Excel Pre-post Test

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Microsoft Excel Quizzes & Trivia

This test is designed to determine what 4th and 5th grade students know about Excel vocabulary and basic functions before and after an Excel technology lesson.


Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    Excel is a useful program because...

    • A.

      It helps keep data organized.

    • B.

      It can perform calculations.

    • C.

      It can easily create graphs and charts from data.

    • D.

      A, B and C

    • E.

      I do not know.

    Correct Answer
    D. A, B and C
  • 2. 

    If you want to make a chart, how would you get to the chart-making wizard?

    • A.

      I do not know.

    • B.

      Click on the drop down menu "Insert" and select "Chart."

    • C.

      Click on the drop down menu "Tools" and select "Chart."

    Correct Answer
    B. Click on the drop down menu "Insert" and select "Chart."
  • 3. 

    True or False: Excel can calculate averages and sums.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 4. 

    How many different types of charts can you make in Excel?

    • A.

      One - Column Chart.

    • B.

      Two - Column Chart and Bar Graph.

    • C.

      Three - Column Chart, Bar Graph, Pie Chart.

    • D.

      Many

    • E.

      I do not know.

    Correct Answer
    D. Many
  • 5. 

    How do you change the title of a chart?

    • A.

      I do not know.

    • B.

      In the chart-making wizard.

    • C.

      Click on Title text box on the chart

    • D.

      B or C

    Correct Answer
    D. B or C
  • 6. 

    What is a worksheet?

    • A.

      Equation used to calculate values in a spreadsheet cell.

    • B.

      A selected group of cells.

    • C.

      Is a collection of cells on a single sheet where you actually keep and manipulate the data, also known as a spreadsheet

    • D.

      I do not know.

    Correct Answer
    C. Is a collection of cells on a single sheet where you actually keep and manipulate the data, also known as a spreadsheet
  • 7. 

    What is a formula?

    • A.

      Equation used to calculate values in a spreadsheet cell.

    • B.

      A selected group of cells.

    • C.

      A grid of rows and columns containing numbers, text, and formulas.

    • D.

      I do not know.

    Correct Answer
    A. Equation used to calculate values in a spreadsheet cell.
  • 8. 

    What is an active cell?

    • A.

      A spreadsheet.

    • B.

      A selected cell

    • C.

      A cell that moves randomly on a worksheet

    • D.

      I do not know.

    Correct Answer
    B. A selected cell
  • 9. 

    What is a wizard?

    • A.

      A witch

    • B.

      A selected cell

    • C.

      A series of cells running horizontally in an Excel worksheet.

    • D.

      A tool to guide you through the steps of a process or task by asking a series of questions or presenting options.

    Correct Answer
    D. A tool to guide you through the steps of a process or task by asking a series of questions or presenting options.
  • 10. 

    What is a row?

    • A.

      A series of cells running horizontally in an Excel worksheet.

    • B.

      A series of cells running vertically in an Excel worksheet.

    • C.

      I do not know.

    Correct Answer
    A. A series of cells running horizontally in an Excel worksheet.
  • 11. 

    What is a column?

    • A.

      series of cells running horizontally in an Excel worksheet.

    • B.

      A series of cells running vertically in an Excel worksheet.

    • C.

      I do not know.

    Correct Answer
    B. A series of cells running vertically in an Excel worksheet.
  • 12. 

    What is a cell?

    • A.

      I do not know.

    • B.

      Equation used to calculate values in a spreadsheet cell.

    • C.

      The little box on Excel that you type text, numbers or formulas into

    Correct Answer
    C. The little box on Excel that you type text, numbers or formulas into
  • 13. 

    What is a workbook?

    • A.

      MS Excel file in which you enter and store related data.

    • B.

      I do not know.

    • C.

      Is a collection of cells on a single sheet where you actually keep and manipulate the data, also known as a spreadsheet

    Correct Answer
    A. MS Excel file in which you enter and store related data.

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