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Practice Questions: Edit and Configure Interactions Between Visuals (PL-300 Exam Prep)

 
This post is a part of the PL-300: Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Exam Prep Hub; and this topic falls under these sections:
Visualize and analyze the data (25–30%)
   --> Enhance reports for usability and storytelling
      --> Edit and Configure Interactions Between Visuals

Below are 10 practice questions (with answers and explanations) for this topic of the exam.
There are also 2 practice tests for the PL-300 exam with 60 questions each (with answers) available on the hub.

Practice Questions

Question 1

A report page contains a KPI card showing total revenue and several charts showing revenue by product and region. When a user selects a product, the KPI value changes, confusing executives.

What should you do?

A. Remove the product visual
B. Disable the interaction between the product visual and the KPI
C. Convert the KPI to a table
D. Apply a page-level filter

✅ Correct Answer: B

Explanation:
KPI visuals often represent overall performance and should remain constant. Disabling visual interactions prevents selections in other visuals from affecting the KPI. This directly addresses usability without altering the data model or filters.

Question 2

You want a column chart to emphasize selected categories while still showing the full distribution of values in the chart.

Which interaction type should you use?

A. Cross-filtering
B. No interaction
C. Cross-highlighting
D. Page-level filtering

✅ Correct Answer: C

Explanation:
Cross-highlighting keeps all data visible while visually emphasizing selected values. This is ideal when users need context while analyzing a subset of data.

Question 3

A table visual should not respond when users click on a slicer-like bar chart on the same page.

What is the best solution?

A. Remove the relationship between tables
B. Disable the interaction for the table visual
C. Use a different visual type
D. Add a report-level filter

✅ Correct Answer: B

Explanation:
Disabling the interaction ensures the table remains static, while preserving the data model and other interactions.

Question 4

Which scenario is the best candidate for disabling visual interactions?

A. A detail table showing drill-down data
B. A benchmark visual showing company targets
C. A bar chart comparing categories
D. A scatter plot used for exploration

✅ Correct Answer: B

Explanation:
Benchmark or target visuals often need to remain constant to provide context. Allowing them to change can mislead users.

Question 5

A user complains that selecting a value in one chart removes data from another chart, making comparisons difficult.

What should you change?

A. Switch from cross-filtering to cross-highlighting
B. Add a slicer
C. Duplicate the visual
D. Remove filters from the report

✅ Correct Answer: A

Explanation:
Cross-highlighting preserves context by showing all values, while still emphasizing the selected data.

Question 6

Visual interactions are configured at which level in Power BI?

A. Report level
B. Page level
C. Visual-to-visual level
D. Dataset level

✅ Correct Answer: C

Explanation:
Visual interactions define how one visual affects another visual on the same page.

Question 7

Which Power BI feature should you use if you want users to intentionally control filtering across multiple visuals?

A. Visual interactions
B. Row-level security
C. Slicers
D. Bookmarks

✅ Correct Answer: C

Explanation:
Slicers are designed for user-driven filtering, while visual interactions control passive responses between visuals.

Question 8

Which statement about visual interactions is true?

A. They apply across all report pages
B. They replace the need for filters
C. They can be disabled for specific visuals
D. They affect dataset security

✅ Correct Answer: C

Explanation:
Visual interactions are configurable per visual and apply only within the same report page.

Question 9

A report page includes explanatory text and instructions that should never change when users interact with charts.

What is the best approach?

A. Place the text on a separate page
B. Disable interactions for the text visual
C. Use bookmarks
D. Apply a report-level filter

✅ Correct Answer: B

Explanation:
Disabling interactions ensures static elements remain unchanged, improving clarity and usability.

Question 10

You are designing a report for executives. Which practice improves storytelling and clarity?

A. Allow all visuals to interact by default
B. Disable unnecessary interactions
C. Replace charts with tables
D. Use only slicers for filtering

✅ Correct Answer: B

Explanation:
Intentional interaction design reduces confusion and guides users toward meaningful insights.

Exam Takeaway

If a question describes:

  • Confusing visual behavior
  • Unexpected filtering
  • KPIs or benchmarks changing
  • Loss of context

➡ Configuring visual interactions is very often the correct solution.

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