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Word Processing Review A

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which menu option allows you to place lines, rectangles, stars and other pre-defined shapes into a document?

a)

Edit > Paste

b)

File > Print

c)

View > Shape

d)

Insert > Shape

2.

Mr. Simmons has assigned a research project. Every student in the class will create a single page report about recycling habits of an assigned state. The individual reports will then be combined to form a single 50 page reference manual. What can Mr. Simmons require each student use so that all page layouts follw a consisten style?

a)

a laptop provided by the school

b)

a template

c)

a toolbar

d)

a keyboard shortcut

3.

Which keyboard shortcut should you use if you want to copy existing text and place it on your clipboard?

a)

CTRL+A

b)

CTRL+X

c)

CTRL+V

d)

CTRL+C

4.

Rob inserted an image of a dinosaur into his report. Because the image is very small, he wants to increase the size of the image while keeping its proportions. How can Rob accomplish this task?

a)

Drage the handle at the top of the image to make it bigger.

b)

Drag the handle at the bottom of the image to make it bigger.

c)

Drag a corner handle to make the image bigger.

d)

Drag a side handle to make the image bigger.

5.

Mattea has completed her writing assignment. Her teacher has specified the line spacing for the assignment. What type of feature would she use to adjust the line spacing?

a)

Shading

b)

Editing

c)

Inserting

d)

Formatting

6.

Formatting can be defined as:

a)

the way text appears in a document.

b)

the process of updating a document.

c)

the process of saving a document.

d)

the temporary storage location for text.

7.

Alana wants to keep track of what she is eating on a daily basis. She would like to enter this data into a word-processing document. Which option would best help Alana organize this data?

a)

Table

b)

WordArt

c)

Shapes

d)

Bulleted list

8.

Jeanette is creating a newsletter for a project. She is going to structure her articles using a vertical division of text, separated by a blank space. What is the term for this type of layout?

a)

Column

b)

Style

c)

Space

d)

Text

9.

Kristin finished typing a five-paragraph research paper. She would like the paragraphs to look consistent throughout the document. Which feature would allow her to quickly and easily apply a set of formatting selections to her paper?

a)

Clip art

b)

Table

c)

Styles

d)

Character

10.

Chad and his other team members have created a single document. It is made from combining several documents that the team worked on individually. They would like the paragraphs to look consistent throughout the document. What feature could they use to unify the formatting of the paragraphs in the entire document?

a)

Table

b)

Styles

c)

Characters

d)

Line Spacing

11.

You have copied text to your clipboard, and now you want to paste it into a different location in your document. Which keyboard shortcut should you use to paste the text?

a)

CTRL+A

b)

CTRL+V

c)

CTRL+C

d)

CTRL+X

12.

Olivia is writing a detailed report about nutrition in school lunches. She wants to assure that the text appears professional and that none of the information is lost in the margin. Which option can she adjust to assure that her information is not hidden by the margin?

a)

Footer

b)

Header

c)

Edge

d)

Gutter

13.

Which option can be changed to prevent text from being hidden by the margin?

a)

Orientation

b)

Gutter

c)

Header

d)

Footer

14.

Which word-processing feature provides a quick way to execute commands without using your mouse?

a)

Print Preview

b)

Keyboard Shortcuts

c)

Spelling and Grammar

d)

Find and Replace

15.

Which menu/tab option would you use to place a date and time stamp in a document?

a)

File

b)

Edit

c)

View

d)

Insert

16.

What is another term for the notes that a reader can add to text in a word-processing document?

a)

Columns

b)

Comments

c)

Font

d)

Formatting

17.

If you wanted to change the arrangement, or layout, of a page, you would use which of the following?

a)

Shading

b)

Watermark

c)

Formatting

d)

Effects

18.

When inserting an image into a document, how do you access the controls that let you scale the image's size in any direction?

a)

Crop the image.

b)

Save the image.

c)

Click on the image.

d)

Select the text around the image.

19.

Mrs. Leonard forgot her reading glasses at home. She still needs to grade the documents that her students have created featuring tables. How can she increase the size of the text and documents without modifying the font size and formatting?

a)

Change the document to Landscape orientation

b)

Avoid using Full Screen mode

c)

Zoom in to the document

d)

Show the ruler

20.

What is the difference between a numbered list and bulleted list?

a)

Numbered lists specify the order that the list items must follow and bulleted lists do not have to follow a specific order.

b)

Bulleted lists should contain complete sentences, and numbered lists do not have to contain complete senteneces.

c)

Numbered lists can only be used for giving instructions, and bulleted lists should be used for everything else.

d)

Bulleted lists specify the order that the list items must follow, and numbered lists do not have to follow a specific order.

21.

Which option allows you to change the color of table rows, columns or cells?

a)

Table Convert

b)

Table Properties/Table Tools Format

c)

Draw Table

d)

Insert Table

22.

Karim needs to write a report. He wants to ensure that he uses the correct font, style, margin settings and headers specified by his supervisor. What can Karim use to ensure that he formats his report correctly?

a)

A template

b)

A computer with the UNIX operating system

c)

A laptop provided by the school

d)

A Web page

23.

When creating a report using a word processor, where should you place the title page?

a)

At the beginning of the report

b)

Within the header section

c)

At the end of the report

d)

Within the footer section

24.

If you wanted to change the arrangement, or layout, of a page, you would use which of the following?

a)

Effects

b)

Shading

c)

Watermark

d)

Formatting

25.

Formatting can be defined as:

a)

the process of updating a document.

b)

the process of saving a document.

c)

the temporary storage location for text.

d)

the way text appears in a document.

26.

Which type of software enables you to format text, lists and paragraphs, and to check for spelling and grammar errors?

a)

Word-processing software

b)

Spreadsheet software

c)

Design software

d)

Presentation software

27.

Which menu option allows you to change the display to close-up, single, or multiple pages?

a)

File

b)

Edit

c)

Insert

d)

View

28.

You have inserted an image into a document. When you select the Wrap Text option, where does the text flow?

a)

Through the image

b)

Around the image

c)

Below the image

d)

Over the image

29.

Daphne wants to create a word-processing document that lists each month of the year and the average high temperature, low temperature and rainfall for each month. She decides to place the information into a table because:

a)

tables are designed to display data in much smaller fonts than the surrounding text to save space.

b)

tables are better than spreadsheets for statistical analyses, such as computing averages and totals.

c)

tables consist of columns and rows, and are ideal for data that is simple and to the point.

d)

tables do not allow borders and colors, which makes the data easier to read by avoiding unnecessary clutter.

30.

In which scenario would a numbered list be more appropriate than a bulleted list?

a)

A list of the steps you need to perform to knit a scarf

b)

A list of your classmates who are on the tennis team

c)

A list of the items you want to donate to charity

d)

A list of the items you need to puchase at the grocery store

31.

Chris is unfamiliar with the word processing program he is using. He wants to find the drop-down text-driven options for the document view because he does not yet recognize the icons at the top of the window. Where can Chris find these drop down options?

a)

Menu bar

b)

Toolbar

c)

Scroll bar

d)

Options bar