ISTQB · Topic 6 of 10
Prompt Engineering for Testing
~45-50% of exam — the heaviest chapter by far. Six-component prompts, zero/one/few-shot, chain-of-thought, generating tests + data + automation help.
8 lessons800 questions
What this topic covers
- 01Structured Prompts: The Six Components360m
- 02Prompt Engineering Techniques360m
- 03Advanced Techniques: Chain-of-Thought, Prompt Chaining, Meta Prompting480m
- 04Generating Test Cases with GenAI300m
- 05Generating Test Data with GenAI300m
- 06GenAI for Test Automation360m
- 07Evaluating and Validating GenAI Output360m
- 08Chapter Review and Practice Questions (extended — heaviest chapter)480m
Other topics in CT-GenAI — Testing with Generative AI
Introduction to GenAI6 lessonsGenAI Foundations for Testers5 lessonsAI Risks and Compliance4 lessonsQuality Characteristics for GenAI Systems6 lessonsTesting GenAI Systems6 lessonsEngineering Quality into GenAI Solutions6 lessonsGenAI Infrastructure for Testing5 lessonsUsing GenAI in Software Testing6 lessonsOrganizational and Role Considerations4 lessons