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The Best Way to Solve PMP Exam Questions — A Step-by-Step Thinking Framework · PMP Exam Prep with Scott Payne

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  Welcome to Episode Two of PMP Exam Prep with Scott Payne.
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  I’m Scott, and I’m here to help you pass your PMP exam and build your confidence along the way.
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  Today's episode is all about question-solving techniques—specifically, getting rid of old, ineffective methods and replacing them with a strategy that works.
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  This approach will help you manage your time better during the exam, get more questions right, and confidently handle those tricky 50/50 choices that often trip students up.
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  Now, what I know about you is that you’re like most students.
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  When you see a PMP question, boom—it jumps out at you as a big block of text, usually two or three sentences long, followed by four answer choices.
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  You know that time is limited, with just four hours to answer 180 questions, so speed is essential.
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  But here’s the problem: many students start at the top and read as fast as possible.
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  They rush through the passage, skim the answers (A, B, C, D), and make quick, uncertain judgments.
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  By the time they reach the end, they’re stuck between two choices, unsure of what to pick.
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  They reread the question again and again, wasting valuable time.
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  Eventually, they just guess and move on—often without remembering why they picked their answer in the first place.
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  Sound familiar?
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  The key to breaking it? Slow down to speed up.
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  The way you approach the question matters more than your reading speed.
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  Instead of rushing in, we’re going to read the question backward. Not every word, of course—I’ll explain.
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  Over time, I’ve analyzed the most common mistakes students make, and I’ve engineered those mistakes out of the process.
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  I’ve developed a seven-step method that will change the way you approach PMP questions.
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  Step 1: Start at the bottom.
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  Don’t start at the top—start at the last sentence.
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  Why? Because the last sentence tells you exactly what the question is asking.