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Microsoft Word Assessment Worksheet Questions (Grade 8)

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following does NOT describe word processing?

a)

Editing a text document

b)

Creating a text document

c)

Editing graphics

d)

Producing a text document

2.

The option to print a document is found in which location?

a)

Page Layout Tab

b)

Home Tab

c)

Review Tab

d)

Backstage View

3.

Which group on the Home Tab holds the command for pasting text which has been copied?

a)

Font

b)

Styles

c)

Clipboard

d)

Paragraph

4.

Which of the following is the keyboard shortcut for saving a document?

a)

Control S

b)

Control A

c)

Control V

d)

Control E

5.

Which of the following alignment types aligns text to both the left and right margins adding extra space between words as necessary?

a)

Justify

b)

Left

c)

Right

d)

Center

6.

Which of the following groups of tabs hold the command for inserting a page break?

a)

Home and Page Layout

b)

Page Layout and Insert

c)

Design and Page Layout

d)

Design and Insert

7.

The command to add a chart to a document is located in which of the following groups on the Insert tab?

a)

Media

b)

Text

c)

Tables

d)

Illustrations

8.

Which of the following terms refers to the break entered by Word to start a new page in a document when the current page is full?

a)

Section break

b)

Hard page break

c)

Footer break

d)

Soft page break

9.

Which group on the Home tab contains the command to cut, copy, and paste text?

a)

Styles

b)

Font

c)

Paragraph

d)

Clipboard

10.

Which group on the Home tab contains the command to change the appearance of text, such as bold or italic?

a)

Styles

b)

Font

c)

Paragraph

d)

Clipboard

11.

Which group on the Home tab contains the command to apply predefined formatting to text?

a)

Styles

b)

Font

c)

Paragraph

d)

Clipboard

12.

Which group on the Home tab contains the command to add a bulleted list to a document?

a)

Styles

b)

Font

c)

Paragraph

d)

Clipboard

13.

Which of the following keyboard shortcuts should be used to print a document?

a)

Control Shift

b)

Control P

c)

Control B

d)

Control S

14.

The option to save a document as a different file type can be done in which of the following sections in Backstage View?

a)

New

b)

Export

c)

Print

d)

Info

15.

Which of the following appears on the Ribbon when text boxes, shapes and WordArt are added to a document?

a)

Table Tools

b)

Drawing Tools

c)

Picture Tools

d)

Object Tools

16.

The keyboard shortcut for pasting items into a document is which of the following?

a)

Control V

b)

Control X

c)

Control C

d)

Control P

17.

Jarrett has five shapes in his document, and he would like to be able to move all the shapes as if they were one object. Which of the following tasks should he do?

a)

Group the shapes

b)

Save the shapes as an image

c)

Link the shapes as if they were text boxes

d)

Arrange the shapes so they all appear at the front of the document

18.

Mai Lee wants to add a graphic demonstrating a process in her document. She should click the (a) ________ command in the Illustrations group. Choose from the below words: SmartArt, Media, Chart, Screenshot.

a)

SmartArt

b)

Media

c)

Chart

d)

Screenshot

19.

Match each application with the type of file or object it typically opens when a chart is entered into a document. Which type corresponds to Access® table?

a)

Document in Microsoft Word

b)

Spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel

c)

Database table in Microsoft Access

d)

Presentation slide in Microsoft PowerPoint

20.

Match each application with the type of file or object it typically opens when a chart is entered into a document. Which type corresponds to Excel® spreadsheet?

a)

Document in Microsoft Word

b)

Spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel

c)

Database table in Microsoft Access

d)

Presentation slide in Microsoft PowerPoint

21.

Match each application with the type of file or object it typically opens when a chart is entered into a document. Which type corresponds to Another Word document?

a)

Document in Microsoft Word

b)

Spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel

c)

Database table in Microsoft Access

d)

Presentation slide in Microsoft PowerPoint

22.

Match each application with the type of file or object it typically opens when a chart is entered into a document. Which type corresponds to PowerPoint® presentation?

a)

Document in Microsoft Word

b)

Spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel

c)

Database table in Microsoft Access

d)

Presentation slide in Microsoft PowerPoint

23.

Which of the following is a sample file containing formatting which can be customized to fit a user's needs?

a)

Report

b)

Form

c)

Template

d)

Query

24.

Which of the following refers to the location where text will be entered?

a)

Cursor line

b)

Template

c)

Starting point

d)

Insertion point

25.

In the red box what does the A with the red line under it mean?

a)

Font Style

b)

Bold

c)

Font Color

d)

Slant

26.

What does the box with the red arrow pointing at means?

a)

Text Color

b)

Text Style

c)

Size

d)

Bold

27.

In the red box was does the black B mean?

a)

Font Style

b)

Text Size

c)

Underline

d)

Bold

28.

What does the number box shown indicate?

a)

Font color

b)

Font size

c)

Increase Font

d)

Font Name

29.

In the red box what does the U with a line under it means?

a)

Bold

b)

Italics

c)

Font Color

d)

Underline

30.

What does the box labeled Calibri (Body) indicate?

a)

Font size

b)

Save

c)

Font color

d)

Font name

31.

The 'i' in the toolbar is used for (a) ________. Choose from the below words: Bold, Underline, Text Color, Slant/ Italics.

a)

Bold

b)

Underline

c)

Text Color

d)

Slant/ Italics

32.

Match the following Microsoft Word formatting icons with their functions. Which function matches Text Smaller?

a)

A with an upward arrow in the Font group

b)

A with a downward arrow in the Font group

c)

U with a line under it in the Font group

d)

A with a colored bar under it in the Font group

33.

What does the bigger A mean in the red box?

a)

Font Style

b)

Underline

c)

Smaller Text

d)

Bigger Text

34.

When you are changing font style and size of your text, this is called ___?

a)

inserting

b)

editing

c)

all of these answers

d)

formatting

35.

Match the following categories with the elements they are used to insert in Microsoft Word. Which elements match PAGE?

a)

Formatting text and paragraphs

b)

Tables, shapes, images, charts, graphs, header, etc.

c)

Proofing and comments

d)

Page layout and margins

36.

Match the following categories with the elements they are used to insert in Microsoft Word. Which elements match INSERT?

a)

Formatting text and paragraphs

b)

Tables, shapes, images, charts, graphs, header, etc.

c)

Proofing and comments

d)

Page layout and margins

37.

Match the following categories with the elements they are used to insert in Microsoft Word. Which elements match REVIEW?

a)

Formatting text and paragraphs

b)

Tables, shapes, images, charts, graphs, header, etc.

c)

Proofing and comments

d)

Page layout and margins

38.

Match the following categories with the elements they are used to insert in Microsoft Word. Which elements match HOME?

a)

Formatting text and paragraphs

b)

Tables, shapes, images, charts, graphs, header, etc.

c)

Proofing and comments

d)

Page layout and margins

39.

A feature that causes text to move automatically from the end of one line to the beginning of the next line is (a) _______. Choose from the below words:

a)

A Word Wrap

b)

Auto-Text

c)

Cursor

d)

A Paragraph Mark

40.

This is a:

a)

Status Bar

b)

Group

c)

None of the above

d)

Tab

41.

What software program is this?

a)

Excel

b)

Power Point

c)

Outlook

d)

Word

42.

What are the 2 different Page Orientation options in Word?

a)

Porsche and Land Rover

b)

X and Y

c)

Portrait and Landscape

d)

Horizontal and Vertical

43.

What does this Toolbar Symbol represent?

a)

Undo

b)

Backspace

c)

Replace

d)

Redo

44.

Save a new document with ______

a)

Save

b)

Save as

45.

The blank space around the boundaries of the document content.

a)

Margin

b)

Spacing

c)

Indentation

d)

Border

46.

A file created in MS Word is known as ________________________.

a)

Document

b)

Footer

c)

Powerpoint presentation

d)

Header

47.

This tab allows you to change the margins, orientation, and size of the document. The name of this tab is (a) _______. Choose from: Home Tab, View Tab, Layout Tab, Design Tab.

a)

Home Tab

b)

View Tab

c)

Layout Tab

d)

Design Tab

48.

These help you repeat content at the bottom of every page. They're useful for showcasing information, like title, author, and page number.

a)

Header

b)

Footer

c)

Page Break

d)

Table

49.

This tab allows you to change the document theme, document formatting, and document color. It also allows you to add a watermark and page border.

a)

Design Tab

b)

Insert Tab

c)

File Tab

d)

Home Tab

50.

The white space around your document where you do not type anything is called?

a)

Footer

b)

White space

c)

Margins

d)

Header

51.

If you make a mistake, what do you do?

a)

I don't know

b)

Delete everything

c)

Undo

d)

Restart writing the document

52.

Which of the following is NOT a tab on the Ribbon?

a)

File

b)

Comments

c)

Insert

d)

Home

53.

Danielle wants to see synonyms of the word she has selected in her document. Which of the following tools should she use?

a)

Add-Ins

b)

Grammar

c)

Thesaurus

d)

Spelling

54.

Victor wants to remove text from one location and move it to the clipboard. Which of the following should he do?

a)

Cut the text

b)

Paste the text

c)

Drag the text

d)

Copy the text

55.

The area at the top of the program window which holds items such as the Quick Access Toolbar and the title of the program is called which of the following?

a)

Status bar

b)

Title bar

c)

Task bar

d)

Tool bar