Project Work Products CT-AT Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21application · medium

   A tester joins an Agile team mid-iteration. The product owner hands over a stack of user stories, each with acceptance criteria written in Given/When/Then format. The tester needs to start designing test cases immediately. Which action best leverages the available work products to begin test design?

   • AFocus only on the story title and description to create high-level test ideas, ignoring acceptance criteria.
   • BWait for the team to produce a separate detailed test plan document before writing any test cases.
   • CAsk the product owner to rewrite the user stories as formal use cases with alternative flows before testing.
   • DDerive test cases directly from the acceptance criteria of each user story, covering both happy paths and negative variations.
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2. 22foundation · easy

   Which Agile work product is most directly used to guide the creation of automated acceptance tests?

   • AProduct backlog
   • BSprint retrospective notes
   • CBurndown chart
   • DAcceptance criteria
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4. 23foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a typical work product produced in an Agile project that describes a small, testable piece of functionality from a user's perspective?

   • ATraceability matrix
   • BUser story
   • CTest plan
   • DRequirements specification
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5. 24application · medium

   During sprint planning, the team defines a user story with a few high-level acceptance criteria. By mid-sprint, the product owner and developers refine the story, adding edge-case criteria and clarifying ambiguous wording. How should the tester respond to this evolution of the work product?

   • ADiscard all test cases written so far and start over from scratch with the new criteria.
   • BFreeze the original acceptance criteria to prevent scope creep and keep the original test cases unchanged.
   • CAsk the product owner to move the new edge cases to a future sprint to avoid rework.
   • DUpdate the existing test cases to align with the refined acceptance criteria and add new tests for the edge cases.
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6. 25application · easy

   A product owner is writing user stories and asks the tester for advice on how to structure them to best support testing. Which guidance should the tester provide?

   • AInclude clear, testable acceptance criteria for each user story, written in a format like Given/When/Then.
   • BWrite user stories as detailed technical specifications to avoid any misunderstanding.
   • CKeep user stories vague so developers have flexibility in implementation.
   • DFocus only on the business value and leave the testing details to the tester's discretion.
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