Chapter 1 - Introduction to Spreadsheet Application

Quiz

Test I. Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer from the choices provided and write the letter
of your choice on the space provided before the number. (10 items)

_______1. Which of the following represents the first action you should perform in order to copy
and paste text or numbers in Excel?
a. Select the cell or cells that contain the content you wish to copy.
b. Select the cell or cells where you wish to insert the copied content.
c. Go to the Clipboard group on the Ribbon and press the Copy button to initialize the
copy and paste function.
d. Press the Paste button to initialize the copy and paste function.

_______2. What does the fill handle allow you to do?

a. Fills empty cells with grey shading to indicate they are not in use.
b. Completes sentences, words and numbers in cells.
c. Moves the contents of a cell by dragging it to a new position, upwards or downwards.
d. Copies the contents of a cell by dragging the crosshair downwards, to the left,
right or upwards.

_______3. The shortcut key combination for cutting and pasting data in a cell is:
a. ctrl + X to cut and then ctrl + V to paste.
b. ctrl + V to cut and then ctrl + C to paste.
c. ctrl + C to cut and then ctrl + P to paste.
d. ctrl+ X to cut and then ctrl + P to paste.

_______4. See the two icons circled in orange. Which of the following best describes their
function?
a. Go to previous selection, go to next selection.
b. Undo previous actions, redo previous action.
c. Redo previous action, Undo previous actions.
d. Undo one action, undo many actions at once

_______5. To quickly move back to the first cell of your worksheet (usually A1), which shortcut
combination would you use?
a. Ctrl + Up Arrow Key b. Ctrl + Page Up
c. Ctrl + Home d. Ctrl + Space

_______6. The cell range that starts in cell A1 and goes over to column G and down to row 15
is _____.
a. A1-G15 c. A1;G15
b. A1.G15 d. A1:G15

_______7. Once data is entered into a cell, can it be edited?

 a. Yes, even after saving a file, double-clicking on a cell where data is to be
changed allows editing.
b. No, data in a cell can only be changed by creating a copy of the original spreadsheet
into a new spreadsheet
c. No, once a file is saved, cell data cannot be changed d. Yes, but the file must be
saved with a different file name
d. Yes, but the file must be saved with a different file name.

_______8. Numeric entries contain only numbers and are automatically aligned to the right in a
cell.
a. true b. False

_______9. Jing has a workbook open that his colleague created. The workbook is titled:
“Monthly Budget”. Jing wants to use this workbook as a base for creating a workbook called
“Yearly Budget”. Which of the following is the correct sequence of actions for him to take?
a. File – Save – File Name – “Yearly Budget” – Save.
b. File – Save As – File Name – “Yearly Budget” – Save.
c. File – Open – File Name - “Yearly Budget” – Open.
d. File – Save As – File Name – “Monthly Budget” – Save as Type – “ Yearly Budget”

_______10. You can edit the contents of a cell directly in the cell or in the _______.
a. Name Box c. Insert Tab
b. Formula Bar d. Edit Bar

Test II. Label the following parts of the Window elements of the Microsoft Excel 2010.

1. Quick Access Toolbar

2. Ribbon

3. Title Bar

4. Active Cell

5. Name Box

6. Formula Bar

7. Workbook Window

8. Sheet Tab

9. Status Bar

10. Scroll Bar

 Progress Self-Reflection

The steps I have completed in this chapter include:

The steps I still have to complete include:

Now What? Self-Reflection

Something I am going to change/correct/add/remove from this chapter are:

Learning Self-assessment

One concept I have learned from this chapter is:

I can improve my work by:

Stumbling Blocks Self-Reflection

Something I did not understand about this chapter were: