Lesson 8.5.1

8.5.1 Project management Quiz: OCR Business, Unit 8

20 questions

Written by Revision Ninja · Last reviewed 11 October 2026

In partnership with Revision Ninja

Lesson 8.5.1, Project management: 20 multiple choice questions for the OCR Business (H431), Unit 8: Operations, written with Revision Ninja.

Host it live on the board and students join with a game code on their own devices, or revise alone with Free Play. The answers are revealed in the game.

Host this setFree Play

The 20 questions

  1. What term describes planning, directing, and controlling resources to achieve specific project goals?

    • Operations scheduling
    • Productivity management
    • Project management
    • Quality assurance

  2. Which visual tool uses horizontal bars along a timeline to represent activity durations and overlaps?

    • Fishbone diagram
    • Gantt chart
    • Decision tree
    • Critical path diagram

  3. What does EST stand for in Critical Path Analysis?

    • Estimated total time
    • Earliest finish time
    • Earliest start time
    • Expected standard time

  4. What does LFT stand for in Critical Path Analysis?

    • Latest finish time
    • Lead float time
    • Latest start time
    • Longest final time

  5. How is total float calculated in Critical Path Analysis?

    • EST + duration + LFT
    • LFT - duration - EST
    • EST - duration - LFT
    • LFT - EST + duration

  6. How is free float calculated for a project activity?

    • LFT - duration - EST
    • LFT next - duration - EST
    • EST next + duration - LFT
    • EST next - duration - EST

  7. What is the defining characteristic of activities on the critical path?

    • Maximum total float
    • Zero total float
    • Negative free float
    • Variable duration

  8. In PERT analysis, what does the 'O' symbol represent?

    • Overall time
    • Optimal finish
    • Operational time
    • Optimistic time

  9. In PERT, what is the formula to calculate expected task time?

    • (O + M + P) / 3
    • (O + 2M + P) / 4
    • (2O + 4M + 2P) / 6
    • (O + 4M + P) / 6

  10. An activity has O = 2 days, M = 5 days, and P = 14 days. What is its expected time?

    • 7 days
    • 8 days
    • 6 days
    • 5 days

  11. If two predecessor activities finish at EST 8 and EST 12, what is the EST for the next node?

    • 12
    • 20
    • 8
    • 10

  12. If two succeeding paths require LFTs of 15 and 18, what is the LFT for the preceding node?

    • 16.5
    • 15
    • 18
    • 33

  13. Which quantitative project management tool displays task dependencies using network nodes and arrows?

    • Pestle analysis
    • Gantt chart
    • Critical path analysis
    • Break-even chart

  14. What is the maximum time an activity can be delayed without delaying the start of the next task?

    • Pessimistic time
    • Free float
    • Critical time
    • Total float

  15. Which of the following is a qualitative factor affecting project management decisions?

    • Expected time
    • Management style
    • Earliest start time
    • Total float

  16. Why might a business prefer a Gantt chart over Critical Path Analysis?

    • Shows resource costs
    • Simple visual format
    • Calculates floats accurately
    • Identifies critical activities

  17. An activity has EST of 4, duration of 5, and LFT of 11. What is its total float?

    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0

  18. What does the 'P' symbol represent in PERT project management calculations?

    • Planned duration
    • Project time
    • Probable time
    • Pessimistic time

  19. What does the symbol 'M' represent in PERT project management calculations?

    • Minimum completion time
    • Mean estimated time
    • Most likely time
    • Maximum buffer time

  20. An activity has EST 6, duration 4, and next activity EST 12. What is its free float?

    • 10
    • 0
    • 2
    • 6

All OCR Business quizzes