JROTC Semester Exam ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Explain the difference between needs and wants. Circle all correct answers.
1. "Needs" are what you deem important to you for life, while "wants" are what you desire.
2. There is no difference between "needs" and "wants."
3. "Needs" are essentials like food, water, and shelter, while "wants" are non-essentials like
movies and eating out. - CORRECT ANSWER - 3. "Needs" are essentials like food, water
and shelter, while "wants" are non-essentials like movies and eating out.
Describe how values can influence decisions. Circle the correct answer.
1. Values establish what we believe are our wants and our needs.
2. Values are sourced from observing how your parents deal with problem-solving and decision-
making in all matters.
3. Values are like honey, they taste good sometimes and at other times, they taste awful. -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Values establish what we believe are our wants and our needs.
Describe what the acronym SMART stands for. Circle correct answer.
1. Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-Bound
2. See, Move, Alert, Ready, and Time-Bound
3. Specific, Measurable, Attentive, Realistic, and Time-Bound - CORRECT ANSWER -
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-Bound
Select which goal from list is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-Bound:
1. June will attend college in Sep 2022 and has obtained a job that pays $100 a week after taxes.
She has set her heart on buying a Mac Pad with Microsoft professional software and Intel
processor. She estimates that the total cost will be $2,100. She is using a calendar to track her
progress toward her goal.
2. David needs to replace all four tires on his Ford GT because the treads are worn.
3. Mary talked about buying a laptop computer for college but took very few steps to transform
her goal into an action plan. - CORRECT ANSWER - June will attend college in Sep 2022
, and has obtained a job that pays $100 a week after taxes. She has set her heart on buying a Mac
Pad with Microsoft professional software and Intel processor. She estimates that the total cost
will be $2,100. She is using a calendar to track her progress toward her goal.
What is the difference between Command Authority and Command Responsibility? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Command Authority is a leader's legal authority to command-and-control
subordinate units, and it can be delegated.
Command Responsibility is a leader's legal and moral accountability to account for people and
property and it cannot be delegated.
Circle JROTC Cadet Creed values that should influence what you say and do as a Panther
Battalion Cadet?
1. Dis-credible Conduct
2. Loyalty and Patriotism
3. Accountable for others' actions
4. Practice good citizenship
5. Always look for a way out when given a task
6. Academic and Physical Fitness
7. Seek Leadership opportunities
8. The Creed is a daily Standard to live by - CORRECT ANSWER - Loyalty and
Patriotism
Practice good citizenship
Academic and Physical Fitness
Seek Leadership opportunities
The Creed is a daily Standard to live by
Define Leadership - CORRECT ANSWER - The ability of a leader to influence others to
accomplish a specific task.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Explain the difference between needs and wants. Circle all correct answers.
1. "Needs" are what you deem important to you for life, while "wants" are what you desire.
2. There is no difference between "needs" and "wants."
3. "Needs" are essentials like food, water, and shelter, while "wants" are non-essentials like
movies and eating out. - CORRECT ANSWER - 3. "Needs" are essentials like food, water
and shelter, while "wants" are non-essentials like movies and eating out.
Describe how values can influence decisions. Circle the correct answer.
1. Values establish what we believe are our wants and our needs.
2. Values are sourced from observing how your parents deal with problem-solving and decision-
making in all matters.
3. Values are like honey, they taste good sometimes and at other times, they taste awful. -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Values establish what we believe are our wants and our needs.
Describe what the acronym SMART stands for. Circle correct answer.
1. Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-Bound
2. See, Move, Alert, Ready, and Time-Bound
3. Specific, Measurable, Attentive, Realistic, and Time-Bound - CORRECT ANSWER -
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-Bound
Select which goal from list is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-Bound:
1. June will attend college in Sep 2022 and has obtained a job that pays $100 a week after taxes.
She has set her heart on buying a Mac Pad with Microsoft professional software and Intel
processor. She estimates that the total cost will be $2,100. She is using a calendar to track her
progress toward her goal.
2. David needs to replace all four tires on his Ford GT because the treads are worn.
3. Mary talked about buying a laptop computer for college but took very few steps to transform
her goal into an action plan. - CORRECT ANSWER - June will attend college in Sep 2022
, and has obtained a job that pays $100 a week after taxes. She has set her heart on buying a Mac
Pad with Microsoft professional software and Intel processor. She estimates that the total cost
will be $2,100. She is using a calendar to track her progress toward her goal.
What is the difference between Command Authority and Command Responsibility? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Command Authority is a leader's legal authority to command-and-control
subordinate units, and it can be delegated.
Command Responsibility is a leader's legal and moral accountability to account for people and
property and it cannot be delegated.
Circle JROTC Cadet Creed values that should influence what you say and do as a Panther
Battalion Cadet?
1. Dis-credible Conduct
2. Loyalty and Patriotism
3. Accountable for others' actions
4. Practice good citizenship
5. Always look for a way out when given a task
6. Academic and Physical Fitness
7. Seek Leadership opportunities
8. The Creed is a daily Standard to live by - CORRECT ANSWER - Loyalty and
Patriotism
Practice good citizenship
Academic and Physical Fitness
Seek Leadership opportunities
The Creed is a daily Standard to live by
Define Leadership - CORRECT ANSWER - The ability of a leader to influence others to
accomplish a specific task.
