Free MS Office MCQs with Answers

311. switching between portrait and landscape modes involves the__________?

• A. header and footer toolbar
• B. print layout view
• C. page setup dialog box
• D. none of the above

Explanation: Portrait and landscape are orientation settings found in the Page Setup dialog box. Print Layout is only a document-view mode.

312. The _________ is a short horizontal line indicating the conclusion of a document.

• A. insertion point
• B. end mark
• C. status indicator
• D. scroll box

Explanation: An end mark is the short horizontal line used to show the end or conclusion of a document. The insertion point shows where typed text will appear.

313. A _________ is not attached to an edge of the Word window; that is, it displays in the middle of the Word window and can be moved anywhere in the window

• A. floating toolbar
• B. scroll bar
• C. status toolbar
• D. menu bar

Explanation: A floating toolbar is not fixed to the window edge and can be repositioned anywhere within the Word window. Scroll bars and menu bars are attached interface elements.

314. The shortcut keys for the _________ character formatting are Ctrl+ Shift+ Plus sign

• A. case of letters
• B. underline words, not spaces
• C. superscript
• D. all capital letters

Explanation: Ctrl+Shift+Plus applies superscript formatting, placing characters above the normal text line. Subscript uses Ctrl+Plus in many Word versions.

315. When you point to a text entry in the Office Clipboard gallery in the Clipboard task pane, ___________.

• A. the first several characters of text in the item display as a ScreenTip
• B. the text entry is deleted from the Office Clipboard gallery
• C. the text entry is pasted into the document at the location of the insertion point
• D. all of the above

Explanation: Pointing to an item in the Office Clipboard displays a ScreenTip containing the beginning of its text. Hovering does not paste or delete the item.

316. The ribbon in Word 2007 consists of a series of___________?

• A. Gates
• B. Smaller ribbons
• C. Tabs
• D. Icons

Explanation: The Word 2007 Ribbon is organized into tabs such as Home, Insert, and Page Layout. Each tab contains related groups of commands.

317. To save an existing document with a different file name, click __________.

• A. the Save button on the Standard toolbar
• B. Save on the File menu
• C. the Save As button on the Standard toolbar
• D. Save As on the File menu

Explanation: Save As creates another copy under a different name or location, unlike Save, which updates the existing file. In the menu-based Word interface described here, it is selected from the File menu.

318. Which is true when you insert an excel worksheet into a word document?

• A. word is the destination document
• B. excel is the destination document
• C. the worksheet is the destination document
• D. the document is the source document

Explanation: When an Excel worksheet is inserted into a Word document, Word holds the inserted object and is therefore the destination document. Excel supplies the source worksheet content.

319. Which of the following provides a list of synonyms?

• A. Find command
• B. Replace Command
• C. Thesaurus
• D. Spelling and Grammar

Explanation: The Thesaurus supplies synonyms and related words for a selected term. Find searches for text, while Spelling and Grammar checks writing errors.

320. When sharing data in Office, the __________ document is the document in which the data was first entered?

• A. source
• B. destination
• C. original
• D. primary

Explanation: The source document is where data is first entered, while the destination document receives the shared or linked data. “Original” is descriptive but not the standard Office term used for this relationship.