PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Question
Which risk response is appropriate for an opportunity?
⚠ Common exam trap
PRINCE2F often tests the confusion between threat and opportunity responses, as candidates may incorrectly apply threat responses like Reduce or Avoid to opportunities.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Exploit
In PRINCE2, risk responses are tailored to whether the risk is a threat or an opportunity. For opportunities, the appropriate responses are Exploit, Enhance, Share, and Accept. 'Exploit' is the correct response because it seeks to ensure the opportunity definitely happens, often by removing uncertainty and allocating resources to realize the benefit. This is distinct from threat responses such as Avoid, Reduce, Transfer, or Accept.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Exploit
Why this is correct
Exploit is the response that removes uncertainty and realises the opportunity outright, allocating resources to ensure it definitely happens. This satisfies the stem because it is the opportunity-focused counterpart to avoid, and is appropriate when the organisation wants to capture the upside.
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Reduce
Why it's wrong here
Reduce is a threat response that lowers probability or impact; opportunities require exploiting or enhancing responses such as exploit, enhance, share or accept. It tempts because reduce appears in the same risk-response vocabulary, but PRINCE2 pairs it with threats, not opportunities.
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Transfer
Why it's wrong here
Transfer shifts the financial impact of a threat to a third party, such as insurance; it does not exploit an opportunity. It is tempting because transfer is a recognised PRINCE2 response, but it applies to threats. For opportunities, the paired response is Share, which allocates ownership to a third party to realise the benefit.
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Avoid
Why it's wrong here
Avoid eliminates the possibility of a threat by removing its cause; it cannot be applied to an opportunity, which needs pursuit rather than removal. It is tempting because avoid is a standard PRINCE2 response, but it belongs to threats. The opportunity counterpart is Exploit, which seizes the chance to realise the benefit.
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