My FI(A) and CRI(A) SE tests were pretty identical. Full presentation of an exercise from the PPL course including board brief, in air then a full ground debrief. The CRI(A) ME covered an exercise from the MEP but was the same again with regards to content.
All done with Ontrack who are superb. Now either they are over teaching in which case I certainly got value for money or others are under teaching.
Whoppity, your distaste for the CRI rating has always been easy to see. But I think you do it a great disservice. Virtually everything I do as an Instructor and Examiner at work is covered by the CRI rating. I keep the FI(A) current purely so I can do PPL skill tests and act as a supervising FI(A).