Sheppey, are you speaking from personal experience? Seriously, those things you mention are BAK/GFPT stuff (or whatever they call it now). Or at least they were back when I did my initial training.
What go-round procedure have you been told or heard is being taught that is so different to the POH..?
If what you say is true, then standards must have slipped somewhat. I'd have been disappointed if one of my students couldn't answer those questions let alone an instructor!