SHRM-CP Practice test A Questions and Answers
When employees leave work early or purposefully work at a slow pace, they are
engaging in
a. property deviance
b. production deviance
c. political deviance
d. personal aggression - correct answer a. production deviance
In which business structure do partners exist mainly as investors, without much
influence on daily operations?
a. Limited liability partnership
b. sole proprietorship
c. general partnership
d. joint venture - correct answer a. limited liability partnership
Which pieces of legislation declared that back pay awards cannot be a part of
compensatory damages?
a.Civil Rights Act of 1964
b. Civil Rights Act of 1991
c. Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1974
d. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - correct answer b. Civil Rights Act of 1991
The SMART model outlines the important characteristics of
a. forecasting studies
b. employee training
c. effective recruiting
d. organizational goals - correct answer d. organizational goals
SMART- specific,measurable, achievable, realistic, timely
Name one consequence of the Clayton Act of 1914.
a. Workers retained the right to organize
b. The Sherman Act was applied to unions
c. Employers could not always use injunctions to break strikes
d. Federal contractors must pay the going rate for workers - correct answer c.
Employers could not always use injunctions to break strikes
Intended to protect the free market from a monopoly.
Which of the following statements about performance appraisal is false?
a. ranking is a good method for appraising large groups of employees
b. focal review programs include all of the employees in an organization
c. force ranking systems assume that most employees are neither exceptionally good
nor exceptionally bad
, d. a behaviorally anchored rating system isolates each job's most important tasks -
correct answer a. ranking is a good method for appraising large groups of employees
This is just a method of ranking jobs and not good for comparison
Which of the following would be considered non-monetary compensation?
a. flex time
b. stock options
c. medical care premiums
d. paid leave - correct answer a. flex time
Which piece of legislation established a new definition for "highly compensated
individual?"
a. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Act Fairness Act of 1996
b. Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002
c. Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996
d. Pension Protection Act of 2006 - correct answer c. Small Business Job Protection
Act of 1996
In business, what is the primary difference between a goal and a strategy?
a. the terms are interchangeable
b. strategies are created by executives, while goals are set by middle managers
c. strategies precede goals
d. strategies are the means while goals are the end - correct answer d. strategies are
the means while goals are the end
A new employee is told by her coworkers that one of her duties is to handle customer
queries as they arrive. However, her superior informs her that customer queries are to
be handled by her department as a whole, and in fact she should defer to her coworkers
until she becomes more acclimated. This employee's situation can be defined as
a. role orientation
b. role conflict
c. role overload
d. role ambiguity - correct answer b. role conflict
Which of the following institutions did not receive Title VII coverage pursuant to the
Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972?
a. religious institutions
b. universities
c. state government agencies
d. federal legislative bodies - correct answer a. religious institutions
Which of the following is an example of a chemical health hazard?
a. bacterium
b. pesticide
c. fungus
d. virus - correct answer b. pesticide
When employees leave work early or purposefully work at a slow pace, they are
engaging in
a. property deviance
b. production deviance
c. political deviance
d. personal aggression - correct answer a. production deviance
In which business structure do partners exist mainly as investors, without much
influence on daily operations?
a. Limited liability partnership
b. sole proprietorship
c. general partnership
d. joint venture - correct answer a. limited liability partnership
Which pieces of legislation declared that back pay awards cannot be a part of
compensatory damages?
a.Civil Rights Act of 1964
b. Civil Rights Act of 1991
c. Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1974
d. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - correct answer b. Civil Rights Act of 1991
The SMART model outlines the important characteristics of
a. forecasting studies
b. employee training
c. effective recruiting
d. organizational goals - correct answer d. organizational goals
SMART- specific,measurable, achievable, realistic, timely
Name one consequence of the Clayton Act of 1914.
a. Workers retained the right to organize
b. The Sherman Act was applied to unions
c. Employers could not always use injunctions to break strikes
d. Federal contractors must pay the going rate for workers - correct answer c.
Employers could not always use injunctions to break strikes
Intended to protect the free market from a monopoly.
Which of the following statements about performance appraisal is false?
a. ranking is a good method for appraising large groups of employees
b. focal review programs include all of the employees in an organization
c. force ranking systems assume that most employees are neither exceptionally good
nor exceptionally bad
, d. a behaviorally anchored rating system isolates each job's most important tasks -
correct answer a. ranking is a good method for appraising large groups of employees
This is just a method of ranking jobs and not good for comparison
Which of the following would be considered non-monetary compensation?
a. flex time
b. stock options
c. medical care premiums
d. paid leave - correct answer a. flex time
Which piece of legislation established a new definition for "highly compensated
individual?"
a. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Act Fairness Act of 1996
b. Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002
c. Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996
d. Pension Protection Act of 2006 - correct answer c. Small Business Job Protection
Act of 1996
In business, what is the primary difference between a goal and a strategy?
a. the terms are interchangeable
b. strategies are created by executives, while goals are set by middle managers
c. strategies precede goals
d. strategies are the means while goals are the end - correct answer d. strategies are
the means while goals are the end
A new employee is told by her coworkers that one of her duties is to handle customer
queries as they arrive. However, her superior informs her that customer queries are to
be handled by her department as a whole, and in fact she should defer to her coworkers
until she becomes more acclimated. This employee's situation can be defined as
a. role orientation
b. role conflict
c. role overload
d. role ambiguity - correct answer b. role conflict
Which of the following institutions did not receive Title VII coverage pursuant to the
Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972?
a. religious institutions
b. universities
c. state government agencies
d. federal legislative bodies - correct answer a. religious institutions
Which of the following is an example of a chemical health hazard?
a. bacterium
b. pesticide
c. fungus
d. virus - correct answer b. pesticide
