SHRM-CP Practice Exam
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
ABtrainerBisBreviewingBhowBwellBaBtrainingBactivityBwasBreceivedBbyBtheBpeopleBinBt
heBworkplace.BWhatBformBofBtrainingBanalysisBisBthatBpersonBusing?
A.BReaction
B.BBehavior
C.BResults
D.BLearningB-
BAnswerBA.BTheBtrainerBisBusingBaBreactionBplanBtoBdetermineBwhatBisBhappeningBb
asedBonBhowBpeopleBactBandBwhatBmightBoccur
ABperson'sBgeneralBknowledgeBandBskillsBforBworkBcanBbeBinterpretedBas:
A.BReturnBonBinvestment
B.BHumanBcapital
C.BEconomicBfunctionality
D.BStressBresponseB-BAnswerBB
JosephBwantsBtoBreceiveBaBspecificBbenefitBatBretirement.BJimBhasBhisBemployerBmat
chBhisBregularBcontributionsBforBuseBinBretirement.BWhatBmakesBJim'sBretirementBpla
nBdifferent?
A.BHeBusesBaBcontributionBplan
B.BHisBretirementBplanBisn'tBdefined
C.BHeBknowsBwhatBbenefitsBheBholds
,D.BHeBisBgettingBtheBmoneyBsoonerB-
BAnswerBA.BJimBisBusingBthatBentailsBhimBgivingBmoneyBtoBhisBprogramBnowBwithBt
heBintentionBofBgettingBmoreBmoneyBinBtheBfuture.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBinBtheBworkplaceBcouldBbeBinterpretedBasBaB"perk"?
A.BCompensation
B.BPrerequisite
C.BBenefit
D.BIncentiveB-BAnswerBDBX
B.BABprerequisiteBisBsomethingBdiscretionaryBinBnature.BThisBcouldBbeBaccessBtoBaBco
mpanyBcarBorBanBin-storeBdiscount.
SocialBSecurityBcanBbeBprovidedBtoBAmericanBworkersBas:B
A.BCompensation
B.BPrerequisite
C.BBenefit
D.BIncentiveB-BAnswerBBBX
C.BABbenefitBisBsomethingBthatBisBspecialBcompensationBforBcertainBactions.BThisBincl
udesBnon-wageBcompensation.
WhatBmakesBoutsourcingBdifferentBfromBoff-shoring?
A.BOutsourcingBisBaboutBtransferringBworkBsourcesBoutsideBtheBcountry
B.BOutsourcingBentailsBmovingBworkBtoBgroupsBoutsideBone'sBpayroll
C.BOff-
shoringBentailsBmovingBpartBofBaBbusinessBtoBanBexternalBinBaBnearbyBcountryB
D.BABandBBB-BAnswerBB
,SomeBalternativesBshouldBbeBpreparedBwhenBaBstrategyBisBdevelopedBforBpromotingB
HRBactions.BHowBmanyBalternativeBoptionsBshouldBbeBincludedBatBleast?
A.B3
B.B4
C.B5
D.B6B-BAnswerBABX
B.BYouBneedBatBleastBfourBalternativeBoptionsBwithBdifferentBcost,Bschedule,BandBrisks
BinvolvedBwithBeachBone.
TheBDrug-
FreeBWorkplaceBActBstatesBthatBanBHRBfirmBneedsBtoBprovideBtheBfollowingBtoBempl
oyees:
A.BDetailsBonBcounselingBorBrehabilitationBprograms
B.BPenaltiesBforBdrugBviolations
C.BDetailsBonBtheBdangersBofBcertainBdrugs
D.BAllBofBtheBaboveB-BAnswerBD
TheBLillyBLedbetterBActBisBaBlawBforBHRBgroupsBtoBfollowBregarding:
A.BFairBpay
B.BDiscriminationBfromBsex
C.BPregnancyBdiscrimination
D.BEmployeeBselectionBrulesB-BAnswerBCBX
A.BTheBLedbetterBActBofB2009BstatesBthatBpeopleBshouldBbeBpaidBtheBsameBforBdoin
gBtheBsameBjobBbasedBonBexperienceBandBnotBonBgenderBorBotherBdemographicBpoi
nts
, GeographicBdifferentialBpayBmayBbeBofferedBwhen:
A.BPeopleBareBexpectedBworkBlongerBinBcertainBpartsBofBtheBcountry
B.BItBcostsBmoreBtoBaccessBaBworkBsiteBinBcertainBareas
C.BTaxesBareBdifferentBinBoneBplace
D.BAllBofBtheBaboveB-BAnswerBDBX
B.BABgeographicBdifferentialBpayBplanBworksBwhenBaBperson'sBenvironmentBorBotherB
travelBneedsBmakeBitBharderBtoBdoBtheBjob
WhichBofBtheseBmakesBtheBpersonBconsideredBaBstakeholder?
A.BTheBpersonBisBaBspouseBofBsomeoneBinvolvedBinBtheBcompany
B.BTheBpersonBhasBsomeBinvestmentBinBtheBcompany
C.BTheBpersonBregularlyBshopsBatBtheBstore
D.BTheBpersonBregularlyBreadsBadvertisementsBforBtheBstoreB-BAnswerBB
WhatBaspectBofByourBHRBworkBisBnotBlikelyBtoBbeBoutsourced?
A.BResourceBplanning
B.BPayrollBreview
C.BUnemploymentBinsurance
D.BWorksBcompensationBclaimsB-BAnswerBDBX
A.BResourceBplanningBisBidentifyingBcurrentBgoalsBforBworkBandBwhatBisBneededBforB
attainingBresults.BItBwouldBbeBdifficultBorBimpracticalBforBthisBsegmentBofBtheBworkBt
oBbeBoutsourced.
AnBidentifiedBriskBinBanBenterpriseBmayBbeBcalledBa:
A.BKeyBriskBindicator
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
ABtrainerBisBreviewingBhowBwellBaBtrainingBactivityBwasBreceivedBbyBtheBpeopleBinBt
heBworkplace.BWhatBformBofBtrainingBanalysisBisBthatBpersonBusing?
A.BReaction
B.BBehavior
C.BResults
D.BLearningB-
BAnswerBA.BTheBtrainerBisBusingBaBreactionBplanBtoBdetermineBwhatBisBhappeningBb
asedBonBhowBpeopleBactBandBwhatBmightBoccur
ABperson'sBgeneralBknowledgeBandBskillsBforBworkBcanBbeBinterpretedBas:
A.BReturnBonBinvestment
B.BHumanBcapital
C.BEconomicBfunctionality
D.BStressBresponseB-BAnswerBB
JosephBwantsBtoBreceiveBaBspecificBbenefitBatBretirement.BJimBhasBhisBemployerBmat
chBhisBregularBcontributionsBforBuseBinBretirement.BWhatBmakesBJim'sBretirementBpla
nBdifferent?
A.BHeBusesBaBcontributionBplan
B.BHisBretirementBplanBisn'tBdefined
C.BHeBknowsBwhatBbenefitsBheBholds
,D.BHeBisBgettingBtheBmoneyBsoonerB-
BAnswerBA.BJimBisBusingBthatBentailsBhimBgivingBmoneyBtoBhisBprogramBnowBwithBt
heBintentionBofBgettingBmoreBmoneyBinBtheBfuture.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBinBtheBworkplaceBcouldBbeBinterpretedBasBaB"perk"?
A.BCompensation
B.BPrerequisite
C.BBenefit
D.BIncentiveB-BAnswerBDBX
B.BABprerequisiteBisBsomethingBdiscretionaryBinBnature.BThisBcouldBbeBaccessBtoBaBco
mpanyBcarBorBanBin-storeBdiscount.
SocialBSecurityBcanBbeBprovidedBtoBAmericanBworkersBas:B
A.BCompensation
B.BPrerequisite
C.BBenefit
D.BIncentiveB-BAnswerBBBX
C.BABbenefitBisBsomethingBthatBisBspecialBcompensationBforBcertainBactions.BThisBincl
udesBnon-wageBcompensation.
WhatBmakesBoutsourcingBdifferentBfromBoff-shoring?
A.BOutsourcingBisBaboutBtransferringBworkBsourcesBoutsideBtheBcountry
B.BOutsourcingBentailsBmovingBworkBtoBgroupsBoutsideBone'sBpayroll
C.BOff-
shoringBentailsBmovingBpartBofBaBbusinessBtoBanBexternalBinBaBnearbyBcountryB
D.BABandBBB-BAnswerBB
,SomeBalternativesBshouldBbeBpreparedBwhenBaBstrategyBisBdevelopedBforBpromotingB
HRBactions.BHowBmanyBalternativeBoptionsBshouldBbeBincludedBatBleast?
A.B3
B.B4
C.B5
D.B6B-BAnswerBABX
B.BYouBneedBatBleastBfourBalternativeBoptionsBwithBdifferentBcost,Bschedule,BandBrisks
BinvolvedBwithBeachBone.
TheBDrug-
FreeBWorkplaceBActBstatesBthatBanBHRBfirmBneedsBtoBprovideBtheBfollowingBtoBempl
oyees:
A.BDetailsBonBcounselingBorBrehabilitationBprograms
B.BPenaltiesBforBdrugBviolations
C.BDetailsBonBtheBdangersBofBcertainBdrugs
D.BAllBofBtheBaboveB-BAnswerBD
TheBLillyBLedbetterBActBisBaBlawBforBHRBgroupsBtoBfollowBregarding:
A.BFairBpay
B.BDiscriminationBfromBsex
C.BPregnancyBdiscrimination
D.BEmployeeBselectionBrulesB-BAnswerBCBX
A.BTheBLedbetterBActBofB2009BstatesBthatBpeopleBshouldBbeBpaidBtheBsameBforBdoin
gBtheBsameBjobBbasedBonBexperienceBandBnotBonBgenderBorBotherBdemographicBpoi
nts
, GeographicBdifferentialBpayBmayBbeBofferedBwhen:
A.BPeopleBareBexpectedBworkBlongerBinBcertainBpartsBofBtheBcountry
B.BItBcostsBmoreBtoBaccessBaBworkBsiteBinBcertainBareas
C.BTaxesBareBdifferentBinBoneBplace
D.BAllBofBtheBaboveB-BAnswerBDBX
B.BABgeographicBdifferentialBpayBplanBworksBwhenBaBperson'sBenvironmentBorBotherB
travelBneedsBmakeBitBharderBtoBdoBtheBjob
WhichBofBtheseBmakesBtheBpersonBconsideredBaBstakeholder?
A.BTheBpersonBisBaBspouseBofBsomeoneBinvolvedBinBtheBcompany
B.BTheBpersonBhasBsomeBinvestmentBinBtheBcompany
C.BTheBpersonBregularlyBshopsBatBtheBstore
D.BTheBpersonBregularlyBreadsBadvertisementsBforBtheBstoreB-BAnswerBB
WhatBaspectBofByourBHRBworkBisBnotBlikelyBtoBbeBoutsourced?
A.BResourceBplanning
B.BPayrollBreview
C.BUnemploymentBinsurance
D.BWorksBcompensationBclaimsB-BAnswerBDBX
A.BResourceBplanningBisBidentifyingBcurrentBgoalsBforBworkBandBwhatBisBneededBforB
attainingBresults.BItBwouldBbeBdifficultBorBimpracticalBforBthisBsegmentBofBtheBworkBt
oBbeBoutsourced.
AnBidentifiedBriskBinBanBenterpriseBmayBbeBcalledBa:
A.BKeyBriskBindicator