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WorksheetsLearn to Lead Chapter 2
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Cadets are:
Members of society with maturity and experience
Leaders in training who take their duty to selves, nation, and future seriously
Individuals discovering what they will pursue in their future
Students training for careers in aerospace, leadership, physical fitness, and character education
Which of the following is not a way to pursue the goal of becoming a leader?
To learn how to communicate with others
To invest fully in the ethic of teamwork
Find people to be your followers so you get hands on experience
Take responsibility for your actions
Self management is:
The process of directing and controlling your actions so that you can achieve your goals in life
The process of managing your life in order to be successful
Taking ownership of your team to complete the mission
Consistently making positive choices that further your goals
A goal is:
Is a dream with a deadline
Is a future picture
Are destinations you hope to reach at the end of your journey
Describes where you are going, not how you will get there
A future picture:
Something in writing that states precisely what you will achieve in the future
The steps you must take in the future in order to reach your goals
Fuel for your goals
Is a clear and compelling description of what you want your life to look like at some point in the future
The six steps to help set goals are
Dream big, identify a specific goal and write it down, list the steps needed to reach the goals, get help and support from others, work toward your goals one step at a time, reward yourself along the way and when you complete your goal
Dream realistically , identify all your life goals and write them down, list the steps needed to reach the goals, get help and support from others, work toward your goals one step at a time, reward yourself along the way and when you complete your goal
Dream big, identify a specific goal and write it down, list the steps needed to reach the goals, make sure you set goals you have the training to complete, work toward your goals one step at a time, reward when you complete your goal
Dream big, identify a specific goal and write it down, list the steps needed to reach the goals, get help and support from others, make sure you can complete the steps in under a month, set a new goal
Which of the following is not a benefit of goal setting?
They give you a meaningful purpose
They give you a rudder
They give you a sense of mission
Motivation to complete positive things in life
Which of the following are not the decision-making process?
Stop think and define the problem, decide what you think matters in the situation, brainstorm and list your options, weigh your options, decide what your followers think, decide and act, continue until completion
Decide what you’ll be doing, put the plan into action, re-evaluate along the way, change course if needed, continue until completion
Stop think and define the problem, get the facts, brainstorm and list your options, weigh your options, consider your values, decide and act, re-evaluate the decision
Hold a discussion about the problem with stakeholders, make a decision as a leader as to how you will proceed, ask a mentor’s opinion on your choice, re-evaluate the decision, continue if it is working
Leaders who make bad decisions:
Will inspire a negative example
Have to learn to have moral courage
Lose the respect of their followers
Are often caught in an ethical trap
Time management is:
How well you make use of your time and resources
The process of organizing and using your time wisely
The process of scheduling and directing the team to
Paying attention and coming prepared on every mission
Efficiency:
Describes how well a leader is making use of their time and other resources
Describes how well a team organizes and uses their time
Working with the team to ensure all goals are met in the shortest amount of time
Determination, hustle and hard work
Ways to be efficient are:
Pay attention, come prepared, focus on the teams needs, do it right the first time, do the easiest tasks first, maximize uptime by scheduling during busiest times
Pay attention, come prepared, focus on your goals, learn from your mistakes, sequence the work efficiently, take breaks as needed
Pay attention, come prepared, focus on your goals, do it right the first time, sequence the work efficiently, maximize uptime and limit downtime
Pay attention, come ready to learn, focus on your goals, do it right the first time, sequence the work from easiest to hardest, maximize uptime and limit downtime
Procrastination is:
Identifying what needs to be done and finishing it before the deadline
An attitude about tasks caused by a lack of motivation
Only doing the parts of jobs you want to and finishing right before it is due
The practice of putting off for no good reason what can be done right now
Which of the following is not a step to overcoming procrastination?
Break the job into small pieces
Considering your peace of mind
Getting motivated by considering what accomplishing your task will do for you
Jump right in
Stress is:
A state of agitation caused by unknown circumstances
The body’s response to change
Something that causes you anxiety
A destructive force that harms your body when dealt with
Young people are more prone to stress than adults:
True
False
Resilience is:
The ability to bounce back and recover from adversity
Having self-control and not letting stress affect the team
Eliminating stressors in your life
Managing and controlling stress in your life
Which of the following is not a step used to manage stress?
Confront your stressors and learn how to live with them
Let things go
Try to resolve the problem
Avoid things that bring you down
Which of the following are physical ways to relieve stress?
Exercise
Practice relaxation techniques
Eat and sleep well
All of the above
Which of the following is not a result of lacking coping skills?
Losing your ability to exert self-control
Not being able to achieve your goals
Finding yourself in a pattern of failure
Losing battles with stress
TEAM stands for
(a)
A team is
A group of people with synergy working on a mission
A collection of individuals who are committed to working together to achieve a common goal
A diverse group of people using their individual skills for their advantage
A group of people with the common goal of getting on the same bus
Which of the following helps makes a team a team?
Team diversity
Team spirit
Team power
Team leadership
The four characteristics of good team players are:
Selflessness, dedication to the mission, excellence, a servant heart
Integrity, respect, hard work, loyalty
Technical skills, respect, passion, loyalty
Self-discipline, selflessness, enthusiasm, loyalty
A mentor is defined as:
An older individual with life experience who coaches you
A close, trusted, experienced advisor
A peer you go to for advice
Anyone you chose to ask a question to
Mentors
Are your role models
Challenge you
Are your friends
Are your tutors
Which of the following is not a step to becoming mentor-ready?
You must have respect for all people
You must be eager to learn
You must be humble
You must be ambitious
What is the biggest problem with communication?
When there are physical barriers such as language
Talking more than listening
Thinking that it has taken place
When the correct people who need to be involved in the communication cannot be contacted
Listening is:
Actually listening to what is said, not just thinking about how you will respond
Focusing on meaning, not just the sounds coming out of someone’s mouth
The process of receiving, deciphering, and responding to spoken and non-verbal messages
A skill that comes naturally to good leaders
Which of the following correctly the ways to work on being an active listener?
Decide what the end product of the discussion needs to be, memorize the background facts about the person you are listening to, make sure to let the other person know how much you want to listen to them
Decide what is most important in the situation, memorize the key points, make sure you decide what the other person is trying to communicate
Prepare and come knowing what you will be discussing, pay attention to the context, record the conversation, confirm the outcome
Prepare, adjust to the situation, focus on key points, pay attention to verbal and non-verbal cues, think in context, take notes, confirm the message
The main goal of communication is to:
Share meaning
Receive the sounds or read the written message
To ensure all members of a team are on the same page
Share information
The main goal of communication is to:
Share information
Receive the sounds or read the written message
Share meaning
To ensure all members of a team are on the same page
Questions are a form of ______ where the speaker and listener work together to share meaning
Communication
Teamwork
Teaching
Knowledge sharing
Knowledge questions ask
Who
What
Why
Where
Understanding questions ask
How
What
Where
Who
Synthesis questions ask:
What
Where
Why
How
Critical reading is defined as
The never-ending pursuit of knowledge
The process of determining a complex message through writing
The process of reading and understating written text
The process of examining, analyzing, and evaluating the writer’s message
“SQ3R” stands for
Synthesize, query, recall, review, remind
Survey, question, read, recall, review
Survey, question, rest, remember, review
Study, quiz, rest, review, recall
