CFI FOI Test Questions and Correct Answers
Updated
Question 1
Which is an advantage of e-learning (electronic learning)?
A. Instructors spend less time on ground instruction than traditional groundschool.
B. Less feedback and peer interaction.
C. Instructors do not maintain control of the learning situation.
Correct Answer
A. Instructors spend less time on ground instruction than traditional groundschool.
Question 2
Which statement is true concerning extraneous blocks of instruction during a course
of training?
A. They are usually necessary parts of the total objective.
B. They detract from the completion of the final objective.
C. They assist in the attainment of the lesson's objective.
Correct Answer
B. They detract from the completion of the final objective
Question 3
What should an instructor do with a student who assumes that correction of errors is
unimportant?
A. Divide complex flight maneuvers into elements.
B. Try to reduce the student's overconfidence to reduce the chance of an accident.
C. Raise the standard of performance for each lesson, demanding greater effort.
Correct Answer
C. Raise the standard of performance for each lesson, demanding greater effort.
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,Question 4
The main reason that students are put in cooperative learning groups is so they
A. learn and help each other.
B. can individually achieve greater success than if they were to study alone.
C. learn that teamwork is essential if all members are to learn equally well.
Correct Answer
B. can individually achieve greater success than if they were to study alone.
Question 5
Practical tests for pilot certification are
A. evaluation-referenced.
B. norm-referenced.
C. criterion-referenced.
Correct Answer
C. criterion-referenced.
Question 6
Which factor affecting perceptions is based on the effectiveness of the use of a
properly planned training syllabus?
A. Basic need.
B. Goals and values.
C. Time and opportunity.
Correct Answer
C. Time and opportunity.
Question 7
Which statement is true relative to effective multiple-choice test items?
A. Negative words or phrases need not be emphasized.
B. Items should call for abstract background knowledge.
C. Items may include options that are plausible or even accurate.
Correct Answer
C. Items may include options that are plausible or even accurate.
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,Question 8
The instructor can counteract anxiety in a student by
A. treating the student's fears as a normal reaction.
B. temporarily discontinuing instruction in tasks that cause anxiety.
C. emphasizing the importance of overall flight safety in learning maneuvers that may
cause anxiety.
Correct Answer
A. treating the student's fears as a normal reaction.
Question 9
A lesson plan, if constructed properly, will provide an outline for
A. proceeding from the unknown to the known.
B. the teaching procedure to be used in a single instructional period.
C. establishing blocks of learning that become progressively larger in scope.
Correct Answer
B. the teaching procedure to be used in a single instructional period.
Question 10
Which type of practice is necessary for a student to learn to perform a skill on the
automatic level?
A. Blocked.
B. Random.
C. Deliberate.
Correct Answer
C. Deliberate.
Question 11
What is the basis of all learning?
A. Perception.
B. Motivation.
C. Positive self-concept.
Correct Answer
A. Perception.
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, Question 12
When it appears students have adequately discussed the ideas presented during a
guided discussion, one of the most valuable tools an instructor can use is
A. a session of verbal testing.
B. a written test on the subject discussed.
C. an interim summary of what the students accomplished.
Correct Answer
C. an interim summary of what the students accomplished.
Question 13
Flying an approach procedure is considered to be an example of which domain of
learning?
A. Psychomotor domain.
B. Affective domain.
C. Cognitive domain.
Correct Answer
A. Psychomotor domain.
Question 14
In planning instructional activity, the second step is to
A. develop lesson plans for each period or unit of instruction.
B. identify blocks of learning which constitute the necessary parts of the total
objective.
C. develop a training syllabus that will serve as a guide for conducting training at each
level of learning.
Correct Answer
B. identify blocks of learning which constitute the necessary parts of the total
objective.
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Updated
Question 1
Which is an advantage of e-learning (electronic learning)?
A. Instructors spend less time on ground instruction than traditional groundschool.
B. Less feedback and peer interaction.
C. Instructors do not maintain control of the learning situation.
Correct Answer
A. Instructors spend less time on ground instruction than traditional groundschool.
Question 2
Which statement is true concerning extraneous blocks of instruction during a course
of training?
A. They are usually necessary parts of the total objective.
B. They detract from the completion of the final objective.
C. They assist in the attainment of the lesson's objective.
Correct Answer
B. They detract from the completion of the final objective
Question 3
What should an instructor do with a student who assumes that correction of errors is
unimportant?
A. Divide complex flight maneuvers into elements.
B. Try to reduce the student's overconfidence to reduce the chance of an accident.
C. Raise the standard of performance for each lesson, demanding greater effort.
Correct Answer
C. Raise the standard of performance for each lesson, demanding greater effort.
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,Question 4
The main reason that students are put in cooperative learning groups is so they
A. learn and help each other.
B. can individually achieve greater success than if they were to study alone.
C. learn that teamwork is essential if all members are to learn equally well.
Correct Answer
B. can individually achieve greater success than if they were to study alone.
Question 5
Practical tests for pilot certification are
A. evaluation-referenced.
B. norm-referenced.
C. criterion-referenced.
Correct Answer
C. criterion-referenced.
Question 6
Which factor affecting perceptions is based on the effectiveness of the use of a
properly planned training syllabus?
A. Basic need.
B. Goals and values.
C. Time and opportunity.
Correct Answer
C. Time and opportunity.
Question 7
Which statement is true relative to effective multiple-choice test items?
A. Negative words or phrases need not be emphasized.
B. Items should call for abstract background knowledge.
C. Items may include options that are plausible or even accurate.
Correct Answer
C. Items may include options that are plausible or even accurate.
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,Question 8
The instructor can counteract anxiety in a student by
A. treating the student's fears as a normal reaction.
B. temporarily discontinuing instruction in tasks that cause anxiety.
C. emphasizing the importance of overall flight safety in learning maneuvers that may
cause anxiety.
Correct Answer
A. treating the student's fears as a normal reaction.
Question 9
A lesson plan, if constructed properly, will provide an outline for
A. proceeding from the unknown to the known.
B. the teaching procedure to be used in a single instructional period.
C. establishing blocks of learning that become progressively larger in scope.
Correct Answer
B. the teaching procedure to be used in a single instructional period.
Question 10
Which type of practice is necessary for a student to learn to perform a skill on the
automatic level?
A. Blocked.
B. Random.
C. Deliberate.
Correct Answer
C. Deliberate.
Question 11
What is the basis of all learning?
A. Perception.
B. Motivation.
C. Positive self-concept.
Correct Answer
A. Perception.
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, Question 12
When it appears students have adequately discussed the ideas presented during a
guided discussion, one of the most valuable tools an instructor can use is
A. a session of verbal testing.
B. a written test on the subject discussed.
C. an interim summary of what the students accomplished.
Correct Answer
C. an interim summary of what the students accomplished.
Question 13
Flying an approach procedure is considered to be an example of which domain of
learning?
A. Psychomotor domain.
B. Affective domain.
C. Cognitive domain.
Correct Answer
A. Psychomotor domain.
Question 14
In planning instructional activity, the second step is to
A. develop lesson plans for each period or unit of instruction.
B. identify blocks of learning which constitute the necessary parts of the total
objective.
C. develop a training syllabus that will serve as a guide for conducting training at each
level of learning.
Correct Answer
B. identify blocks of learning which constitute the necessary parts of the total
objective.
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