IFSTA Fire Instructor I – 2025 Study Guide & Skills
Practice Focus: instructional methods, evaluation,
safety, and training environment management.
1. What is the primary role of a Fire Instructor I?
a) Develop new training curriculum
b) Manage the training budget
c) ✓ Present prepared lessons and evaluate student performance
d) Supervise other instructors
2. Which domain of learning involves physical skills and manual dexterity?
a) Cognitive
b) ✓ Psychomotor
c) Affective
d) Behavioral
3. The domain of learning that deals with attitudes, values, and beliefs is the:
a) Cognitive domain
b) Psychomotor domain
c) ✓ Affective domain
d) Practical domain
4. A lesson plan's "Introduction" section should typically include:
a) The final exam
b) ✓ Attention-getter, motivation, and lesson overview
c) Detailed skill steps
d) The instructor's biography
5. Which instructional method is best for introducing a large amount of information to a
big group in a short time?
a) Discussion group
b) ✓ Lecture
c) Demonstration
d) Role-playing
6. The primary purpose of a lesson plan is to:
a) Restrict instructor creativity
b) Serve as a script that must be followed verbatim
, c) ✓ Provide a structured guide for instruction
d) Replace the need for subject knowledge
7. During a skills demonstration, what is the correct sequence for the Four-Step Method
of Instruction?
a) Explain, Prepare, Demonstrate, Do
b) Demonstrate, Explain, Do, Apply
c) ✓ Prepare, Present, Apply, Test
d) Present, Demonstrate, Practice, Evaluate
8. In the "Application" step of the Four-Step Method, the instructor's main role is to:
a) Deliver the lecture
b) ✓ Coach and correct students as they practice
c) Grade the final performance
d) Dismantle the equipment
9. Which teaching aid is most effective for showing the proper steps of a knot-tying
procedure?
a) An audio recording
b) A printed manual
c) ✓ A live demonstration
d) A written test
10. A well-written learning objective must be:
a) Vague to allow for flexibility
b) ✓ Specific, measurable, and achievable
c) Written only in cognitive terms
d) A secret from the students
11. The part of a learning objective that describes the required level of performance is the:
a) Condition
b) ✓ Criterion
c) Standard
d) Behavior
12. Differentiating instruction to accommodate visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners is
addressing:
a) Learning disabilities
b) ✓ Learning styles
, c) Student laziness
d) Budget constraints
13. A guided discussion is characterized by:
a) The instructor doing all the talking
b) ✓ The instructor using questions to draw knowledge from students
c) Students debating each other without instructor input
d) A formal presentation by a student
14. The primary benefit of using small group activities is that they:
a) Reduce the instructor's workload
b) Are easier to plan than lectures
c) ✓ Promote active participation and peer learning
d) Always produce faster results
15. When a student asks a question you cannot answer, the best response is to:
a) Make up a plausible answer
b) Dismiss the question as irrelevant
c) ✓ Admit you don't know and commit to finding the answer
d) Redirect the question to another student immediately
16. Teaching to the various skill levels within a class is known as:
a) ✓ Differentiated instruction
b) Standardized instruction
c) Remedial instruction
d) Affective instruction
17. A teaching method that uses a scenario to solve a complex problem is called:
a) A lecture
b) A demonstration
c) ✓ Case-based learning
d) Rote learning
18. The "Test" step in the Four-Step Method of Instruction involves:
a) ✓ Evaluating the student's learning against the objective
b) Giving a pop quiz
c) Testing the equipment
d) Having students test each other
19. The most important reason for using a variety of instructional methods is to:
a) Fill the entire class time
, b) Prove the instructor's expertise
c) ✓ Maintain student interest and address different learning styles
d) Make the lesson plan look comprehensive
20. A lesson outline is primarily used to:
a) Replace the need for lesson plans
b) ✓ Organize the main topics and subtopics in a logical sequence
c) Serve as the final exam study guide
d) Document student attendance
Evaluation and Testing
21. The primary purpose of a JPR (Job Performance Requirement) is to:
a) Document attendance
b) ✓ Define a specific, measurable task a firefighter must be able to perform
c) Serve as a lesson plan template
d) Evaluate instructor performance
22. A formal measurement of a student's knowledge at the end of a course is a(n):
a) Formative evaluation
b) ✓ Summative evaluation
c) Affective evaluation
d) Practical evaluation
23. Feedback to students during a skill practice session is a form of:
a) ✓ Formative evaluation
b) Summative evaluation
c) Standardized testing
d) Certification testing
24. A test question that requires the student to select from given options is a(n):
a) Subjective question
b) ✓ Objective question
c) Essay question
d) Practical question
25. The fairness and consistency of a test is known as its:
a) Validity
b) ✓ Reliability
c) Objectivity
d) Practicality
Practice Focus: instructional methods, evaluation,
safety, and training environment management.
1. What is the primary role of a Fire Instructor I?
a) Develop new training curriculum
b) Manage the training budget
c) ✓ Present prepared lessons and evaluate student performance
d) Supervise other instructors
2. Which domain of learning involves physical skills and manual dexterity?
a) Cognitive
b) ✓ Psychomotor
c) Affective
d) Behavioral
3. The domain of learning that deals with attitudes, values, and beliefs is the:
a) Cognitive domain
b) Psychomotor domain
c) ✓ Affective domain
d) Practical domain
4. A lesson plan's "Introduction" section should typically include:
a) The final exam
b) ✓ Attention-getter, motivation, and lesson overview
c) Detailed skill steps
d) The instructor's biography
5. Which instructional method is best for introducing a large amount of information to a
big group in a short time?
a) Discussion group
b) ✓ Lecture
c) Demonstration
d) Role-playing
6. The primary purpose of a lesson plan is to:
a) Restrict instructor creativity
b) Serve as a script that must be followed verbatim
, c) ✓ Provide a structured guide for instruction
d) Replace the need for subject knowledge
7. During a skills demonstration, what is the correct sequence for the Four-Step Method
of Instruction?
a) Explain, Prepare, Demonstrate, Do
b) Demonstrate, Explain, Do, Apply
c) ✓ Prepare, Present, Apply, Test
d) Present, Demonstrate, Practice, Evaluate
8. In the "Application" step of the Four-Step Method, the instructor's main role is to:
a) Deliver the lecture
b) ✓ Coach and correct students as they practice
c) Grade the final performance
d) Dismantle the equipment
9. Which teaching aid is most effective for showing the proper steps of a knot-tying
procedure?
a) An audio recording
b) A printed manual
c) ✓ A live demonstration
d) A written test
10. A well-written learning objective must be:
a) Vague to allow for flexibility
b) ✓ Specific, measurable, and achievable
c) Written only in cognitive terms
d) A secret from the students
11. The part of a learning objective that describes the required level of performance is the:
a) Condition
b) ✓ Criterion
c) Standard
d) Behavior
12. Differentiating instruction to accommodate visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners is
addressing:
a) Learning disabilities
b) ✓ Learning styles
, c) Student laziness
d) Budget constraints
13. A guided discussion is characterized by:
a) The instructor doing all the talking
b) ✓ The instructor using questions to draw knowledge from students
c) Students debating each other without instructor input
d) A formal presentation by a student
14. The primary benefit of using small group activities is that they:
a) Reduce the instructor's workload
b) Are easier to plan than lectures
c) ✓ Promote active participation and peer learning
d) Always produce faster results
15. When a student asks a question you cannot answer, the best response is to:
a) Make up a plausible answer
b) Dismiss the question as irrelevant
c) ✓ Admit you don't know and commit to finding the answer
d) Redirect the question to another student immediately
16. Teaching to the various skill levels within a class is known as:
a) ✓ Differentiated instruction
b) Standardized instruction
c) Remedial instruction
d) Affective instruction
17. A teaching method that uses a scenario to solve a complex problem is called:
a) A lecture
b) A demonstration
c) ✓ Case-based learning
d) Rote learning
18. The "Test" step in the Four-Step Method of Instruction involves:
a) ✓ Evaluating the student's learning against the objective
b) Giving a pop quiz
c) Testing the equipment
d) Having students test each other
19. The most important reason for using a variety of instructional methods is to:
a) Fill the entire class time
, b) Prove the instructor's expertise
c) ✓ Maintain student interest and address different learning styles
d) Make the lesson plan look comprehensive
20. A lesson outline is primarily used to:
a) Replace the need for lesson plans
b) ✓ Organize the main topics and subtopics in a logical sequence
c) Serve as the final exam study guide
d) Document student attendance
Evaluation and Testing
21. The primary purpose of a JPR (Job Performance Requirement) is to:
a) Document attendance
b) ✓ Define a specific, measurable task a firefighter must be able to perform
c) Serve as a lesson plan template
d) Evaluate instructor performance
22. A formal measurement of a student's knowledge at the end of a course is a(n):
a) Formative evaluation
b) ✓ Summative evaluation
c) Affective evaluation
d) Practical evaluation
23. Feedback to students during a skill practice session is a form of:
a) ✓ Formative evaluation
b) Summative evaluation
c) Standardized testing
d) Certification testing
24. A test question that requires the student to select from given options is a(n):
a) Subjective question
b) ✓ Objective question
c) Essay question
d) Practical question
25. The fairness and consistency of a test is known as its:
a) Validity
b) ✓ Reliability
c) Objectivity
d) Practicality
