Using a Word Processor - Short-cut Keys Quiz

Explain why using shortcut keys can improve your efficiency when formatting documents.

• Because it allows you to use the mouse less and perform actions faster

• Because it makes the document larger

• Because it changes the font automatically

• Because it saves the document automatically

To select a whole word in a document, which combination of keys should you hold and press?

• shift and alt with up or down arrow

• shift and ctrl with left or right arrow

• ctrl and tab with left or right arrow

• shift and home

Which shortcut key combination is used to select the whole document?

• shift + end

• ctrl + A

• shift + pg up

• shift + ctrl + end

If you want to select text from your current position to the end of the document, which keys should you hold and press?

• shift and ctrl, then press end

• shift, then press home

• ctrl, then press A

• shift, then press pg up

To select a page of text, which key(s) do you hold and which key do you press?

• Hold shift and press pg up or pg dn

• Hold ctrl and press A

• Hold shift and ctrl and press home

• Hold shift and press end

What is the shortcut to select to the beginning of the document?

• shift and ctrl, then press home

• shift, then press end

• ctrl, then press A

• shift, then press pg dn

Which shortcut would you use to select to the end of the current line?

• shift + end

• ctrl + A

• shift + pg up

• shift + ctrl + end

A student wants to quickly select all the text in a document to change the font style. Which shortcut should they use and why is it efficient? (DoK Level 2)

• shift + end, because it selects the whole document

• ctrl + A, because it selects all text at once

• shift + pg up, because it selects a page

• shift + ctrl + home, because it selects to the beginning

You are editing a long document and want to select everything from your current position to the very beginning. Which shortcut would you use and what is the reasoning behind your choice? (DoK Level 3)

• shift + end, because it selects to the end of the line

• shift + ctrl + home, because it selects to the beginning of the document

• ctrl + A, because it selects the whole document

• shift + pg dn, because it selects a page

What is the function of the shortcut key combination Ctrl + U?

• Underlines the selected text

• Makes the selected text bold

• Copies the selected text

• Pastes the copied text