HRCI- SPHR Practice Exam
HRCI- SPHR Practice Exam
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As the HR manager for a small B. Any time there is an uptick in near misses, a
construction firm, you have begun company should take notice. Encouraging
to notice an increase in falls at employees to speak up will help identify potential
various work sites. So far, no one hazards and allow for a preventive response. Site
has been seriously injured; in fact, walk-throughs can help identify hazards, as well
the employees joke about their as give HR the opportunity to talk with employees
"close calls." Which of the following about what might help to keep a near miss from
should you do? becoming an injury.
A. Discipline employees for not
taking safety risks seriously
B. Conduct worksite inspections to
identify potential fall hazards
C. Retrain employees in your
company's fall protection
procedures
D. Nothing yet, as no injuries have
occurred
Augustine filed a grievance with HR B. An employee's perception of fair treatment is
because he believed that a influenced by many factors. In this scenario,
supervisor gave Amy—Augustine's Augustine believes that the outcome (pay
co-worker—a higher raise than increases) was unfair.
Augustine received because the
supervisor is trying to date Amy. This
is an example of which of the
following?
A. Sexual harassment
B. Distributive justice
C. Discriminatory treatment
D. Both A and B
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The best discipline could be B. Most employees genuinely want to succeed in
described as which of the their work environment. When they clearly
following? understand the behavioral expectations and
A. Training outcomes, most will apply the proper levels of
B. Self-discipline self-discipline to be successful in their jobs.
C. Progressive
D. All of the above
A business case can help C. The main purpose of building a business case is
management make better-quality to help an employer make a decision on a
decisions because it does which of particular course of action. This includes a
the following? description of the potential risks of taking—or in
A. Communicates how a plan will some cases, not taking—action.
influence operational efficiencies
B. Provides multiple options for
solving a business problem
C. Describes possible risks that
could result from taking action
D. Quantitatively analyzes relevant
HR trends
By keeping the principles of VUCA B. VUCA conditions are the "new normal" for
in mind—conditions that are volatile, business and HR. The best answer then is to plan
uncertain, complex, and ambiguous for multiple scenarios and outcomes, including
—what type of talent acquisition both best- and worst-case situations.
strategy should HR business
partners develop?
A. Single-scenario planning
B. Multiple-scenario planning
C. Best-case scenario planning
D. Worst-case scenario planning
Chuck has been struggling with C. Positive discipline approaches are
having a positive attitude at work. characterized by constructive partnerships
You and his supervisor met with between the employee, manager, and human
Chuck to make him aware of the resources. The goal is to clearly communicate the
behavioral expectations. As a result, expectations for behavior and engage in joint
Chuck's attitude improves. This problem-solving.
approach is a characteristic of which
type of discipline?
A. Counseling
B. Progressive
C. Positive
D. Mentoring
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Collective bargaining is best D. The process of collective bargaining and the
understood as which of the resulting agreement is a right granted to
following? employees by way of specific law. In this example,
A. Implied contract the National Labor Relations Act granted
B. Union responsibility individuals the right to organize and bargain
C. Employer responsibility collectively through a union.
D. Statutory right
The company you work for gives all C. Employee recognition programs can be
employees an annual bonus right individually based or company-wide. They can be
around Christmas time. The amount especially effective when employees understand
is dependent upon company how their behaviors contributed to the company's
profitability. This effort is best success.
represented by which of the
following?
A. A generous employer
B. An entitlement-oriented incentive
C. A company recognition program
D. A way to keep overtime costs
down
The company you work for prefers a A. High-involvement organizations are those that
flat-line decision-making structure. seek to give authority to all levels of employees.
They strive to grant as much These organizations are defined by flat-line
decision-making power to the structures, transparency, and pay for performance
employees as possible and tie pay compensation programs.
directly to performance outcomes
when possible. This is most likely
what type of organization?
A. A high-involvement organization
B. A learning organization
C. An Internet start-up
D. A nonprofit
Consensual romantic relationships C. Relationships at work, even those that are
at work represent what type of risk? consensual, have the potential for issues in which
A. Intimate partner violence HR will have to intervene. This includes the risk of
B. Unlawful treatment sexual harassment should the relationship
C. Sexual harassment become unwanted by either party.
D. None, because it's consensual
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The consideration of employee A. Systems theories view organizations as a
inputs, work processes, and outputs "whole" entity as opposed to focusing on a single
are at the heart of which category part. These theories consider the inputs, the
of organizational theories? throughputs, and the outputs of a company along
A. Systems with the context (political, economic) in which
B. Humanistic they perform.
C. Bureaucratic
D. Relational
The controller of your organization A. Employee embezzlement or theft is a type of
was caught paying herself for fraud committed against the employer and is
additional vacation time that was subject to prosecution.
never authorized or approved.
Additionally, she coded the
transactions so that they did not
show up under G&A payroll but
rather as a production expense. This
is an example of which of the
following?
A. Fraudulent activity
B. Deception
C. Forgery
D. Misrepresentation of financial
statements
A corporation that franchises its D. As McDonald's Corporation discovered, certain
business model also requires its practices with its franchisees led to a charge that
franchisees to use their computer the corporation indirectly controlled the
system to process employee conditions of employees, causing them to
payroll. This practice is most likely to "ostensibly" believe that they were employees of
trigger which of the following McDonald's Corporation, not only of the
conditions? franchise. For this reason, the National Labor
A. A claim of indirect control Relations Board revised their definition of joint
B. The ostensible agency theory employment, and franchise employees were
C. Joint employment liability allowed to sue the corporation and franchisee in
D. All of the above a class action wage and hour lawsuit.
A cost-of-living pay adjustment is B. Entitlement forms of pay are those that reward
the best example of what type of employees for years of service or for loyalty. A
compensation strategy? cost-of-living adjustment is not given based on
A. Quartile any particular performance criteria; therefore, it is
B. Entitlement a form of entitlement pay.
C. Performance
D. Equity
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HRCI- SPHR Practice Exam
Save
Terms in this set (150)
As the HR manager for a small B. Any time there is an uptick in near misses, a
construction firm, you have begun company should take notice. Encouraging
to notice an increase in falls at employees to speak up will help identify potential
various work sites. So far, no one hazards and allow for a preventive response. Site
has been seriously injured; in fact, walk-throughs can help identify hazards, as well
the employees joke about their as give HR the opportunity to talk with employees
"close calls." Which of the following about what might help to keep a near miss from
should you do? becoming an injury.
A. Discipline employees for not
taking safety risks seriously
B. Conduct worksite inspections to
identify potential fall hazards
C. Retrain employees in your
company's fall protection
procedures
D. Nothing yet, as no injuries have
occurred
Augustine filed a grievance with HR B. An employee's perception of fair treatment is
because he believed that a influenced by many factors. In this scenario,
supervisor gave Amy—Augustine's Augustine believes that the outcome (pay
co-worker—a higher raise than increases) was unfair.
Augustine received because the
supervisor is trying to date Amy. This
is an example of which of the
following?
A. Sexual harassment
B. Distributive justice
C. Discriminatory treatment
D. Both A and B
2/4/2026
, HRCI- SPHR Practice Exam
The best discipline could be B. Most employees genuinely want to succeed in
described as which of the their work environment. When they clearly
following? understand the behavioral expectations and
A. Training outcomes, most will apply the proper levels of
B. Self-discipline self-discipline to be successful in their jobs.
C. Progressive
D. All of the above
A business case can help C. The main purpose of building a business case is
management make better-quality to help an employer make a decision on a
decisions because it does which of particular course of action. This includes a
the following? description of the potential risks of taking—or in
A. Communicates how a plan will some cases, not taking—action.
influence operational efficiencies
B. Provides multiple options for
solving a business problem
C. Describes possible risks that
could result from taking action
D. Quantitatively analyzes relevant
HR trends
By keeping the principles of VUCA B. VUCA conditions are the "new normal" for
in mind—conditions that are volatile, business and HR. The best answer then is to plan
uncertain, complex, and ambiguous for multiple scenarios and outcomes, including
—what type of talent acquisition both best- and worst-case situations.
strategy should HR business
partners develop?
A. Single-scenario planning
B. Multiple-scenario planning
C. Best-case scenario planning
D. Worst-case scenario planning
Chuck has been struggling with C. Positive discipline approaches are
having a positive attitude at work. characterized by constructive partnerships
You and his supervisor met with between the employee, manager, and human
Chuck to make him aware of the resources. The goal is to clearly communicate the
behavioral expectations. As a result, expectations for behavior and engage in joint
Chuck's attitude improves. This problem-solving.
approach is a characteristic of which
type of discipline?
A. Counseling
B. Progressive
C. Positive
D. Mentoring
2/4/2026
, HRCI- SPHR Practice Exam
Collective bargaining is best D. The process of collective bargaining and the
understood as which of the resulting agreement is a right granted to
following? employees by way of specific law. In this example,
A. Implied contract the National Labor Relations Act granted
B. Union responsibility individuals the right to organize and bargain
C. Employer responsibility collectively through a union.
D. Statutory right
The company you work for gives all C. Employee recognition programs can be
employees an annual bonus right individually based or company-wide. They can be
around Christmas time. The amount especially effective when employees understand
is dependent upon company how their behaviors contributed to the company's
profitability. This effort is best success.
represented by which of the
following?
A. A generous employer
B. An entitlement-oriented incentive
C. A company recognition program
D. A way to keep overtime costs
down
The company you work for prefers a A. High-involvement organizations are those that
flat-line decision-making structure. seek to give authority to all levels of employees.
They strive to grant as much These organizations are defined by flat-line
decision-making power to the structures, transparency, and pay for performance
employees as possible and tie pay compensation programs.
directly to performance outcomes
when possible. This is most likely
what type of organization?
A. A high-involvement organization
B. A learning organization
C. An Internet start-up
D. A nonprofit
Consensual romantic relationships C. Relationships at work, even those that are
at work represent what type of risk? consensual, have the potential for issues in which
A. Intimate partner violence HR will have to intervene. This includes the risk of
B. Unlawful treatment sexual harassment should the relationship
C. Sexual harassment become unwanted by either party.
D. None, because it's consensual
2/4/2026
, HRCI- SPHR Practice Exam
The consideration of employee A. Systems theories view organizations as a
inputs, work processes, and outputs "whole" entity as opposed to focusing on a single
are at the heart of which category part. These theories consider the inputs, the
of organizational theories? throughputs, and the outputs of a company along
A. Systems with the context (political, economic) in which
B. Humanistic they perform.
C. Bureaucratic
D. Relational
The controller of your organization A. Employee embezzlement or theft is a type of
was caught paying herself for fraud committed against the employer and is
additional vacation time that was subject to prosecution.
never authorized or approved.
Additionally, she coded the
transactions so that they did not
show up under G&A payroll but
rather as a production expense. This
is an example of which of the
following?
A. Fraudulent activity
B. Deception
C. Forgery
D. Misrepresentation of financial
statements
A corporation that franchises its D. As McDonald's Corporation discovered, certain
business model also requires its practices with its franchisees led to a charge that
franchisees to use their computer the corporation indirectly controlled the
system to process employee conditions of employees, causing them to
payroll. This practice is most likely to "ostensibly" believe that they were employees of
trigger which of the following McDonald's Corporation, not only of the
conditions? franchise. For this reason, the National Labor
A. A claim of indirect control Relations Board revised their definition of joint
B. The ostensible agency theory employment, and franchise employees were
C. Joint employment liability allowed to sue the corporation and franchisee in
D. All of the above a class action wage and hour lawsuit.
A cost-of-living pay adjustment is B. Entitlement forms of pay are those that reward
the best example of what type of employees for years of service or for loyalty. A
compensation strategy? cost-of-living adjustment is not given based on
A. Quartile any particular performance criteria; therefore, it is
B. Entitlement a form of entitlement pay.
C. Performance
D. Equity
2/4/2026
