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Free Scrum Master practice test (PSM I style)
Updated October 12, 2026 · by the PMCLEAR team
Ten free questions in the style of the PSM I assessment, based on the Scrum Guide 2020. Choose an answer to see the explanation and your score. No sign-up needed.
How to use this test
Give yourself about 7 minutes: the real PSM I gives you 45 seconds per question. To pass the real assessment you need 85%, which is 9 of these 10. If you miss a question, read the explanation and the Scrum Guide part it comes from.
Question 1 What is the maximum length of a Sprint?
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Answer: C. The Scrum Guide says Sprints are fixed-length events of one month or less. “Four weeks” is close, but not the rule. The Product Owner cannot make a Sprint longer than one month.
Question 2 Who creates the Sprint Goal?
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Answer: D. The Product Owner proposes how the product could increase its value, and then the whole Scrum Team works together to define the Sprint Goal in Sprint Planning.
Question 3 Who is accountable for ordering the Product Backlog?
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Answer: B. Ordering the Product Backlog is one of the Product Owner's accountabilities. The Product Owner may ask others to help, but stays accountable.
Question 4 How long is the Daily Scrum?
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Answer: A. The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute event for the Developers, every working day of the Sprint, whatever the team size.
Question 5 Who has the authority to cancel a Sprint?
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Answer: B. Only the Product Owner can cancel a Sprint, and a Sprint should be cancelled only if the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete. Others can influence the decision, but cannot make it.
Question 6 When is an Increment born?
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Answer: C. The Scrum Guide says that the moment a Product Backlog item meets the Definition of Done, an Increment is born. It may be delivered to stakeholders before the end of the Sprint.
Question 7 In the middle of the Sprint, the Developers see that they selected more work than they can finish. What should happen?
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Answer: C. Scope may be clarified and renegotiated with the Product Owner as more is learned. The Sprint Goal stays. Sprint length never changes, and the Scrum Master cannot cancel a Sprint.
Question 8 What are the three pillars of Scrum?
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Answer: B. Scrum is founded on empiricism, with three pillars: transparency, inspection and adaptation. Commitment, focus, openness, respect and courage are the five Scrum values.
Question 9 What is the Scrum Master's part in the Daily Scrum?
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Answer: B. The Daily Scrum is for the Developers. The Scrum Master makes sure it happens and teaches the team to keep it within 15 minutes, but does not lead it. The three questions are no longer part of the Scrum Guide.
Question 10 What is the commitment for the Product Backlog?
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Answer: C. Each artifact has a commitment. Product Backlog → Product Goal. Sprint Backlog → Sprint Goal. Increment → Definition of Done.
What your score means
- 9–10 correct: a good base. Now practise with full timed tests of 80 questions.
- 7–8 correct: close. Reread the Scrum Guide parts you missed and do the practical labs.
- 6 or fewer: start with the free Scrum course, then come back to this test.
More free questions: the 5 hard PSM I questions on the PSM I page, and the questions at the end of each lesson in the Scrum course.
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Are these the real PSM I questions?
No. Scrum.org does not publish its assessment questions. These are practice questions written by PMCLEAR in the same style, based on the Scrum Guide 2020.
What score do I need on the real PSM I?
85%. The assessment has 80 questions, so you need 68 correct answers in 60 minutes.
Where can I take a full PSM I practice exam?
The PMCLEAR PSM I program has 1,000 practice questions in five levels and timed 80-question exams, like the real test. It starts with a free trial.
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