WGU D355 PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Language Barriers.
Answer: Students struggle to understand and remember verbal information.
◍ Selected Response Assessment.
Answer: Assess students using questions and items that are multiple choice,
matching, and true/false.
◍ Which group is identified as a protected class under the 1961 executive
order that established affirmative action in the United
States?SeniorsWomenYoung peopleJewish people.
Answer: Women
◍ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Main Idea.
Answer: Individuals must satisfy a basic series of needs before they can
reach their potential.
◍ Intellectual Disability.
Answer: A condition where a person has certain limitations like
communicating, taking care of themselves, and impaired social skills.
◍ Employees who are going to lose their jobs have access to proprietary
information. The human resources (HR) officer is concerned that allowing
the employees to continue working through their final day is a security risk.
What should the HR officer do?Terminate the employees with 60 days'
payRequire managers to monitor the employees' tasksHave the employees
work remotely through the last daySwitch the employees' managers and
direct reports.
Answer: Terminate the employees with 60 days' pay
◍ Which external factor impacts a company's strategy?Taking an inventory of
, business competenciesAnalyzing finances for possible budget
reductionsDefining the culture for the organizationAssessing the local labor
market to find candidates.
Answer: Assessing the local labor market to find candidates
◍ Which internal element shapes organizational culture and
strategy?Compensation levelsTop management valuesOrganizational
technologyCompliance requirements.
Answer: Top management values
◍ Performance Based Assessment.
Answer: Measures students' ability to apply the skills and knowledge
learned from a unit or units of study.
◍ Receptive Language Disorder.
Answer: Struggle to get the meaning of what others are saying.
◍ Which benefit would an organization that uses diversity strategies
experience?Increased creativityMore intelligent workersEnhanced
accountabilityImproved communication.
Answer: Increased creativity
◍ Cognitive Learning Theory.
Answer: Learners can be influenced by both internal and external elements.
◍ Behavioral Disorders.
Answer: Persistent pattern of behaviors that disrupt a student's functioning
or that of the class.
◍ Language Disorder.
Answer: Persistent difficulties in the acquisition and use of language due to
deficits in comprehension or production.
◍ The leadership of an organization has decided to move forward with a
formal training program. Successful implementation of training and
development programs depends upon asking the right questions prior to the
implementation of the program. Which two questions should be asked prior
, to Is this program cost-effective?Will this program be effective for the
employees?Which employees should attend the training?What should be the
outcome for the participants?.
Answer: Which employees should attend the training?What should be the
outcome for the participants?
◍ What is an effect of the doctrine of employment at will that impacts an
individual employee?Antidiscrimination laws are made strongerEmployee
handbooks can create legally binding contracts.The organization can ask the
employee for more personal information.The employee is more protected
legally when making adverse decisions..
Answer: Employee handbooks can create legally binding contracts.
◍ An organization wants to enhance its ability to attract top talent. After
benchmarking other firms' human resources practices, senior leaders decide
to improve the quality of work life.Which two changes would fit the
organization's need to attract top talent?Choose 2 answersAdding onsite
child care servicesAdding an employee fitness centerAdding annual
management reviewsAdding community service activities.
Answer: Adding onsite child care servicesAdding an employee fitness center
◍ A human resources (HR) manager is evaluating work roles and categorizing
them in order based on each role's perceived value in relation to others
within the company.Which evaluation method is the HR manager
applying?Point-factorFactor comparisonJob-rankingJob description.
Answer: Job-ranking
◍ Which step of the training process inventories current skills to determine
which ones are required for the future?Delivering learning Designing
curriculum Evaluating development Assessing needs.
Answer: Assessing needs
◍ Long-term Memory.
Answer: The relatively permanent storage of information
◍ A company is experiencing declining rates of productivity. The company
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Language Barriers.
Answer: Students struggle to understand and remember verbal information.
◍ Selected Response Assessment.
Answer: Assess students using questions and items that are multiple choice,
matching, and true/false.
◍ Which group is identified as a protected class under the 1961 executive
order that established affirmative action in the United
States?SeniorsWomenYoung peopleJewish people.
Answer: Women
◍ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Main Idea.
Answer: Individuals must satisfy a basic series of needs before they can
reach their potential.
◍ Intellectual Disability.
Answer: A condition where a person has certain limitations like
communicating, taking care of themselves, and impaired social skills.
◍ Employees who are going to lose their jobs have access to proprietary
information. The human resources (HR) officer is concerned that allowing
the employees to continue working through their final day is a security risk.
What should the HR officer do?Terminate the employees with 60 days'
payRequire managers to monitor the employees' tasksHave the employees
work remotely through the last daySwitch the employees' managers and
direct reports.
Answer: Terminate the employees with 60 days' pay
◍ Which external factor impacts a company's strategy?Taking an inventory of
, business competenciesAnalyzing finances for possible budget
reductionsDefining the culture for the organizationAssessing the local labor
market to find candidates.
Answer: Assessing the local labor market to find candidates
◍ Which internal element shapes organizational culture and
strategy?Compensation levelsTop management valuesOrganizational
technologyCompliance requirements.
Answer: Top management values
◍ Performance Based Assessment.
Answer: Measures students' ability to apply the skills and knowledge
learned from a unit or units of study.
◍ Receptive Language Disorder.
Answer: Struggle to get the meaning of what others are saying.
◍ Which benefit would an organization that uses diversity strategies
experience?Increased creativityMore intelligent workersEnhanced
accountabilityImproved communication.
Answer: Increased creativity
◍ Cognitive Learning Theory.
Answer: Learners can be influenced by both internal and external elements.
◍ Behavioral Disorders.
Answer: Persistent pattern of behaviors that disrupt a student's functioning
or that of the class.
◍ Language Disorder.
Answer: Persistent difficulties in the acquisition and use of language due to
deficits in comprehension or production.
◍ The leadership of an organization has decided to move forward with a
formal training program. Successful implementation of training and
development programs depends upon asking the right questions prior to the
implementation of the program. Which two questions should be asked prior
, to Is this program cost-effective?Will this program be effective for the
employees?Which employees should attend the training?What should be the
outcome for the participants?.
Answer: Which employees should attend the training?What should be the
outcome for the participants?
◍ What is an effect of the doctrine of employment at will that impacts an
individual employee?Antidiscrimination laws are made strongerEmployee
handbooks can create legally binding contracts.The organization can ask the
employee for more personal information.The employee is more protected
legally when making adverse decisions..
Answer: Employee handbooks can create legally binding contracts.
◍ An organization wants to enhance its ability to attract top talent. After
benchmarking other firms' human resources practices, senior leaders decide
to improve the quality of work life.Which two changes would fit the
organization's need to attract top talent?Choose 2 answersAdding onsite
child care servicesAdding an employee fitness centerAdding annual
management reviewsAdding community service activities.
Answer: Adding onsite child care servicesAdding an employee fitness center
◍ A human resources (HR) manager is evaluating work roles and categorizing
them in order based on each role's perceived value in relation to others
within the company.Which evaluation method is the HR manager
applying?Point-factorFactor comparisonJob-rankingJob description.
Answer: Job-ranking
◍ Which step of the training process inventories current skills to determine
which ones are required for the future?Delivering learning Designing
curriculum Evaluating development Assessing needs.
Answer: Assessing needs
◍ Long-term Memory.
Answer: The relatively permanent storage of information
◍ A company is experiencing declining rates of productivity. The company
