✍️ Formatting Text, Paragraphs & Working Efficiently

Instructions: Answer all 25 questions. Enter your name and click Submit to see your score. After submission, answers cannot be changed.

1. Which keyboard shortcut applies bold formatting to selected text in Word?

  • A. Ctrl + B
  • B. Ctrl + K
  • C. Ctrl + L
  • D. Ctrl + U

2. What does the "Sentence case" option do to selected text?

  • A. Capitalizes the first letter of every sentence
  • B. Converts all characters to uppercase
  • C. Converts all characters to lowercase
  • D. Capitalizes the first letter of each word

3. Which text effect moves selected text below the baseline and reduces its font size?

  • A. Superscript
  • B. Subscript
  • C. Strikethrough
  • D. Small caps

4. What is the default highlight color when using the Text Highlight Color button?

  • A. Green
  • B. Pink
  • C. Blue
  • D. Yellow

5. Which of the following is NOT a standard font style option in Word?

  • A. Bold
  • B. Italic
  • C. Underline
  • D. Shadow

6. Which paragraph alignment option makes text flush with both the left and right margins by adjusting word spacing?

  • A. Align Left
  • B. Center
  • C. Align Right
  • D. Justify

7. What is the default paragraph alignment in Microsoft Word?

  • A. Align Left
  • B. Center
  • C. Align Right
  • D. Justify

8. Which indent marker controls the left boundary of the first line of a paragraph?

  • A. Hanging indent
  • B. First Line indent
  • C. Left indent
  • D. Right indent

9. What is the default unit of measurement for rulers in Word?

  • A. Centimeters
  • B. Inches
  • C. Millimeters
  • D. Picas

10. Where can you display or hide rulers in Word?

  • A. Home tab, Paragraph group
  • B. View tab, Show group
  • C. Layout tab, Page Setup group
  • D. Review tab, Proofing group

11. Which option in the Paragraph dialog box sets the space before a paragraph?

  • A. After
  • B. Line spacing
  • C. Before
  • D. Indentation

12. What does the "Don't add space between paragraphs of the same style" option do?

  • A. Removes all spacing from the document
  • B. Eliminates extra space between consecutive paragraphs with identical formatting
  • C. Adds a page break between paragraphs
  • D. Merges paragraphs into one

13. Which key do you press to insert a tab character in Word?

  • A. Spacebar
  • B. Tab
  • C. Enter
  • D. Ctrl + Tab

14. What is the default spacing between tab stops on the ruler?

  • A. 0.25 inches
  • B. 0.5 inches
  • C. 1 inch
  • D. 1.5 inches

15. Which tab stop aligns text so that numbers are aligned by their decimal point?

  • A. Left Tab
  • B. Center Tab
  • C. Right Tab
  • D. Decimal Tab

16. What type of list should you use when items have equal importance and order doesn't matter?

  • A. Numbered list
  • B. Bulleted list
  • C. Multilevel list
  • D. Outline list

17. Which keyboard shortcut opens the Find and Replace dialog box with the Replace tab selected?

  • A. Ctrl + F
  • B. Ctrl + H
  • C. Ctrl + G
  • D. Ctrl + R

18. What does the wildcard "?" represent in Word's Find and Replace?

  • A. Any string of characters
  • B. Any single character
  • C. Characters at the beginning of a word
  • D. Characters at the end of a word

19. How can you open the Reveal Formatting task pane in Word?

  • A. Ctrl + R
  • B. Shift + F1
  • C. Alt + F1
  • D. F12

20. What is the purpose of the Format Painter tool?

  • A. To delete formatting from selected text
  • B. To copy formatting from one selection and apply it to another
  • C. To paint colors in a document
  • D. To insert shapes and drawings

21. Which type of Word style contains formatting options for bulleted, numbered, or multilevel lists?

  • A. Character style
  • B. Paragraph style
  • C. List style
  • D. Table style

22. Where can you access the Style Inspector in Word?

  • A. Home tab, Font group
  • B. Home tab, Styles group
  • C. Layout tab, Paragraph group
  • D. View tab, Show group

23. What does the "Clear All Formatting" button do?

  • A. Deletes all text from the document
  • B. Removes all formatting from selected text and resets to default
  • C. Clears the Undo history
  • D. Deletes all styles from the Styles gallery

24. Which of the following is a valid border type available from the Borders button?

  • A. Shadow Border
  • B. 3D Border
  • C. Outside Borders
  • D. Emboss Border

25. In the Borders and Shading dialog box, which tab contains options for setting border style, color, and width?

  • A. Page Border
  • B. Shading
  • C. Borders
  • D. Layout