10 free, exam-style Certified Construction Manager (CCM) practice questions with answers and explanations. No signup required. Work through them below, then take the full free CCM practice test to study every exam domain.
The CCM exam has 180 questions and runs 4 hours.
These 10 free CCM questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Certified Construction Manager blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
A public university wants a construction manager to provide preconstruction advice during design and then hold the trade contracts and deliver the project under a guaranteed maximum price. Which project delivery approach is the university procuring?
Correct answer: A - CM-at-Risk under a guaranteed maximum price
When establishing the owner's total project budget, the construction manager separates the cost of construction (hard cost) from soft costs. Which of the following is part of the cost of construction rather than a soft cost?
Correct answer: B - Installed mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems
On a CPM network, Activity D has an early start of day 8, an early finish of day 12, a late start of day 15, and a late finish of day 19. What is the total float of Activity D?
Correct answer: C - 7 days
During excavation, a contractor encounters subsurface rock at a depth where the contract's geotechnical boring logs indicated only soil, and promptly notifies the construction manager. This is BEST characterized as:
Correct answer: D - A Type I differing site condition
On a project under an agency CM arrangement, the contractor inspects and tests its own installed work for conformance, and the construction manager reviews and audits that program on the owner's behalf. The construction manager's activity is BEST described as:
Correct answer: A - Quality assurance
Under OSHA's Multi-Employer Citation Policy, a general contractor that has general supervisory authority over a worksite - including the power to correct hazards or require others to correct them - is MOST likely to be cited as the:
Correct answer: B - Controlling employer
A project carries the risk of financial loss if the contractor fails to complete the work, so the owner requires the contractor to furnish a performance bond. In risk-management terms, requiring the bond is an example of which response strategy?
Correct answer: C - Risk transfer
A construction manager serving as the owner's agent is privately offered a paid consulting engagement by a subcontractor that is currently bidding on the same project. Under the CMAA Code of Professional Conduct, the construction manager's MOST appropriate action is to:
Correct answer: D - Decline or disclose the conflict of interest to the owner
An agency is delivering a major water-conveyance and pump-station infrastructure project and wants a third-party sustainability rating suited to the project type. Which rating system is specifically designed for sustainable infrastructure?
Correct answer: A - Envision
Early in design, the construction manager uses the project's building information model to identify physical conflicts between the structural framing and the mechanical ductwork before they are built. This specific use of BIM is known as:
Correct answer: B - Clash detection
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