English test by Tallinn Learning

Requirements clarification

Could you clarify…? What do you mean by…? Just to confirm…

This topic has 15 questions at level B1 on key words and typical phrases. Each answer comes with a short explanation, and you get a review of your mistakes at the end. Module goal: discuss tasks and present results to business people and stakeholders.

Sample questions with explanations

  1. Could you ___ what “fast” means here? Is it one second or five?

    • claim
    • ✓ clarify
    • clean
    • clear

    Clarify = make something clear.

  2. What do you ___ by “simple login”?

    • ✓ mean
    • say
    • think
    • want

    “What do you mean by…?” asks for explanation.

  3. Just to ___: the report should be in PDF only, right?

    • confess
    • ✓ confirm
    • conform
    • control

    “Just to confirm…” checks that you understood correctly.

Words and phrases (8)
requirement
what the system must do
to clarify
to make something clear
user story
a short description of what a user needs
acceptance criteria
conditions to call a task done
edge case
an unusual situation
to confirm
to say that something is correct
scope
what is included in the work
assumption
something you think is true without proof