A game offers separate toggles for 'Music' and 'Sound Effects'. The tester turns off the 'Music' toggle, but the music continues to play during cutscenes. What is the most likely issue?

The music toggle does not affect cutscene music, which is a bug.

The music toggle is correctly designed to only affect gameplay music, not cutscenes.

The music is actually part of the sound effects category.

The sound effects toggle is overriding the music toggle.

Which of the following is an example of a game sound element, as opposed to a music element?

The melody that plays when a puzzle is solved

The main theme that plays on the title screen

The sound of footsteps when the player character walks

The background orchestral score during a boss fight

Which of the following is the best way to describe an audio mix issue in a bug report?

The music is too loud during the boss fight, making the enemy's attack sound inaudible

What is the primary goal of analyzing the balance between music and game sounds?

To ensure that no element is masked or overpowering another

To make the music as loud as possible

To ensure the mix is identical in all scenes

A tester is checking the audio mix in a role-playing game. In a quiet village scene, the music and ambient sounds are well balanced. However, in a battle scene, the music becomes so loud that the attack sounds are barely audible. What should the tester do?

Adjust the music volume slider to a lower setting and continue testing.

Accept the difference because battle scenes are supposed to be more intense.

Report the inconsistency between scenes as a mix issue that needs adjustment.

Ignore the issue because it only occurs in battle scenes.

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Domain 4Objective 5

Testing the Mix of Music and Game Sounds CT-GAME Practice Questions (Page 5)

Part of the Sound Testing domain, which makes up ~17% of our current practice bank. ISTQB does not publish an official question count, but from its 60-minute exam (~25–40 total, ~4–7 in this domain), expect 1–1 from this objective — we provide 30 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Questions 21–25

21application · medium
A game offers separate toggles for 'Music' and 'Sound Effects'. The tester turns off the 'Music' toggle, but the music continues to play during cutscenes. What is the most likely issue?
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22foundation · easy
Which of the following is an example of a game sound element, as opposed to a music element?
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23foundation · easy
Which of the following is the best way to describe an audio mix issue in a bug report?
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24foundation · easy
What is the primary goal of analyzing the balance between music and game sounds?
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25application · medium
A tester is checking the audio mix in a role-playing game. In a quiet village scene, the music and ambient sounds are well balanced. However, in a battle scene, the music becomes so loud that the attack sounds are barely audible. What should the tester do?
Select an answer first

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