BWS Academics Practice Test

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• Which of the following is NOT a form of reconnaissance?
• What is the first consideration in terrain flight route planning?
• Which terrain flight mode corresponds to 80 to 200 feet AGL?
• Which of the following is a form of reconnaissance?
• What is the temporary grouping of forces designed to accomplish a particular mission?
• What attack is planned and carefully coordinated?
• What criteria is a specific condition and size under which enemy unit contact may be avoided?
• What is a position that provides standoff ranges and good fields of fire located within the BP, ABF, or SBF?
• Which sentence correctly uses an introductory phrase followed by a comma?
• What air route fires are planned along the air route to ensure rapid target engagement?
• What is the dynamic process used by small-unit leaders to analyze a mission, develop a plan, and prepare for an operation?
• What form of security is designed to protect helicopters in flight to their objective during an air assault or air movement mission?
• In close-contact air operations, which commander typically has control of aviation assets?
• Which sentence uses inclusive, gender-neutral pronoun usage for a singular antecedent?
• Which characteristic of the offense involves "Massing overwhelming effects of combat power to achieve a single purpose"?
• Which two terrain flight modes are explicitly named in the material?
• In air movement operations, which security form protects helicopters en route to the objective?
• Who is one of the AATFC's subordinate maneuver commanders?
• What utilizes a 5W format to describe the form of the operation, the task, and its associated purpose?
• In planning, which symbol denotes the Target Reference Point?
• What should you keep between you and the enemy in regard to terrain flight?
• Which plan is associated with the staging of assets for the operation?
• Which term describes the relative speed and rhythm of military operations over time with respect to the enemy?
• What term is used for the product that translates a commander's visualization into concrete steps during planning?
• In data analysis, which measure represents the average of a data set?
• To avoid flying over enemy ground forces, you should plan routes over what type of terrain?
• What is the recommended approach when encountering a difficult question on a practice test?
• Which item is NOT listed as a characteristic of the offense?
• Which fallacy involves making a claim about all members of a group based on too small a sample?
• Adverse weather, extreme heat and cold, and other environmental conditions such as blowing snow and sand are considered ______ of AATF?
• Which characteristic of the offense involves "attacking at a time or place or in a manner which enemy forces did not prepare or expect"?
• What is displacement criteria?
• Solve for x: 2x + 7 = 19.
• Who is responsible for leading the flight according to the mission brief and commander's intent?
• Which term describes the pace and rhythm of operations relative to the enemy?
• During TLP, an aviation company breaks into functional planning cells to turn commander's visualization into an ________.
• In air mission planning, HLZ stands for which term?
• What Terrain flight mode is 25 feet to 80 feet AHO?
• Which description best matches the word bucolic?
• Which statement correctly matches a term to its meaning?
• Which phrase indicates clearance to fire is not given until a command is issued?
• Screen primarily provides what?
• Which of the following lists the steps to avoiding detection?
• Convoy Security should be used when you do not have enough forces to secure the entire route.
• If prolonged drought reduces river water levels, what is the likely effect?
• The ______ is the commander, or the commanders designated representative who leads a tactical mission involving more than one aircraft, and his decision-making authority for elements under his/her command
• Convert 3/4 to a decimal.
• When outlining an essay, what is the purpose of a topic sentence?
• Which employment method employs two attack companies at one time?
• Which punctuation marks correctly set off a parenthetical aside?
• In persuasive writing, how do three concrete examples typically affect the reader?
• What is the decimal form of 1/5?
• In economic terms, what happens when demand increases while supply remains constant?
• Which of the following best describes a map legend?
• What are the three terrain flight modes used in a high threat area?
• Area reconnaissance boundary characteristics are described as which?
• In a plant growth experiment, which is the dependent variable?
• RP's should be offset by how many degrees from final landing heading to facilitate a smooth transition?
• The output produced after refining the WARNORD is known as which document?
• The acronym RW stands for Rotary Wing. Which term matches?
• From a ratio of 3:5, which statement correctly describes the relationship between the two quantities?
• Which TLPs relate to preparation?
• Which planning cell drives the appropriate route, movement technique, and terrain flight modes to the maneuver cell?
• Which of the following is NOT a form of security?
• If a triangle has base 6 units and height 4 units, its area is:
• Displacement criteria define the conditions that must be met before undertaking what?
• What is the central idea of the primary source vs secondary source distinction?
• In civics, what are the three branches of government in the United States?
• Who is the S-3 who leads the AATF command post when AATFC is airborne in a mission command aircraft?
• What term describes the action that follows a successful exploitation and aims to cut off and destroy the enemy attempting to retreat?
• What is an appropriate topic sentence for a paragraph about solar energy's benefits?
• In science, which description best defines the independent variable?
• What is an offensive operation that destroys or defeats enemy forces, seizes and secures terrain, or both?
• What Terrain flight mode is surface to 25 feet AHO?
• Within a lift, what is the term for each individual aircraft?
• Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The scientist explained the results in a concise and __________ manner.
• What is a statement that directs the manner in which subordinate units cooperate to accomplish the mission and establishes the sequence of actions the force will use to achieve end state?
• To maintain unit fighting integrity, infantry squads will be assigned to a _______, platoons will remain in the same _______, and companies will remain within the same _______.
• Which state of matter has a definite volume but no definite shape?
• Which movement technique is used when speed is important and contact with the enemy is not likely?
• What is the tone of a paragraph that uses sarcasm to critique careless policy?
• Which sentence correctly uses a colon to introduce a list?
• Which form of reconnaissance uses large, restrictive boundaries?
• In writing, which device uses repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?
• In Troop Leading Procedures, what is the second step?
• Which approach is used when you lack enough forces to secure the entire route, focusing on convoy protection?
• The ABF 1 symbol corresponds to which action?
• Which term best describes the central claim an essay seeks to prove?
• What is a thesis statement?
• Which of the following is a primary source?
• Where should a comma be placed to set off nonessential information?
• What should routes avoid in regard to terrain flight?
• Identify the sentence that uses proper parallel structure.
• Which punctuation marks correctly join two independent clauses?
• Which sentence uses a dash to set off a parenthetical aside?
• What is the foundation of a successful air assault?
• Which form of security is the most robust level of security, capable of operating independently of the main body?
• Which fundamental ensures freedom to maneuver?
• If a research question asks for cause and effect, what research method is appropriate?
• Which verb tense should be used to describe a historical event that happened in the past?
• Air Assaults are planned in ________ to ensure timing and synchronization
• Target Reference Point (TRP) is used for what purpose?
• What is the unit used for the area of a rectangle, given length and width in consistent units?
• Which statement best describes the primary role of light energy in photosynthesis?
• What is the author's likely purpose if a passage argues for stricter pollution controls to protect public health?
• Which symbol is used to designate the Target Reference Point on a map?
• Which employment method utilizes 3 attack companies at once for overwhelming the enemy with massed fires?
• Which HLZ call indicates no enemy activity observed above the AATFC threshold for tactical risk on the HLZ?
• Which symbol represents the Holding Area?
• Disengagement criteria specify when you WILL break contact.
• Which sentence demonstrates correct parallel structure in a series containing -ing verb forms?
• Who has the authority to make final decisions on the coordination and employment of all elements under their command?
• What does the process of elimination help you do on multiple-choice questions?
• Which elements are included in the Aircrew operation order?
• Which of the following is a method of employing onboard weapons to destroy the enemy?
• Which reconnaissance form is larger and more time-consuming when knowledge of the enemy and terrain is vague and limited?
• Which statement best captures the central distinction between primary and secondary sources?
• What criteria is given as guidance from the commander, as to when you WILL break contact from an enemy force?
• In Troop Leading Procedures, what is the third step?
• Which sentence demonstrates correct use of a semicolon to connect two related independent clauses?
• In a dataset with values 2, 4, 6, 8, what is the median?
• Which of the following is a primary source?
• Which symbol would you consult to locate a target reference point on a map?
• Which of the following is NOT a stage of the reverse planning sequence?
• What is the company maneuver planning cell responsible for?
• Who plans, coordinates, and synchronizes fires during all phases of the air assault?
• What TLPs relate to planning?
• What is an area where the commander intends to trap and destroy an enemy force with the massed effects of all available weapons and supporting systems?
• Which plan details the sequence for loading personnel and equipment onto aircraft?
• Which strategy helps improve reading comprehension by predicting content?
• Which symbol represents the Fire Position?
• Which terrain flight mode hugs the terrain to stay low and stealthy?
• Who is the overall commander of the Air Assault Task Force?
• The company maneuver planning cell works hand in hand with which other cell?
• Which of the following is a step to avoiding detection?
• What is a tactical mission that uses direct fires, supported by indirect fires to engage an enemy force without closing the enemy to destroy, fix, or deceive?
• Who controls aviation assets when enemy forces are out of friendly contact?
• In the reverse planning sequence, which plan comes directly before the Landing Plan?
• Which of the following is a valid hypothesis for a plant growth experiment with sunlight as the variable?
• Which statement best describes the purpose of the RP distance and offset values for flight profile transition?
• Which of the following is a stage in the reverse planning sequence?
• Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?
• Why is it important to control the tempo of the Offense?
• If a line on a graph slopes upward from left to right, what does it indicate about the relationship between the two variables?
• Which movement technique is used when enemy contact is expected?
• Which symbol represents the Engagement Area?
• What offensive task is utilized when the enemy situation is vague?
• What does the 'O' stand for in the fundamentals of security?
• In Troop Leading Procedures, what is the first step?
• A Target Reference Point (TRP) is used to initiate, distribute, and control fires.
• What is the primary purpose of an Engagement Area?
• What term describes the tactical grouping of two or more aircraft?
• Which pairing correctly matches a terrain flight mode with its altitude band?
• RP's should be positioned at what distance range from the objective?
• A Fire Position provides standoff ranges and good fields of fire located within which designations?
• What is the function of three examples used to support an argument?
• What is a reasonable inference about a character who consistently ignores warnings and continues a risky plan?
• Which term would you use to describe an offensive action intended to seize terrain through careful planning and coordination?
• Which statement best describes the relationship between the thesis statement and a paragraph's topic sentence?
• What is the purpose of the Aircrew operation order?
• Which characteristic of the offense is described as "a willingness to take bold risks"?
• What does the "O" stand for in Fundamentals of Recon?
• Which combination of distance and angular offset is described as the standard for RP positioning?
• A ______ attack trades off planning and preparation time for speed of execution.
• Which employment method maintains constant pressure by keeping at least one unit in combat at all times?
• In data interpretation, what does the mean tell us about a dataset?
• Which fundamental emphasizes rapid and accurate reporting of information?
• What is the best strategy for managing time on a practice test?
• In operations where two attack units are scheduled to engage, you would be using which employment method?
• If a class of 40 students and 25 percent are girls, how many girls are there?
• After given an Attack Aviation Call for Fire, clearance to fire is withheld if the area is within which condition?
• Which employment method ensures that one company is in the battle at all times?
• In physics, which form of energy is associated with motion?
• Which of the following is a method of employing onboard weapons to destroy the enemy?
• Which form of reconnaissance is used to discover or test the enemy's strength, dispositions, and reactions?
• To maximize operational control, aviation assets are designated into:
• In a math word problem, if 2/5 of the class are girls and there are 25 students, how many girls are there?
• What are the two major operational variables?
• What is the fundamental element for mission success in a high-threat environment?
• Which state of matter has neither a fixed shape nor a fixed volume?
• Which word meaning best fits: benevolent?
• What is the last covered and concealed position prior to the objective that is occupied for short periods of time?
• A Battle Position (BP) is an area designated for what purpose?
• Which movement technique is used when enemy contact is possible?
• What term refers to the group of all aircraft assigned to a mission that will rotate to the landing zone?
• Which role is primarily responsible for aviation assets when friendly forces are not in contact with the enemy?
• In a study, the variable deliberately changed by the researcher is called
• A sequence shows the numbers 5, 8, 11, 14. What is the next number?
• On a graph, if a line slopes upward from left to right, this indicates which type of relationship between the variables?
• Which of the following is NOT a terrain flight modality used in a high threat area?
• What skill is tested when a text compares renewable energy and fossil fuels?
• Which term best describes an offense that is designed and coordinated in advance to achieve a specific objective?
• Which branch is primarily responsible for enforcing laws?
• Which of the following is a purpose of security operations?
• Which of the following is a method of employing onboard weapons to destroy the enemy?
• What is the purpose of the Initial Planning Conference?
• The brief position before the objective is commonly called what?
• Who coordinates the plan between the ground force and all aviation assets?
• In a syllogistic argument: All humans are mortal. Socrates is a human. Therefore, Socrates is mortal. What type of reasoning is this?
• Who controls aviation assets when friendly forces are in close enemy contact?
• Identify the flaw: If an advertisement claims that a product works for everyone, what logical fallacy might be involved?
• Which term describes the person who leads a multi-aircraft mission and has decision-making authority?
• What air route fires are planned by the FSO to destroy, neutralize, or suppress known or suspected enemy positions?
• Which statement best distinguishes a mixture from a pure substance?
• What is the primary purpose of the Combined Arms/AATF Rehearsal?
• Which event specifically confirms synchronization of maneuver and fire support control measures?
• Which term describes an area used to trap and destroy an enemy force with the massed effects of all available weapons and supporting systems?
• Which statement about ratios is true?
• Which form of security provides the least amount of security and primarily provides early warning?
• A car travels 150 miles in 3 hours. What is the average speed?
• Which term describes an offensive action that is planned and coordinated in advance?
• Reconnaissance operations support which entity?
• The Air Mission Coordination Meeting (AMCM) is intended to provide what level of solution to requirements?
• Where should you plan your terrain fight route?
• How many terrain flight modes are used in a high threat area?
• What is the purpose of an aviation check in brief?
• Zone reconnaissance boundary characteristics are described as which?
• What is a tactical mission in which a maneuver force moves to a position where it can engage the enemy by direct fire in support of another maneuvering force?
• What are the forms of security?
• Which method involves rapid fire while moving forward to engage the enemy?
• What is the most important element of an OPORD, as it gives guidance to the mission statement and defines the end state of the mission?
• What is the primary purpose of an air assault movement?
• The Aviation Liaison Officer serves as the subject matter expert to which groups on aviation and their unit capabilities?
• How many attack companies are used in the Maximum Destruction employment method?
• Which HLZ call indicates enemy activity on or near the landing zone above the AATFC's acceptable level?
• Which statement about security operations is true?
• What is the purpose of an Operations Order?
• An ______ is the movement of friendly assault forces by RW aircraft to engage and destroy enemy forces or to seize and hold key terrain.
• Which step of the scientific method involves testing a hypothesis with experiments?
• Which practice helps you systematically reduce options on a multiple-choice test?
• Which plan concerns the movement of aircraft and personnel from departure to arrival?
• In a math problem, if a system of equations has no solution, what is the relationship of the lines?
• In air assault terminology, RW aircraft refer to which type of aircraft?
• Who serves as the subject matter expert to the AATFC and GTC on aviation and their unit capabilities?
• AMCM stands for which term in air mission planning?
• What is the purpose of the Air Mission Brief?
• What is the main idea described in a text about photosynthesis?
• In a cause-and-effect statement, if heavy rainfall leads to flooding, what is the effect?