MS Word: Advanced Features MCQs

Solved MS Word MCQs on advanced features: Format Painter, Track Changes, footnotes and endnotes, section breaks, styles, watermarks, macros and shortcuts.

1. 1

   In MS Word, which tool copies formatting from one piece of text to another?

   AFormat PainterBFind and ReplaceCStylesDClipboard

   Correct answer: A. Format Painter

   Format Painter (the paintbrush icon on the Home tab) copies font, colour and paragraph formatting to other text.

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2. 2

   Which Word feature records every edit so others can accept or reject the changes?

   AAutoCorrectBTrack ChangesCFormat PainterDMail Merge

   Correct answer: B. Track Changes

   Track Changes, on the Review tab, marks insertions and deletions for review.

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3. 3

   A note that appears at the bottom of the same page in a Word document is called a:

   AFootnoteBCommentCEndnoteDHeader

   Correct answer: A. Footnote

   Footnotes appear at the bottom of the page. Endnotes are collected at the end of the document or section.

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4. 4

   Notes collected together at the end of a Word document are called:

   AFootnotesBBookmarksCCaptionsDEndnotes

   Correct answer: D. Endnotes

   Endnotes and footnotes are both inserted from the References tab.

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5. 5

   To use portrait and landscape pages in the same Word document, you insert a:

   AColumn breakBPage numberCSection breakDLine break

   Correct answer: C. Section break

   A section break divides the document so that each section can have its own orientation, margins, headers or columns.

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6. 6

   In MS Word, the shortcut Shift + F7 opens the:

   ASpelling checkerBPrint previewCThesaurusDSave As dialog

   Correct answer: C. Thesaurus

   Shift + F7 opens the Thesaurus to find synonyms. F7 alone runs spelling and grammar.

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7. 7

   In MS Word, Ctrl + ] (right bracket) is used to:

   ADecrease the font sizeBInsert a bracketCAlign rightDIncrease the font size by one point

   Correct answer: D. Increase the font size by one point

   Ctrl + ] increases the font size by one point and Ctrl + [ decreases it.

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8. 8

   In MS Word, which shortcut applies subscript formatting (as in H₂O)?

   ACtrl + SBCtrl + Shift + =CCtrl + UDCtrl + =

   Correct answer: D. Ctrl + =

   Ctrl + = applies subscript. Ctrl + Shift + = (Ctrl + +) applies superscript, as in x².

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9. 9

   A large decorative capital letter at the start of a paragraph is called a:

   ADrop CapBCaptionCWordArtDWatermark

   Correct answer: A. Drop Cap

   A Drop Cap is inserted from the Insert tab and spans several lines of text.

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10. 10

    Faint text or an image behind the main text, such as "CONFIDENTIAL" or "DRAFT", is called a:

    AHeaderBWatermarkCFooterDBackground colour

    Correct answer: B. Watermark

    Watermarks are added from the Design tab in recent versions of Word.

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12. 11

    A recorded series of commands that automates a repetitive task in Word is called a:

    AThemeBStyleCMacroDTemplate

    Correct answer: C. Macro

    Macros save time by replaying recorded actions. Documents containing macros are saved as .docm.

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13. 12

    In MS Word, a predefined set of formatting (such as Heading 1) that can be applied with one click is called a:

    AFieldBStyleCSectionDMacro

    Correct answer: B. Style

    Using heading styles also lets Word build an automatic table of contents.

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14. 13

    To split text into newspaper-style columns in Word, you use the Columns option on which tab?

    AInsertBViewCReviewDLayout

    Correct answer: D. Layout

    The Layout tab (Page Layout in older versions) contains Columns, Margins, Orientation and Size.

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15. 14

    In MS Word, notes added in the margin for reviewers are called:

    AFootnotesBCommentsCBookmarksDCaptions

    Correct answer: B. Comments

    Comments are inserted from the Review tab and do not change the document's text.

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16. 15

    Which Word feature automatically corrects common typing mistakes, such as "teh" to "the"?

    ATrack ChangesBAutoFormatCAutoCorrectDThesaurus

    Correct answer: C. AutoCorrect

    AutoCorrect fixes common misspellings as you type and can also insert symbols, such as (c) becoming ©.

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17. 16

    The Word Count feature in MS Word is found on which tab?

    AReviewBInsertCLayoutDHome

    Correct answer: A. Review

    Word Count on the Review tab shows the number of pages, words, characters, paragraphs and lines.

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18. 17

    A Word document that contains macros is saved with which extension?

    A.docxB.docmC.dotxD.rtf

    Correct answer: B. .docm

    .docm is a macro-enabled document. Standard .docx files cannot store macros, and .dotx is a template.

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19. 18

    In MS Word, Ctrl + Z is used to:

    AInsert a page breakBClose the documentCZoom inDUndo the last action

    Correct answer: D. Undo the last action

    Ctrl + Z undoes the last action, and Ctrl + Y redoes it.

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20. 19

    A pre-designed document file that you use as a starting point for new documents is called a:

    ATemplateBMacroCThemeDStyle

    Correct answer: A. Template

    Templates (.dotx) contain layouts, styles and text, so new documents start already formatted.

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21. 20

    In MS Word, which view shows how the document will look when printed, with margins and page breaks?

    AOutlineBWeb LayoutCPrint LayoutDDraft

    Correct answer: C. Print Layout

    Print Layout is the default editing view in Word and shows pages exactly as they will print.

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