Levels of Difficulty

Easy = K and C
Moderate = Ap
Difficult = An, S, and E
It wouldve have been great if these were released much earlier, so that review service providers could
tailor a more effective review program. But anyway
Heres what those letters mean:

Knowledge You will be asked to Recognize or Recall information or ideas. Some of the
things you will do are: Write, List, Label, Name, State, Define.

Comprehension You will be asked to Translate, Comprehend, or Interpret information

that you have acquired in the past. Some of the things you will do are: Explain, Summarize,
Paraphrase, Describe, Illustrate.

Application You will be asked to Select, Transfer, and Use data and principles to complete
a problem or task. Some of the things you will do are: Use, Compute, Solve, Demonstrate, Apply,
Construct.

Analysis You will be asked to Distinguish, Classify, and Relate the assumptions,
hypotheses, evidence, or structure of a statement or question. Some of the things you will do
are: Analyze, Categorize, Compare, Contrast, Separate.

Synthesis You will be asked to Originate, Integrate, and Combine ideas into a product,
plan or proposal that is new to you. Some of the things you will do are: Create, Design,
Hypothesize, Invent, Develop.

Evaluation You will be asked to Appraise, Assess, or Critique on a basis of specific

standards and criteria. Some of the things you will do are: Judge, Recommend, Critique, Justify.
The above is based on Bloom et al.s Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain
Relax Based on the PRCs Table of Specifications (TOS), the items are classified under Knowledge
(K), Comprehension (C), Application (Ap), and Analysis (An).

Table of Specifications in General / Fundamentals

of Real Estate Service
(Weight = 25% / No. of Items = 100)

There are 25 questions (K=5, C=5, Ap=10, An=5) for each of the topics below, or a weight of 6.25%
of the entire 400-question exam:
1.

Fundamentals of Property Ownership Name, Describe, Apply, and Analyze

2.

Code of Ethics and Responsibilities of Real Estate Practitioners Recall, Explain,

Practice, and Categorize

3.

Legal Requirements for Real Estate Service State, Translate/Discuss, Interpret and
Examine

4.

Real Estate Laws and Taxation List, Identify, Use, Classify

Table of Specifications in Special and Technical

Knowledge
(Weight = 25% / No. of Items = 100)
There are 25 questions (K=5, C=5, Ap=10, An=5) for each of the topics below, or a weight of 6.25%
of the entire 400-question exam:
1.

Subdivision Development Recall, Estimate, Illustrate, Outline/Design Special and

Technical Knowledge

2.

Condominium Concepts and other types of Real Estate Holdings State, Describe,
Prepare, Differentiate

3.

Legal Aspect of Sales, Mortgage and Lease List, Explain, Illustrate, Analyze

4.

Documentation and Registration of Transaction Record, Translate / Locate, Schedule /

Prepare, Examine

Table of Specifications in Professional Practice

(Weight = 50% / No. of Items = 200)
There are 33 questions (K=7, C=7, Ap=14, An=5) for each of the topics below, or a weight of 8% of
the entire 400-question exam:
1.

Real Estate Brokerage Practice Name, Discuss, Apply, Appraise

2.

Real Estate Finance and Economics Recall, Describe, Compute / Illustrate, Calculate

3.

Urban and Land Use State, Discuss, Illustrate, Differentiate

4.

Planning, Development, and Zoning of Properties Recognize, Locate, Identify, Prepare,

Examine

5.

Basic Principles of Ecology State, Translate, Interpret, Analyze

6.

Basic Appraisal for Real Estate Brokers Recall, Explain, Use, Analyze