Wall Street Prep Excel Crash Course Exam:
Finance & Modeling Review Questions and
Answers Guide
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**Question 1**
What is the keyboard shortcut to "Paste Special" in Excel?
a. Ctrl + V
b. Ctrl + Alt + V
c. Alt + E + S
d. Both B and C
☑ d. Both B and C
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**Question 2**
Which function is used to return a value from a specific row and column in a range?
a. VLOOKUP
b. HLOOKUP
c. INDEX
d. MATCH
☑ c. INDEX
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**Question 3**
What does the keyboard shortcut F4 do when a cell reference is selected in a formula?
a. Deletes the cell
b. Cycles through absolute and relative cell references
c. Closes the workbook
d. Opens the "Find and Replace" dialog
☑ b. Cycles through absolute and relative cell references
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**Question 4**
Which of the following shortcuts is used to "AutoSum" a column of numbers?
a. Ctrl + S
b. Alt + =
c. Shift + S
d. Ctrl + Alt + A
☑ b. Alt + =
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**Question 5**
In financial modeling, what color is typically used for "Hard-coded" inputs?
a. Red
b. Green
,c. Blue
d. Black
☑ c. Blue
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**Question 6**
What is the keyboard shortcut to group selected rows or columns?
a. Alt + G
b. Shift + Alt + Right Arrow
c. Ctrl + G
d. Shift + Alt + Left Arrow
☑ b. Shift + Alt + Right Arrow
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**Question 7**
How do you toggle between different open Excel workbooks?
a. Ctrl + Tab
b. Alt + Tab
c. Ctrl + F6
d. Both A and C
☑ d. Both A and C
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**Question 8**
, Which Paste Special command is used to flip data from a vertical column to a horizontal
row?
a. Values
b. Formulas
c. Transpose
d. Formats
☑ c. Transpose
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**Question 9**
What is the keyboard shortcut to open the "Format Cells" dialog box?
a. Ctrl + F
b. Ctrl + 1
c. Alt + H
d. Ctrl + Shift + F
☑ b. Ctrl + 1
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**Question 10**
Which function would you use to find the position of a specific value within a range?
a. INDEX
b. MATCH
c. LOOKUP
d. OFFSET
☑ b. MATCH
Finance & Modeling Review Questions and
Answers Guide
________________________________________________
**Question 1**
What is the keyboard shortcut to "Paste Special" in Excel?
a. Ctrl + V
b. Ctrl + Alt + V
c. Alt + E + S
d. Both B and C
☑ d. Both B and C
________________________________________________
**Question 2**
Which function is used to return a value from a specific row and column in a range?
a. VLOOKUP
b. HLOOKUP
c. INDEX
d. MATCH
☑ c. INDEX
,________________________________________________
**Question 3**
What does the keyboard shortcut F4 do when a cell reference is selected in a formula?
a. Deletes the cell
b. Cycles through absolute and relative cell references
c. Closes the workbook
d. Opens the "Find and Replace" dialog
☑ b. Cycles through absolute and relative cell references
________________________________________________
**Question 4**
Which of the following shortcuts is used to "AutoSum" a column of numbers?
a. Ctrl + S
b. Alt + =
c. Shift + S
d. Ctrl + Alt + A
☑ b. Alt + =
________________________________________________
**Question 5**
In financial modeling, what color is typically used for "Hard-coded" inputs?
a. Red
b. Green
,c. Blue
d. Black
☑ c. Blue
________________________________________________
**Question 6**
What is the keyboard shortcut to group selected rows or columns?
a. Alt + G
b. Shift + Alt + Right Arrow
c. Ctrl + G
d. Shift + Alt + Left Arrow
☑ b. Shift + Alt + Right Arrow
________________________________________________
**Question 7**
How do you toggle between different open Excel workbooks?
a. Ctrl + Tab
b. Alt + Tab
c. Ctrl + F6
d. Both A and C
☑ d. Both A and C
________________________________________________
**Question 8**
, Which Paste Special command is used to flip data from a vertical column to a horizontal
row?
a. Values
b. Formulas
c. Transpose
d. Formats
☑ c. Transpose
________________________________________________
**Question 9**
What is the keyboard shortcut to open the "Format Cells" dialog box?
a. Ctrl + F
b. Ctrl + 1
c. Alt + H
d. Ctrl + Shift + F
☑ b. Ctrl + 1
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**Question 10**
Which function would you use to find the position of a specific value within a range?
a. INDEX
b. MATCH
c. LOOKUP
d. OFFSET
☑ b. MATCH