• Do not leave a question blank. Make an educated guess. A blank question is a lost opportunity, while an educated guess has a chance of being correct. You will be scored on the number of correct answers.
• Read all four possible answers before making a decision.
• On the first pass, answer the easier questions. Mark the harder questions for the second pass.
• On the first pass, do not spend more than 45 seconds on a question.
• Eliminate the obvious incorrect answers first.
• Some questions will have extraneous information: you will need to ignore facts that do not pertain to the actual question.
  If you feel stressed, take a 15 second mental break. While time is a factor, it is more important to maintain mental sharpness during the time you have.
• Some potential answers represent absolutes. These terms include :”always”, “completely”, and “must”. Be suspicious of these potential answers.

PMI believes in a number of concepts, and these may be tested on the exam

• Project managers should be proactive, and identify issues, risks, and situations before they become serious.
• The Work Breakdown Structure is the foundation for planning.
• PMI believes Project Managers should focus on delivering the requirements, and not providing extra functionality (“gold plating”).
• Every team member should have defined responsibilities.
• Management is responsible for providing the resources needed to achieve quality.
• Quality should be built in, not added on.
• The PMI approach is best (choose the PMBOK approach rather than rely on your experience).

The Multiple Choice Exam Format

• Practice using as many free and low cost sample tests as you can.  Sample exams vary in wording, focus, terminology, and style. The more you take, the better prepared you will be.