ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level – Test Analyst (CTAL-TA) — Question 48

Consider the following user story:

As a student, I want to be able to buy a parking pass (priority: high)

Acceptance criteria -
- The student will not receive the parking pass if the payment is insufficient.
- Only registered students can buy a parking pass.
- The student can only buy one parking pass each month.

Which of the following checklist items would result in finding a defect for the user story? (Choose all that apply.)

Answer options

• A. Are the acceptance criteria defined and testable?
• B. Does the story follow the commonly used format "As a < >, I want < > so that < >"?
• C. Is the story prioritized?
• D. Is the story written from the view of the person who requested it?

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Option B is correct because it verifies if the user story is structured in the standard format, which is essential for clarity. The other options, while helpful for assessing various aspects of the user story, do not directly lead to the identification of a defect in the context of the provided story.