Conquering the Board Exam

Vinz reginald o. pangilinan , R. crim

4th placer, december 2017 criminologist licensure
examination
DAY 1
A.M: Criminal Law and Jurisprudence (20 %)
PM: Law Enforcement Administration (20%)
DAY 2
A.M: Criminalistics (20%)
P.M: Crime Detection and Investigation (15%)
DAY 3:
A.M: Sociology of Crimes, Ethics and Human
Relations (15%)
P.M: Correctional Administration (10%)

Board Exam Composition

1. MAHIRAP PO BA ANG BOARD EXAM?
2. ILANG SUBJECTS PO BA ANG BOARD?
3. REQUIRED BA TALAGA MAG BOARD?
4. ANO PO BANG MGA KLASENG
TANONG ANG TINATANONG SA
BOARD?

BOARD EXAM FAQ’S

5. ILANG BESES PO BA PWEDENG MAG
TAKE?
6. ANO BANG BENEFITS KAPAG
NAKAPASA?
7. REQUIRED BA MAG REVIEW CENTER?
8. SA TINGIN MO SIR? PAPASA KAYA
AKO?

BOARD EXAM FAQ’S

 A – ABSENT MADALAS
N – NADATING LATE, NAUWI NG MAAGA
G – GO OUT AND GO OUT
T – TEXT NG TEXT
A – ALANG DALANG GAMIT PARA SA
LECTURE
N – NALIPAD ANG ISIP O KAYA NATUTULOG
G – GALING GALINGAN SA LECTURE
A – ANG DALDAL AT KULIT NA WALA SA
LUGAR
K – KULANG SA NOTE TAKING
O – OK KA LANG? LAGAY NA YAN PAPASA

KAYA LANG ETO KA EH….

KA? ASA KA PA…
 ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO GET A
HAMMER, NAILS AND CHAIR
AND USE THE HAMMER AND NAILS
TO MAKE YOUR BUTT FIXED TO THE
CHAIR

WHAT SHALL YOU DO

BEFORE EXAM?
• PREPARE
• PREPARE
• PREPARE
• PREPARE
• PREPARE
• PREPARE
• PREPARE
• PREPARE
• PREPARE

WHAT SHALL YOU DO

BEFORETHE EXAM?
• “IT IS NOT ONLY CREATED TO
TEST YOUR INTELLIGENCE BUT
ALSO HOW MUCH DID YOU
PREPARE FOR IT”

UNWRITTEN MOST IMPORTANT

PURPOSE OF THE BOARD EXAM
• “Preparation for the Criminologist
Licensure Examination starts from the
moment you step in the university”
• “It is not too late to start preparing”

THE MOST IDEAL TIME TO PREPARE

FOR THE BOARD EXAMS
FUNDAMENTALS OF
OVERCOMING THE BOARD EXAM
• Set your mind that you are taking the exam. Review only
when your mind is ready, do not push yourself too hard,
learn to control pressure and master focus. The most
important thing above all is to pray a lot. Don’t settle on
trusting your own capabilities, offer everything onto the
Lord Almighty and it will surely give you enough
confidence to pass exam.

MIND SETTING
• Discipline yourself. As much as possible get rid of
distractions like social media. Free yourself from
negativism. Be optimistic. Humble yourself. Be open to
new knowledge and don't act that you know everything.
Don't be easily discouraged. Accept the fact that there are
people better than you. Just be yourself.

SELF DISCIPLINE
• SLEEP
• EAT
• EXERCISE 

SEX IS LIFE
• Don't end the day without reading some of your notes. Keep on
reading and reading. Do that as your daily routine. Work for it as
if everything depends on work and pray harder as if everything
depends on prayer.
• We have 24 hours a day, divide it by 3, 8 hours for sleep, 8 hours
for other things and another 8 hours for
reviewing/studying/solving. Use your time wisely.
• Suffer now, party later. Dreams are only dreams without hard
work and perseverance. Don't let your dreams be dreams! Work
hard for it. Take down notes, do not be absent in review days,
drink more water, focus on your goals and set aside those
distracting thoughts! Study well and pray harder.

REVIEW
• If you have a dream, go for it, hold on to it. Keep trying and
don't give up until you reach it. Always remember that there’s
no limit to what you can do if you keep believing in yourself.
• Just be yourself in taking the exam and do not be too much
confident because, at the end if you fail, it's so embarrassing
and its true! do whatever you can do, accept the outcome
whether you pass or not, lastly, the most important thing is do
not give up if you fail. Just try and try until you pass, God has
its purpose for everything.
• “A tree of a Positive Result is a seed of a Positive Mind”.

CONFIDENCE
• How to attain success? Pray to God, never pull other
people down, never think that life is a competition, help,
coordinate and cooperate, put your feet on the ground,
remember where you came from, give yourself a break,
remember that there are a lot of people behind you,
cheering for you. Believe that with God nothing is
impossible and never give up.

HUMILITY
• Ask it from our Savior. Don't let your plans, dreams and
goals be the like instead make it happen, turn it into
reality. Be optimistic and prayerful at all times. Keep the
faith, positive attitude and tenacity burning. If You really
want to pass or more than that, don’t waste time. Prepare
now! In the end, if it is yours, it will always be yours.
• Pray, do your very best and God will do the rest.
• Remember 1% is your effort on reading and 99% is
prayer.

PRAYER
• To prepare in taking board exams, I believe the first thing
to do is to identify and SET your goal. I suggest that we
should set it in a highest standard as it can be and that is
to be on TOP. For if ever you didn't make it on top for
sure you'll passed. Secondly, gather ALL the possible
reviewers from highly trusted resources. It is better to
know more about everything so you can have as much as
idea you needed in taking and answering the actual
questions in the actual examinations.

AIM FOR THE TOP

TECHNIQUES IN REVIEWING
• READING
• UNDERSTANDING
• MASTERY

DRINKING “RUM” IS THE KEY

TO EFFECTIVE REVIEWING
• STUDY IN INTERVALS

• STUDYING IN 20-50 MINUTES

INCREMENTS AND GIVING YOURSELF 5-
10 MINUTES IN BETWEEN IS MORE
BENEFICIAL THAN CRAMMING. THIS
COULD HELP YOU TO RETAIN MORE
MEMORIES IN A LONG TERM MANNER.

SAY NO TO CRAMMING
• DO NOT STUDY IN THE SAME PLACE ALL
THE TIME
• TRY TO HAVE ALTERNATIVE STUDY
SPOTS LIKE LIBRARY, PERSONAL ROOM,
GARDEN, COFFEE SHOPS, OR ANY PLACE
SUITABLE FOR STUDY

MAKE ALTERNATIVE STUDY

SPOTS
• DO NOT FOCUS YOUR SELF BY
READING YOUR NOTES.
• DO NOT FORGET TO TEST YOUR
KNOWLEDGE TO BOOST YOUR
PERFORMANCE.

REVIEW MANAGEMENT
• ALL NIGHTERS IMPRAIR REASONING AND
MEMORY FOR AS LONG AS FOUR DAYS
• GET A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP AND EXPECT
TO PERFORM BETTER ON TESTS
• REVIEW YOUR TOUGHEST MATERIAL
BEFORE GOING TO BED. IT MAKES IT
EASIER TO RECALL THE MATERIAL
LATER.

AVOID BEING AN ALL

NIGHTER
• TRY TO AVOID STUDYING WHILE LISTENING TO
A MUSIC, TEXTING FRIENDS, UPDATING YOUR
FB STATUS, OR WATCHING YOUR FAVORITE TV
SHOW OR MOVIE.

• IF YOUR LISTENING TO MUSIC, TRY

INSTRUMENTAL SONGS OR TRY DOWNLOADING
SONGS FOR STUDYING
• AVOID WATCHING PORN

MINIMIZE DISTRACTIONS
• AFTER A WEEK OF READING YOUR NOTES, TRY A
PRACTICE TEST TO PROVE WHETHER YOU LEARNED
OR YOU NEED TO DRINK MORE “RUM”
• DON’T MEMORIZE THE QUESTIONS PER SE, EXTRACT
THE CONCEPTS FROM EACH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FROM THE PRACTICE TESTS TO MAXIMIZE
LEARNING, ACTUAL BOARD EXAM QUESTIONS
ENTAIL PROFICIENCY AND ANALYTICAL PROWESS
NOT JUST ONLY THE CORRECT ANSWER IN A GIVEN
QUESTION. (CHOOSE THE MOST IDEAL ANSWER ANG
DATINGAN)

MAXIMIZE PRACTICE
TESTING
• Get together with fellow reviewees for a group study
sessions . You may have questions that they have the
answers to and vice versa. As long as you make sure you
stay focused on the topic for an agreed amount of time,
this can be one of the most effective ways to challenge
yourself.
• Apply the Socratic Method of Learning-discussion and
freely asking questions with one another to stimulate
critical thinking skills which is needed for the Board
Exam

ORGANIZE GROUP DYNAMICS

• “RES IPSA LIQUITOR”

REMEMBER TO SPOIL
YOURSELF SOMETIMES
UNDERSTANDING MULTIPLE
CHOICE QUESTION TYPE EXAM
• STUDYING FOR AN MCQ TYPE EXAM REQUIRES
SPECIAL METHOD OF PREPARATION DISTINCTLY
DIFFERENT FROM AN ESSAY TYPE EXAM.
• THIS TYPE OF QUESTION ASKS A STUDENT TO
RECOGNIZE A CORRECT ANSWER AMONG A SET OF
OPTIONS, IT ASSESSES MEMORY OF FACTS, DETAILS,
RELATIONSHIPS, ANALYTICAL ABILITY AND
REASONING
• A COMMON FORM OF OBJECTIVE TYPE
EXAMINATION YET CAN BE CONSIDERED TO BE THE
MOST DIFFICULT.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

TYPE EXAM
• STEM
(STATEMENT,/QUESTION)
• ANSWERS (2 DECOY AND 2
POSSIBLE CORRECT
ANSWERS)

PARTS OF A MULTIPLE CHOICE

QUESTION
• BUDGET TIME WISELY
• RELAX AND DON’T
PANIC

POINTERS WHEN TAKING

MCQ TYPE OF EXAMS
VARIETIES OF MULTIPLE
CHOICE QUESTIONS
• IN ITEMS OF THIS TYPE OF VARIETY, ALL BUT
ONE OF THE ALTERNATIVES ARE INCORRECT;
THE REMAINING ALTERNATIVES ARE THE
POSSIBLE CORRECT ANSWERS.
• THE STUDENT IS DIRECTED TO IDENTIFY THE
CORRECT ANSWER.

SINGLE CORRECT ANSWER

TYPE
• Color of smoke if the product that is
being burned, is with the presence of
phosphorous.
A. Grayish
B. Reddish
C. White smoke
D. Black Smoke
• IN ITEMS OF THIS VARIETY, THE CHOICES DIFFER IN
THEIR DEGREE OF CORRECTNESS. SOME MAY BE
COMPLETELY INCORRECT AND SOME PARTLY
CORRECT, BUT ONE IS CLEARLY MORE CORRECT
THAN THE OTHERS
• THIS MOST IDEAL AMONG THE CHOICES SERVES AS
THE ANSWER, WHILE THE OTHER CHOICES SERVES
AS DISTRACTORS
• THE TYPE OF QUESTION IS THE ONE OF THE MOST
COMMON IN THE PREVIOUS BOARD EXAM
(DECEMBER 2017 C.L.E.)

BEST ANSWER TYPE

Under R.A 9372, which of the following can be classified as an act
of Terrorism?
A. Quirino Grand Stand Hostage drama by Rolando Mendoza,
thereby being the proximate cause of death of several Hong Kong
nationals and causing the Philippine Government to close
diplomatic ties with the Government of Hong Kong resulting
adverse effects on the economy of the Philippines.
B. Maguindanao Massacre that was allegedly done by the Ampatuan
Family in order to eliminate political rivalry in their area of
jurisdiction and thereby triggering the President with the
concurrence of the Congress to declare Martial Law on the
grounds of widespread panic nationwide.
C. Mr. Abdul Jakul Salsalani takes hostages and through media
coverage he is bargaining to the government that he will release
the hostages if the NBI will release their leader.
D. All of the aforementioned above.
• IN CHOICES OF THE NEGATIVE VARIETY, THE
STUDENT IS DIRECTED TO IDENTIFY EITHER THE
CHOICE THAT IS AN INCORRECT ANSWER OR
THE ALTERNATIVE THAT IS WORST ANSWER.
• ANY OF THE OTHER MULTIPLE CHOICE
VARIETIES CAN BE CONVERTED INTO THIS
NEGATIVE FORMAT.

NEGATIVE TYPE
All of the foregoing are the elements of R.A
10175 except;
A.The computer serves as an instrument to the
commission of the crime
B.The computer is the intended victim in the
commission of the crime
C.The computer is the proximate cause of the
commission of the crime
D.The computer accompanies the commission
of the crime
• IN ITEMS OF THE COMBINED RESPONSE
VARIETY, ONE OR MORE OF THE CHOICES ARE
CORRECT ANWERS; THE REMAINING
ALTERNATIVES SERVES AS DISTRACTORS
• THE EXAMINEE IS DIRECTED TO IDENTIFY THE
CORRECT ANSWER OR ANSWERS BY SELECTING
ONE OF A SET OF LETTERS, EACH OF WHICH
REPRESENT A COMBINATION OF CHOICES

COMBINED RESPONSE
• The following chemical compounds comprise the
composition of Lethal Injection, which is
administered to the convict in the following
order:
1.Sodium Barbital 4. Potassium Chloride
2. Panchromium Bromide 5. Potassium Iodide
3. Sodium Thiopental 6. Sodium Amytal
• A. 4, 3, 2
• B. 6, 2, 4
• C. 1, 2, 4
• D. 3, 2, 4
The NAPOLCOM exercises administrative supervision and
policy formulation over the PNP, in Japan the counterpart
agency which also serves the same function as the
NAPOLCOM is___________:
• A. Office of the Prime Minister
• B. National Public Safety Commission
• C. National Commission for Police
Administrative Affairs
• D. Central Commission for Police Administrative
Affairs

INCOMPLETE STATEMENT TYPE