diff --git a/doc/api/test.md b/doc/api/test.md
index fafbf0ff762af7..5787411f0d5b97 100644
--- a/doc/api/test.md
+++ b/doc/api/test.md
@@ -1360,16 +1360,16 @@ changes:
     If `false`, it would only run one test file at a time.
     **Default:** `false`.
   * `cwd`: {string} Specifies the current working directory to be used by the test runner.
-    Serves as the base path for resolving files according to the [test runner execution model][].
+    Serves as the base path for resolving files as if [running tests from the command line][] from that directory.
     **Default:** `process.cwd()`.
   * `files`: {Array} An array containing the list of files to run.
-    **Default:** matching files from [test runner execution model][].
+    **Default:** Same as [running tests from the command line][].
   * `forceExit`: {boolean} Configures the test runner to exit the process once
     all known tests have finished executing even if the event loop would
     otherwise remain active. **Default:** `false`.
   * `globPatterns`: {Array} An array containing the list of glob patterns to
     match test files. This option cannot be used together with `files`.
-    **Default:** matching files from [test runner execution model][].
+    **Default:** Same as [running tests from the command line][].
   * `inspectPort` {number|Function} Sets inspector port of test child process.
     This can be a number, or a function that takes no arguments and returns a
     number. If a nullish value is provided, each process gets its own port,
@@ -3952,6 +3952,7 @@ Can be used to abort test subtasks when the test has been aborted.
 [code coverage]: #collecting-code-coverage
 [describe options]: #describename-options-fn
 [it options]: #testname-options-fn
+[running tests from the command line]: #running-tests-from-the-command-line
 [stream.compose]: stream.md#streamcomposestreams
 [subtests]: #subtests
 [suite options]: #suitename-options-fn