Scrum Alliance CSM Practice Test
Prepare for Scrum Alliance CSM with a stable, objective-mapped PM Mastery bank, public sample questions, a free-practice page, Scrum foundations, accountabilities, events, artifacts, and servant-leadership drills.
Use PM Mastery for interactive practice with timed mocks, focused drills, progress tracking, and detailed explanations across web and mobile. The free-practice page and web app preview show how practice handles Scrum foundations, accountabilities, events, artifacts, servant leadership, empiricism, and team ownership.
Practice preview
Use this page to start the web app before longer mixed practice. For a public question-style check, use the quick review and the free-practice page in this exam section; the interactive app remains the primary practice path.
- cheat sheet : Scrum roles, events, artifacts, values, decision rules, and common traps.
- Free practice exam : Try 50 free CSM questions across the exam domains, with answers and explanations, then continue in PM Mastery.
What this CSM practice page gives you
- A direct web entry for CSM practice in PM Mastery.
- Short drills, mixed sets, and timed practice across Scrum foundations, roles, events, artifacts, and Scrum Master behavior.
- Detailed explanations that show why the strongest Scrum answer is right.
- A clear web preview path for previewing question style before deeper practice.
- The same PM Mastery account across web and mobile
CSM exam snapshot
- Vendor: Scrum Alliance
- Official exam name: Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
- Exam code: CSM
- Questions: 50
- Time limit: 60 minutes
- Pass mark: 74%
- Assessment style: fundamentals and scenario-based Scrum judgment
CSM usually rewards the option that increases transparency, reduces handoffs, protects empiricism, and keeps responsibility with the Scrum Team instead of pushing control outward.
Official source check: Last checked: May 5, 2026. Scrum Alliance states that the CSM test has 50 multiple-choice questions, a 60-minute time limit, and a passing score of at least 74%. Scrum Alliance also states that approved CSM course attendance is required before test access.
Topic coverage for CSM practice
| Domain | Weight | Estimated questions |
|---|---|---|
| Domain 1: Scrum Foundations & Agile Mindset | 18% | 9 |
| Domain 2: Scrum Team & Accountabilities | 18% | 9 |
| Domain 3: Events & Timeboxes | 23% | 12 |
| Domain 4: Artifacts & Commitments | 18% | 9 |
| Domain 5: Scrum Master as Servant Leader | 23% | 12 |
CSM decision filters
CSM scenarios usually test whether the Scrum Master helps the team use Scrum instead of taking control away from the team.
| Scenario signal | First check | Strong answer usually… | Weak answer usually… |
|---|---|---|---|
| Managers interrupt Developers during the Sprint | Scrum Team ownership and Product Backlog flow | Coaches the organization to route work transparently through the Product Owner and Scrum Team | Accepts ad hoc assignments as normal |
| A Scrum event produces little learning | Event purpose and transparency | Refocuses the event on inspection, adaptation, and shared understanding | Adds status reporting or removes the event |
| The Product Backlog is treated as fixed scope | Product Owner accountability and emergence | Keeps it ordered, transparent, and continuously adapted from feedback | Freezes scope because requirements were already collected |
| The team struggles with Done | Increment usability | Clarifies and improves the Definition of Done with the team | Counts incomplete work as progress |
| Conflict or blame appears | Scrum values and facilitation | Creates transparency and helps the team inspect causes safely | Protects comfort by avoiding the hard conversation |
| Stakeholders want predictable delivery | Empiricism and Sprint Goal focus | Improves transparency, learning, and impediment removal | Promises fixed scope and dates through command control |
CSM readiness map
| Domain | What the exam tests | What PM Mastery practice should force | Common trap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scrum Foundations and Agile Mindset | Whether you understand empiricism, values, and iterative learning | Choose actions that improve transparency and adaptation | Treating Scrum as a waterfall schedule in short cycles |
| Scrum Team and Accountabilities | Whether accountabilities stay clear | Keep Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Developers responsibilities distinct | Letting the Scrum Master become the team manager |
| Events and Timeboxes | Whether each event is used for its intended outcome | Protect event purpose while keeping timeboxes useful | Turning events into status meetings |
| Artifacts and Commitments | Whether Product Goal, Sprint Goal, Definition of Done, and artifacts support transparency | Connect artifacts to inspection and adaptation | Treating artifacts as static documents |
| Scrum Master as Servant Leader | Whether the Scrum Master coaches, facilitates, and removes impediments | Choose service and facilitation over command and rescue | Solving the team’s problem by taking ownership from the team |
How to use the CSM simulator efficiently
- Start with one Scrum domain at a time and run a short drill.
- Review every miss until you can explain the Scrum principle behind the best answer.
- Move into mixed sets once you can switch between accountabilities, events, artifacts, and anti-patterns easily.
- Finish with timed runs to build speed and consistency under exam pressure.
Final 7-day CSM practice sequence
| Timing | Practice focus | What to review after the set |
|---|---|---|
| Days 7-5 | One timed self-check plus drills in weak Scrum domains | Whether misses came from terminology, event purpose, accountabilities, artifacts, or servant leadership |
| Days 4-3 | Mixed fundamentals and scenario sets | Whether you can explain how the answer supports transparency, inspection, and adaptation |
| Days 2-1 | Light review of events, artifacts, commitments, roles, and Scrum Master behaviors | Only recurring traps; avoid adding framework rules Scrum does not use |
| Exam day | Short warm-up if useful | Choose the answer that helps the Scrum Team own work and learn transparently |
When CSM practice is enough
Use varied mixed attempts to identify weak topics, correct guesses and answers you recognize. A practice percentage is not a validated prediction of passing; compare your work with the current official outline and use the study and review guidance to plan the next step. Do not keep repeating the same bank until question memory replaces Scrum reasoning.
Web preview and premium practice
- Web/public preview: a smaller web set so you can validate the question style and explanation depth.
- Premium: interactive web-app practice with focused drills, mixed sets, timed mock exams, detailed explanations, and progress tracking across web and mobile.
CSM Scrum facilitation map
Use this map after a free-practice page, quick review, or mock exam to connect practice items to Scrum roles, events, artifacts, team facilitation, impediment removal, coaching, and empirical decision-making.
flowchart LR
S1["Scrum team scenario"] --> S2
S2["Identify role event artifact and transparency gap"] --> S3
S3["Inspect impediment product or team issue"] --> S4
S4["Choose facilitation coaching or escalation response"] --> S5
S5["Support adaptation and increment delivery"] --> S6
S6["Improve team effectiveness and learning"]
Mini Glossary
- Scrum Master: Accountability focused on Scrum effectiveness, facilitation, coaching, and impediment removal.
- Product Owner: Accountability for maximizing product value through product goal and backlog decisions.
- Sprint: Fixed-length Scrum event that creates focus toward a sprint goal and potentially releasable increment.
- Increment: Usable product or solution result created through completed work.
- Servant leadership: Leadership style focused on enabling teams, removing impediments, and developing capability.
In this section
- CSM — Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster Cheat SheetCompact CSM Cheat sheet covering Scrum roles, events, artifacts, commitments, ScrumMaster decisions, and common exam traps.
- CSM — Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster Study PlanA practical 7-day, 14-day, 30-day, and 60/90-day study plan for the Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster CSM exam.
- CSM — Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster Exam BlueprintPractical exam blueprint for Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) exam readiness.
- CSM — Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster Scenario Practice GuideLearn how to read CSM scenarios, identify the ScrumMaster decision point, and choose the most defensible next step.
- Free CSM Full-Length Practice Exam: 50 QuestionsTry 50 free CSM questions across the exam domains, with answers and explanations, then continue in PM Mastery.
- CSM — Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster Official ResourcesFind what to verify with Scrum Alliance before CSM study or booking, and how to pair official resources with independent practice.