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What this practice test covers
This is one-third of a real PMP exam: 60 questions in 80 minutes, the same pace as the real 180 questions in 240 minutes (about 80 seconds each). It's built on PMI's new Examination Content Outline, the one in use since July 2026:
- Domain split that mirrors the real weights: 20 People (33%), 25 Process (41%) and 15 Business Environment (26%) questions.
- Every question is tagged to an ECO task, so your results show exactly which of the 26 tasks need work.
- A mix of approaches — predictive, agile and hybrid scenarios, roughly following the outline's 40/60 split.
- The item types you'll see: single-answer multiple choice, "select two" multiple response, matching grids, a table-based earned value set, a chart you have to read, and a multi-question case study like the new case/scenario items.
- New-outline topics including AI use, sustainability, value delivery and governance.
How to use it
Exam mode runs the timer and holds the answers until the end, like the real thing. Use it first, as a diagnostic, in one sitting with no notes. Practice mode lets you check each answer and read the explanation right away — better for a second pass or for drilling a weak domain. Quick drill pulls 10 random questions when you only have a few minutes.
Read every explanation, including for questions you got right. PMP items are built so two answers sound reasonable; the explanations show why one beats the other.
How the real PMP is scored
The real exam reports pass or fail, with performance feedback for each domain. PMI doesn't publish a passing percentage, and 10 of the 180 questions are unscored pretest items. So this test reports percent correct by domain rather than a pass/fail verdict. Use it to find weak domains and tasks, not to predict a result.
What to do after
- Sort your misses by domain and task. Two or more misses on the same task means it's a study target.
- Check why you missed: didn't know the concept, misread the question, or picked an answer that was reasonable but not best. The last one is fixed with mindset practice, not more reading.
- Study the weak tasks using the enablers in PMI's outline and a current prep book (see our picks).
- Retake in practice mode a week later, then move on to full-length timed practice before test day.
Need the big picture first? Start with the PMP exam guide.
Official practice resources
- PMI's Examination Content Outline (free PDF) — the blueprint, including descriptions of every item type.
- PMI's PMP page — points to PMI Study Hall and PMI's online practice exam.
Sample questions
4 questions from this practice test, with answers and explanations. Take the full test above for timing, scoring and your weakest domains.
A team member wants to paste customer records into a public generative AI chatbot to speed up data cleanup. What should the project manager do?
- A. Hold off until the use is confirmed to comply with data-protection and AI-use policies, using an approved tool or anonymized data
- B. Allow it, because the time savings will help the project finish on schedule and on budget
- C. Allow it, as long as the team member deletes the chat history and turns off the chatbot's training setting once the cleanup is finished
- D. Report the team member to HR right away for attempting to violate the company's data policy
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Customer records are protected data, and putting them into an unapproved public tool can breach privacy law, contracts and internal policy. Compliance comes first: check the rules and use an approved tool or anonymized data. Deleting the chat or changing a setting afterward doesn't undo the disclosure. Jumping to HR over a question that was raised before anything happened is punitive, not leadership.
A cost-plus-incentive-fee contract has a target cost of $100,000, a target fee of $10,000, and a buyer/seller share ratio of 80/20. The seller's actual cost is $90,000. What is the total the buyer pays?
- A. $100,000
- B. $110,000
- C. $108,000
- D. $102,000
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The seller came in $10,000 under target cost and keeps its 20% share of the savings: fee = $10,000 + (20% × $10,000) = $12,000. Total paid = actual cost $90,000 + fee $12,000 = $102,000. $108,000 gives the seller the buyer's 80% share; $110,000 is the target price; $100,000 adds only the target fee to actual cost.
The marketing director and the head of customer support disagree about which features belong in the minimum viable product (MVP). Both have escalated to the project manager. What should the project manager do?
- A. Include both sets of features in the MVP so that neither stakeholder is disappointed
- B. Decide which features to include yourself, since the project manager is accountable for scope
- C. Facilitate a prioritization session with both stakeholders and the product owner, using agreed value criteria
- D. Ask the sponsor to choose between the two stakeholders' requests and inform them both
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The project manager's job here is to facilitate alignment using objective criteria (business value, risk, cost of delay), while the product owner — who owns backlog priority — decides. Putting everything in defeats the purpose of an MVP. Deciding yourself bypasses the product owner. Kicking it to the sponsor should be a last resort, not the first move.
Match each risk response to the strategy it represents.
| Statement | Avoid | Transfer | Mitigate | Accept | Escalate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buy insurance that covers damage to leased equipment | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Set aside a contingency reserve and take no other action | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Replace an unproven component with a proven one, eliminating the threat | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| A corporate policy change threatens the project, but the response is outside the project manager's authority | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Add an extra round of load testing to reduce the chance of performance defects | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
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Set aside a contingency reserve and take no other action → Accept
Replace an unproven component with a proven one… → Avoid
A corporate policy change threatens the project, but the… → Escalate
Add an extra round of load testing to reduce the chance of… → Mitigate
Transfer shifts the impact to a third party (insurance). Accept acknowledges the risk without changing it — a contingency reserve makes it active acceptance. Avoid removes the threat entirely (swap out the unproven component). Escalate is for threats outside the project's scope or authority, handed to the program, portfolio or organization level. Mitigate reduces probability or impact (extra testing).
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ReadFrequently asked questions
Are these real PMP exam questions?
No. They're original questions written to match the style, format and content outline of the real exam. PMI doesn't release live exam questions.
What percentage do I need on practice tests to be ready?
There's no official number, because PMI doesn't publish a passing percentage. A better readiness check: consistent results across all three domains on full-length timed practice, and explanations for your misses that you can state in your own words.
Why are there only 60 questions?
It's a one-third-length block at the real pace, so you can finish it in one sitting. For full-exam stamina, take it three times over a few weeks, or add a full-length 180-question simulation from your prep course.
Does this cover the old PMP exam?
No. It follows the new outline in use since July 2026. If your materials still show People 42%, Process 50%, Business Environment 8%, they're for the old exam.
Sources & official links
- PMI — Earn the PMPpmi.org