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WorksheetsICT Spreadsheet Essentials - Lesson 1 (Part 2)
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 18mins
Maria is inputting a birthday into a cell for a spreadsheet about her friends and family. She types in:
May 7, 1975
What is the default display for this date in most popular spreadsheet programs?
May-7-1975
5-7-1975
7-May-75
7 May 1975
Which example shows a number formatted with two decimal places within a spreadsheet?
00.1
10/5/2014
21.00
10.0
Study the image.
FIGURE: A
Which example shows a number formatted as text by entering a single quote at the start of the cell value?
Row 3
Row 2
Row 5
Row 4
Which example is a spreadsheet date format?
April
4
2012
4/4/2012
Which example is a spreadsheet time format?
Noon
12:34:45
12 hours, 34 minutes
12pm
Consider the following entry in a spreadsheet cell:
December 25, 2015
This entry is an example of which data format?
The date format
The percent format
The time format
The currency format
Which of the following examples has been formatted as a time in the active cell?
Five Forty-Five AM
5:45:00 AM
$5.45
5.45%
James needs to select multiple cells that are directly next to one another. Identify which key James should press and hold that will allow him to select multiple adjacent cells at once.
BACKSPACE
ENTER
F1
SHIFT
Identify the keyboard shortcut that will allow a user to copy data within a cell.
CTRL + A
CTRL + C
CTRL + X
CTRL + V
You have entered a date function in a cell. Now you want to change the format to display the day of the week rather than the date, month and year. In what part of a spreadsheet can you display the function in order to make the necessary changes?
The column header
The formula bar
The shortcut toolbar
The row header
Ellen highlights the data in the range A10:A20 in her spreadsheet. She presses CTRL+X. She then uses the mouse to select cells H10:H20, and presses CTRL+V. What operation did Ellen just perform?
She copied the data from the range A10:A20 to the range H10:H20.
She deleted the data in both ranges A10:A20 and H10:H20.
She moved the data from the range A10:A20 to the range H10:H20.
She copied the data from the range H10:H20 to the range A10:A20.
ExplanationAnswer C is correct.
She moved the data from the range A10:A20 to the range H10:H20. The CTRL+X shortcut is used to cut data from a cell or range of cells. The CTRL+V shortcut is used to paste the cut data into a destination cell or range of cells.
You want to copy data from one cell or range to an adjacent cell or range in your spreadsheet, without using a shortcut key. Which of the following can you drag on your spreadsheet to do this?
Cell pointer
Row header
Column header
Fill handle
Which choice contains only numeric data (except for the commas)?
Thirty-three US dollars, 33%, 3:30PM
$33.00, 33%, 3:30 PM
33.00 US dollars, 33 percent, 3:30 PM
$33.00, 33 percent, 3:30PM
Isabelle needs to select cells A2, C2 and D2, and change them to the Currency format. Which key does Isabelle need to press and hold while selecting the cells so she can format all of the cells at one time?
ALT
SHIFT
CTRL
TAB
Todd overwrote data in a spreadsheet cell, then realized he needed it. He used the Undo feature to change it back to the original value. Then he decided that he wanted the newer value after all. How can Todd most quickly redisplay the newer value?
Delete the original value and re-enter the newer value.
Highlight the cell and press CTRL+X.
Use the Undo feature again.
Use the Redo feature.
Which of the following precedes numbers that are formatted as US currency?
%
.00
E
$
Which example represents cell data with the date format applied to it?
54.5%
$5.45
5-Apr-45
April 15 1945
Which example represents cell data with the currency format applied to it?
12-May-14
$512.14
May 12, 2014
12.14%
Which column shown is sorted numerically?
Column B
Column A
Column D
Column C
Kara has selected the cell range A1:D8 in the worksheet shown. Which option would allow Kara to sort the data in alphabetical order according to the employees' first names?
Sort by: Column B, Z to A
Sort by: Column C, Z to A
Sort by: Column A, A to Z
Sort by: Column B, A to Z
Which tool allows a user to display specific criteria within a cell range?
Hyperlink
Sort
Filter
Fill handle
You created a spreadsheet with a list of the students in your class and contact information for them. For which task should you use the Filter function to display the desired result?
You want to display the list of students in your class.
You want to display a list of the students who live in a particular city.
You want to reorder the list of students by last name in ascending order.
You want to reorder the list of students by date of birth in descending order.
ExplanationAnswer B is correct.
You can filter data to display a subset of the data that matches specific criteria, such as a list of students who live in a particular city. You would use the Sort function to reorder the list of students by criteria you specify.
Ahmed needs to restock the student store at his school. He is going to the local warehouse store and wants to find out what items have come from there. The inventory is a spreadsheet. He has an alphabetical list of items from the school store in column A. In Column B, he has the name of the store that the items were purchased from. Which option would allow Ahmed to sort the data in alphabetical order according to the name of the store from which the items were purchased?
Sort by: Column C, Z → A
Sort by: Column B, Z → A
Sort by: Column B, A → Z
Sort by: Column A, A → Z
Hilda has created a spreadsheet of the inventory of her family's kitchen. She wants to make a grocery list based on items that are at zero. Which tool allows Hilda to display specific criteria (such as items that are at zero) within a cell range of her inventory?
Sort
Hyperlink
Fill handle
Filter
Mr. Ibanez has shared a spreadsheet with his students. The first column is blank. The second column contains names in random order in cells B3:B13. Additional data is located in columns C and D. He asks the students to alphabetize the names in descending order while maintaining the correlating data. The students correctly highlight cell range B3:D13 and then:
sort by: Row 3:13, Z → A.
sort by: Column D, A → Z.
sort by: Column B, Z → A.
sort by: Row 3:13, A → Z.
Finn creates a spreadsheet of simple information about the students in his class. The data includes name, eye color, hair color, age and height. For which task would Finn use the Filter function to display desired results from his spreadsheet?
Display a list of the students who have brown eyes.
Reorder the list of students by name in ascending order.
Display the list of students in his class.
Display cells that have spelling or grammar errors.
Which value would produce the widest column?
75
100
45
10
Which value would produce the shortest row?
75
50
25
15
What is the quickest way to resize a column in your spreadsheet to fit the largest item in that column?
Double-click the cell containing the largest entry in the column.
Drag the cell's fill handle as far to the right as necessary to completely cover the largest entry in the column.
Right-click the column letter in the column header, then specify a width in the dialog box that appears.
Double-click the right edge of the column in the column header.
Where should you right click to add more rows or columns to your spreadsheet?
On the plus on the bottom of the spreadsheet
On the bottom tab
On the letter or number in the gray bar
In the cell
