Objective: Writing Acceptance Criteria CT-ACT Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of acceptance criteria in an agile project?

   • ATo define the conditions that a deliverable must satisfy to be accepted by the stakeholder
   • BTo estimate the effort required to develop the feature
   • CTo describe the technical architecture and design of the solution
   • DTo list all possible test cases that will be executed during regression testing
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2. 17application · medium

   During a review, a team finds this acceptance criterion: 'The system must handle invalid input gracefully.' Which issue does this criterion have, and what is the best refinement?

   • AIt is too detailed; refine it to: 'The system must be user-friendly.'
   • BIt is ambiguous; refine it to: 'When a user enters a negative quantity, the system displays a message and does not add the item to the cart.'
   • CIt is correct; no refinement is needed.
   • DIt is incomplete; refine it to: 'The system must handle all types of invalid input.'
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4. 18foundation · easy

   How do acceptance criteria drive the design of acceptance tests?

   • AEach acceptance criterion should be traceable to at least one acceptance test that verifies it
   • BAcceptance tests are written first, and then the criteria are inferred from the test results
   • CAcceptance tests only need to cover the 'happy path' scenarios described in the criteria
   • DAcceptance tests are designed independently of the criteria to ensure unbiased testing
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5. 19foundation · easy

   Why is collaboration among stakeholders important when defining acceptance criteria?

   • AIt is only required for large projects, not for small features
   • BIt ensures that the criteria reflect a shared understanding of the requirements from different perspectives
   • CIt eliminates the need for testing because the criteria are agreed upon by everyone
   • DIt speeds up the process by allowing only the product owner to write the criteria
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6. 20foundation · easy

   Which of the following is an example of rule-based acceptance criteria?

   • AThe user story is complete when the user can successfully complete the checkout process
   • BScenario: User adds item to cart. Given the item is in stock, when the user clicks 'Add', then the item appears in the cart
   • CThe system shall allow a user to reset their password if they have provided a valid email address
   • DGiven a user is logged in, when they click 'Submit', then the form is saved
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