Agile Methods CTEL-TM-SM Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of continuous feedback in agile testing?

   • ATo ensure that testers report defects only to the test manager.
   • BTo provide early and frequent information about the quality of the product so the team can adjust quickly.
   • CTo collect feedback only at the end of each release to summarize lessons learned.
   • DTo document all testing activities in a final test report for external auditors.
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2. 22expert · hard

   A team is using BDD to define acceptance criteria for a new payment feature. The product owner writes scenarios in Gherkin, but the developers find them too vague to implement, and the testers find them insufficient for detailed test design. The team is frustrated. What is the most effective way to resolve this?

   • AConduct a collaborative workshop where the product owner, developers, and testers refine the scenarios together, adding concrete examples and edge cases.
   • BHave the testers rewrite the scenarios in a more technical format for the developers.
   • CAbandon BDD and have the developers write unit tests based on their own interpretation of the feature.
   • DAsk the product owner to write more detailed scenarios independently and distribute them to the team.
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4. 23foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a typical agile test execution practice?

   • ARunning all tests only at the end of the release.
   • BWaiting for a formal test plan before executing any tests.
   • CExecuting tests continuously throughout the iteration as code is developed.
   • DHaving a separate test team execute tests after development is complete.
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5. 24application · medium

   A DevOps team has a deployment pipeline that automatically deploys to staging after every merge to the main branch. They want to add automated tests that run in the pipeline before deployment. Which testing approach best supports continuous testing in this DevOps context?

   • APerform manual testing in the staging environment after deployment and before release.
   • BRun a staged suite of automated tests in the pipeline: fast unit tests first, then API tests, and finally a small set of end-to-end tests before deployment to staging.
   • CDeploy directly to production and rely on monitoring to detect failures.
   • DRun all tests, including the full end-to-end suite, before every merge to ensure maximum coverage.
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6. 25foundation · easy

   Which statement best describes the agile testing principle of whole-team responsibility?

   • ATesting is owned by a separate, independent test team that reports quality status to management.
   • BThe product owner is solely responsible for testing because they define the acceptance criteria.
   • CTesters are the only team members responsible for quality, and developers focus solely on coding.
   • DAll team members, including developers, testers, and business representatives, share responsibility for quality and testing.
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