CTFL v4.0 · ISTQB · Static Testing · Bank updated 2026-07-03
CTFL v4.0 practice questions: Static Testing
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1/5 · Static Testing · easy
According to the syllabus, which of the following is explicitly identified as a type of work product that can be examined through static testing?
AA business/user story together with its draft acceptance criteria, before any code has been written for it.
BThe memory-usage graph a profiling tool produces while the system is under load during performance testing.
CThe raw network traffic captured while an automated performance test executes against a live server.
DThe automatically generated pass/fail results log produced after running a regression test suite.
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A is correct. The syllabus gives a broad list of work products examinable by static testing, including requirement specifications, epics/user stories with acceptance criteria, architecture and design documents, code, contracts, and test documentation — anything that can be read and evaluated without running it. Artifacts that only exist because the system was executed (logs, traffic captures, profiling graphs) are outputs of dynamic testing instead.
↗ ISTQB CTFL Syllabus v4.0.1 — Static Testing
2/5 · Static Testing
In a formal review, during which activity does each reviewer examine the work product on their own, using any provided reference material or checklists, and note potential defects, questions, and comments before the group meets?
AKick-off
BFixing and reporting
CIndividual review (individual preparation)
DPlanning
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C is correct. The syllabus describes a review process consisting of planning, kick-off, individual review, communication and analysis (the meeting), and fixing and reporting. Individual review is specifically the step where each participant independently studies the work product and logs their own findings before any collective discussion occurs.
↗ ISTQB CTFL Syllabus v4.0.1 — Static Testing
3/5 · Static Testing · hard
A review of a critical safety requirements document is led by a trained facilitator who is not the author. Reviewers individually prepare beforehand using a checklist of common requirement defects. During the meeting, a designated reader paraphrases each section aloud so anomalies can be raised, and defect data is later analyzed to identify improvements to the requirements-writing process. Which review type is being performed?
AInspection
BInformal review
CWalkthrough
DTechnical review
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A is correct. Inspection is distinguished by its highly formal structure: a facilitator independent of the author, mandatory individual preparation with checklists, a defined reader role that paraphrases the content during the meeting, and analysis of defect data afterward to improve the process that produced the work product. These specific elements are not present in walkthroughs, informal reviews, or technical reviews.
↗ ISTQB CTFL Syllabus v4.0.1 — Static Testing
4/5 · Static Testing · easy
A colleague argues that static testing and dynamic testing essentially do the same job, just at different points in the project. Which statement correctly captures a key distinction between the two, as described in the CTFL syllabus?
AStatic testing can only be performed by developers, while dynamic testing can only be performed by independent testers
BStatic testing identifies defects directly, without executing the software, whereas dynamic testing identifies failures that are caused by underlying defects
CStatic testing finds failures during execution, while dynamic testing finds the defects that caused those failures
DStatic testing is always fully manual, whereas dynamic testing is always fully automated
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B is correct. The syllabus explains that static testing does not involve executing the software under test, so it identifies defects directly (e.g., in a document or code). Dynamic testing, by contrast, executes the software and observes failures, from which the underlying defects are then traced. Confusing these two directions is a common misreading of the concept.
↗ the ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) Syllabus v4.0 — Static Testing
5/5 · Static Testing
During a formal review meeting, one participant's main responsibility is to ensure the meeting runs effectively, mediating between differing viewpoints among reviewers when disagreements arise. This person is not responsible for recording the issues raised, nor for fixing the work product afterward. Which review role is being described?
AAuthor
BManagement
CFacilitator (moderator)
DScribe (recorder)
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