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Introduction to Excel

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Microsoft Excel is what type of software?
a)
Word Processing
b)
Spreadsheet
c)
Presentation
d)
Drawing
2.
What do you call the blank boxes on a spreadsheet?
a)
cells
b)
info
c)
squares
d)
spots
3.
How do you make a cell the active cell?
a)
Click the ACTIVE button
b)
Click INSERT CELL
c)
Click on the cell
d)
Cells are always active
4.
_____ are vertical. 
a)
Rows
b)
Columns
5.
________ are horizontal
a)
Rows
b)
Columns
6.
Which symbol must you use to begin a formula?
a)
+
b)
=
c)
/
d)
*
7.
What is the name of this cell?
a)
B10
b)
5B
c)
B5
d)
A5
8.
_________ allows you to perform calculations on data entered into a spreadsheet?
a)
Formulas
b)
Data
c)
Cell
d)
Cell reference
9.
In Excel, what is this button used for? 
a)
To change the color of the background 
b)
To change the font color
c)
That button is not used in Excel
d)
To fill the cell with a color
10.
How do you select an entire column?
a)
Select Edit > Select > Column from the menu
b)
Click the column heading letter
c)
Hold down the shift key as you click anywhere in the column.
d)
Hold down the Ctrl key as you click anywhere in the column
11.

The long bar at the top of the screen is called

a)

formula square

b)

formula bar

c)

name bar

d)

name box

12.

The small box at the top left of the screen is called

a)

nation box

b)

fan box

c)

name box

d)

formula box

13.

If you need to correct a cell you can do these two things:

a)

Click once in the cell and type

b)

Double click to correct

c)

Type in the formula bar

d)

Talk to the computer

14.

Excel is a

a)

Workbench

b)

Workbook

c)

Spreadsheet

d)

Worksheet

15.

One sheet in Excel can be called

a)

spreadsheet or worksheet

b)

Excel sheet

c)

sheet

d)

Workbook

16.

To get to the top of the document in Excel click

a)

home

b)

end

c)

Ctrl Home

d)

Ctrl End

17.

The home cell is

a)

A1

b)

A2

c)

A3

d)

A4

18.

Numbers align on the _______ of a cell

a)

right

b)

left

c)

top

d)

bottom

19.

Letters align on the _______ of the cell.

a)

left

b)

right

c)

top

d)

bottom

20.

The Fill Handle is the green square in the top left of the cell

a)

True

b)

False

21.

This allows Excel to automatically complete a series

a)

AutoComplete

b)

Autofill

c)

No Clue

d)

Ask me tomorrow

22.

An example of a series is

a)

January, February

b)

1, 2

c)

5, 10

d)

All of the above

23.

Max means

a)

the smallest number

b)

the largest number

24.

To show the formulas in a speadsheet click

a)

Ctrl A

b)

Ctrl ~

c)

Ctrl Home

25.
Which formula would you use to add all the cells from D4 to D12?
a)
=sum(D4:D12)
b)
=sum(D4*D12)
c)
=sum(D4+12)
d)
=(D4:D12)
26.
Which formula would subtract D12 from D13?
a)
=D13-D12
b)
=D12-D13
c)
=sum(D12-D13)
d)
=sum(D13-D12)
27.
A1:D4 is an example of a cell...
a)
Range
b)
Selection
c)
Highlight
d)
Choice
28.
To join several cells together to make one cell use... 
a)
Merge & Center
b)
Fill & Center
c)
Link & Center
d)
Split & Center