How does early test design support the shift left principle?

By moving test execution before code development

By moving testing activities earlier in the lifecycle, such as during requirements analysis

By focusing testing efforts on the most critical features

By using automated test tools to generate tests

What is the main purpose of collaborative requirements elicitation in agile?

To have the product owner write all requirements alone

To gather requirements through a formal, one-time document review

To ensure requirements are written in a formal specification language

To involve stakeholders in a shared process to discover and refine requirements

What is a common risk of ambiguous requirements in agile development?

They ensure that all stakeholders agree on the requirements

They can cause misunderstandings and rework, increasing cost and delay

They lead to faster development because developers have more freedom

They reduce the need for testing because there is less to verify

In agile development, what is the primary role of requirements engineering?

To document all requirements in a formal requirements management tool

To elicit, analyze, and refine requirements collaboratively throughout the project

To produce a complete and fixed requirements specification before development starts

To assign requirements to individual developers for implementation

How does requirements engineering support the shift left approach in agile?

By focusing only on functional requirements and ignoring non-functional ones

By ensuring requirements are clear and testable early, enabling early test design

By delaying test design until after coding is complete

By automating the requirements gathering process

Certified Tester Advanced Level Agile Tester

Domain 4Objective 2

Shift Left and Requirements Engineering CTAL-AT Practice Questions (Page 4)

Part of the Shift Left domain, which makes up ~13% of our current practice bank. ISTQB does not publish an official question count, but from its 90-minute exam (~35–60 total, ~5–8 in this domain), expect 3–4 from this objective — we provide 33 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

33questions here

7free pages

10concepts

Questions 16–20

16foundation · easy
How does early test design support the shift left principle?
Select an answer first
17foundation · easy
What is the main purpose of collaborative requirements elicitation in agile?
Select an answer first
18foundation · easy
What is a common risk of ambiguous requirements in agile development?
Select an answer first
19foundation · easy
In agile development, what is the primary role of requirements engineering?
Select an answer first
20foundation · easy
How does requirements engineering support the shift left approach in agile?
Select an answer first

Finished these 5 questions?

Review the revealed explanations, or continue through the curriculum.

Next 5 questions →Back to CTAL-AT

Free Basic Practice is a study aid with revealable answers — not a scored exam. Examers.io is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by ISTQB. “CTAL-AT” is a trademark of its owner, used for identification only.