Free PSM I practice test

20 questions in the style of the real PSM I exam. No sign-up: answer them all, check your score against the 85% pass mark, and see the correct answers.

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Based on the latest Scrum Guide
Real exam: 80 questions, 60 minutes, 85% to pass

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1Which is the best description of a Product Owner? (choose the best answer)

Requirements developer.Value optimizer.Team leader.Go-between between the Developers and stakeholders.

2Who determines how to do the work during the Sprint? (choose the best answer)

3What should the Product Owner do during Sprint zero? (choose the best answer)

Prepare the Product Backlog for the next few Sprints.Communicate with the customer and understand the requirements.There's no such thing as Sprint zero.Prepare the Product Backlog for the whole project.

4Which statements are correct in describing the Product Owner? (choose the best three answers)

More than one person can represent the Product Owner role on a Scrum Team.The Product Owner is one person and not a committee.The Product Owner role can be played by a group of representatives.The Product Owner can be influenced by others.The Product Owner is responsible for managing the Product Backlog.

5What topics would be discussed during Sprint Planning? (choose the best answer)

How to maximize team member utilization.What to do and who will do which tasks.User feedback and the impact on the Product Backlog.How to improve the development process.Why is this Sprint valuable, what can be done in the Increment, and how to deliver the work.

6True or False: The Daily Scrum is owned and run by the Developers. (choose the best answer)

TRUEFALSE

7A new developer joins the Scrum Team taking the total number to 10 people. As a Scrum Master, what should you do? (choose the best answer)

Instruct the Developers to split into 2 teams, they should decide the appropriate sizes.Raise the increased team size as a potential impediment and help the Developers decide what to do about it.Instruct the developers to split into 2 teams with 5 Developers in each Scrum Team.Do nothing, the Developers must fix its own issues.

8Which statement regarding the Product Backlog is FALSE? (choose the best answer)

It is an inventory of work to be done for the Product.Ordered based on value, priority, risk, and dependencies.It is a finalized list of requirements to be done for the Product.It is managed by the Product Owner.

9Which topic should NOT be discussed during the Sprint Retrospective? (choose the best answer)

The people and interactions of the team.The health of the relationships between members.The Definition of Done.Product Backlog items for the next Sprint.

10True or False: Team leaders are necessary when there are many developers working on a complex project. (choose the best answer)

TRUEFALSE

11What should be done if a Product Backlog item has not met all criteria for the Definition of Done? (choose the best two answers)

Put it in the Product Backlog.The Product Owner can release the completed part of the Product Backlog item.Do not include the item in the Sprint's Increment.Decompose the 'Done' parts and add the undone work as new items in the Product Backlog.

12What is the primary focus during the Sprint Review? (choose the best answer)

The Scrum Team's process and any suggested improvements to the process.The Sprint results.The productivity and utilization of the Developers.All of the above.

13What is the Product Owner's responsibility during a Sprint Retrospective? (choose the best answer)

Participating as a member of the Scrum Team.The Product Owner is optional as the event is focused for the Developers.Giving the Developers technical feedback.Discussing upcoming Product Backlog items.

14Of the following activities, which is the best way to promote transparency of an Increment? (choose the best answer)

Sending a daily status report to the stakeholders.Estimate the work needed to complete the items in hours rather than days.Log any technical debt incurred during development on a separate but transparent list.Doing the work that is necessary to meet the current Definition of Done.

15As a Scrum Master, what are some activities you might perform during a Sprint? (choose the best two answers)

Assigning tasks.Helping those outside the Scrum Team understand which interactions with the Scrum Team are helpful.Coaching the Scrum Team on how to keep the events within their time-box.Updating the Scrum board.Managing individual performance reviews.

16How long does the Sprint Planning take in a project with three-week Sprints? (choose the best answer)

Maximum 6 hours.Maximum 3 hours.No more than 8 hours for a one-month Sprint but typically shorter for shorter Sprints.Maximum 4 hours.

17Doing your best and helping other Scrum Team members demonstrates which of the following? (choose the best answer)

18The Sprint Backlog is the set of Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint, plus a plan for delivering the product Increment and realizing the Sprint Goal. When can the Developers add, remove or change the work needed to complete the Increment and meet the Sprint Goal? (choose the best answer)

As soon as the Scrum Master identifies new work.As soon as the Product Owner identifies new work.Only at the Daily Scrum.As soon as they are identified.

19True or False: Hardening Sprints are helpful for defect management and integration. (choose the best answer)

TRUEFALSE

20If the customer asks a developer to add a new feature to the current Sprint, how should the developer respond? (choose the best answer)

Ask the Product Owner to work with the customer.Add the item to the bottom of the Sprint Backlog.Reject the request.Add the item to the Product Backlog.Swap the item with one of the items in the Sprint Backlog.

Unanswered questions count as wrong.

How this test compares with the real PSM I exam

	This free test	Real PSM I exam	Full Exam Prep ($29)
Questions	20	80	480
Time limit	None	60 minutes	Mock Exam Mode: 60 minutes
Pass mark	85% shown as a guide	85%	Scored against 85%
Explanations	Correct answers only	None	For every question

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