CTFL v4.0 · ISTQB · Managing the Test Activities · Bank updated 2026-07-03
CTFL v4.0 practice questions: Managing the Test Activities
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A test team defines a set of conditions that must be satisfied before a given test level, such as system testing, is authorized to begin. What are these conditions called in the ISTQB CTFL syllabus?
AResumption criteria
BExit criteria
CSuspension criteria
DEntry criteria
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D is correct. Entry criteria specify the preconditions for undertaking a given test activity, such as availability of testable code, a stable test environment, and completed test data. They complement exit criteria, which define completion of the same activity.
↗ ISTQB CTFL Syllabus v4.0.1 — Managing the Test Activities
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With limited time before a release, a test team decides to execute the test cases covering the checkout and payment features first, because a failure in those areas would have severe business and financial consequences, even though the search feature is used more frequently day-to-day. On what basis is the team prioritizing its test cases?
ARequirements-based prioritization sorted purely by the order requirements appear in the specification document.
BCoverage-based prioritization, aiming to exercise as many different code paths as early as possible.
CRandom prioritization intended to remove any bias from the selection of test cases.
DRisk-based prioritization, running the test cases that address the areas of highest risk to the business first.
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During test execution, a test manager tracks the percentage of planned test cases executed, the percentage passed and failed, the percentage of identified risks covered by executed tests, and defect density per module. Collecting these measures primarily supports which test management activity?
ATest estimation, to predict the overall project budget before any testing has started.
BTest monitoring, to compare actual progress against the test plan and provide a basis for test control decisions.
CRequirements elicitation, to determine stakeholder needs for the next product release.
DConfiguration management, to track versions and changes of the test items and testware under test.
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B is correct. Metrics such as percentage of test cases executed/passed, risk or requirements coverage achieved, and defect density are collected during test monitoring to compare actual progress to the test plan and to support test control decisions.
↗ ISTQB CTFL Syllabus v4.0.1 — Managing the Test Activities
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A test team defines that system testing may only start once the test environment is available, the required test data has been prepared, and the code under test has passed a smoke test. According to the ISTQB CTFL Syllabus, this set of conditions is an example of:
AEntry criteria
BA defect report
CA risk level
DExit criteria
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A is correct. Entry criteria define the preconditions that must be satisfied before a test activity, such as a test level, can begin, such as environment readiness, test data availability, and a passing smoke test. Exit criteria, by contrast, define when a test activity can be considered complete; defect reports document individual defects; and risk level is derived from likelihood and impact, unrelated to start-of-testing preconditions.
↗ ISTQB CTFL Syllabus v4.0.1 — Managing the Test Activities
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An organization creates a single, high-level document describing the general test levels to be performed (e.g., component, integration, system, acceptance) and generic entry/exit criteria applicable across all of its projects, independent of any one project's specific context. According to the CTFL v4.0 syllabus, which term best describes this document?
ATest policy
B(Project-specific) test plan
CTest approach
DTest strategy
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