Testing and Development Activities CT-AT Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11application · medium

   A team is adopting agile and wants to shift from a phase-gate testing model to continuous testing. Which change best reflects the agile role of testing?

   • ATesters work alongside developers, testing each increment as it is completed and providing rapid feedback.
   • BTesters report defects at the end of the sprint to avoid disturbing developers.
   • CTesters focus only on writing automated tests and do not participate in planning.
   • DTesters wait until all features are developed before starting testing.
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2. 12foundation · easy

   What is a key benefit of continuous integration (CI) in agile development?

   • AIt guarantees that the software is production-ready after every integration.
   • BIt allows teams to delay integration until the end of the project, reducing the need for early testing.
   • CIt eliminates the need for manual testing entirely.
   • DIt ensures that code changes are integrated and tested frequently, which helps detect defects early.
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4. 13application · medium

   During a sprint, a tester discovers a critical defect that affects a user story currently being developed. The product owner is not available for immediate consultation. What should the tester do?

   • AWait until the product owner returns to decide what to do.
   • BLog the defect and move on to other testing tasks.
   • CDiscuss the defect with the developer and, if needed, raise it at the daily stand-up for the team to decide.
   • DFix the defect directly in the code without telling the developer.
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5. 14application · medium

   A team is adopting agile and wants to increase the speed of regression testing. They currently have a large manual regression suite that takes two days to execute. Which approach is most aligned with agile principles?

   • AReplace the regression suite with exploratory testing only.
   • BAutomate the most critical regression tests and run them in continuous integration.
   • CKeep the manual suite but run it only once per release.
   • DAutomate every test in the suite, including those that are rarely run.
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6. 15expert · hard

   A team has a large suite of automated UI tests that are slow and flaky. The tests often fail due to timing issues, not real defects. The team is spending too much time investigating false failures. What is the best strategy?

   • ADisable the flaky tests and rely on manual testing.
   • BRefactor the UI tests to use more robust wait conditions and reduce dependencies on timing.
   • CRun the UI tests only on a nightly basis to avoid blocking the pipeline.
   • DIncrease the timeout values in the tests to reduce failures.
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