Decisions Made from Test Automation Reports CT-TAS Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11application · medium

   An automation report shows that the test suite has a 90% pass rate, but the average execution time has increased by 40% over the last month. The report also shows that 15% of tests are marked as 'skipped' because they are outdated. The team has limited time to improve the suite. Which improvement should be prioritized first?

   • AOptimize the execution time by running tests in parallel.
   • BFocus on adding more tests to increase coverage.
   • CUpdate or remove the outdated skipped tests to ensure the suite reflects the current application.
   • DIncrease the pass rate by disabling flaky tests.
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2. 12application · medium

   Over the last four releases, the automation report shows that 70% of all failures occur in the login and session-management test suites. The failures are intermittent and often pass on retry. The team is considering several improvements. Which action best addresses the likely systemic issue?

   • AEscalate the issue to the development team as a product defect in session management.
   • BIncrease the number of retries in the automation framework to reduce the reported failure count.
   • CInvestigate the test environment and test data for shared state or timing dependencies that cause flakiness.
   • DRemove the login and session tests from the regression suite to improve the pass rate.
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4. 13foundation · easy

   Which report data helps prioritize infrastructure improvements for the automation suite?

   • ANumber of testers on the team
   • BExecution time trends and resource utilization
   • CTest case descriptions
   • DTest case priority only
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5. 14expert · hard

   An automation report shows that the pass rate has been stable at 92% for three months, but the number of tests skipped has increased from 5% to 20%. The skipped tests are in the reporting module, which has had no code changes. The team is planning a major release next month. What is the most important action?

   • ADelay the release until the skipped tests are addressed.
   • BFocus on increasing the pass rate by fixing the 8% failing tests.
   • CInvestigate why the reporting tests are being skipped and restore or update them before the release.
   • DAccept the skipped tests because the pass rate is stable and the module has not changed.
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6. 15application · medium

   A product owner asks the test automation lead whether the latest build is ready for release. The automation report shows 98% of 1,200 tests passed, but the 24 failures are all in the payment module, including 3 critical-severity cases. The product owner is not technical and wants a simple answer. What should the lead do?

   • ARecommend a no-go decision because critical payment failures remain, and explain the risk in business terms.
   • BAsk the product owner to review the raw test logs to decide.
   • CRecommend a go decision but require a patch for the payment module in the next sprint.
   • DRecommend a go decision because the pass rate is above 95%, and note the failures as minor.
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