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ICT Spreadsheet Essentials Review Part 1

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When you enter text into the active cell, what is its default alignment?

a)

Bottom

b)

Center

c)

Right

d)

Left

2.

Rows within a spreadsheet are identified by:

a)

Roman numerals.

b)

icons.

c)

letters.

d)

numbers.

3.

Consider the following entry in a spreadsheet cell:


December 25, 2015


This entry is an example of which data format?

a)

The currency format

b)

The time format

c)

The percent format

d)

The date format

4.

Patricia's partner Alex has shared a spreadsheet he created. On the first row he has given the spreadsheet a title. The title appears in the cell located in the first column even though the spreadsheet is five columns wide. What can Patricia do so that the title appears centered in the first row above the five columns?

a)

Merge cells A1:E1 and center the title text in the merged cell.

b)

Merge cells A1:E5 and center the title text in the merged cell.

c)

Select cells A1:E1 and center the title text in cell A1.

d)

Unmerge cells A1:F1 and center the title text in the cells.

5.

Which value would produce the shortest row?

a)

15

b)

25

c)

50

d)

75

6.

Which example represents cell data with the date format applied to it?

a)

$5.45

b)

54.5%

c)

April 15 1945

d)

5-Apr-45

7.

Allison and her group have completed the data entry for their spreadsheet project. They are in the process of formatting the data to make it easier to read and understand. The title is located in cell A5. The group has decided to merge cells A3:A7 to attempt to center the title over the data. After the merge, Allison points out that it is not centered and looks bad. Where would the title appear if Allison unmerged the cells in an attempt to fix the title problem?

a)

The text will appear in cell A3.

b)

The text will appear in each of the cells from A3 through A7.

c)

The text will appear in cell A5.

d)

The text will disappear.

8.

Jermaine has started an inventory spreadsheet for all of the items in the school store. He is unsure of any of the individual item costs, so he will set all of them at zero and input the correct data later. How would the cost of each item be displayed if he has formatted the cost field as US currency?

a)

$0.00

b)

0.00

c)

0.00$

d)

0

9.

Yolanda has created a spreadsheet containing student information about her homeroom class. She wants to color-code various parts of the spreadsheet so that the title in Row 1 appears on a blue background, the column headers in Row 2 appear on a pale green background, and the student data appears on a pale yellow background. How can she accomplish this task?

a)

Add thick box borders around each section of the spreadsheet that she wants to shade.

b)

Merge the cells that make up each section of the spreadsheet that she wants to shade.

c)

Add the appropriate font color to each section of the spreadsheet that she wants to shade.

d)

Add the appropriate fill color to each section of the spreadsheet that she wants to shade.

10.

Which toolbar button is used to format cell data to a percentage value?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Study the image.

Which example shows a number formatted as text by entering a single quote at the start of the cell value?

a)

Row 2

b)

Row 3

c)

Row 4

d)

Row 5

12.

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?

a)

The shortcut toolbar

b)

The row header

c)

The column header

d)

The formula bar

13.

Harold is working on a science project that includes a spreadsheet containing calculated results based on the data. An obviously incorrect result is being calculated and displayed. The data is correct, but the formula must be flawed. To get the correct information, Harold clicks on the cell containing the incorrect results and adjusts information contained in the:

a)

the formula bar.

b)

the shortcut toolbar.

c)

the calculator pop-up.

d)

the column header.

14.

Bernard is creating an inventory of his comic book collection. He has documented the title, publisher name, production year, and series number for each comic in his collection. He creates a spreadsheet of this information. Typically, each one of these categories, such as production year, would be contained in:

a)

a column.

b)

a formula bar.

c)

a cell.

d)

a row.

15.

The spreadsheet that Anthony has created contains a great deal of data. The first time he prints the sheet he is disappointed. The lines separating the cells that appear on his screen do not appear on the print out. How can Anthony apply visible lines to his spreadsheet that separate the cells that contain?

a)

Anthony should select all of the cells with data, click the borders button, and then choose a border style.

b)

Anthony should select the entire spreadsheet, click the borders button, and choose a border style.

c)

Anthony should select all of the cells with data, click the format painter button, and choose the border style.

d)

Anthony should select all of the cells with data, click the line space button, and choose a line style.

16.

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?

a)

7-May-75

b)

7 May 1975

c)

May-7-1975

d)

5-7-1975

17.

What is the quickest way to resize a column in your spreadsheet to fit the largest item in that column?

a)

Double-click the cell containing the largest entry in the column.

b)

Drag the cell's fill handle as far to the right as necessary to completely cover the largest entry in the column.

c)

Right-click the column letter in the column header, then specify a width in the dialog box that appears.

d)

Double-click the right edge of the column in the column header.

18.

Vera is an accountant. She decides to use a spreadsheet program to keep track of profit and loss data for her customer. Why did she make this choice?

a)

Spreadsheets are very useful for processing text data.

b)

Spreadsheets are very useful for manipulating images and animations.

c)

Spreadsheets are very useful for manipulating HTML code.

d)

Spreadsheets are very useful for processing numeric data.

19.

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:

a)

sort by: Column B, Z → A.

b)

sort by: Row 3:13, A → Z.

c)

sort by: Row 3:13, Z → A.

d)

sort by: Column D, A → Z.

20.

Dora is reviewing her completed spreadsheet and decides she needs to add another column of information between the existing Columns C and D. What is the quickest way for Dora to insert the new column?

a)

Drag the right border of Column C until it overlaps Column D.

b)

Drag the right border of Column D until it overlaps Column C.

c)

Right-click Column C and click the Insert command.

d)

Right-click Column D and click the Insert command.

21.

Francis must select cells A1 through A62. Which key would he press and hold if he wanted to select the range by clicking only the first and last cells?

a)

SHIFT

b)

ESC

c)

CONTROL

d)

TAB

22.

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.

a)

F1

b)

ENTER

c)

BACKSPACE

d)

SHIFT

23.

Abraham and his partner, Angela are developing a new card game. Abraham has written a long list of rules for the game. Each rule is written in a separate cell in a spreadsheet. Angela explains that this is not a good way to organize this information. She suggests that Abraham should use the spreadsheet to identify the points assigned to each card, and the points earned for each move in the game. Why would Angela suggest this?

a)

Spreadsheets are very useful for processing numeric data.

b)

Spreadsheets are very useful for organizing large amounts of written text.

c)

Spreadsheets are very useful for manipulating videos and animations.

d)

Spreadsheets are very useful for manipulating HTML code.

24.

When you insert a column in a spreadsheet, where does the new column appear?

a)

As the first column in the spreadsheet

b)

As the last column in the spreadsheet

c)

Immediately to the right of the current selected column

d)

Immediately to the left of the current selected column

25.

Troy wants to select multiple cells, including adjacent and nonadjacent cells, using the mouse and keyboard in his spreadsheet. He then plans on shading them yellow for emphasis. Which key does he need to press and hold while selecting the desired cells so he can shade all of the cells at one time?

a)

CTRL

b)

SHIFT

c)

ALT

d)

FN

26.

Which toolbar button is used to format cell data to a currency value?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

Columns within a spreadsheet are identified by:

a)

Roman numerals.

b)

icons.

c)

letters.

d)

numbers.

28.

Which of the following examples has been formatted as a time in the active cell?

a)

Five Forty-Five AM

b)

5.45%

c)

$5.45

d)

5:45:00 AM

29.

Which tool allows a user to display specific criteria within a cell range?

a)

Sort

b)

Hyperlink

c)

Fill handle

d)

Filter

30.

Oliver's teacher has shared multiple worksheets in the same spreadsheet file titled "Spreadsheets_Labs". The teacher asks Oliver to go to the "Budget" worksheet. When he opens the "Spreadsheets_Labs" file he initially sees the "Science Data" worksheet. How can Oliver go to the "Budget" worksheet?

a)

He can click the tab at the bottom of the file that represents the "Budget" worksheet.

b)

He must select the new worksheet tab to see the "Budget" worksheet.

c)

He can not view the "Budget" worksheet because there is only one worksheet allowed per spreadsheet file.

d)

He needs to close the file and look for the "Budget" file in his directory.

31.

Which menu is used to create a new spreadsheet?

a)

Edit

b)

View

c)

New

d)

File

32.

Which example is a spreadsheet time format?

a)

Noon

b)

12pm

c)

12 hours, 34 minutes

d)

12:34:45

33.

Victor has selected the cell range A3:D7 in this worksheet. Which option would allow Victor to sort the data in descending alphabetical order according to state?

a)

Sort by: Row 3:7, A → Z

b)

Sort by: Row 3:7, Z → A

c)

Sort by: Column D, A → Z

d)

Sort by: Column D, Z → A

34.

Tina has selected cells A1 through A25. Which of the following has Tina selected?

a)

Row

b)

Cell

c)

Record

d)

Range

35.

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?

a)

Cell pointer

b)

Row header

c)

Column header

d)

Fill handle

36.

Stewart's teacher says that he may only use data that is numeric in the shared template for his project spreadsheet. Which of the following may he NOT use if he is restricted to numeric data?

a)

Unit #2

b)

99%

c)

$12.42

d)

12:30 AM

37.

Mr. Trumbull has shared a spreadsheet with the class. He has asked the students to shade every other row light grey to make the data easier to read. What should his students do in order to complete this task?

a)

Add the light grey fill color to every other row of the spreadsheet.

b)

Add the thick box borders to every other row of the spreadsheet.

c)

Use the highlighter in light grey for every other row of the spreadsheet.

d)

Add the light grey font color to every other row of the spreadsheet.

38.

Data stored in a series of rows and columns is called a:

a)

text document.

b)

presentation.

c)

graphics file.

d)

spreadsheet.

39.

Noah is trying to clean up his partner's spreadsheet. Noah wants to move the data from the range B1:B13 to the range C5:C18. What keystrokes should he make to quickly make this move?

a)

He should highlight the data in the range B1:B13 in his spreadsheet. He should then press CTRL+X. Finally, he should use the mouse to select cells C5:C18, and press CTRL+V.

b)

He should highlight the data in the range B1:B13 in his spreadsheet. He should then press CTRL+C. Finally, he should use the mouse to select cells C5:C18, and press CTRL+P.

c)

He should highlight the data in the range B1:B13 in his spreadsheet. He should then press CTRL+C. Finally, he should use the mouse to select cells C5:C18, and press CTRL+V.

d)

He should highlight the data in the range B1:B13 in his spreadsheet. He should then press CTRL+X. Finally, he should use the mouse to select cells C5:C18, and press CTRL+P.

40.

Abigail opens an attachment sent from one of her friends related to their science project. The document has their experiment data stored in a series of rows and columns. This is referred to as a:

a)

spreadsheet.

b)

text document.

c)

presentation.

d)

graphics file.

41.

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?

a)

Display a list of the students who have brown eyes.

b)

Reorder the list of students by name in ascending order.

c)

Display cells that have spelling or grammar errors.

d)

Display the list of students in his class.

42.

Mr. Fielding has requested that all data in the science project spreadsheets display a number formatted with only one decimal place. Which of the following would be the correct way for his students to display data in the project?

a)

234.1

b)

234.10

c)

2.12

d)

23

43.

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?

a)

Use the Undo feature again.

b)

Highlight the cell and press CTRL+X.

c)

Delete the original value and re-enter the newer value.

d)

Use the Redo feature.

44.

Austin has independently selected individual cells in his spreadsheet and then, as a group, shaded them all pink. It took a long time to select the cells. He then wants to put new data in cell A1. After inputting the data he realizes that the data is not needed. Austin then accidentally clicks the Undo button twice. This not only removes the data from A1 but also all of the pink shading. What can Austin do to quickly restore the pink shading to the cells?

a)

Use the Redo feature.

b)

Use the Undo feature again.

c)

Use Control + the back button.

d)

Select restore from the drop-down menu.

45.

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?

a)

You want to reorder the list of students by last name in ascending order.

b)

You want to reorder the list of students by date of birth in descending order.

c)

You want to display the list of students in your class.

d)

You want to display a list of the students who live in a particular city.

46.

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?

a)

Sort by: Column A, A to Z

b)

Sort by: Column C, Z to A

c)

Sort by: Column B, Z to A

d)

Sort by: Column B, A to Z

47.

Identify the keyboard shortcut that will allow a user to copy data within a cell.

a)

CTRL + A

b)

CTRL + V

c)

CTRL + X

d)

CTRL + C

48.

Genesis wants the data in C3 through C13 to be copied into D3 through D13. Her partner shows her she can quickly do this by dragging the black dot or square known as the:

a)

fill handle.

b)

paste pointer.

c)

row header

d)

column header.

49.

Which toolbar button is used to add borders to a cell or series of cells in a spreadsheet?

a)
b)
c)
d)
50.

What is the most efficient way to select multiple adjacent cells in your spreadsheet?

a)

Press and hold the CTRL key while clicking the mouse to select the range you want.

b)

Press and hold the ALT key while dragging the mouse to select the range you want.

c)

Press and hold the SHIFT key while clicking the mouse in each cell you want to select.

d)

Drag the mouse to select the range you want.

51.

What is the most efficient way to access multiple worksheets in the same spreadsheet file?

a)

Open multiple copies of the spreadsheet file and display a different worksheet in each copy of the file.

b)

Select New Worksheet to access the worksheet you want to view.

c)

Create a named custom view and open it for each sheet.

d)

Click the tab at the bottom of the file that represents the worksheet you want to view.

52.

Which value would produce the widest column?

a)

45

b)

10

c)

75

d)

100

53.

Which choice contains only numeric data (except for the commas)?

a)

Thirty-three US dollars, 33%, 3:30PM

b)

$33.00, 33 percent, 3:30PM

c)

33.00 US dollars, 33 percent, 3:30 PM

d)

$33.00, 33%, 3:30 PM

54.

Which example would be formatted as text in a spreadsheet?

a)

$10.00

b)

90%

c)

10/25/1985

d)

Train

55.

Tyrell has a spreadsheet consisting of four columns (A, B, C, and D) and 30 rows. He wants to make Row 1 a header row that contains Columns A through D so that he can add a title to describe all the data. How can Tyrell accomplish this?

a)

Merge cells A1:D30.

b)

Select cells A1:D1 and center the title text in cell A1.

c)

Select cells A1:D1 and center the title text in cell D1.

d)

Merge cells A1:D1.

56.

Charlotte selects the cell A1, types her name, and presses enter. How will Charlotte see her name aligned in the cell A1?

a)

It will be aligned to the left side of the cell.

b)

It will be aligned in the center of the cell.

c)

It will be aligned at the bottom of the cell.

d)

It will be aligned to the right side of the cell.

57.

Carla’s group is working on a spreadsheet of experiment data for her science class. She wants to add a new column of additional data in the middle of the existing eight columns, A through H. Which of the following columns should Carla select to insert the new column in the middle?

a)

Column F

b)

Column C

c)

Column B

d)

Column E

58.

Which example shows a number formatted with two decimal places within a spreadsheet?

a)

10.0

b)

00.1

c)

10/5/2014

d)

21.00

59.

What is a spreadsheet?

a)

A document that displays text within defined margins

b)

A document that stores images for use in other documents

c)

A document that stores audio/video files for use in other documents

d)

A document that stores data in a grid of horizontal rows and vertical columns

60.

Christina wants to add a new worksheet to the workbook she has created to track her soccer team's statistics. The button she will use contains:

a)

a plus sign.

b)

four horizontal bars.

c)

a triangle.

d)

an image of a worksheet.

61.

Alexandra has been asked to select cells C5 through K5 during her spreadsheet lesson. What has Alexandra's teacher asked to select?

a)

A row range

b)

A column

c)

A column range

d)

A Row

62.

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?

a)

Sort by: Column B, A → Z

b)

Sort by: Column A, A → Z

c)

Sort by: Column C, Z → A

d)

Sort by: Column B, Z → A

63.

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?

a)

SHIFT

b)

ALT

c)

TAB

d)

CTRL

64.

Which example is a spreadsheet date format?

a)

April

b)

4

c)

2012

d)

4/4/2012

65.

Rosalind needs to undo a change she just made in her spreadsheet. Which toolbar button should she use?

a)
b)
c)
d)
66.

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?

a)

Filter

b)

Sort

c)

Hyperlink

d)

Fill handle

67.

Which row in this spreadsheet has been merged?

a)

Row 4

b)

Row 3

c)

Row 2

d)

Row 1

68.

Shannon is trying to make everything on her spreadsheet more compact. There is a lot of empty space in her cells. What is quick way Shannon can resize a whole column to only be as wide as the largest item in that column?

a)

Double-click the right edge of the column in the column header.

b)

Double-click the cell containing the largest entry in the column.

c)

Drag the cell's fill handle as far to the right as necessary to completely cover the largest entry in the column.

d)

Right-click the column letter in the column header, then specify a width in the dialog box that appears.

69.

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?

a)

She deleted the data in both ranges A10:A20 and H10:H20.

b)

She copied the data from the range A10:A20 to the range H10:H20.

c)

She copied the data from the range H10:H20 to the range A10:A20.

d)

She moved the data from the range A10:A20 to the range H10:H20.

70.

Denise has been asked to check the formatting on the spreadsheet that her group has completed. She needs to confirm that all field titles are formatted as text. Which of the following has she correctly formatted?

a)

Tickets

b)

$12.63

c)

50%

d)

05/07/1975

71.

Which column shown is sorted numerically?

a)

Column D

b)

Column C

c)

Column B

d)

Column A

72.

Which example represents cell data with the currency format applied to it?

a)

12-May-14

b)

12.14%

c)

May 12, 2014

d)

$512.14

73.

Aaron merged cells A1:G1 in his spreadsheet, and entered text in the resulting cell. Aaron then unmerged the cell. What happened to the text that was in the merged cell?

a)

The text appeared in each of the cells from A1 through G1.

b)

The text was deleted from the spreadsheet.

c)

The text appeared in cell G1.

d)

The text appeared in cell A1.

74.

Horatio has made a mistake with his spreadsheet. He has accidentally deleted the data in a cell. How would you describe the button that he could click on the toolbar to undo this mistake?

a)

A backward-pointing arrow.

b)

A paint brush or roller.

c)

A bold letter B.

d)

A forward-pointing arrow.

75.

Ringo is helping Paul re-create a spreadsheet that was handed out by Mrs. Leonard. Paul realizes that he forgot to add a whole column of data. He needs to add the missing column between column E and F. What would Ringo recommend that Paul do?

a)

Right-click column F and click the Insert command.

b)

Double-click column F and click the Insert command.

c)

Double-click the line that separates column E and F and click the Insert command.

d)

Right-click column E and click the Insert command.

76.

You have created a spreadsheet containing information about each of your classmates. You have included each person's name, home address, phone number and age. One such record for a person would typically be contained in:

a)

the formula bar.

b)

a cell.

c)

a column.

d)

a row.

77.

Where should you right click to add more rows or columns to your spreadsheet?

a)

In the cell

b)

On the plus on the bottom of the spreadsheet

c)

On the bottom tab

d)

On the letter or number in the gray bar

78.

Which of the following precedes numbers that are formatted as US currency?

a)

%

b)

.00

c)

E

d)

$

79.

Isaiah is collecting data on trains for a project at school. He is documenting each time a train passes by and blocks traffic. How should the data in his cells look if he has formatted the data as time?

a)

11:22:22 AM

b)

11:22

c)

Eleven Twenty-Two

d)

11.22.22 AM