Free MS Office MCQs with Answers

640 MS Office MCQs from Computer Science and IT, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.

MS Office covers the main tools and features of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access. Content includes document formatting, mail merge, formulas and functions, charts, worksheets, presentations, database tables, queries and reports, along with common file extensions, shortcuts and the difference between workbook, worksheet, slide and document concepts.

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  • A. Copy
  • B. Cut
  • C. Paste
  • D. Undo

Explanation: Ctrl + V pastes the clipboard contents. Ctrl + C copies, Ctrl + X cuts and Ctrl + Z undoes — this cluster of four shortcuts is standard in…

Correct answer: Paste
Very hard
  • A. Defined Names
  • B. Create from Selection
  • C. Formulas Bar
  • D. Name Manager

Explanation: Defined Names let users assign meaningful names to cells or ranges and use those names in formulas instead of cell references.

Correct answer: Defined Names
Moderate
  • A. Cell Range
  • B. Workbook
  • C. Margin
  • D. None of these

Explanation: A range is a group of one or more cells identified by references such as A1:C5.

Correct answer: Cell Range
Hard
  • A. Goal seek
  • B. Solver
  • C. Scenario Manager
  • D. All of above

Explanation: Goal Seek, Solver and Scenario Manager are all Excel What-If Analysis tools.

Correct answer: All of above
Moderate
  • A. First page
  • B. Document
  • C. Cover Page
  • D. None of these

Explanation: A cover page is designed to appear as the opening page of a document and commonly contains its title and author details.

Correct answer: Cover Page
Fairly easy
  • A. Lines and spaces
  • B. Layers and planes
  • C. Rows and columns
  • D. Height and width

Explanation: A spreadsheet arranges data in horizontal rows and vertical columns, with each intersection forming a cell.

Correct answer: Rows and columns
Fairly easy
  • A. Cell
  • B. Graph
  • C. Function
  • D. Range

Explanation: A function is a predefined formula, such as SUM, AVERAGE or IF, that performs a particular calculation.

Correct answer: Function
Fairly easy
  • A. To paint pretty pictures on your slides
  • B. To copy formatting from one object or piece of text and then apply it elsewhere
  • C. To change the background color of your slides
  • D. To paint pretty pictures on background of slides

Explanation: Format Painter copies formatting such as font, colour, size and effects from one object or text selection to another.

Correct answer: To copy formatting from one object or piece of text and then apply it elsewhere
Fairly easy
  • A. Columns
  • B. rows
  • C. numbers
  • D. reference

Explanation: Excel labels columns with letters such as A, B and C, while rows are labelled with numbers. A cell reference combines both, such as B4.

Correct answer: Columns
Fairly easy
  • A. To Select All Text
  • B. To copy
  • C. To paste
  • D. None

Explanation: Ctrl+A selects all content in the active context, such as all text in a document or all cells in a worksheet region.

Correct answer: To Select All Text
Easy
  • A. CTRL + T
  • B. CTRL + U
  • C. CTRL + Z
  • D. CTRL + B

Explanation: Ctrl+U applies or removes underlining in common word-processing applications. Ctrl+B applies bold, while Ctrl+Z undoes the last action.

Correct answer: CTRL + U
Fairly easy
  • A. F1
  • B. F2
  • C. F5
  • D. F7

Explanation: F7 opens the spelling and grammar check in Microsoft Word. F1 opens Help, F2 is used for editing or renaming in several contexts, and F5…

Correct answer: F7
Hard
  • A. Go to the Ribbon > Insert tab
  • B. Go to the Bar > Insert tab
  • C. Both
  • D. None

Explanation: In Word, Drop Cap is accessed from the Insert tab, usually through the Text group.

Correct answer: Go to the Ribbon > Insert tab
Easy
  • A. Ctrl+M
  • B. Ctrl+N
  • C. Ctrl+P
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Ctrl+P opens the Print command in most document and office applications.

Correct answer: Ctrl+P
Moderate
  • A. Margin that is added to the left margin when printing
  • B. Margin that is added to right margin when printing
  • C. Margin that is added to the binding side of page when printing
  • D. Margin that is added to the outside of the page when printing

Explanation: A gutter is extra space added on the binding side of a printed page so that binding does not cover the text.

Correct answer: Margin that is added to the binding side of page when printing
Fairly easy
  • A. Date()
  • B. Year()
  • C. Now()
  • D. Time()

Explanation: NOW() returns both the current date and current time in Excel. DATE() constructs a date, while TIME() constructs a time without the…

Correct answer: Now()
Moderate
  • A. F10
  • B. F12
  • C. F11
  • D. None

Explanation: In classic desktop Excel, F11 creates a chart on a separate chart sheet, while Alt+F1 creates a chart within the current worksheet.

Correct answer: F11
Fairly easy
  • A. UNIX
  • B. DOS
  • C. WINDOWS
  • D. OS/2

Explanation: Microsoft Excel is a Windows application in the context of this traditional classification, although modern Excel also runs on macOS…

Correct answer: WINDOWS
Fairly easy
  • A. Winword.exe
  • B. Word.exe
  • C. Word2003.exe
  • D. Msword.exe

Explanation: Winword.exe is the executable program used to launch Microsoft Word in traditional Windows installations.

Correct answer: Winword.exe
Moderate
  • A. Ctrl + Shift + <
  • B. Ctrl + Shift + v
  • C. Ctrl + Alt + >
  • D. CTRL + [

Explanation: Ctrl+[ decreases the selected font size by one point in Microsoft Word.

Correct answer: CTRL + [

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