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These 10 free RSM questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Registered Scrum Master blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.

Domain 1: Core Scrum

Question 1

Scrum is founded on empiricism. Which set correctly lists the three pillars of empirical process control that Scrum implements?

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Correct answer: C - Transparency, Inspection, Adaptation

Question 2

The five Scrum Values guide the team's behavior and decisions. All of the following are Scrum Values EXCEPT:

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Correct answer: C - Efficiency

Domain 2: Lean Principles

Question 3

A Scrum Team is debating who holds the final decision on how Product Backlog items are ordered so the product delivers the most value. According to the 2020 Scrum Guide, this accountability belongs to the:

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Correct answer: D - Product Owner

Question 4

During Sprint Planning the team decides how the selected work will become an Increment and who will create the plan for the Sprint. Creating and owning the Sprint Backlog is the responsibility of the:

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Correct answer: D - Developers

Domain 3: Agile Manifesto

Question 5

Midway through a Sprint, the market shifts and the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete. Who has the authority to cancel the Sprint?

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Correct answer: A - The Product Owner

Question 6

A new Scrum Master insists the Developers each answer 'What did I do yesterday? What will I do today? What is blocking me?' at every Daily Scrum. Under the 2020 Scrum Guide, this practice is:

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Correct answer: A - Optional; the Developers may structure the Daily Scrum however they choose, as long as it focuses on the Sprint Goal

Question 7

Scrum Inc. teaches Scrum event timeboxes as a rate per week of Sprint length. For a two-week Sprint, approximately how long should the Sprint Retrospective be?

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Correct answer: C - 90 minutes

Domain 4: Patterns of High Performing Teams

Question 8

Each Scrum artifact contains a 'commitment' that reinforces transparency and focus. Which commitment is associated with the Sprint Backlog?

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Correct answer: B - The Sprint Goal

Domain 5: Scrum@Scale

Question 9

The Agile Manifesto expresses a preference for 'working software over comprehensive documentation.' What does this value actually imply about documentation?

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Correct answer: B - Documentation still has value, but working software is valued more

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Question 10

A stable Scrum Team completed 28, 30, and 32 story points in its last three Sprints. Applying Scrum Inc.'s 'Yesterday's Weather' pattern, how should the team decide how much work to pull into the next Sprint?

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Correct answer: B - Plan around roughly the average amount of work recently completed

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