If you planning to appear for CKA exam, this blog is for you. These examples / sample situation reflect situational judgment and require choosing the most MCC- aligned response in your exam.

Q1. A client says, “I feel stuck, but I’ve already explored every possible option.”

What is the most MCC-aligned response?

A. “Would you like me to help brainstorm some new options with you?”

B. “Let’s pause and go back to when you first felt stuck—what was happening then?”

C. “It sounds like you’ve exhausted everything—what makes you want to continue exploring?”

D. “What if the solution isn’t about a new option, but a new way of being?”

✅ Correct Answer: D (Evokes awareness beyond content, into identity/being level)

Q2. The client starts crying while sharing a deep fear. What is the best MCC-level response?

A. “Would you like a moment?”

B. “What are the tears telling you right now?”

C. “Do you want to talk about something else?”

D. “What support do you need from me right now?”

✅ Correct Answer: B (Stays with emotion, evokes awareness, trusts client’s inner process)

Q3. You feel your own values being triggered during a session. How do you respond?

A. Continue coaching and reflect later

B. Acknowledge silently and shift focus

C. Share your trigger transparently with the client

D. Pause, reflect internally, and coach from curiosity, not judgment

✅ Correct Answer: D (Embodies coaching mindset; manages self, maintains presence)

Q4. A client says, “I don’t think I can change this pattern.” You respond:

A. “What’s kept you in this pattern so long?”

B. “What part of you believes that?”

C. “What would change if you believed you could?”

D. “What would be possible if this wasn’t true?”

✅ Correct Answer: D (Evokes new awareness through powerful questioning)

Q5. A leader-client wants to “fix their team’s attitude.” What would an MCC ask?

A. “How have you tried influencing them?”

B. “What outcomes are you aiming for?”

C. “How is your leadership style influencing the team’s attitude?”

D. “What do you need to fix in yourself first?”

✅ Correct Answer: C (Partners for client awareness; shifts focus to self-leadership)

Q6. You sense your client is saying what they think you want to hear. What do you do?

A. Accept and move forward with the session

B. Gently confront with: “That sounds rehearsed. What’s really going on?”

C. Ask: “What part of this is truly yours?”

D. Say: “Let’s slow down—what truth wants to be spoken here?”

✅ Correct Answer: D (Evokes depth, uses evocative language to invite truth)

Q7. In a performance review coaching session, your client says: “It’s all politics.” You say:

A. “Can you share a specific example?”

B. “That must feel frustrating—what can you control in this situation?”

C. “What story are you telling yourself about this?”

D. “What’s underneath your belief about politics here?”

✅ Correct Answer: D (Goes deeper, explores belief structure—not just context)

Q8. A client resists a goal they set in the last session. What do you do?

A. Explore what changed for themB. Help revise the goalC. Ask if it’s still relevantD. Ask: “What inner voice is speaking right now about this goal?”

✅ Correct Answer: D (Explores inner wisdom and resistance, not just logistics)

Q9. During a coaching session, your client keeps diverting the topic. What is MCC practice?

A. Gently bring them back to the goal

B. Explore the pattern of distraction itself

C. Let them lead freely

D. Ask: “What is the value of staying unfocused for you right now?”

✅ Correct Answer: B (Raises awareness about patterns—not just behavior)

Q10. A client says: “I feel like I keep sabotaging myself.” How do you respond?

A. “Let’s identify the triggers of that sabotage.”

B. “Where is that sabotage protecting you?”

C. “Who would you be without that pattern?”

D. “Is it really sabotage, or is it wisdom?”

✅ Correct Answer: D (Challenges assumptions, reframes powerfully)

Pl share your thoughts furhter. All the Very best for your MCC CKA exam.