school for a quick game of soccer. You know this activity will put stress on your bones, muscles, and tendons. How should you prepare your body before the game?
A) Warm up after a quick stretch
B) Do a stretch of all muscles you will use
C) No preparation is necessary
D) Stretch after a quick warm up
D) Stretch after a quick warm up
Cadet Johnson is the leader for a team fund-raising project, Huis team will raise money by selling tickets to a ninja-type off obstacle course. It's a week before the event and he realizes they only have five athletes from their school competing in the obstacle course. Cadet Johnson probably failed to ___.
A) identify team roles and resources
B) recognize and reward good work
C) give feedback to team members
D) set priorities for the project
D) set priorities for the project
______ is living without alcohol.
A) cold turkey
B) absitnence
C) withdrawal
D) sobriety
D) sobriety
In a battalion formation, your location is in one of two places. The first is one step behind the commissioned staff. The other, used during a mass formation, is one step to the rear of the color guard, centered on the colors. Who are you?
A) the battalion command sergeant major
B) the battalion s-1
C) the battalion XO
D) an enlisted staff member
A) the battalion command sergeant major
Which of the following is a life-threatening emergency created as a result of the body's inability to regulate its core temperature.
A) heat fatigue
A) heat stroke
C) heat cramps
D) heat exhaustion
A) heat stroke
Service learning opportunities can use ______ principles to incorporate scholastic programs with the curriculum.
A) training
B) field education
C) problem-based learning
D) exploratory project
B) field education
Read the following sentence and select the option that correctly indicates teh grammatical error. "Science fiction writers is the most creative writers I know."
A) It is correctly written.
B) It is a run-on sentence.
C) It does not have the correct subject-verb agreement.
D) It is a fragment.
C) It does not have the correct subject-verb agreement.
A) Special staff
B) Coordinating staff
C) Personal staff
D) Principal Staff
B) Coordinating staff
What is the final closing point to the feedback process?
A) write up an after-action report to document your feedback
B) Checking the reviewer's perceptions about your feedback
C) Check back after the receiver has finished the task to see that the receiver incorporated your feedback.
D) There is no closing point; all feedback is ongoing.
B) Checking the reviewer's perceptions about your feedback
A(n) ________ is a law that criminalizes an act that was not a crime when committed, which increases the penalty for a crime after it was committed, or that changes the rules of evidence to make conviction easier.
A) ex post facto law
B) state law
C) national law
D) facto law
A) ex post facto law
What is the definition of the term "flank"?
A) the side of the formation, either left or right
B) To form up in ranks, facing forward the length of formations
C) To for up line abreast
D) A patterned arrangement of troops
A) the side of the formation, either left or right
A group of freidns all joined JROTC together. They all knew each other because they all went to elementary and middle school together. They were all put into the same squad, and their new squad leader told them that shoe would choose team leaders in a couple of weeks. What group development stage is this squad most likely starting in?
A) Formation
B) Enrichment
C) Sustainment
A) Formation
When you ______, you settle differences by bargaining gains and losses.
A) negotiate
B) deadlock
C) collaborate
D) compromise
D) compromise
You reviewed a Gantt Chart created by one of your platoon leaders. The chart showed the four stages of project management, the activities in sequence, and the time estimated for steps didn't overlap. It also included a plan for monitoring resources. What should you have the platoon leader review to make sure? Why?
A) The plan for resources; this isn't necessary when a Gantt Chart is used
B) The stages of prokect management; there are five stages
C) The sequence of activities; sequence is not necessary if all activities are listed
D) The time estimated for steps; the estimates could possibly overlap.
D) The time estimated for steps; the estimates could possibly overlap.
In general, the more populous states were initially _______ ratifying the proposed Constitution.
A) in favor of
B) opposed to
C) undecided about
B) opposed to