Fundamentals of Instructing (FOI) Practice Test: FAA Knowledge Test

405 practice questions on human behavior and communication, the learning process, lesson plans and teaching methods, assessment, professionalism, and risk management. We wrote every question from the FAA's own handbook, and each answer links the page it comes from. The real FOI test is 50 questions at 70%.

The real test: 50 questions in 90 minutes. 35 right (70%) passes.

Passing score: FAA knowledge test passing score (70%), the codes on your test report, and retesting

Here: 405 questions. Our own practice questions, written from the FAA's FAA-H-8083-9B, a U.S. government work. Not the FAA's test questions. Free.

What's on the test

"On the test" is the rough share of a 60-question test for each topic; the FAA's mix changes from test to test.

10 sample questions

1. Learning is defined as:

   • A.The transfer of an instructor's skill to a learner by demonstration
   • B.Acquiring knowledge or understanding through experience, practice or study
   • C.A change in grade on the instructor's rubric after each lesson
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   B. Acquiring knowledge or understanding through experience, practice or study

   FOI-182 · Human behavior and communication · FAA-H-8083-9B, PDF page 34

2. Classical conditioning is learning based on:

   • A.An association between a neutral and a natural stimulus
   • B.Reflecting on experience to reach a clearer understanding
   • C.An association between a behavior and its consequences
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   A. An association between a neutral and a natural stimulus

   FOI-251 · The learning process · FAA-H-8083-9B, PDF page 54

3. The handbook reviews an instructor's planning around four key topics. They are:

   • A.Objectives, standards, test items and the four levels of learning
   • B.Course of training, blocks of learning, syllabus, lesson plans
   • C.Preparation, presentation, application, review and evaluation
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   B. Course of training, blocks of learning, syllabus, lesson plans

   FOI-39 · Lessons and teaching methods · FAA-H-8083-9B, PDF page 145

4. Assessment provides the instructor with:

   • A.A reason to end the lesson early
   • B.A legal record required by the FAA for each flight lesson
   • C.Immediate feedback on the quality of instruction
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   C. Immediate feedback on the quality of instruction

   FOI-71 · Assessment and testing · FAA-H-8083-9B, PDF page 132

5. How many main responsibilities of aviation instructors does the handbook list?

   • A.Four
   • B.Five
   • C.Seven
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   B. Five

   FOI-1 · Professionalism · FAA-H-8083-9B, PDF page 159

6. Risk is defined as:

   • A.The probability and severity of loss from exposure to hazards
   • B.Any condition that could lead to an unplanned event
   • C.Freedom from conditions that can cause death or injury
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   A. The probability and severity of loss from exposure to hazards

   FOI-113 · Risk management · FAA-H-8083-9B, PDF page 6

7. Research shows that as an individual matures, his or her mode of action moves from:

   • A.Self-direction to dependency
   • B.Fast thinking to slow thinking
   • C.Dependency to self-direction
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   C. Dependency to self-direction

   FOI-183 · Human behavior and communication · FAA-H-8083-9B, PDF page 34

8. In operant conditioning, the association is made between:

   • A.Behavior and the consequences of that behavior
   • B.A sound and the arrival of food
   • C.The learner and the instructor
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   A. Behavior and the consequences of that behavior

   FOI-252 · The learning process · FAA-H-8083-9B, PDF page 54

9. A course of training is:

   • A.One flight lesson with its completion standards
   • B.The minimum hours in 14 CFR part 61
   • C.A series of studies leading to a specific goal
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   C. A series of studies leading to a specific goal

   FOI-40 · Lessons and teaching methods · FAA-H-8083-9B, PDF page 145

10. A traditional assessment usually measures the learner at which levels of learning?

    • A.Rote and understanding
    • B.Correlation only
    • C.All four levels equally
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    A. Rote and understanding

    FOI-72 · Assessment and testing · FAA-H-8083-9B, PDF page 132

What the study guide does

• Short study rounds and flip cards.
• A practice test built like the real one: 50 questions, 35 to pass.
• Pass Meter: your chance of passing if you sat the test today, worked out from your own answers.
• An explanation for every answer.