CPRP Parks & Rec Exam Study Guide 1
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Operations management consists of what 3 components? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Planning and Management, Maintenance Management and Facility Operations
Purpose of needs assessment - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔To receive feedback from the
communities' attitudes, opinions and perceptions of the parks.
The recreation agency conducts a resources survey to provide the community with what? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Programming, facilities, park areas, and services
Assessing natural resources requires consideration from what 4 areas? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Environmental Impact, Access, Developmental Features, Maintenance and
Operations
Environmental Impact - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔To develop a plan to preserve the natural
environment, resulting from an organization's activities, products, or services that should be
beneficial to both visitors and the environment
Access - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A way of entering or leaving that requires the least
disturbance to the natural resource area.
Developmental features - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Man-made and natural resources that
enhances user participation and increases the aesthetic value of the area.
Staffing and maintaining a natural resource area requires what 3 elements? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Personnel, equipment and money
When conducting a needs assessment for facility development name some areas of focus. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Demographic, current participation, attitudes and opinions,
barriers facing users, future interests and needs, current satisfaction of facilities and services,
safety issues, suggestions for improvement
,What are the 3 types of fixed asset inventories? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Real estate,
capital items, special assets
real estate - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Deeds and legal descriptions of the land including all
the natural resources and permanent buildings on it.
Capital items - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔More expensive organizational products with a
longer useful life, ranging from office and fitness equipment to automobiles
Name some examples of special assets that may be inventoried. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Zoo animals, painting in an art gallery, plants in an arboretum
Commodities - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Products or goods that carry little value but are
needed in maintaining the programs operation and day to day functions
Why is it important to plan ahead for capital improvement programs? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔To identify future needs, provide long-term financing for special projects and
coordinate community growth.
True or False: A typical part of a checklist for opening a facility should be to inspect the site
or facility for potential hazards to staff and users. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔True
True or False: Assessing infrastructure (utilities, parking, floodplains) should be solely done
by the planning commission. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔False - This should be a
cooperative effort in addition to the Parks & Recreation personnel, local school district(s),
planning commissions, other city departments, and/ or local business
True or False: Site plans are an estimate of a proposed facility and/or park area. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔False - Site plans are an accurate, clear, scale depiction of the dimensions and
angles of a proposed facility or park area.
True or False: A site master plan should exist for each area and facility within the park and
recreation agency. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔True
, True or False: Any facility built or modified after 1992 must be readily accessible for people
with disabilities. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔True
The park and recreation professional should adhere to 4 guidelines in preparing for
emergencies and the unexpected; what are they? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1. Identifying
potential treat 2. Create an emergency operations plan 3. Develop an evacuation plan for
buildings and facilities 4. Establish mail-handling precautions and protocols to identify
suspicious letters or packages.
In general, building safety and security inspection checklist should be developed for what 4
areas? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Opening, closing, operating and monitoring procedures
for each facility
What are some of the safety inspections that should be done on a regular basis? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Inspections of the sprinklers, fire alarms, fire/security doors,
downspouts/drains, flammable liquids and chemicals, heating/AC systems, housekeeping
problems and personal protective equipment
Strategic Plan - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Plans for operations, program, marketing, facility,
and natural resources.
SWOT analysis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Determine Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities, and Threats
Master Plans - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Cover parks, natural resources, and facilities
Marketing Plans - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Cover all aspects of marketing
Program plans - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Detail programs currently offered as well as
future programming needs
Making partnerships work requires: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1. Open communication 2.
Collaborative type of give and take where both parties benefit in some way 3. Articulated
understanding of each agency's needs, roles & responsibilities are 4. Written agreement
