Core Prompting Techniques for Software Testing CT-GENAI Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1foundation · easy

   What is the main benefit of contextual prompting for test generation?

   • AIt reduces the need for human review
   • BIt guarantees that all test cases are executable
   • CIt speeds up the test execution process
   • DIt makes the test cases more relevant to the specific system or requirements
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2. 2foundation · easy

   A test engineer wants to generate test cases for a login feature using a generative AI tool. Which prompting technique is most appropriate when the engineer wants the model to rely on its general knowledge without providing any examples?

   • AFew-shot prompting
   • BZero-shot prompting
   • CRole prompting
   • DChain-of-thought prompting
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4. 3expert · hard

   A tester is using an AI to generate test data for a form with many fields and complex validation rules. The initial prompt produced data that was mostly valid but missed some edge cases. The tester wants to improve the coverage without spending too much time on manual review. What is the most efficient approach?

   • AUse role prompting to assign the model the role of 'data quality expert'
   • BUse chain-of-thought prompting to reason through each field
   • CUse few-shot prompting with a large number of examples covering all edge cases
   • DIteratively refine the prompt by adding the missing edge cases and using zero-shot prompting for the initial generation
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5. 4expert · hard

   A QA team is generating test cases for a multi-step workflow. They have a set of well-written test cases for a similar workflow from a previous project. The new workflow has different business rules but the same step structure. They want the AI to generate test cases that follow the same structure but respect the new rules. Which approach is most effective?

   • AUse role prompting to assign the model the role of 'workflow tester'
   • BUse zero-shot prompting with a detailed description of the new workflow
   • CUse chain-of-thought prompting to reason through each step
   • DUse few-shot prompting with the old test cases and include the new business rules as context
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6. 5foundation · easy

   What is the primary goal of iterative refinement in prompt engineering for testing?

   • ATo progressively improve the quality and coverage of test cases
   • BTo reduce the number of prompts needed
   • CTo eliminate the need for test data
   • DTo make the model generate faster
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