Tuesday, September 2, 2014

General Guidelines for Preparing ISTQB Exam

Hi Friends,
Below are the general guidelines and syllabus breakup please prepare accordingly.

Guidelines:
  • 40 Questions
  • 65% pass mark
  • 75 minutes
  • Multiple choice questions
  • Only one correct answer
  • No negative marking
  • All questions from syllabus
  • Read the syllabus very carefully
Question breakup:
  • 50% K1 (remember, recall type)
  • 30% K2 (Compare, contrast type)
  • 20% K3 (Analyze, apply type. Numerical type as well)
  • See syllabus for details on K levels
 Tips and Tricks :
 
- ISTQB Questions are simple but answers are confusing at times. More than one correct    answers possible. Choose the one which is more correct or correct in more scenarios.


- Read the questions very carefully. Sometimes you might miss important words. Solve ISTQB Sample Papers frequently. 


- Do not jump to answer quickly. Go through all options before selecting one.


- Look out for words like ALL, EVERY, NEVER etc. These might help you choose correct answer. For example, ALL bugs should be fixed is incorrect statement but bugs should be fixed is more correct and might indicate right choice.


- Read the complete ISTQB syllabus.


Number of Questions Expected from each chapter:
 
- The principles of testing = 7
- Testing throughout the life-cycle = 6
- Static testing = 3
- Test design techniques = 12
- Test management = 8
- Tool support for testing = 4