Practice Questions – Session 3

ISTQB CTFL

1. Which option is part of the ‘implementation and execution’ area of the fundamental test
process?

a. Developing the tests.

b. Comparing actual and expected results.

c. Writing a test summary.

d. Analysing lessons learnt for future releases

2. When is testing complete?

a. When time and budget are exhausted.

b. When there is enough information for sponsors to make an informed decision about release.

c. When there are no remaining high priority defects outstanding.

d. When every data combination has been exercised successfully

3. A test design technique is

a. a process for selecting test cases

b. a process for determining expected outputs

c. a way to measure the quality of software

d. a way to measure in a test plan what has to be done

4. In the Fundamental Test Process, what does PRIMARILY entail the “Test Analysis and Design”
activity?

a. The data collection on the completed test activities, in order to consolidate experience, test-
ware, facts and figures.
b. The continuous comparison between current progress and the Test Plan, in order to identify
deviations.
c. The transformation of the test objectives in testing conditions and tangible test cases
d. The testability evaluation of the test basis and test objects and the root-cause analysis
5. Which of the following BEST describes a Test Case?

a. A Statement about what to test “in terms of measurable coverage criteria from analysis of
the test basis.
b. A set of preconditions, Inputs, actions, expected results and post-conditions: developed
based on test conditions.
c. A description of the test objectives to be achieved and the means and the schedule for
achieving them.
d. A source to determine expected results to compare with the actual result of the system
under test.

6. During which stage of the fundamental test process is the testability of requirement evaluated?

a. Test Execution
b. Test Planning
c. Test Design
d. Test Analysis

7. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of traceability between the test basis and test work
products?

a. It helps evaluate the extent of test coverage

b. It obscures the impact of changes
c. It allows testing to be auditable
d. It meets the criteria for IT governance.

8. Which of the main activities of the fundamental test process does the task ‘verify the test
environment set up is correct’ relate to?

a. Planning and Control

b. Analysis and Design
c. Implementation and Execution
d. Evaluate exit criteria and reporting

9. Which of the following activities is appropriate to the test planning stage?

a. Analyzing the test basis

b. Assigning resources for the planned activities
c. Designing the test environments
d. Writing a test execution schedule
10. At what stage of the Fundamental Test Process, do testers write the steps of the test
procedures?

a. Test Execution
b. Evaluating exit criteria and reporting
c. Test planning and control
d. Test Completion