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The following quiz will test your knowledge of basic Microsoft Word functions.

This quiz is intended to test your current knowledge, therefore, the goal is not to get as many questions right as possible. If you do not know the answer to a question, select the option that says, "I don't know and I want to skip this question".

Questions and Answers

1.

The following questions will ask you to perform tasks on the computer you are using. If you are able to complete the task, complete it and choose "I have completed the task" from the choices below. If you are not able to complete the task, choose " I want to skip this question" from the options below"TASK:Please complete the following steps: 1. Open Microsoft Word..2. On the document type your full name, birthday and astrological sign. If you don't know your astrological sign or don't want to tell us, then write the name of the street you live on.3. Name the document "About_____" and save it to the desktop. (In the blank space you would just put your name. Example: AboutChristy)4. Close Microsoft Word. 5. Open your document "About___" and print it. Place the document in the folder to your left.
- A.
  
  I have completed the task.
- B.
  
  I want to skip this question.
Correct Answer
A. I have completed the task.
2.

The following questions will ask you to perform tasks on the computer you are using. If you are able to complete the task, complete it and choose "I have completed the task" from the choices below. If you are not able to complete the task, choose "I want to skip this question" from the choices below. TASK: In Microsoft Word, open a new document and type the text from the image below. Type it exactly as you see it. When you are done, save the document as "Sprinkles1" to the desktop. From: http://jsprinkles.wordpress.com/about-the-connection-coach/
- A.
  
  I have completed the task.
- B.
  
  I want to skip this question.
Correct Answer
A. I have completed the task.
3.

The following questions will ask you to perform tasks on the computer you are using.If you are able to complete the task, complete it and choose "I have completed the task" from the choices below.If you are unable to complete the task, choose "I want to skip this question" from the choices below.TASK:With the text you just typed, select all of what you wrote and copy it to a new document. Save that new document as "Sprinkles2" to the desktop.
- A.
  
  II have completed the task.
- B.
  
  I want to skip this question.
Correct Answer
A. II have completed the task.
4.

The Backspace key:
- A.
  
  Moves the cursor backward one space.
- B.
  
  Deletes an entire line of text.
Correct Answer
A. Moves the cursor backward one space.
5.

The Home and End keys:
- A.
  
  Take you to the top or bottom of a page.
- B.
  
  Move the cursor to the beginning or end of a line of text.
Correct Answer
B. Move the cursor to the beginning or end of a line of text.
6.

The Page Up and Down keys:
- A.
  
  Move the cursor to the top or bottom of a document.
- B.
  
  Move the cursor up or down several lines.
Correct Answer
B. Move the cursor up or down several lines.
7.

The Delete key:
- A.
  
  Erases selected information on the page.
- B.
  
  Deletes an entire page of information.
Correct Answer
A. Erases selected information on the page.
8.

In MS Word, what is the best way to undo something you just did to your document?
- A.
  
  Use the backspace or delete button.
- B.
  
  Use the Undo key which looks like a curved arrow pointing backwards.
- C.
  
  Close the document without saving any changes. Work that hasn't already been saved will be lost but recent, unsaved changes will be undone.
- D.
  
  None of the above
Correct Answer
B. Use the Undo key which looks like a curved arrow pointing backwards.
9.

The following questions will ask you to perform tasks on the computer you are using.If you are able to complete the task, complete it and choose "I have completed the task" from the choices below.If you are unable to complete the task, choose "I want to skip this question" from the choices below.TASK:Open "article1.doc" from the desktop and perform the following functions.1. Insert page numbers.2. Locate the title, "White Europeans Only Evolved 5,500 Years Ago After Food Habits Changed'. Make the tile bold, change the size to 16pt, the color to blue and the font style to Times New Roman.3. Italicize the subtitle "Daily Mail Reporter".4. Find the phrase "Vitamin D" in the third paragraph and underline it.5. Double-space the body of the article (the text that comes after the date).6. Select the title, author name and date. Justify them to the center of the page.7. Change the left margin of the article body to a half an inch.8. Find the phrase "African American women" in the last paragraph. Put it in all-caps and double-underline it.9. Spell check the document and make all needed corrections.10. Name your document "articleYourName" where YourName is your first name (example: articleTerry). Save it to the desktop.
- A.
  
  I have completed the task.
- B.
  
  I want to skip this question.
Correct Answer
A. I have completed the task.
10.

The following questions will ask you to perform tasks on the computer you are using.If you are able to complete the task, complete it and choose "I have completed the task" from the choices below.If you are unable to complete the task, choose "I want to skip this question" from the choices below.TASK:Go to MS Word and open a fax cover sheet template. Put "Ron" in the "To" line and put your name in the "From" line. Print a copy and put it in the envelope to your left.
- A.
  
  I have completed the task
- B.
  
  I want to skip this question.
Correct Answer
A. I have completed the task
11.

In an MS Word document, make a bulleted list of the following items: dog, snake, nutria, rooster, lizard. Save the document to the desktop as “yourNameList” where yourName is your first name (example: SandraList). On that same Word document, make a numbered list of the following items: Paris, Calgary, Kinshasa, Bangalore, Wellington. Save your work.
- A.
  
  I have completed the task.
- B.
  
  I want to skip this question.
Correct Answer
A. I have completed the task.
12.

Where can you get help in MS Word?
- A.
  
  Go to File and select "Live Chat with Microsoft Tech Support".
- B.
  
  Click on the question mark icon in the top right hand corner.
- C.
  
  Go to File > Help
- D.
  
  I don't know and I want to skip this question.
Correct Answer
B. Click on the question mark icon in the top right hand corner.

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Oct 01, 2009

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Microsoft Word Assessment

The Backspace key:

The Home and End keys:

The Page Up and Down keys:

The Delete key:

In MS Word, what is the best way to undo something you just did to your document?

Where can you get help in MS Word?