Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) practice questions: the prompt for ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini
Copy a prompt into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI. Each asks for Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) questions in the domcq/1 format, with the exam’s official topic names and question format, and nothing else.
You are writing exam-style multiple-choice practice questions for me. I am preparing for Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), set by PMI. Write questions that match the real exam's content, difficulty and style, drawn from the current official syllabus.
Write 20 questions. Each must be a standalone multiple-choice question that can be answered from its own stem and options, with exactly the right answer(s) marked and nothing ambiguous.
Set each question's `topic` to one of these names, copied exactly (same words, same capitalization; these are the only topic names the import accepts):
- Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts (subtopics: Demonstrate an understanding of the various project life cycles and processes; Demonstrate an understanding of project management planning; Demonstrate an understanding of project roles and responsibilities; Determine how to follow and execute planned strategies or frameworks (e.g., communication, risks, etc.); Demonstrate an understanding of common problem-solving tools and techniques)
- Predictive, Plan-Based Methodologies (subtopics: Explain when it is appropriate to use a predictive, plan-based approach; Demonstrate an understanding of a project management plan schedule; Determine how to document project controls of predictive, plan-based projects)
- Agile Frameworks/Methodologies (subtopics: Explain when it is appropriate to use an adaptive approach; Determine how to plan project iterations; Determine how to document project controls for an adaptive project; Explain the components of an adaptive plan; Determine how to prepare and execute task management steps)
- Business Analysis Frameworks (subtopics: Demonstrate an understanding of business analysis (BA) roles and responsibilities; Determine how to conduct stakeholder communication; Determine how to gather requirements; Demonstrate an understanding of product roadmaps; Determine how project methodologies influence business analysis processes; Validate requirements through product delivery)
Where subtopics are listed, set `subtopic` to one of them; otherwise choose a short, specific `subtopic` of your own or leave it out.
Spread the questions across the topics in the real exam's proportions, about:
- Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts: 7 (36% of the real exam)
- Predictive, Plan-Based Methodologies: 3 (17% of the real exam)
- Agile Frameworks/Methodologies: 4 (20% of the real exam)
- Business Analysis Frameworks: 6 (27% of the real exam)
Give each question between 4 and 6 options. Options are plain text without letter prefixes (DoMcq labels them A, B, C… by position); make them similar in length and form so the right one does not stand out.
Write the real exam's two kinds of item, as PMI's own CAPM sample questions show them. Most are multiple choice: exactly 4 options and exactly one correct, so `answer` is a single letter. A few are multiple response: 5 or 6 options, two or more of them correct and at least one incorrect, and the stem says how many to choose ("Choose TWO.", "Choose THREE."); `answer` lists every correct letter in ascending order ("BD").
Never use these as an option: "all of the above", "none of the above". Avoid "both A and B" style options too.
Write stems the way the real exam does, for example: "Which technique is used to identify roles and the level of responsibilities?"; "Which tool can be used to prioritize the requirements?"; "Which artifact will be developed?".
Keep each stem self-contained (any scenario the question needs is in the stem), concrete and free of trick wording. Do not refer to other questions, images, tables or exhibits.
Every item is a standard multiple-choice question: do not write enhanced matching, point and click, animation video, comic strip items.
Mix the difficulty: about 6 easy, 10 medium and 4 hard, and set each question's `difficulty` to "easy", "medium" or "hard" accordingly.
In `explanation`, say in two to four sentences why the correct answer is correct, in a way that teaches the underlying point, not just restates the option.
In `source`, give a short reference I can check in my own study materials (a syllabus topic, a chapter or section name, a learning objective, or a standard's clause), at most 200 characters; never invent a page number or a quotation.
Leave out `rationales` and `id`.
Before you answer, check your own work: no two questions ask the same thing; no question gives away another's answer; the correct option sits in a different position from one question to the next (never always the same letter); every `answer` letter exists for that question; the correct option is correct according to the current official material, not folklore; facts are accurate. Fix anything you find.
Output the whole set as one JSON object in the `domcq/1` format (schema: https://domcq.com/schema/v1; this is the import format of https://domcq.com):
```json
{
"format": "domcq/1",
"exam": "capm",
"set": "Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) practice – [a short name for this set]",
"questions": [
{
"stem": "[the question, 10–2000 characters]",
"options": [
"[option 1]",
"[option 2]",
"[option 3]",
"[option 4]"
],
"answer": "B",
"explanation": "[why the correct answer is correct, 1–3000 characters]",
"topic": "Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts",
"subtopic": "[optional, more specific]",
"difficulty": "medium",
"source": "[a reference I can check]"
}
]
}
```
Rules the import enforces: `format` is exactly "domcq/1"; `set` is 1–120 characters; `questions` holds all 20; each question has exactly the fields shown (no others); `stem` is 10–2000 characters and each option 1–500; `options` are all different; `answer` uses capital letters A–F naming options by position, in ascending order, never every option; `explanation` (1–3000 characters) and `topic` are required; `subtopic` (up to 120 characters), `difficulty` ("easy", "medium" or "hard") and `source` (up to 200 characters) are optional. Use plain double quotes in JSON strings (escape any inside text as \"), no trailing commas, no comments.
Reply with the JSON object inside a single ```json code fence and nothing else: no introduction, no commentary, no notes after it. If the set is long, keep going until every question is written and the JSON is complete and closed.
Then
- Paste the prompt into your AI and wait for the whole JSON file. If it stops early, ask it to continue from where it stopped and finish the JSON.
- Copy the AI’s reply and paste it at domcq.com/import. DoMcq checks the file and shows exactly what to fix, if anything, as a message you paste back to your AI.
- Save, then practice: tutor mode, exam mode with the real exam’s timing, and progress by topic.
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