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ACC practice quiz

10 sets of original questions. Pick one answer, then score the set.

Independent practice material, not actual exam questions or an ICF-endorsed product. Research checked 8 October 2026. Exam references: 2019 competencies and 2020 ethics. The 2025 ICF Code of Ethics took effect on 1 April 2025; the 2020 references here are exam-study references, not the current professional code.

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Set 1: Foundations of Professional Coaching

6 ethics · 6 boundaries · 8 competencies · ~26 min

0 of 20 answered

  1. 1. What should a coach explain before a new engagement begins?
    Ethics
  2. 2. A trainee has completed a course but has not earned an ICF credential. How should they describe their status?
    Ethics
  3. 3. A prospective client asks whether coaching guarantees promotion. Which response is appropriate?
    Ethics
  4. 4. A coach exchanges services with a client instead of receiving money. What quality standard applies?
    Ethics
  5. 5. A coach begins to feel romantic attraction toward a current client. What is appropriate?
    Ethics
  6. 6. An assistant handles a coach's client appointment records. What is the coach responsible for?
    Ethics
  7. 7. Which feature is central to the ICF understanding of coaching?
    Boundaries
  8. 8. Which service primarily supplies specialist recommendations for solving a business problem?
    Boundaries
  9. 9. An experienced colleague shares lessons from their own career with a newcomer. Which role best describes this?
    Boundaries
  10. 10. What best distinguishes a coaching session from a training class?
    Boundaries
  11. 11. A client asks a coach to select their next job for them. What should the coach clarify?
    Boundaries
  12. 12. A client mentions a difficult childhood event while exploring current confidence. What is the soundest general principle?
    Boundaries
  13. 13. Which ongoing habit supports a coaching mindset?
    Competencies
  14. 14. Which question helps define a useful session outcome?
    Competencies
  15. 15. What most directly helps a client feel safe to disagree?
    Competencies
  16. 16. What does presence require when a coach does not know where the conversation will lead?
    Competencies
  17. 17. What is the primary purpose of summarizing a client's message?
    Competencies
  18. 18. Which question opens exploration of a belief?
    Competencies
  19. 19. A client identifies a useful insight. What helps turn it into growth?
    Competencies
  20. 20. At the close of a session, what best supports integration?
    Competencies
Sources and study guidance

Official ACC format: one correct response from four options. Before your appointment, check ICF for any changes to the format or reference standards.

This pack follows ICF’s ACC single-answer format. No paid question banks were accessed or copied.

Study suggestion: answer independently, explain your reasoning, review uncertain answers against the original source, then revisit weaker domains. Emotional expression alone does not establish a clinical condition; scope, functioning and competence matter.

Reference codes

E
2020 ethical standard
C
2019 competency
R
referral guide
D
definitions
B
professional boundaries (Competency 1.6)

References are review pointers for these original items.