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In PowerPoint, which key starts the slide show from the current slide?
Correct answer: B. Shift + F5
Shift + F5 starts from the current slide. F5 alone starts from the first slide.
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MS PowerPoint MCQs
Solved MS PowerPoint MCQs on slide show shortcuts, views, transitions vs animations, Slide Master, speaker notes, layouts and file formats.
20 MCQsUpdated 27 October 2026
These MCQs focus on Microsoft PowerPoint: starting and running a slide show, transitions versus animations, the Slide Master, templates and their file extension, SmartArt diagrams, and handouts and notes.
PowerPoint questions are usually direct and practical. Note the keyboard keys (such as F5 and Shift + F5) and the purpose of each view, since examiners often place similar-sounding features side by side in the options.
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Which key ends a running PowerPoint slide show?
Correct answer: D. Esc
Pressing Esc exits the slide show and returns to the editing view.
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In PowerPoint, effects that play when moving from one slide to the next are called:
Correct answer: C. Transitions
Transitions apply between slides. Animations apply to objects such as text or pictures within a slide.
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In PowerPoint, effects applied to text or pictures within a slide are called:
Correct answer: B. Animations
Animations control how objects enter, exit or move on a slide. They are found on the Animations tab.
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Which PowerPoint view shows all slides as thumbnails so you can easily reorder them?
Correct answer: D. Slide Sorter view
Slide Sorter displays every slide as a small image, so you can drag slides into a new order.
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What is the default view for creating and editing slides in PowerPoint?
Correct answer: D. Normal view
Normal view shows the slide being edited, the slide thumbnails and the notes pane.
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The Slide Master in PowerPoint is used to:
Correct answer: A. Control the design and layout of all slides at once
Changes to the Slide Master, such as fonts, colours and logos, apply to every slide based on it.
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Text that only the presenter sees during a PowerPoint presentation is entered as:
Correct answer: A. Speaker notes
Speaker notes appear in the notes pane and in Presenter View, but not on the audience's screen.
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A PowerPoint file saved with the extension .ppsx:
Correct answer: B. Opens directly as a slide show
.ppsx is the PowerPoint Show format. .potx is a template and .pptm is a macro-enabled presentation.
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The file extension of a PowerPoint template is:
Correct answer: A. .potx
.potx is a PowerPoint template. .dotx is a Word template.
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In PowerPoint, a predefined arrangement of placeholders on a slide, such as "Title and Content", is called a:
Correct answer: C. Layout
Layouts set where titles, text, pictures and charts go. You can change a slide's layout from the Home tab.
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A coordinated set of colours, fonts and effects applied to a whole presentation is called a:
Correct answer: D. Theme
Themes, on the Design tab, give the whole presentation a consistent look with one click.
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Which PowerPoint feature creates diagrams such as process flows and organization charts?
Correct answer: B. SmartArt
SmartArt, on the Insert tab, turns lists into ready-made diagrams like cycles, hierarchies and processes.
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The PowerPoint feature that records how long you spend on each slide while practising is:
Correct answer: A. Rehearse Timings
Rehearse Timings, on the Slide Show tab, saves timings that can then advance slides automatically.
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In PowerPoint, Ctrl + D applied to a selected slide or object will:
Correct answer: A. Duplicate it
Ctrl + D duplicates the selected slide or object, which is quicker than copying and pasting.
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Printed pages that show several slides per page for the audience are called:
Correct answer: A. Handouts
Handouts let you print 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 or 9 slides per page for the audience to take away.
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Presenter View in PowerPoint lets the speaker see:
Correct answer: D. The current slide, next slide, speaker notes and a timer
When two screens are connected, the audience sees the slide while the presenter sees notes, the next slide and elapsed time.
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Which PowerPoint tab contains the options to insert tables, pictures, charts and SmartArt?
Correct answer: B. Insert
The Insert tab holds tables, images, shapes, icons, SmartArt, charts, text boxes and media.
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During a slide show, which key moves to the next slide?
Correct answer: D. Right arrow
The right arrow, Page Down, Enter, the spacebar or a mouse click all advance to the next slide.
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PowerPoint is mainly used for:
Correct answer: C. Creating presentations
PowerPoint is Microsoft Office's presentation program. Access is used for databases.
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