ISTQB Advanced (CTAL-AT v2.0) Mock Exam #2
This mock exam mirrors the real ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level Agile Tester (CTAL-AT) v2.0 exam: 40 questions, 90 minutes, and 34 of 52 points required to pass (65%). Scoring is weighted exactly as in the official exam structure — a K2 question is worth 1 point, a K3 question 2 points and a K4 question 3 points; there are no K1 questions in this syllabus. The questions follow the official distribution across the six syllabus chapters: 5 on Test Strategy and Test Approach Challenges, 5 on People and Teams, 7 on Test Management and Test Process Improvement (including 2 K4 questions), 9 on Shift Left (including 2 K3 questions), 12 on Agile Approaches and Test Techniques (4 K3 and 1 K4) and 2 on Test Automation and Test Tools. Scenarios are set in telemedicine, online learning, fleet logistics and insurance claims handling, and cover holistic testing, biases, testing quadrants, test debt metrics, user story slicing, test charters, session-based exploratory testing and test smells. Every answer option carries its own rationale explaining why it is right or wrong, plus an explanation for the question as a whole, so a wrong answer still teaches you the syllabus point behind it.
Exam format
The ISTQB CTAL-AT v2.0 exam has 40 questions, 90 minutes, and 34 of 52 points (65%) to pass.
ExamCaliber has 124 free ISTQB CTAL-AT v2.0 practice questions in 3 full-length mock exams of 40 questions, 90 minutes and 65% to pass — every answer, right and wrong, carries a written rationale. No sign-up, no paywall.
What this mock covers
This paper draws 40 questions from 6 chapters of the ISTQB CTAL-AT v2.0 syllabus. The split below is read from the questions bound to this mock, so it is the paper you will actually sit rather than a target.
| Chapter | Questions | Share | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapter 1 · Test Strategy and Test Approach Challenges | 5 | 13% | 5 |
| Chapter 2 · People and Teams | 5 | 13% | 5 |
| Chapter 3 · Test Management and Test Process Improvement | 7 | 18% | 11 |
| Chapter 4 · Shift Left | 9 | 23% | 11 |
| Chapter 5 · Agile Approaches and Test Techniques | 12 | 30% | 18 |
| Chapter 6 · Test Automation and Test Tools | 2 | 5% | 2 |
Scoring is weighted: 40 questions are worth 52 points, because a question at a higher cognitive level counts for more. Revise the heavier chapters first.
Cognitive levels in this mock
Each of the 40 questions is mapped to a syllabus cognitive level - K1 recall, K2 comprehension, K3 application, K4 analysis. A paper heavy on K3 asks you to apply a technique, not to name it.
- K2 - Understand31 (78%)
- K3 - Apply6 (15%)
- K4 - Analyse3 (8%)
Practise one chapter at a time
If this mock exposes a weak chapter, drill that chapter on its own before sitting another full paper.
Other mock exams for this certification
2 more mock exams are available for ISTQB CTAL-AT v2.0, each a different selection from the same question bank.