aPHR Certification Practice Test |125 Questions with Verified Answers and Rationale |Latest 2025/2026 Update |Graded A.

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1. Who provides employee feedback during a 360-degree
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feedback appraisal? i,-




a) peers
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b) managers
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c) direct reports
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d) all of the above
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feedback includes evaluations from all levels of workers who
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interact with the employee who is being reviewed.
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2. Which of the following employers would be required to notify
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employees of a mass layoff 60 days in advance according to the
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Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)?
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a) an employer with 90 full-time workers on staff
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,b) an employer required to layoff employees following the abrupt
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c) an employer required to layoff employees following a natural
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disaster
d) an employer with 80 full-time and 30 part-time employees
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working more than 4,000 hours a week The correct answer is
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D. The Act applies to employers with 100 or more full-time
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employees, or 100 or more full- and part-time employees whoi,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-



work a combined 4,000 or more hours per week. Employers are
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only excused from the requirement in exceptional circumstances.
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3. Which of the following describes what happens during a job
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analysis?


a) Job tasks and requirements are reviewed.
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b) Benchmarking is conducted to establish external equity.
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c) Broadbanding is done to ensure internal equity.
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d) Red circle employee salaries are frozen.
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is A. A job analysis includes two components: job description and
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job specification.
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4. What steps can a leader take to guide a team through
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substantive conflict while avoiding personal strife in the i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-



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,a) ask team members to focus on opinions
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b) model being open to other people's ideas
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c) encourage teams to seek a "victory" point of view
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d) request that team members remain objective
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guide a team through substantive conflict, leaders can encourage
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team members to be open and respectful to other people's ideas,
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remain objective, focus on facts (not opinions and personalities),
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and work towards a common goal (not seek a "victory" point of
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view).


5. Which employees should have similar compa-ratios?
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a) employees with similar skills
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b) employees with similar responsibilities
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c) employees with similar levels of seniority
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d) all of the above
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similar positions (which should include considerations of
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seniority, training, performance, etc.) should have similar compa-
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ratios.


6. Which of the following individuals is in violation of the Fair
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Labor Standards Act?i,- i,-

, a) an 18-year-old working at a hazardous worksite
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b) a minor employed by a parent
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c) a 15-year-old working during school hours
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d) a 13-year-old working on a parent's farm
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answer is C. The FLSA establishes criteria for child labor.
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According to these criteria, a 15-year-old would be permitted to
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work a limited number of hours at a nonhazardous job, but not
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7. Which of the following is not covered by the FLSA?
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a) minimum wage
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b) child labor
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c) record-keeping
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d) procedures for discharging employees
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is D. Procedures for discharging employees are not covered by
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8. Which type of analysis considers how both internal and
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external factors serve as benefits and obstacles for an
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organization?