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In this post I have tried to consolidate some tips which will be useful for correctly answering PMP exam
questions. These should be helpful to PMP aspirants. I have categorized the tips for answering the questions
under 4 different categories. Read on…
Questions
1. Read the question carefully. Understand what the question is asking.
2. Read the questions patiently. Do not rush through the questions.
3. Read the language and context of each question carefully and patiently.
4. Identify the PMBOK Guide keywords in each question.
5. Separate actual question from redundant sentences and/or words.
6. There might be long wordy questions. Do not skim the questions.
7. Do not assume any information that is not provided in the question.
8. Look for the negative keywords like NOT, EXCEPT, EXCLUDING, NEVER. Make sure you have
understood what do they want to ask.
9. Look for words like BEST, FIRST, INITIAL, NEXT, LAST, ALWAYS, MOST, MOST LIKELY, LESS LIKELY,
MOST UNLIKELY, PRIMARY etc. Make certain how would the answer change because of these
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1. Read all the options patiently. Do not rush through the options.
2. Read all the options completely even if an option is looking obviously incorrect by reading initial words.
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3. Understand the meaning of each option separately.
4. Read the language and context of each option carefully and patiently.
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7. There might be long wordy options. Do not skim the any of them.
8. Do not assume any information that is not provided in the option.
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1. Try to identify process group, knowledge area and the process in question. Only then answer the
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3. Remember PMI-isms when answering
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4. Think yourself as a project manager working in a matrix organization while answering the question. It
means that you are sharing the authority with a functional manager.
5. Choose the best answer from the options given. It is possible that the most appropriate answer to the
question is not amongst the 4 options
6. In the situational questions choose option that is the best thing or the first thing or most likely to be done in
the given situation.
7. When there is a ‘fill in the blank’ question, it is possible that correct answer may not give grammatically
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8. Try to identify true statement in the options but which is not the answer to the questions being asked.
Eliminate them.
9. Look out for definitive options which include words like ALWAYS, MUST, MANDATORY,
CERTAINLY, NEVER, DEFINITELY, COMPLETELY etc. Most probably this would not be the answer.
10. Alternatively options having words like LIKELY, PROBABLY, SOMETIMES, PERHAPS, OFTEN,
GENERALLY etc. are likely to be the correct answers.
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General
1. Understand all the project management terms and abbreviations. You can refer to glossary in PMBOK
Guide; it has all the abbreviations and definition of terms.
2. Practice formula based questions diligently. Understand which formula will be applicable in which
situation.
3. Look out for the PMBOK terms which are written as part of question or options that are irrelevant to the
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1. nduniso Jikela says:

August 15, 2012 at 4:51 PM (//www.pmbypm.com/how-to-answer-pmp-questions/#comment-18)
Hello Praveen,
do you have sort of questions or question papers for PMP exams.
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3. Daviens Struats says:
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I think Elimination is the best point. Without this, I can never answer Q correctly.
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4. Davidjocabs says:
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5. Anonymous says:
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Regarding the PMBOK – read it carefully you will see that it repeats and re-emphasizes
the important concepts. Highlight these points and all the process flow pages; follow-up
on supplemental materials with concepts that are not clear or where you see you have a
lack of understanding as revealed from taking practice tests.
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1. nduniso Jikela says:

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