Microsoft Word Practice Exam – Multiple Choice, True/False Questions, and Complete Answer Key

Word-practice

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. The default view in Word is ____.
a. Print Layout view c. Web Layout view
b. Headline view d. Outline view
____ 2. To enter a blank line into a document, press the ____ key without typing any text on the line.
a. CTRL c. ENTER
b. ALT d. ESC




____ 3. The paragraph mark (¶) as shown in the accompanying figure is a formatting mark that indicates where the
_____ was pressed.
a. TAB key c. ENTER key
b. SPACEBAR d. SHIFT key
____ 4. Press the ENTER key in all of the following circumstances EXCEPT _____.
a. to insert a blank line into a document
b. when the insertion point reaches the right margin
c. to begin a new paragraph
d. in response to prompts in Word dialog boxes
____ 5. When Word flags a possible spelling or grammar error, it also changes the Spelling and Grammar Check icon
to a _____.
a. green X c. red X
b. green check mark d. red check mark
____ 6. If a flagged word is spelled correctly, right-click it and then click ____ on the shortcut menu to instruct Word
not to flag future occurrences of the same word in this document.

, a. Not a Mistake c. Do Not Correct
b. Correct Spelling d. Ignore All
____ 7. To move left one word with the keyboard, press the ____ key(s).
a. HOME c. ALT+CTRL+LEFT ARROW
b. CTRL+LEFT ARROW d. ALT+LEFT ARROW
____ 8. To move to the beginning of a line with the keyboard, press the ____ key(s).
a. LEFT ARROW c. HOME
b. CTRL+HOME d. PAGE UP
____ 9. To move to the end of the document, press the _____ key(s).
a. DOWN ARROW c. CTRL+DOWN ARROW
b. END d. CTRL+END
____ 10. To move to the right one word, press the ____ key(s).
a. ALT+RIGHT ARROW c. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
b. F1 d. RIGHT+ARROW
____ 11. To move up one paragraph, press the ____ key(s).
a. F1 c. UP ARROW
b. ALT+UP ARROW d. CTRL+UP ARROW
____ 12. To move down one paragraph, press the ____ key(s).
a. ALT+DOWN ARROW c. DOWN ARROW
b. CTRL+DOWN ARROW d. F1
____ 13. To move to the bottom of a document window, press the ____ key(s).
a. ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN c. ALT+PAGE DOWN
b. CTRL+PAGE DOWN d. PAGE DOWN
____ 14. To move to the top of a document window, press the ____ key(s).
a. CTRL+PAGE UP c. PAGE UP
b. ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP d. ALT+PAGE UP
____ 15. When you use the keyboard to scroll to a different position in the document, the ____ automatically moves
when you press the desired keys.
a. roster c. alt tag
b. insertion point d. smart tag
____ 16. Word includes a variety of document ____ to assist you with coordinating these visual elements in a
document.
a. layouts c. themes
b. formats d. graphs
____ 17. _____ formatting is the process of changing the way letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and symbols appear
on the screen and in print.
a. Document c. Paragraph
b. Character d. Object
____ 18. The _____, or typeface, defines the appearance and shape of letters, numbers, and special characters.
a. font c. point
b. font size d. paragraph formatting
____ 19. On most computers, the default font size in Word is ____.
a. 8 c. 14
b. 11 d. 16
____ 20. A(n) ____ paragraph is a paragraph that begins with a dot or other symbol.
a. headline c. bulleted
b. centered d. indexed
____ 21. The file type ____ is a Word 2010 document.

, a. .doc c. .dot
b. .docx d. .doct
____ 22. To select nonadjacent items, select the first item as usual, press and hold down the ____ key, and then while
holding down the key, select the additional items.
a. HOME c. CTRL
b. F1 d. ALT
____ 23. Which of the following colors suggests neutrality?
a. green c. red
b. brown d. gray
____ 24. With more than ____ predefined color schemes, Word provides a simple way to select colors that work well
together.
a. 15 c. 30
b. 20 d. 40
____ 25. You can select characters by using the ____ key(s).
a. SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW c. SHIFT+END
b. CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW d. SHIFT+UP ARROW
____ 26. You can select a document by using the ____ key(s).
a. SHIFT+HOME c. SHIFT+END
b. CTRL+A d. CTRL+SHIFT+END
____ 27. You can select a paragraph by using the ____ key(s).
a. CTRL+END c. CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
b. SHIFT+HOME d. CTRL+SHIFT+END
____ 28. You can select multiple paragraphs by using the ____ key(s) repeatedly.
a. CTRL+END c. SHIFT+HOME
b. CTRL+A d. CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
____ 29. You can select a word by using the ____ key(s).
a. CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW c. SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
b. CTRL+A d. CTRL+W
____ 30. You can select multiple words by using the ____ key(s) repeatedly.
a. CTRL+A c. SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
b. CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW d. CTRL+SHIFT+END

, ____ 31. The small squares and circles around a selected graphic, as shown in the accompanying figure, are called
____ handles.
a. sizing c. base
b. shape d. dimension
____ 32. To see the height and width of the currently graphic, as shown in the accompanying figure, look in the ____
group on the Picture Tools Format tab.
a. Measurements c. Size
b. Options d. Dimensions
____ 33. To center a page's contents vertically between the top and bottom margins, click the Page Setup Dialog Box
Launcher, click the ____ tab, click the vertical alignment box arrow, click Center in the list, and then click the
OK button.
a. Layout c. Position
b. Alignment d. Format
____ 34. _____ are types of changes that occur when text has been omitted from a document and must be inserted later.
a. Additions c. Modifications
b. Deletions d. All of the above
____ 35. To delete an incorrect character in a document, simply click next to the incorrect character and then press the
____ key(s) to erase to the left of the insertion point.
a. CTRL+HOME c. BACKSPACE
b. DELETE d. END
____ 36. To delete an incorrect character in a document, simply click next to the incorrect character and then press the
____ key(s) to erase to the right of the insertion point.
a. CTRL+HOME c. BACKSPACE
b. DELETE d. END