Practice for the Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) exam with 15 exam-style practice questions, instant answer reveals, and concise explanations of every correct answer. Topics include: Which of the following statements is not correct?. Follow @CertPunch and visit certpunch.com for more certification practice exams and study content.
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What you will practice
- After a Sprint Review, the Product Owner deems the Product has come to the end of its life and the Product Ba…
- The Sprint Review is just a demo of the Product Backlog items completed during a Sprint. Do you agree? (choos…
- How complete should the Sprint Backlog be at the end of the Sprint Planning meeting?
- Who has final say over changes to the Sprint Backlog during a Sprint?
- Every Developer must answer the three questions during the Daily Scrum:
- Which of the following statements best describes a Sprint?
Answers and explanations
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Q1. After a Sprint Review, the Product Owner deems the Product has come to the end of its life and the Product Backlog can be closed. The next immediate step is:
Answer: C. Communicate the Scrum Team's availability to stakeholders
When a product ends, the immediate step is communicating team availability to stakeholders. A Retrospective is technically ambiguous here because if a Sprint is still active, standard Scrum dictates finishing its events before disbanding.
Q2. The Sprint Review is just a demo of the Product Backlog items completed during a Sprint. Do you agree? (choose the best option)
Answer: C. No, the Sprint Review contains many more activities.
A Sprint Review is a collaborative working session, not just a demo. Expect exam questions to test the distinction between a status presentation and the actual purpose of the event, which is to inspect the Increment and adapt the Product Backlog together with stakeholders.
Q3. How complete should the Sprint Backlog be at the end of the Sprint Planning meeting?
Answer: C. Complete enough to show the work for the next few days.
The Sprint Backlog only needs enough detail and planning to show what the Developers will work on for the next few days. Avoid picking options suggesting the work is fully mapped out at the start, because the Sprint Backlog emerges as the Developers learn more.
Q4. Who has final say over changes to the Sprint Backlog during a Sprint?
Answer: B. The Developers
Developers have the final say over changes to the Sprint Backlog because they self-manage their work. A strong exam cue is remembering that the Product Owner negotiates scope, but the Developers ultimately own the Sprint Backlog mechanics during the Sprint.
Q5. Every Developer must answer the three questions during the Daily Scrum:
Answer: E. False
The Daily Scrum focuses on inspecting progress toward the Sprint Goal, not on rigidly answering three specific questions. The three questions were removed as a mandatory format, so look out for exam options implying they are strictly required.
Q6. Which of the following statements best describes a Sprint?
Answer: D. A Sprint is a pre-specified amount of time in which the developers work at sustain pace to complete a chosen set of work.
A Sprint is a fixed time-box where Developers work at a sustainable pace to complete a chosen set of work. The best answer rejects the idea of pulling random items continuously and emphasizes a cohesive Sprint Goal instead of just a list of tasks.
Q7. When several Scrum Teams collaborate on a single product, how many Product Backlogs should there be?
Answer: A. One
A core rule of Scrum is that one product has exactly one Product Backlog to ensure a unified priority and vision. Having multiple backlogs for a single product would create conflicting priorities and duplicate work across the collaborating teams.
Q8. Which of the following is the most important opportunity for capturing lessons learned?
Answer: A. Sprint Retrospective
The Sprint Retrospective is the dedicated event at the end of each Sprint for the Scrum Team to inspect itself and create a plan for improvements. Other events focus on the product or the immediate daily plan rather than process improvement.
Q9. How should the Product Backlog be ordered?
Answer: D. The most valuable and most refined items should be at the top
The Product Owner orders the Product Backlog to maximize value, typically placing the most valuable and refined items at the top. Doing so provides clear direction to the Developers and ensures the highest priority work is tackled first.
Q10. In the first few Sprints, the Scrum Team is expected to focus on:
Answer: C. Delivering a usable and potentially releasable product increment
In every Sprint, including the first few, the primary focus must be delivering a usable, potentially releasable product Increment. Upfront infrastructure setup or baselining a traditional project plan contradicts Scrum's emphasis on empirical progress.
Q11. A Scrum Team uses 2-week Sprints and timeboxes their Sprint Planning to 6 hours. Does this break the rules of Scrum?
Answer: B. No
Shortening the maximum timebox does not break Scrum rules, because the guide sets upper limits rather than mandatory durations. For the exam, remember that Sprint Planning is timeboxed to a maximum of eight hours for a one-month Sprint and is usually shorter for shorter Sprints.
Q12. The Product Owner doesn't spend enough time on the project. Which of the following options is the best response from the Scrum Master?
Answer: B. Train the Product Owner why it's important for her/him to spend enough time on the project
The Scrum Master should coach the Product Owner on why their active engagement is critical for project success and value delivery. Avoiding proxy Product Owners is key; the Scrum Master acts as a servant leader and facilitator rather than escalating personnel issues to management.
Q13. The Product Owner manages… (choose 1)
Answer: C. The Product Backlog
The Product Owner is accountable for managing the Product Backlog to maximize product value. For the exam, remember that the Product Owner does not manage the Developers or the overall project but ensures backlog transparency and clear ordering.
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