Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

A project manager is working on a complex project and is unsure about planning, executing, monitoring and controlling the project. Match the phrase on the left with the correct statement on the right.

As a project is reaching completion, the project sponsor tells the project manager to immediately close the project and to move on to another project. Which critical task should the project manager complete before closing the project?

A. Ensure that the whole team is appropriately recognized and organize a project farewellparty to celebrate the project success and closure.

B. Update and close both the risk register and issue log with the latest updates, and savethem in the organization's project management information system (PMIS).

C. Archive all the project documents following the organization's accepted practices sothe documents can be used in other future projects.

D. Meet with the project sponsor and advise that the new project might be difficult toundertake because the current project is not yet complete.

A project manager and project team developing a new product are discussing which work methods and tools to use to build the deliverable. What should the result of this discussion be?

A. An agreed-upon work method and tools that should fit the business need and project constraints

B. A detailed mitigation plan on the risks for each work method and the tools used

C. A consensus that everything will run as anticipated once the tools and work methods are identified

D. A technology roadmap for creating similar deliverables in the future with the same tools

A team member has encountered a technical issue similar to the one faced in a successfully closed project However, the team member did not know about the previous project arte would like to resolve the issue on their own

What should the project manager do?

A. Improve the risk management strategy and risk monitoring

B. Reach out to the project manager of the previous project for assistance

C. Allow the team member to work through the issue as a training opportunity

D. Share the lessons learned from the previous protect with the team member

us graph describes the current performance of a protect in relation to cost and schedule. What should the project manager do to bring the project back on track?

A. Review project cost because the project is over budget and ahead of schedule

B. Review project schedule and cost because the project is over budget and behind schedule

C. Review project schedule because the project is under budget and behind schedule

D. Review project scope because the project is under budget and ahead of schedule

A project manager is working on a critical path activity and notices a delay in product delivery due to an anticipated event What should the project manager do first?

A. Follow the risk response plan

B. Use the contingency fund

C. Prepare a change request

D. Update the risk register

A project has been running for 2 months and now requires approval for a supplier to begin some execution tasks. The project team has evaluated several suppliers and selected their top two preferred suppliers. The project sponsor requested that another supplier who has lower costs be added to the list. However, the project manager is aware that this supplier does not always fulfill the project requirements.

What should the project manager do?

A. Set up a requirements review session and obtain agreement for selection criteria.

B. Recommend to the team to add the sponsor's preferred supplier to the list.

C. Choose the sponsor's preferred supplier for the project to avoid conflict between theteam and sponsor.

D. Recommend to the sponsor to review the results of the team's supplier evaluation.

A project manager notices that a project participant seems frustrated and expresses themselves loudly at status meetings and later discovers that the participant is hearing impaired. Which process should the project manager have used at the start of the protect that would have identified this situation?

A. Stakeholder analysis

B. Resource needs analysis

C. Accommodations assessment

D. Team member assessment

A hybrid project team is working on an upgraded version of software for their product owner. The team is also responsible for supporting the existing product and customers. For the last three sprints, the team had to stop their project work and focus on major support items for the product owner. The testers are struggling to cope with the constant changes to the plan, which has resulted in a number of emotional outbursts.

How should the project manager proceed?

A. Request a replacement for those team members who are unhappy with this way ofworking.

B. Schedule a session with the product owner to explain that no support items can betaken into the sprints going forward.

C. Ask human resources (HR) to send the team members to a change managementworkshop.

D. Schedule a session with the team to discuss the issues and work with them to define aplan to manage the sprints going forward.

A business improvement opportunity to reduce energy usage has been identified. The project manager has assembled a team that includes site engineers to deliver this project. However, due to production imperatives, the site engineers may not be fully focused on the project.

How should the project manager manage the team?

A. Develop an approved responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) to confirm internal andexternal resource requirements.

B. Commit each team member's time and deliverables and aim for overall projectcompletion.

C. Continue the project implementation without the site engineers to ensure the scheduleis maintained.

D. Contract external resources to fulfill the role of the site engineers who cannot support the project.

A project manager is tasked with large deliverables that require work by several top developers over the next few weeks Because of the size and complexity of the deliverables the work cannot be assigned to a single person

What should the project manager do first?

A. Request additional developers to join the project team through the change cannot process

B. Break down the deliverable by using the work breakdown structure (WBS) process to make it more manageable for task assignment

C. Assign the entire deliverable to the first available developer to lead and have them assign the work to the remaining developers

D. Include the situation as a risk in the risk register identify risk impacts and possible mitigations, and monitor closely

During the first project meeting with a new project manager, a stakeholder complains about not receiving periodic reports. What should the project manager do first?

A. Add the stakeholder details into the periodic reports and update the project management plan

B. Invite the stakeholder to all future project review meetings and update the project management plan

C. Update the project management plan with the new information and inform all of the relevant stakeholders

D. Meet with the stakeholder to better understand their expectations and update the stakeholder engagement plan