LET 4

JROTC Knowledge Bowl

1. Developing the MOI and briefing takes place in the \__________ part of continuous improvement.

Do/Act

2. JROTC program outcomes \__________.

support larger organizational goals and can be used to motivate others about the big picture

3. A \__________ is a project that demonstrates the skills you've developed at the end of a course or program.

capstone

4. What are the four phases of a lesson plan?

Inquire, Gather, Process, Apply

5. What is the strategy used in which a team of students work with and depend on each other to accomplish a goal?

Cooperative learning strategy

6. The lesson competency is \__________.

a one-sentence statement about what learners will accomplish in the lesson

7. \__________ is the attitudes and behaviors of people in a group situation.

Group dynamics

8. The outline used to teach content is called the \__________.

lesson plan

9. What are the two main purposes of providing feedback?

To provide information or to provide motivation.

10. What type of feedback is most useful?

Specific

11. Rapport is a \__________.

friendly relationship

12. \__________ means to have formed an opinion before actual knowledge or experience.

Preconceived

13. A \__________ is a strong belief or opinion.

conviction

14. Which type of organization helps its members learn about careers in a particular field?

Professional organization

15. \__________ is any act that inflicts extreme physical, emotional, or psychological pressure on someone to demean, degrade, or disgrace them.

Hazing

16. Sports competitions between teams within the college are known as \__________.

intramural athletics

17. When you are answerable for the outcomes of your words and actions then you are \__________.

accountable

18. A \__________ helps you make decisions about your collegiate education.

academic adviser

19. When your grades fell below the needed GPA to graduate and you are in threat of losing the privilege of attending college, you will be put on \__________.

academic probation

20. Dormitories or residence halls owned and operated by the college are known as \__________.

on-campus housing

21. Which type of organization do fraternities typically belong to?

Social organization

22. An upper classroom or adult living in the dorm to help residents solve living problems is a \__________.

residential adviser

23. Each semester sororities or fraternities recruit new members. This recruitment time is also known as \__________.

rush

24. Some values like patience, mutual respect, risk-taking, and equity apply more to organizations as a whole rather than to their employees. What are these values called?

Organizational Values

25. 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?

Personal values

26. What is a series of jobs in an organization that help you grow to higher-level positions within an organization?

Career ladder

27. What two main activities help you to plan your professional development?

Identifying and developing knowledge, skills, and attitudes.

28. The process, plans, and achieved credentials that help you grow in your career are called \__________.

professional development

29. Reaching an accomplishment or goal is seeing it to \__________.

fruition

30. When a company not only states, but shows evidence of these values, they are called \__________.

organizational values

31. You stick to something until you achieve it. This is also called \__________.

perseverance

32. You are demonstrating \__________ when you take into consideration the effects of your decisions and actions on all people connected with your organization.

work ethic

33. A value you have that shows you are being fair and impartial is \__________.

equity

34. \__________ develops when people and organizations know that they can rely on one another to do the right thing.

Mutual trust

35. Being faithful to a co-worker, a friend, or a company is demonstrating \__________.

loyalty

36. When you are considerate and cooperate with others in the work place, you are demonstrating \__________.

courtesy

37. A \__________ is a series of jobs that you may progress through as you build toward your career goals.

career ladder

38. If a colleague or friend is reliable, they are demonstrating \__________.

dependability

39. When you value the feelings of another person's situation, you are showing \__________

compassion

40. Another name for a "power down" approach to authority is \__________.

delegating

41. If a leader must counsel subordinates for negative behaviors, when and where should that counseling take place?

It should take place as quickly as possible after an infraction, and it should take place in private to prevent public humiliation.

42. Name tangible rewards that can be presented to subordinates to reward jobs that are well done.

Ribbons, medals, free time

43. T or F: Delegating the planning of events to subordinates is a motivation technique of leadership.

True

44. T or F: In order for leaders to motivate followers, leaders must satisfy the personal needs of subordinates as well as their work-related goals.

True

45. Another name for delegating authority is the \__________ approach.

Power down

46. Name the four levels of communication.

Superficial, fact, thought, feeling

47. \__________ is the ability to experience the feelings of others and to share your feelings with others to improve the communication process.

Empathy

48. \__________ means being energetic and ambitious and able to make plans and get things done without being directed by others.

Self-motivation

49. What is self-regulation?

The ability to control one's emotions effectively rather than ignoring them or pushing them aside.

50. What is self-awareness?

An awareness of one's own emotions and where they are coming from.

51. What do we mean when we say a person has a high degree of "emotional intelligence"?

A person aware that emotions are part of their reactions.

52. Communication has two parts: \__________ and understanding.

transference

53. \__________ is defined as the transference of understanding of a meaning.

Communication

54. T or F: Feedback to subordinates is most effective when it is immediate.

True

55. Name the five competencies for managing emotions.

Self-awareness, self-regulation, self-motivation, empathy, and effective relationships

56. Providing effective feedback, both positive and constructive, is a key part of the communication process. What is an ineffective method of providing effective feedback?

Provide feedback immediately after a message has been sent; an action has been completed; or when feedback is primarily negative.

57. Name three characteristics of informative feedback.

Is limited, includes specific behaviors, and provides suggestions.

58. What is the final closing point to the feedback process?

Checking the reviewer's perceptions about your feedback.

59. Give examples of intangible rewards that can be given to subordinates for jobs well done.

Praise, a compliment, a pat on the back, positive feedback, etc.

60. You are marching in the lead platoon in a company column with platoons in column formation. The commander orders "close on the leading platoon." What should you expect to hear next?

"Half step, march"

61. You are in the 3rd Platoon. You are standing directly behind your squad leader, who is five steps in the back of the last Cadet in the 2nd Platoon. Your first sergeant is positioned to the rear of the formation. What type of formation are you in?

Company in a column with platoons in the column

62. 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?

The battalion command sergeant major

63. What is the definition of the word "respective"?

Related, belonging, or assigned

64. What is the definition of the word "facilitate"?

To ease the accomplishment of a task

65. What is the definition of the term "en route"?

In motion towards a destination

66. The four-stage model for project management includes the following stages:

Definition, Planning, Implementation, Follow-up

67. T or F: When using the Gantt Chart, watching for overuse of your resources is not necessary.

False

68. T or F: Conflicting ideas about limited government raise questions about the size of government and its ability to do its job.

True

69. Consent of the governed is primarily about \__________.

democracy

70. Individual rights associated with police interactions include which of the following?

The right to remain silent, to refuse a warrantless home or vehicle search, and to obtain an attorney

71. Typically, when the rights of individuals increase the rights of society \__________.

decrease

72. Fundamental principles \__________.

remind us of our government's role and purpose

73. Your company has four platoons with four squads each. Your company commander just ordered "Company mass left, march." When the formation is complete, how many squad leaders will be in line with each other?

16

74. \__________ means there is openness and visibility about what the government is doing or plans to do.

Transparency

75. Close observation or data collection of a suspect is \__________.

surveillance

76. A principle is a \__________.

basic truth or idea that serves as the foundation

77. Fundamental means \__________.

basic, primary, or of central importance

78. Automation can lead to economic instability when it causes \__________.

high unemployment and lack of consumer spending

79. The 2013 debate about the National Security Agency has to do with \__________.

balancing citizen surveillance with prevention of terrorist acts

80. Websites that encourage hatred and lies are often not shut down because \__________.

it is difficult to draw a line between free speech and government censorship

81. In the future, technology could support direct democracy by \__________.

giving voters a way to vote directly on issues

82. The ability of society's members to cooperate with each other and acknowledge shared interests is called \__________.

social cohesion

83. \__________ is the tendency for unpredictable outcomes or actions.

Instability

84. \__________ is the basic physical and organizational structures a society needs to operate.

Infrastructure

85. A cyberattack is an attack \__________.

that causes computer systems or computer programs to malfunction

86. Who is the person who lives in your college dormitory and can help you solve living problems?

Residential adviser

87. The \__________ is a state or territorial organization that is under the control of a governor during peacetime.

Army National Guard

88. Name the three main missions of the Army National Guard.

To be combat-ready to deploy and fight anywhere in the world; to save lives and property during a natural disaster or civil disturbances: to assist in times of national emergency.

89. Another name for the part-time soldiers in the National Guard is \__________.

Citizen-soldiers

90. How and when did the U.S. Army Reserve get its start?

In 1908 with the establishment of the Medical Corps Reserve. Then, in 1916, the Reserve Corps was established by the National Defense Act.

91. What is the mission of the Air National Guard?

To provide ready units to the state and nation in a federal role (to support national security); in a state role (to protect life and property); and in a community role.

92. The National Guard was officially designated as state-organized militias by what act?

The National Defense Act of 1916

93. A state or territorial organization that is under the control of a governor during peacetime is the \__________.

Army National Guard

94. Citizen soldiers is another name for the part-time soldiers in what organization?

The National Guard

95. Define "avionics."

A shorthand term for aviation electronics.

96. What branches of the U.S. Army are usually directly involved in the conduct of actual fighting?

Combat arms

97. The Special Forces and Civil Affairs branches of the Army are non-accession branches. Define"non-accession."

The policy or practice of not accepting personnel directly from traditional officer or enlisted entrance sources.

98. What branch of the Army accomplishes missions of unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, strategic reconnaissance, and counterterrorism?

Special Forces

99. What is the oldest branch of the U.S. Armed Forces?

The Army, which dates back to 1775 when the Continental Congress adopted a Continental Army.

100. The three components that make up the U.S. Army are the Active Army, the Army Reserves and \__________.

Department of the Army Civilian Workforce