Microsoft Word MCQ Questions & Answers
1. How many different positions can you set for drop cap?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 6
2. How many ways you can save a document?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
3. What is the maximum number of lines you can set for lines to drop box?
a. 3
b. 5
c. 10
d. 15
4. Single spacing in MS-WORD document causes ____ point line spacing?
a. 10
b. 12
c. 14
d. 16
5. What is the default number of lines to drop for drop cap
a. 3
b. 10
c. 15
d. 20
6. What is the maximum number of lines you can set for a drop cap?
a. 3
b. 10
c. 15
d. 20
7. How many columns can you insert in a word document in maximum?
a. 35
b. 45
c. 55
d. 65
8. In a document what is the maximum number of columns that can be inserted in MS Word Table?
a. 35
b. 15
c. 63
d. 65
9. What is the maximum scale percentage available in Scale drop down box?
a. 500
b. 200
c. 100
d. 90
10. What is the maximum font size you can apply for any character
a. 163
b. 1638
c. 16038
d. None of above
11. Word, by default, places a tab stop at every _____ mark on the ruler.
a. .25″
b. .5″
c. .75″
d. 1″
12. What is the default file extension for all Word documents?
a. .txts
b. .word
c. .docs
d. .docx
13. The file type _____ indicates the file is a Word document.
a. .msw
b. .wor
c. .wrd
d. .doc
14. With Word’s AutoCorrect entries, to display an indifferent face ( 😐 ) type _____.
a. 🙂
b. 🙁
c. 😐
d. :/
15. Which of the following button will allow you to add, delete, or change records in your Data Source?
a. ‘Data Source’ button
b. ‘Edit’ button
c. ‘Edit Data Source’ button
d. ‘Data Editing’ button
16. How much space in minimum must be provided between columns?
a. 0″
b. 0.5″
c. 1″
d. 1.5″
17. What is the smallest width of a column?
a. 0″
b. 0.5″
c. 1″
d. 1.5″
18. By default, your document prints with:
a. 1 inch top and bottom margins
b. a portrait orientation
c. 1.25 inches left and right margins
d. all of the above
19. Word is preset to use standard 8.5-by-11-inch paper with _____ margins.
a. 1-inch left, right, top, and bottom
b. 1.25-inch left, right, top, and bottom
c. 1.25-inch left and right margins and 1-inch top and bottom
d. 1-inch left and right margins and 1.25-inch top and bottom
20. What is the default left margin in Word 2003 document?
a. 1″
b. 1.25″
c. 1.5″
d. 2″
21. What is the smallest and largest font size available in Font Size tool on formatting toolbar?
a. 8 and 72
b. 8 and 64
c. 12 and 72
d. None of above
22. The Footnote Text style defines characters as _____.
a. 12-point Times New Roman and paragraphs as single-spaced and right-aligned
b. 10-point Times New Roman and paragraphs as double-spaced and left-aligned
c. 12-point Times New Roman and paragraphs as double-spaced and right-aligned
d. 10-point Times New Roman and paragraphs as single-spaced and left-aligned
23. What is the default font size of a new Word document based on Normal template in Word 2003?
a. 10 pt
b. 12 pt
c. 14 pt
d. None of above
24. The minimum number of rows and columns in MS Word document is
a. 1 and 1
b. 2 and 1
c. 2 and 2
d. None of above
25. How will MS Word will respond in repeated word.
a. A Red wavy line under the repeated word
b. A Green wavy line under the repeated word
c. A Blue wavy line under the repeated word
d. None of the above
26. In mail merge operation which of the following might represent the main document?
a. A sales brochure
b. A form letter
c. A database of Names and Addresses
d. All of above
27. Pressing F8 key for three times selects
a. a word
b. a sentence
c. a paragraph
d. entire document
28. What do you call ‘a collection of character and paragraph formatting commands’?
a. the defaults
b. a template
c. a style
d. a boilerplate
29. What is a Document Outline View?
a. A preview in a full screen
b. A preview with margins
c. A View with a margins and gutter
d. A view with a structure of heading at various levels
30. Ctrl + Z
a. Undo the last Action
b. Redo the last Action
c. Add the new page
d. Paste the contents from clipboard
31. The _____ in the Resume Wizard dialog box indicates the wizard is ready to create the document.
a. Start panel
b. Address panel
c. Add/Sort Heading panel
d. Finish panel
32. What does Ctrl + = key effect?
a. Superscript
b. Subscript
c. All Caps
d. Shadow
33. The spike
a. Allows you to combine text from several documents and then insert all the text into one document at one time
b. Allows you to edit auto text entries
c. Allows you to format to text entries
d. All of above
34. The word wrap feature
a. Automatically move text to the next line when necessary
b. Appears at the bottom of the document
c. Allows you to type over text
d. is the short horizontal line
35. How can you make the selected character superscripted
a. Ctrl + =
b. Ctrl + Shift + =
c. Alt + Ctrl + Shift + =
d. None of above
36. When typing in a word field manually, what must you press to insert the code’s braces?
a. Ctrl + F6
b. Ctrl + F9
c. Alt + F11
d. Shift + F12
37. What is the short cut key to open the Open dialog box?
a. F12
b. Shift F12
c. Alt + F12
d. Ctrl + F12
38. What is the shortcut key to split a table?
a. Ctrl + Alt + Enter
b. Ctrl + Shift + Enter
c. Alt + Shift + Enter
d. Alt + Space + Enter
39. Which key is used to increase left indent?
a. Ctrl+I
b. Ctrl+M
c. Alt+I
d. F10
40. When the same word is used in multiple locations or a word is used that was not quite appropriate, a thesaurus can be used to look up a (n) _____ or a word similar in meaning.
a. synonym
b. homonym
c. antonym
d. metronym
41. How many different documents you can open at one time?
a. No more than three
b. Only one
c. As many as your computer memory will hold
d. As many as your taskbar can display
42. Which of the following is the second step in creating a macro?
a. Start recording
b. Using your mouse or keyboard, perform the task you want to automate
c. Assign a keyboard shortcut to the macro
d. Give the macro a name
43. When assigning a shortcut key to a symbol, you should always try to select a key or key combination that is:
a. unassigned
b. located on the ten-key pad section of your keyboard.
c. assigned to another task.
d. from the same font family as the symbol.
44. Which feature is used to replace straight quotes with smart quotes as you type?
a. Auto Correct as you type
b. Auto Change as you type
c. Auto Format as you type
d. Smart Tags as you type
45. Which of the following command is not available in Tools menu?
a. Auto text
b. Autocorrect
c. Auto summarize
d. Macro
46. Word has a list of predefined typing, spelling, capitalization, and grammar errors that _____ can detect and correct.
a. AutoEntry
b. AutoCorrect
c. AutoAdd
d. AutoSpell
47. If you want to convert a symbol or several lines of text into an AutoCorrect entry, you should:
a. Insert the symbol or type the text in a Word document first. Then, select the text or symbol and go to the AutoCorrect dialog box.
b. Click the Tools menu and choose AutoCorrect Options. Then, click the Insert menu and choose Symbol (or click the Format menu and choose Paragraph) to add the symbol or paragraph to AutoCorrect.
c. AutoCorrect can only accommodate one line of text. It is not possible to convert a symbol or multiple lines of text into an AutoCorrect entry.
d. Insert the symbol or type the text in a Word document first. Then, select the text or symbol and click the Edit menu followed by Paste Special. Select New AutoCorrect Entry and then click OK.
48. Which option is not available in Insert Table Autofit behavior?
a. Fixed Column Width
b. AutoFit to Contents
c. Autofit to Window
d. Autofit to Column
49. When you click on File menu in Word 2010, it opens
a. File menu
b. File Commands
c. Backstage View
d. File Ribbon
50. Tabs stop position cannot be the following alignment
a. Decimal Alignment
b. Center Alignment
c. Bar Alignment
d. Justify Alignment
51. Why the document you created at home displays with a different font at school?
a. Because you have a different printer at school than at home
b. Because you have a different monitor at school than at home
c. Because the font you used at home is not installed on your school computer
d. Because the version of Windows is different
52. Ctrl + B
a. Search the selected text
b. Paste the selected text
c. Bold the selected text
d. Open the specified file
53. A master document contains_________, each of which contains a pointer to a file on a disk?
a. Placeholders
b. subdocuments
c. bookmarks
d. references
54. If the number of columns is selected 1 and the line between check box is marked, where is the line drawn?
a. in the left margin
b. in the right margin
c. both in left and right margin
d. None of Above
55. A feature of MS Word that saves the document automatically after certain interval is available on
a. Save tab on Options dialog box
b. Save As dialog box
c. Both of above
d. None of above
56. After typing header text, how can you quickly enter footer text?
a. Press Page Down key and type the text for footer
b. Click on Switch between Heeder & Footer then type the text
c. Both of above
d. None of above
57. To move the cursor page to page of document
a. Ctrl+PgDn
b. Ctrl+PgUp
c. Both of above
d. None of above
58. You can jump to the next column by
a. Clicking with your mouse on the next column
b. Press Alt + Down-arrow
c. Both of above
d. None of Above
59. Which of the following enables you to paste data multiple times?
a. Windows Clipboard
b. Office Clipboard
c. Both Windows & Office Clipboard
d. None of the all
60. You need to jump to the next column breaking current column right at the cursor position. How can you break column?
a. Pressing Ctrl+Enter
b. Pressing Alt+Shift+Enter
c. Break command from Insert menu
d. Both b and c
61. In Word you can force a page break
a. By positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing the F1 key
b. By using the Insert/Section break on the Insert tab
c. By positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing Ctrl+Enter
d. By changing the font size of your document
62. How can you increase the font size of selected text by one point every time?
a. By pressing Ctrl + ]
b. By pressing Ctrl + [
c. By pressing Ctrl + }
d. By pressing Ctrl + {
63. How to use Format Painter multiple times
a. By Click on Lock Format Painter Icon
b. By Double Click on the Format Painter Icon
c. By Selecting Edit -> Format Painter -> Multiple Use
d. Format Painter cannot be use multiple times
64. What is the default font used in MS Word 2007 document?
a. Times New Roman
b. Arial
c. Calibri
d. Preeti
65. Word includes a series of predefined graphics called _____ that can be inserted into a Word document.
a. clip art
b. hyperlinks
c. captions
d. bookmarks
66. A (n) _____is a dot or other symbol positioned at the beginning of a paragraph.
a. bullet
b. logo
c. cell
d. target
67. Which of the following is not a type of page margin?
a. Left
b. Right
c. Center
d. Top
68. Uppercase on Change Case dialog box and All Caps on Fonts dialog box both converts selected text into Capital Letters. What’s the difference between the two?
a. Both are same. They are only two different ways of capitalize text.
b. It is faster to convert from Change Case than from Font dialog box
c. Change Case makes conversion permanent but All Caps on Font can always be reverted
d. All Caps on Font dialog box makes the change permanent where Change Case can be always reverted
69. Ctrl + A
a. Align Right
b. Select All
c. Change font
d. Save document
70. Which of the following is not on Home ribbon?
a. Columns
b. Font color
c. Change Style
d. Font
71. When three hyphens, underscores, equal signs, asterisks, or number signs are typed and then the enter key is pressed, the AutoFormat feature _____.
a. places a border above a paragraph
b. creates a numbered list
c. changes the characters to an em dash
d. creates a bulleted list
72. Microsoft Office Word is a (n) _____.
a. area in the computer’s main memory in which Microsoft Office text files are stored temporarily
b. program included with Windows 2000 that can be used only to create or edit text files, smaller than 64K, that do not require formatting
c. classified password that prevents unauthorized users from accessing a protected Microsoft Office item or document
d. full-featured word processing program that can be used to create and revise professional looking documents easily
73. Ctrl + E
a. Exit Application
b. Select All
c. Clear All
d. Align Center
74. When a custom tab stop is set, Word _____.
a. clears all default tab stops
b. clears all default tab stops to the right of the custom tab stop
c. clears all default tab stops to the left of the custom tab stop
d. does not clear any default tab stops
75. When inserting Page number in footer it appeared 1 but you wish to show a. How can you do that?
a. From format menu choose bullets and Numbering and configure necessary setting
b. From Insert menu choose Page Number and specify necessary setting
c. Click on Page Number Format tool and specify required setting
d. All of above
76. How do you close a word document without closing Word window?
a. Click on the Close button on the title bar
b. Click on minimize button on the title bar
c. Click on the Close command on Office menu
d. Click Exit on the File menu
77. To switch between insert mode and overtype mode, _____.
a. click Caption on the Insert menu
b. double-click the OVR status indicator on the status bar
c. click Text Box on the Insert menu
d. double-click the INS status indicator on the status bar
78. What should you do if you require to paste the same format in many places?
a. Click the Format painter and go on pasting in many places holding Alt Key
b. Double click the format painter then go on pasting in many places
c. Click the format painter then go on pasting to many places holding Ctrl Key
d. All of above
79. Which would you choose to save a document with a new name?
a. Press Ctrl+S
b. Click File, Save
c. Click Tools, Options, Save
d. Click File, Save As
80. You cannot close MS Word application by
a. Choosing File menu then Exit submenu
b. Press Alt+F4
c. Click X button on title bar
d. From File menu choose Close submenu
81. Which of the following option is not available in Insert >> Picture ?
a. Chart
b. Word Art
c. Clip Art
d. Graph
82. Which option in File pull-down menu is used to close a file in MSWord?
a. New
b. Quit
c. Close
d. Exit
83. Ctrl + O
a. Save Document
b. Print Document
c. Close Document
d. Open Document
84. Which feature do you use to create a newspaper like document?
a. Bullets & numbering
b. Tables
c. Columns
d. Tab stops
85. A _____ contains buttons, boxes, and menus that allow tasks to be performed more quickly than using the menu bar.
a. format bar
b. status bar
c. command bar
d. toolbar
86. A letterhead should contain all of the following EXCEPT ____.
a. full street address
b. logo
c. complete legal name of the company, group, or individual
d. None of the above
87. Which of the following is not available in Font Spacing?
a. Normal
b. Loosely
c. Condensed
d. Expanded
88. To convert a hyperlink e-mail address to regular text, right-click the e-mail address and then click _____ on the shortcut menu.
a. Edit Hyperlink
b. Select Hyperlink
c. Convert Hyperlink
d. Remove Hyperlink
89. Which enables you to move directly to specific location in a document?
a. Subdocuments
b. Bookmarks
c. Cross-references
d. Outlines
90. Each time the _____ key is pressed, the paragraph formatting in the previous paragraph is carried forward to the next paragraph.
a. enter
b. shift
c. ctrl
d. alt
91. What is the shortcut key you can press to create a copyright symbol?
a. Alt+Ctrl+C
b. Alt + C
c. Ctrl + C
d. Ctrl + Shift + C
92. What is the short cut key to open Font dialog box?
a. Ctrl + F
b. Alt + Ctrl + F
c. Ctrl + D
d. Ctrl + Shift + D
93. What is the shortcut key to “Center Align” the selected text?
a. Ctrl + C
b. Ctrl + E
c. Ctrl + F
d. None of above
94. What is the shortcut key for Spelling Check in document?
a. F7
b. Shift + F7
c. Ctrl + F7
d. Alt + F7
95. What is the shortcut key to Update Formula in a table?
a. F9
b. Alt + F9
c. Ctrl + F9
d. Shift + F9
96. What is the shortcut key for “Font” dialog box?
a. Ctrl + F
b. Ctrl + D
c. Ctrl + G
d. None of the above
97. What is the shortcut key for “Find and Replace” dialog box?
a. Ctrl + F
b. Ctrl + R
c. Ctrl + H
d. Ctrl + Shift + F
98. What is the shortcut key to “Insert Hyperlink” in a document?
a. Ctrl + H
b. Ctrl + L
c. Ctrl + K
d. None of above
99. How can you access the font size tool on formatting toolbar?
a. Ctrl + S
b. Ctrl + Shift + S
c. Ctrl + P
d. Ctrl + Shift + P
100. What is the shortcut key for “Subscript” the selected text?
a. Ctrl + =
b. Ctrl + –
c. Ctrl + Shift + =
d. Ctrl + Shift + –
101. What is the shortcut key for “Superscript” the selected text?
a. Ctrl + =
b. Ctrl + –
c. Ctrl + Shift + =
d. Ctrl + Shift + –
102. What is the shortcut key to Close Active Document in Microsoft Word?
a. Ctrl + F4
b. Shift + F4
c. Ctrl + Shift + F4
d. None of above
103. What is the shortcut key to show font dialog box?
a. Ctrl + D
b. Ctrl + Shift + F
c. Ctrl + Shift + P
d. All of the above
104. How to remove all character formats?
a. Shift + Spacebar
b. Shift + Enter
c. Ctrl + Spacebar
d. Ctrl + Enter
105. What is the shortcut key to “Undo” the last action in a document?
a. Ctrl + X
b. Ctrl + Y
c. Ctrl + Z
d. None of above
106. Which key do you press to force a page break?
a. CTRL+ALT
b. CTRL+ break
c. CTRL+ Enter
d. none of the above
107. To increase a paragraph indent, use the _____ shortcut keys.
a. ctrl+l
b. ctrl+e
c. ctrl+1
d. ctrl+m
108. To move to the end of the document, press the _____ key(s).
a. down arrow
b. end
c. ctrl+down arrow
d. ctrl+end
109. Which key is used to select all the text in the document?
a. Ctrl+T
b. Ctrl+A
c. Ctrl+F
d. Ctrl+N
110. To undo the last work, press …..
a. Ctrl+U
b. Ctrl+Y
c. Ctrl+Z
d. Ctrl+W
111. The scroll box on the vertical scroll bar indicates the _____.
a. position of the insertion point from the top of the page
b. distance of the insertion point from the left margin
c. current relative location of the document portion displayed in the window
d. rank of the word in which the insertion point is found
112. Headers and footers can include text and graphics, as well as the _____.
a. current date
b. page number
c. current time
d. all of the above
113. Text boundary can be displayed or hidden from
a. Auto text option from Insert menu
b. Options from Tools menu
c. Customize from Tools menu
d. All of above
114. _____ are types of changes that occur when text has been omitted from a document and must be inserted later.
a. Copy
b. Paste
c. Cut
d. Paste Special
115. Which would you choose to move selected text from one place to another?
a. Move and Paste
b. Copy and Paste
c. Cut and Paste
d. Delete and Paste
116. Ctrl + X
a. Close Document
b. Close Word Application
c. Cut the Selected Contents
d. Copy the Selected Contents
117. Which is not a data source component?
a. mail merge toolbar
b. header row
c. data fields
d. data records
118. In Word, the mailing list is known as the ____________.
a. data sheet
b. source
c. data source
d. sheet
119. On the horizontal ruler, an upside down T indicates a _____ tab stop.
a. left-aligned
b. right-aligned
c. decimal-aligned
d. centered
120. To erase a character to the right of the insertion point, press the _____ key.
a. cancel
b. backspace
c. delete
d. either b or c
121. Ctrl + D
a. Delete Dialog Box
b. Font Dialog Box
c. Delete All
d. Do nothing
122. Ctrl + Y
a. Undo the last Action
b. Repeat the last Action
c. Delete the last page
d. Delete the first page
123. “Ctrl + Delete” is used to
a. Delete the word just after the cursor
b. Delete the word just before the cursor
c. Delete the single letter just after the cursor
d. Delete the single letter just before the cursor
124. “Ctrl + Backspace” is used to
a. Delete the single letter just before the cursor
b. Delete the single letter just after the cursor
c. Delete the word just before the cursor
d. Delete the word just after the cursor
125. Auto text and Auto correct are ___________ tools.
a. styling
b. editing
c. designing
d. none of the above
126. In normal view, automatic page breaks _____.
a. do not display
b. display on the screen as a single dotted horizontal line
c. display on the screen above the header and beneath the footer
d. display on the screen as a line separated by the words Page Break
127. What is the extension of Word files?
a. FIL
b. DOT
c. DOC
d. TXT
128. To autofit the width of column
a. Double click the right border of column
b. Double click the left border of column
c. Double click the column header
d. All of above
129. To open Columns dialog box quickly
a. double click on the left margin area of ruler
b. double click the space between area on ruler
c. double click the right margin in ruler
d. All of above
130. To cancel a job that is printing or one that is waiting to be printed _____.
a. click the Print button on the Standard toolbar
b. click the printer icon on the taskbar
c. double-click the Print button on the Standard toolbar
d. double-click the printer icon on the taskbar
131. Which of the following enables you to make multiple changes in a document at once?
a. find command
b. Replace command
c. Drag and Drop
d. copy command
132. Which of the following is best for quick copy operation?
a. Copy and Paste
b. Windows Clipboard
c. Drag and Drop
d. Auto Text
133. Which of the following is best for quick copy operation?
a. Copy and Paste
b. Windows Clipboard
c. Drag and Drop
d. Auto Text
134. Which of the following operations moves text from clipboard?
a. Copy
b. Paste
c. Drag and Drop
d. Cut
135. To select a group of words, _____.
a. click the Group button on the Formatting toolbar
b. double-click anywhere within the group to be selected
c. drag the mouse pointer through the characters to be selected
d. right-click the first and last characters of the group to be selected
136. On which toolbar can you find Format Painter tool?
a. Standard toolbar
b. Formatting toolbar
c. Drawing Toolbar
d. Picture Toolbar
137. What must be used to control the layering of objects?
a. formatting toolbar
b. picture toolbar
c. drawing toolbar
d. image toolbar
138. Where can you find the Draw Table tool button?
a. Standard toolbar
b. Formatting toolbar
c. Drawing toolbar
d. Tables and Formatting toolbar
139. Which toolbar has crop button?
a. Standard toolbar
b. Formatting toolbar
c. Drawing toolbar
d. Picture Toolbar
140. Which of the following is graphics solution for Word Processors?
a. Clipart
b. WordArt
c. Drop Cap
d. All of above
141. Which of the following is not of the merge process?
a. Sort the data source records
b. Format a main document
c. Edit a data source
d. Merge the two files to print or create a new document
142. What would you do when you want to update the data in an embedded worksheet range?
a. double click the worksheet range object
b. right click worksheet range object & choose format object
c. edit the data in the destination document
d. edit the data in the source document.
143. Which command is used to establish a link between a source document and a destination document?
a. Tools, Link, Documents
b. Tools, Link
c. Edit, Link
d. Edit, Paste Special
144. To select multiple cells, rows, or columns in a table that are not adjacent to one another, select the first cell and then hold down the _____ key while selecting the next cell, row, or column.
a. alt
b. shift
c. enter
d. ctrl
145. The paragraph mark (¶) is a formatting mark that indicates where the _____ was pressed.
a. tab key
b. spacebar
c. enter key
d. shift key
146. Which of the following option in File pull down menu is used to close a MS Word document?
a. Quit
b. Close
c. Exit
d. New
147. Which keystroke is used for updating a field?
a. F6
b. F9
c. F11
d. F12
148. Pressing the _____ key instructs Word to replace an AutoText entry name with the stored AutoText entry.
a. f1
b. f2
c. f3
d. f4
149. Which of the following function key activates the speller?
a. F5
b. F7
c. F9
d. Shift + F7
150. Which simplifies the process of formatting text if the same formatting is required in more than one location
a. Auto Text
b. Format Painter
c. Font dialog box
d. None of the above