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About the PRINCE2 Foundation exam

Practice questions, flashcards and a full study guide for the PRINCE2 7 Foundation exam. Covers the seven principles, seven practices and seven processes, plus the people and project-context content introduced in the 7th edition.

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Sample questions

60 min

Exam time limit

60%

Practice pass mark

$338

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PRINCE2 is the project management method most widely used across UK government, European public sector and a large slice of private industry, and Foundation is the level that proves you actually understand how it fits together. The 7th edition, released in 2023, is a real change rather than a refresh: themes were renamed practices, a whole new people element was added, and sustainability and data management now run through the method. If you learned PRINCE2 before that, a good portion of what you know has moved. The Foundation exam is closed book, which is what makes it harder than people expect. You are not being asked to apply the method to a scenario, you are being asked whether you know it: which principle covers what, which practice owns which document, which process produces which output, and who does what. That is recall, and recall is built by repetition rather than by reading. Sixty percent of the exam sits in the practices, so a candidate who knows the seven principles cold and skims the practices tends to fail. The people content is new enough that most existing study material barely covers it, and at 14% it is worth more than the principles. These questions are written against the 7th edition syllabus, weighted to match the real exam, and every answer explains why the other options are wrong. That last part matters more than it sounds, because PRINCE2 distractors are usually real PRINCE2 terms used in the wrong place.

Exam Domains Covered

Key Concepts · 3%Principles · 8%People · 14%Practices · 60%Processes · 15%

Exam Format & Details

60 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes, closed book. You need 36 correct (60%) to pass. Non-native English speakers get 25% extra time (75 minutes). Sat online or at a test centre through PeopleCert. There are no performance-based or drag-and-drop items; every question is standard multiple choice. The certification does not expire.

Why Practice Questions Matter

PRINCE2 Foundation is a vocabulary exam. The method defines seven principles, seven practices, seven processes, a set of management products and a project management team structure, and the exam tests whether you can tell them apart under time pressure. Reading the manual builds recognition; answering questions builds recall, and only recall survives a closed-book exam. Practice questions also expose the specific confusions the examiners target: business case versus benefits management approach, issue versus risk, stage versus phase, project board versus project manager. You want to make those mistakes here, not on exam day.

Sample Practice Questions

The following questions are a preview of the type of syllabus-aligned questions you will practise in CertCrush. They reflect the format and reasoning style of the PRINCE2 Foundation exam — not actual exam content.

Q1.Which process is owned by the Team Manager?

  • A.Controlling a Stage
  • B.Directing a Project
  • C.Managing a Stage Boundary
  • D.Managing Product Delivery

Domain: People

Q2.Which statement about the independence of quality assurance and Project Assurance is correct?

  • A.Quality assurance and Project Assurance are both independent of the project
  • B.Project Assurance is independent of the project, while quality assurance is not
  • C.Quality assurance is independent of the project, while Project Assurance is independent of the Project Manager but not of the project
  • D.Both quality assurance and Project Assurance are performed by the Project Manager

Domain: Practices

Q3.Which process runs throughout the whole project, from pre-project through to closure?

  • A.Controlling a Stage
  • B.Initiating a Project
  • C.Directing a Project
  • D.Managing Product Delivery

Domain: Processes

Q4.The Progress practice provides the mechanisms that put which PRINCE2 principle into operation?

  • A.Focus on Products
  • B.Manage by Exception
  • C.Learn from Experience
  • D.Defined Roles and Responsibilities

Domain: Practices

Q5.In the four levels of management, to whom does the Project Board report?

  • A.Corporate, programme management or the customer
  • B.The Project Manager
  • C.Project Assurance
  • D.The Team Manager

Domain: Practices

Frequently Asked Questions

What is included in the free PRINCE2 Foundation sample?

The free sample includes 10 syllabus-aligned practice questions, sample flashcards, and a preview chapter from the study guide. No account or payment is required to try the sample.

How many questions are in the full PRINCE2 Foundation course?

The full course includes a comprehensive question bank covering all exam domains. You can see the total question count on the PRINCE2 Foundation course page.

Are these official PeopleCert exam questions?

No. CertCrush questions are independently written and syllabus-aligned — they mirror the format, difficulty, and reasoning style of the official exam. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by PeopleCert.

Which domains does the PRINCE2 Foundation course cover?

The course covers 5 exam domains: Key Concepts, Principles, People, Practices, Processes.

Can I study on mobile?

Yes. CertCrush is fully responsive and works on phones, tablets, and desktops. The timed exam, flashcards, and study guide all work on mobile without installing an app.

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