ISTQB FOUNDATION LEVEL EXAM WITH
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
A new retail product was released to production by your company.
Shortly after the release it was
apparent that there were numerous problems with the point of sale
application. This resulted in a
number of customer complaints and negative postings on social
media encouraging people to take their
business to your competitor. You have investigated the problems
and have discovered that the
production point of sale equipment is a later model than the model
used in testing. The software
functions correctly on the old version, but fails on the later model.
Given this scenario, what is the root cause and what is the effect?
a. The root cause is the old equipment and the effect is the new
equipment
,b. The root cause is the customer complaints and the effect is the
social media postings
c. The root cause is conducting the testing on the wrong version of
the equipment and the effect
is the customer complaints and postings
d. T - ANSWERS-C
(C is correct. The root cause is that the testing,
and maybe the development, were conducted on
the wrong version of the POS equipment. The
effect of the problem is the customer complaints
and the social media postings.)
If you need to provide a report showing test case execution
coverage of the requirements, what do you
need to track?
a. Traceability between the test cases and the requirements
b. Coverage of the risk items by test case
c. Traceability between the requirements and the risk items
d. Coverage of the requirements by the test cases that have been
designed - ANSWERS-A
(A is correct. In order to show the test execution
coverage of the requirements you will need
traceability between the requirements and the
test cases. As the test cases are executed this
,traceability can be used to record tests executed
against the requirements. B is not correct
because it's looking for requirements coverage,
not risk coverage. C is not correct because it's
looking for test execution, not risk items. D is not
correct because it's looking for test cases that
have been executed, not just designed.)
What is the test basis?
a. The point during software development when testing should
start
b. The body of knowledge used for test analysis and design
c. The source to determine the actual results from a set of tests
d. The method used to systematically devise test conditions -
ANSWERS-B
(B is correct. Per the glossary, the test basis is "a source to
determine expected results to compare with the actual result of the
system under test". A is not correct because this is usually defined
as the moment of involvement for testing. C is not correct because
this is the test oracle. D is not correct because the test basis is not a
method)
When the tester verifies the test basis while designing tests early in
the lifecycle, which common test
objective is being achieved?
, a. Gaining confidence
b. Finding defects
c. Preventing defects
d. Providing information for decision making - ANSWERS-C
(C is correct per the syllabus. The other three are achieved primarily
by doing dynamic testing. This is a bit tricky because you are very
likely to find defects while doing this analysis and this may lead to
either gaining or destroying confidence and needing to supply
information to the decision makers. However, the wording of the
question matches the wording in the syllabus that defines
preventing defects.)
Which of the following is a correct statement?
a. A developer makes a mistake which causes a defect that may be
seen as a failure during dynamic testing
b. A developer makes an error which results in a failure that may be
seen as a fault when the software is executed
c. A developer has introduced a failure which results in a defect that
may be seen as a mistake during dynamic testing
d. A developer makes a mistake which causes a bug that may be
seen as a defect when the software is executed - ANSWERS-A
(A is correct. The developer makes a mistake/error which causes a
defect/fault/bug which may cause a failure when the code is
dynamically tested or executed. B is incorrect because fault and
failure are reversed. C is incorrect because failure and mistake are
reversed. D is incorrect because it's a failure that's seen during
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
A new retail product was released to production by your company.
Shortly after the release it was
apparent that there were numerous problems with the point of sale
application. This resulted in a
number of customer complaints and negative postings on social
media encouraging people to take their
business to your competitor. You have investigated the problems
and have discovered that the
production point of sale equipment is a later model than the model
used in testing. The software
functions correctly on the old version, but fails on the later model.
Given this scenario, what is the root cause and what is the effect?
a. The root cause is the old equipment and the effect is the new
equipment
,b. The root cause is the customer complaints and the effect is the
social media postings
c. The root cause is conducting the testing on the wrong version of
the equipment and the effect
is the customer complaints and postings
d. T - ANSWERS-C
(C is correct. The root cause is that the testing,
and maybe the development, were conducted on
the wrong version of the POS equipment. The
effect of the problem is the customer complaints
and the social media postings.)
If you need to provide a report showing test case execution
coverage of the requirements, what do you
need to track?
a. Traceability between the test cases and the requirements
b. Coverage of the risk items by test case
c. Traceability between the requirements and the risk items
d. Coverage of the requirements by the test cases that have been
designed - ANSWERS-A
(A is correct. In order to show the test execution
coverage of the requirements you will need
traceability between the requirements and the
test cases. As the test cases are executed this
,traceability can be used to record tests executed
against the requirements. B is not correct
because it's looking for requirements coverage,
not risk coverage. C is not correct because it's
looking for test execution, not risk items. D is not
correct because it's looking for test cases that
have been executed, not just designed.)
What is the test basis?
a. The point during software development when testing should
start
b. The body of knowledge used for test analysis and design
c. The source to determine the actual results from a set of tests
d. The method used to systematically devise test conditions -
ANSWERS-B
(B is correct. Per the glossary, the test basis is "a source to
determine expected results to compare with the actual result of the
system under test". A is not correct because this is usually defined
as the moment of involvement for testing. C is not correct because
this is the test oracle. D is not correct because the test basis is not a
method)
When the tester verifies the test basis while designing tests early in
the lifecycle, which common test
objective is being achieved?
, a. Gaining confidence
b. Finding defects
c. Preventing defects
d. Providing information for decision making - ANSWERS-C
(C is correct per the syllabus. The other three are achieved primarily
by doing dynamic testing. This is a bit tricky because you are very
likely to find defects while doing this analysis and this may lead to
either gaining or destroying confidence and needing to supply
information to the decision makers. However, the wording of the
question matches the wording in the syllabus that defines
preventing defects.)
Which of the following is a correct statement?
a. A developer makes a mistake which causes a defect that may be
seen as a failure during dynamic testing
b. A developer makes an error which results in a failure that may be
seen as a fault when the software is executed
c. A developer has introduced a failure which results in a defect that
may be seen as a mistake during dynamic testing
d. A developer makes a mistake which causes a bug that may be
seen as a defect when the software is executed - ANSWERS-A
(A is correct. The developer makes a mistake/error which causes a
defect/fault/bug which may cause a failure when the code is
dynamically tested or executed. B is incorrect because fault and
failure are reversed. C is incorrect because failure and mistake are
reversed. D is incorrect because it's a failure that's seen during
