BLS INSTRUCTOR ESSENTIALS EXAM A 2026
25 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PRACTICE
TEST GRADED A+
⩥ What does the term group norm mean?
Answer: An agreement between the class on how the class is going to be
ran.
⩥ What are the units of instruction in the Gen Instructor Training
Course.
Answer: Orientation and Pre-Test
Instructional Systems Design (ISD)
Lesson Plan Development and Formatting
Lesson Plan Preparation: Professional Resources
Criminal Justice Instructional Leadership
Adult Learning
Audio Visual Aids
The Evaluation Process of Learning
Active Learning: Demonstration and Practical Exercises
Classroom Management
Instructional Styles and Platform Skills
Law Enforcement Instructor Liabilities and Legal Responsibility
,⩥ What are the course requirements pertaining to the use of training aids
during the presentation..
Answer: At least 10 training aids must be used
7 of those training aids can be PowerPoint slides
You must use 3 different types of training aids
⩥ What are the 3 different categories of training aids?.
Answer: Hardware
Software
Realia
⩥ What is the minimum passing score you can make on the 70-minute
presentation?.
Answer: 102
⩥ What is the minimum passing score you can make on the Lesson
Plan?.
Answer: 80
⩥ What are the numerical and substantive requirements for the final 70-
minute presentation and the final 70-minute written lesson plan..
Answer: Cannot have more than 10 minutes of non-teaching time
,The introduction must be 8 minutes and no more than 12
Total time of presentation must be 65 to 75 minutes
Lesson Plan must be in semi-manuscript format
Presentation must include a 5 minute break
⩥ What is the minimum passing score on the NC General Instructor
Certification Examination?.
Answer: 75%
⩥ What score on the NC General Instructor Certification Examination
allows for 1 retake?.
Answer: 65% - 74%
⩥ What are two reasons for completing instructor evaluations in the
Instructor training program?.
Answer: - Strengthen the knowledge, skills, dispositions, and classroom
practices of professional educators
- To make the instructor better
⩥ What is required to maintain your certification?.
Answer: Complete a 1 hour refresher course every calendar year
⩥ Describe the role of training as a solution to performance problems..
, Answer: To change behavior
Improve skills and knowledge
Prepare employees for new roles
The ensure the employee feels valued
Increase efficiency and effectiveness
⩥ What are the 4 components of a system?.
Answer: Interdependent
Synergistic
Dynamic
Cybernetic
⩥ What does Interdependent mean in a system?.
Answer: The elements depend on one another
⩥ What does Synergistic mean in a system?.
Answer: The elements together achieve more than separately
⩥ What does Dynamic mean in a system?.
Answer: The system can adjust to its environment
⩥ What does Cybernetic mean in a system?.
25 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PRACTICE
TEST GRADED A+
⩥ What does the term group norm mean?
Answer: An agreement between the class on how the class is going to be
ran.
⩥ What are the units of instruction in the Gen Instructor Training
Course.
Answer: Orientation and Pre-Test
Instructional Systems Design (ISD)
Lesson Plan Development and Formatting
Lesson Plan Preparation: Professional Resources
Criminal Justice Instructional Leadership
Adult Learning
Audio Visual Aids
The Evaluation Process of Learning
Active Learning: Demonstration and Practical Exercises
Classroom Management
Instructional Styles and Platform Skills
Law Enforcement Instructor Liabilities and Legal Responsibility
,⩥ What are the course requirements pertaining to the use of training aids
during the presentation..
Answer: At least 10 training aids must be used
7 of those training aids can be PowerPoint slides
You must use 3 different types of training aids
⩥ What are the 3 different categories of training aids?.
Answer: Hardware
Software
Realia
⩥ What is the minimum passing score you can make on the 70-minute
presentation?.
Answer: 102
⩥ What is the minimum passing score you can make on the Lesson
Plan?.
Answer: 80
⩥ What are the numerical and substantive requirements for the final 70-
minute presentation and the final 70-minute written lesson plan..
Answer: Cannot have more than 10 minutes of non-teaching time
,The introduction must be 8 minutes and no more than 12
Total time of presentation must be 65 to 75 minutes
Lesson Plan must be in semi-manuscript format
Presentation must include a 5 minute break
⩥ What is the minimum passing score on the NC General Instructor
Certification Examination?.
Answer: 75%
⩥ What score on the NC General Instructor Certification Examination
allows for 1 retake?.
Answer: 65% - 74%
⩥ What are two reasons for completing instructor evaluations in the
Instructor training program?.
Answer: - Strengthen the knowledge, skills, dispositions, and classroom
practices of professional educators
- To make the instructor better
⩥ What is required to maintain your certification?.
Answer: Complete a 1 hour refresher course every calendar year
⩥ Describe the role of training as a solution to performance problems..
, Answer: To change behavior
Improve skills and knowledge
Prepare employees for new roles
The ensure the employee feels valued
Increase efficiency and effectiveness
⩥ What are the 4 components of a system?.
Answer: Interdependent
Synergistic
Dynamic
Cybernetic
⩥ What does Interdependent mean in a system?.
Answer: The elements depend on one another
⩥ What does Synergistic mean in a system?.
Answer: The elements together achieve more than separately
⩥ What does Dynamic mean in a system?.
Answer: The system can adjust to its environment
⩥ What does Cybernetic mean in a system?.
