About this event
Each member takes a 25-question written exam on officer duties and parliamentary procedure in 30 minutes. It is worth 25 points each and 175 for the team, and the score counts in every round. Members then get 1 minute to read their motion cards in silence. Next comes a meeting demonstration of up to 13 minutes, opening and closing ceremonies included. Opening ceremonies are worth 10 per member, and each floor member can earn up to 60 for debate, at 20 per debate for the best three. The team is scored on technical correctness (120), disposal of motions (40), the chair's handling of motions (80), the chair's ability to preside (30), conclusions reached (20), team voice, poise and expression (20) and closing ceremonies (15). Last, each member answers one oral question worth 10. The team total is out of 1,000, with 2 points off per second over 13 minutes and deductions for parliamentary errors. Teams have seven members from one chapter, playing president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, reporter, sentinel and advisor, and every member's scores count. Members must be in grade 7, 8 or 9 when they qualify. FFA Official Dress is highly recommended. Members bring two sharpened No. 2 pencils. The event supplies the gavel, officer symbols, notepaper, timers and flag, and no other materials are allowed in the demonstration. Nationals run in three rounds: preliminary, semifinal and a final of four teams. State winners go on to the national event at the 100th National FFA Convention and Expo, Oct 27 to 30, 2027, in Indianapolis.
FormatTest + Presentation
DurationWritten exam 30 min, motion card reading 1 min, meeting demonstration up to 13 min, oral question time not stated
Solo or teamTeam of 7
CategoryLeadership
Your plan
How to study
Built from the official handbook. Take the check and read every lesson here with no account; a free account keeps your progress and opens flashcards, practice and full exams.
Find your weakest area
Take the 7-question check below: one question from each of the 7 areas. It tells you where to start.
Start the checkLearn every area
Every area of the official handbook is below. Each has a short lesson, flashcards and practice, plus free reading.
See the areasPractice until every bar is full
Practice gives you one question at a time and leans toward the areas you miss. Your readiness meter fills as you get them right in every area.
PracticeTake a full exam at the real pace
25 questions in 30 minutes, the official length. Your readiness meter counts your last 3 full exams from the past 30 days, and 90% fills each one.
Take a practice examRehearse the meeting
Type or say your meeting. The judge scores it on the official scorecard and times you against the 13-minute limit.
Get judged on your meeting
The areas of the exam
Officer duties
Parliamentary procedure
Permissible motions
Order of business
Opening and closing ceremonies
Debate on motions
Presiding as chair
Start here
Find your weakest area
7 questions, one from each of the areas of the Conduct of Chapter Meetings exam. Each one is graded the moment you answer, with the reason, and the last screen tells you which area to study first. No account needed.
Judging
What judges score
Opening ceremonies
- Each member10
Discussion
- Debate per member, 20 per debate, best three60
Individual question
- Each member10
Team exam
- Team exam score175
Technical correctness
- Maker of the motion, 30 per motion120
Team demonstration
- Disposal of the motion, 10 per motion40
Chair
- Processing the motion, 20 per motion80
- Ability to preside30
Team effect
- Conclusions reached20
- Team voice, poise and expression20
Closing ceremonies
- President and secretary15
Exam day
What to expect
25-question written exam in 30 minutes
Official format: Written exam 30 min, motion card reading 1 min, meeting demonstration up to 13 min, oral question time not stated.
Written from the handbook
The exam covers the areas the event's handbook lists, from the references it names. Practice questions here are drawn from the same areas.
How you advance
How many advance from districts to states and on to the National FFA Convention & Expo (National Convention) depends on your association's rules. Study the official handbook: it lists every part of the event and how each is scored.
Exam format
- Time limit30 minutes
- Questions25 questions
- TeamTeam of 7
Competition levels: District Career Development Events, then State Career Development Events, then National FFA Convention & Expo
Official reference books
Listed in the official FFA handbook. Your school or public library may have them.
- Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, 12th edition (paid book)
- Official FFA Manual, FFA product, edition and price not stated
- FFA Student Handbook, FFA product, edition and price not stated
- Presiding: You Can Do It, American Institute of Parliamentarians (paid book)
- Past National FFA Event Exams and Oral Questions, FFA.org, no cost
- Past National FFA Event Finals Recordings, FFA.org, no cost
Guidelines and resources
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