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2024 APHR PRACTICE TEST 2EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Who provides employee feedback during a 360-degree feedback
appraisal?
a) peers
b) managers
c) direct reports
d) all of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS-The correct answer is D. 360-degree
feedback includes evaluations from all levels of workers who interact with
the employee who is being reviewed.
90. Which of the following interview questions is best described as
hypothetical?
a) Imagine you were overseeing the work of an employee who is struggling
to meet his deadlines. How would you go about addressing that issue?
b) Could you describe a case in the past where you've had to present difficult
information to a general audience?
c) How long did you work at your previous job?
d) Why did you leave your previous position? - CORRECT ANSWERS-The
correct answer is A. Hypothetical interview questions involve asking
applicants how they would respond to imagined situations in the future.
91. A job exam tests skills that are relevant to the job for which the
candidate is applying. Which requirement does this meet?
a) construct validity
b) content validity
c) predictive validity
d) reliability validity - CORRECT ANSWERS-The correct answer is B. Content
validity requires that a job exam tests skills that are relevant to the job for
which the candidate is applying.
92. What does the D in QDRO stand for?
a) Domestic
b) Disability
c) Disaster
,d) Disorder - CORRECT ANSWERS-The correct answer is A. QDRO stands for
Qualified Domestic Relations Order.
2. Which of the following employers would be required to notify employees of
a mass layoff 60 days in advance according to the Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notification Act (WARN)?
a) an employer with 90 full-time workers on staff
b) an employer required to layoff employees following the abrupt
cancellation of a large contract
c) an employer required to layoff employees following a natural disaster
d) an employer with 80 full-time and 30 part-time employees working more
than 4,000 hours a week - CORRECT ANSWERS-The correct answer is D. The
Act applies to employers with 100 or more full-time employees, or 100 or
more full- and part-time employees who work a combined 4,000 or more
hours per week. Employers are only excused from the requirement in
exceptional circumstances.
3. Which of the following describes what happens during a job analysis?
a) Job tasks and requirements are reviewed.
b) Benchmarking is conducted to establish external equity.
c) Broadbanding is done to ensure internal equity.
d) Red circle employee salaries are frozen. - CORRECT ANSWERS-The correct
answer is A. A job analysis includes two components: job description and job
specification.
4. What steps can a leader take to guide a team through substantive conflict
while avoiding personal strife in the workplace? Select all choices that apply.
a) ask team members to focus on opinions
b) model being open to other people's ideas
c) encourage teams to seek a "victory" point of view
d) request that team members remain objective - CORRECT ANSWERS-B and
D. To guide a team through substantive conflict, leaders can encourage team
members to be open and respectful to other people's ideas, remain
objective, focus on facts (not opinions and personalities), and work towards a
common goal (not seek a "victory" point of view).
5. Which employees should have similar compa-ratios?
a) employees with similar skills
b) employees with similar responsibilities
c) employees with similar levels of seniority
,d) all of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS-The correct answer is D. Employees
in similar positions (which should include considerations of seniority, training,
performance, etc.) should have similar compa-ratios.
6. Which of the following individuals is in violation of the Fair Labor
Standards Act?
a) an 18-year-old working at a hazardous worksite
b) a minor employed by a parent
c) a 15-year-old working during school hours
d) a 13-year-old working on a parent's farm - CORRECT ANSWERS-The
correct answer is C. The FLSA establishes criteria for child labor. According to
these criteria, a 15-year-old would be permitted to work a limited number of
hours at a nonhazardous job, but not during school hours.
7. Which of the following is not covered by the FLSA?
a) minimum wage
b) child labor
c) record-keeping
d) procedures for discharging employees - CORRECT ANSWERS-The correct
answer is D. Procedures for discharging employees are not covered by the
FLSA.
8. Which type of analysis considers how both internal and external factors
serve as benefits and obstacles for an organization?
a) time series analysis
b) SWOT analysis
c) cost-benefit analysis
d) innovation metric - CORRECT ANSWERS-The correct answer is B. A SWOT
(strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis focuses on
identifying factors both within and outside of an organization that will impact
its performance.
9. Which of the following is true regarding the EEOC and the timeliness of
complaints?
a) In most cases, complaints must be filed immediately after the alleged
incident.
b) In most cases, complaints must be filed within 180 days of the alleged
incident.
c) In most cases, complaints must be filed within 3 years of the alleged
incident.
d) Complaints may be filed at any time; there's no restriction on how long an
employee can wait to file a complaint. - CORRECT ANSWERS-The correct
, answer is B. Strict time limits apply to claims filed with the EEOC. Most
claims must be filed within 180 days from the date of the alleged
discrimination.
10. Giving full attention to what other people are saying is known as which of
the following?
a) oral comprehension
b) critical thinking
c) speaking
d) active listening - CORRECT ANSWERS-The correct answer is D. Giving full
attention to what other people are saying is known as active listening.
11. All of the following are true of independent contractors EXCEPT:
a) Independent contractors are responsible for paying their own Social
Security taxes.
b) Employers are required to pay overtime.
c) Employers are not required to pay for on-call time.
d) Independent contractors are responsible for submitting their own state
and federal taxes. - CORRECT ANSWERS-The correct answer is B. Employers
are not required to pay independent contractors for overtime.
12. Union elections are conducted by:
a) the National Labor Relations Board
b) the Congress of Industrial Organizations
c) the Financial Accounting Standards Board
d) the National Education Association of the United States - CORRECT
ANSWERS-The correct answer is A. Union elections are held by the National
Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
13. Which of the following describes a tool with four categories managers
use for grouping employees who need to be replaced?
a) job bidding
b) succession plan
c) dual career ladder
d) replacement chart - CORRECT ANSWERS-The correct answer is D. A
replacement chart categorizes employees in four ways and can assist
managers and HR professionals in succession planning.
14. Which of the following best describes a corporate values statement?
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