PL-300 practice test
Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Associate
100 practice questions, spread across the exam's topics the same way Microsoft weights them, each with a full explanation and a link to the official documentation that proves the answer. Written by a Microsoft Certified Trainer who does this work for a living.
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What is inside
Every area the exam tests
Our questions are spread the same way Microsoft weights the exam, so your practice matches the real thing.
Prepare the data
25 to 30%Connecting to sources, storage modes, parameters, profiling and data quality, shaping columns and rows, and pivoting or merging queries.
28 questionsModel the data
25 to 30%Star schemas and relationships, cardinality and filter direction, date tables, measures and CALCULATE, time intelligence, calculation groups, and model performance.
27 questionsVisualize and analyze the data
25 to 30%Choosing and formatting visuals, filters and slicers, bookmarks, drillthrough and navigation, accessibility and mobile, and analytical features such as clustering and anomaly detection.
28 questionsManage and secure Power BI
15 to 20%Workspaces and apps, distribution and subscriptions, endorsement, gateways and scheduled refresh, workspace roles and item access, row-level security, and sensitivity labels.
17 questionsMicrosoft last updated this exam on 20 April 2026. Our questions match that version.
How you will use it
Practise the way that suits you
- Learn as you go. Answer, read why straight away, then move on. No clock, no pressure.
- Or sit it timed. A clock, no answers until the end, and two minutes a question, so you learn to pace yourself.
- Score by topic. See which area let you down instead of one number out of a hundred.
- Go back over it. Read every question again afterwards, right and wrong, with the full explanation.
Is it for you
Who takes PL-300
Analysts who already build reports
Most of the exam is work you do weekly, and the modelling half is where people find gaps.
People moving from spreadsheets into Power BI
It expects a star schema and relationships rather than one wide table, which is the real shift.
Anyone who ends up owning a workspace
A sixth of it is gateways, refresh, roles, row-level security and sensitivity labels.
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