CPCM Practice Exam Prep
CPCM PRACTICE EXAM PREP NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 120 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW VERSION!!
Which of the following is not a required task of contract closeout?
a. Disposition of buyer-furnished property
b. Signing a formal notice of contract completion
c. Verifying payment of all contractor invoices
d. Providing feedback and rewards for superior performance - Correct Answer-
Providing feedback and rewards for superior performance
Which of the following is not in the "perform contract" domain?
a. Administer contract
b. Ensure quality
c. Manage legal conformity
d. Manage changes - Correct Answer-Manage legal conformity
Which of the following is not an economic price adjustment as described in the
CMBOK?
a. Adjustments based on established prices
b. Adjustments based on actual costs of labor
c. Adjustments based on cost indexes of material
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d. Adjustments based on capital cost of money - Correct Answer-Adjustments
based on capital cost of money
Which of the following is not an acceptable use of advisory and assistance
services?
a. Enhancing the understanding of, and developing alternative solutions to,
complex issues
b. Obtaining advice regarding developments in industry, university, or foundation
research
c. Specifically aiding in influencing or enacting legislation
d. Ensuring the more efficient or effective operation of managerial or hardware
systems - Correct Answer-Specifically aiding in influencing or enacting legislation
Which of the following is not a policy of the government with respect to service
contracts?
a. Government agencies shall generally rely on the private sector for commercial
services
b. Sealed bidding is the preferred method for obtaining services
c. Services should be obtained in the most cost-effective manner, without barriers
to full and open competition, and free of any potential conflicts of interest
d. Agencies shall not award a contract for the performance of inherently
governmental functions - Correct Answer-Sealed bidding is the preferred method
for obtaining services
Which of the following is real property?
a. Wood used in the construction of a building
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b. Screws used to assemble a machine
c. A warehouse for the storage of equipment
d. A test unit modified to accomplish special-purpose testing - Correct Answer-A
warehouse for the storage of equipment
Which of the following is not one of the three basic types of SOWs?
a. Performance
b. Functional
c. Specification
d. Design - Correct Answer-Specification
Which of the following is an assessment tool used when determining what
elements in the functional statement are in full compliance; what elements are in
partial compliance; and what elements are noncompliant?
a. Compliance matrix
b. Compliance template
c. Quality control plan
d. Performance risk plan - Correct Answer-Compliance matrix
Which of the following is a subjective quality assurance criterion?
a. A tire must withstand temperatures of 750 degrees Fahrenheit for five minutes
without burning
b. A facility's guards must score at least 80% accuracy on a "live fire" handgun
target test
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c. An accountant must follow best practices as designated by the agency when
coding invoices.
d. The repairable components of a communications network must operate at a
mean time of 1,000 hours between failures - Correct Answer-An accountant must
follow best practices as designated by the agency when coding invoices
Which of the following is a mathematically-driven cost-estimating technique that
often involves the use of detailed models and is often used for rough estimates?
a. Bottom-up technique
b. Grassroots technique
c. Analogy technique
d. Parametric technique - Correct Answer-Parametric technique
Which of the following is a type of alternative dispute resolution?
a. Claim
b. Negotiation
c. Arbitration
d. Litigation - Correct Answer-Arbitration
Which costing method uses a two-step process in which, first, resource costs are
assigned to each part of the process; and, second, those costs are assigned to the
project?
a. Job-order
b. Process
c. Activity-based
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CPCM PRACTICE EXAM PREP NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 120 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW VERSION!!
Which of the following is not a required task of contract closeout?
a. Disposition of buyer-furnished property
b. Signing a formal notice of contract completion
c. Verifying payment of all contractor invoices
d. Providing feedback and rewards for superior performance - Correct Answer-
Providing feedback and rewards for superior performance
Which of the following is not in the "perform contract" domain?
a. Administer contract
b. Ensure quality
c. Manage legal conformity
d. Manage changes - Correct Answer-Manage legal conformity
Which of the following is not an economic price adjustment as described in the
CMBOK?
a. Adjustments based on established prices
b. Adjustments based on actual costs of labor
c. Adjustments based on cost indexes of material
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d. Adjustments based on capital cost of money - Correct Answer-Adjustments
based on capital cost of money
Which of the following is not an acceptable use of advisory and assistance
services?
a. Enhancing the understanding of, and developing alternative solutions to,
complex issues
b. Obtaining advice regarding developments in industry, university, or foundation
research
c. Specifically aiding in influencing or enacting legislation
d. Ensuring the more efficient or effective operation of managerial or hardware
systems - Correct Answer-Specifically aiding in influencing or enacting legislation
Which of the following is not a policy of the government with respect to service
contracts?
a. Government agencies shall generally rely on the private sector for commercial
services
b. Sealed bidding is the preferred method for obtaining services
c. Services should be obtained in the most cost-effective manner, without barriers
to full and open competition, and free of any potential conflicts of interest
d. Agencies shall not award a contract for the performance of inherently
governmental functions - Correct Answer-Sealed bidding is the preferred method
for obtaining services
Which of the following is real property?
a. Wood used in the construction of a building
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b. Screws used to assemble a machine
c. A warehouse for the storage of equipment
d. A test unit modified to accomplish special-purpose testing - Correct Answer-A
warehouse for the storage of equipment
Which of the following is not one of the three basic types of SOWs?
a. Performance
b. Functional
c. Specification
d. Design - Correct Answer-Specification
Which of the following is an assessment tool used when determining what
elements in the functional statement are in full compliance; what elements are in
partial compliance; and what elements are noncompliant?
a. Compliance matrix
b. Compliance template
c. Quality control plan
d. Performance risk plan - Correct Answer-Compliance matrix
Which of the following is a subjective quality assurance criterion?
a. A tire must withstand temperatures of 750 degrees Fahrenheit for five minutes
without burning
b. A facility's guards must score at least 80% accuracy on a "live fire" handgun
target test
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c. An accountant must follow best practices as designated by the agency when
coding invoices.
d. The repairable components of a communications network must operate at a
mean time of 1,000 hours between failures - Correct Answer-An accountant must
follow best practices as designated by the agency when coding invoices
Which of the following is a mathematically-driven cost-estimating technique that
often involves the use of detailed models and is often used for rough estimates?
a. Bottom-up technique
b. Grassroots technique
c. Analogy technique
d. Parametric technique - Correct Answer-Parametric technique
Which of the following is a type of alternative dispute resolution?
a. Claim
b. Negotiation
c. Arbitration
d. Litigation - Correct Answer-Arbitration
Which costing method uses a two-step process in which, first, resource costs are
assigned to each part of the process; and, second, those costs are assigned to the
project?
a. Job-order
b. Process
c. Activity-based
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