State whether the following statements are True/False

1. A range of cells is a group of cells that have been selected and

which form a shape of a rectangular box.
2. A spreadsheet can only contain numeric data.
3. You can insert a chart but not clipart in a worksheet.
4. The cell in which the cell pointer is located in a worksheet is the
active cell.
5. You can select a range of data as per your choice in a spreadsheet.
6. Formulas must begin with the question mark (?).
7. In Absolute Referencing, the relative position of rows and columns
changes where you copy a formula.
8. In Absolute Referencing, '$' sign is used before the cell coordinates.
9. A range can be used in a formula.
10. The error #VALUE occurs if the number is divided by a zero.
Fill in the blanks
1. ________ are the pictorial representation of data values stored
in the worksheet.
2. When the corresponding cell address changes with reference to
a new cell address, it is known as _______ reference.
3. By default, MS Excel provides ____ worksheets in a workbook.
4. The built-in formulae for specific numeric/non-numeric
processing are called ________.
5. A ________ is a rectangular block consisting of a few cells, an
entire row, an entire column or the whole worksheet.
6. Formulas are used to perform _____________.
7. The cell address in a formula is also called ____________.
8. The cell address in a formula that does not change on copying,
is considered as _________________.
9. _______ are input to functions, which accept values as number
or text.
10. The _____ character is used for concatenation of strings.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. To use the Sheet reference, which address is appropriate out of
the following options?
D4! Sheet1
Sheet1, D4
Sheet1! D4
2. Which key combination is used to get the sum of the values of
adjacent cells?
Shift + S
Ctrl + '
Alt + =
3. Which function finds the largest number in a range?
AVERAGE ()
COUNT ()
MAX ()
4. Which of the given cell references can be used in a relative
reference?
$D6
A3
A$1
5.Which function is used to count the number of numeric values in a
range?
COUNT()
SUM()
COUNTNUMBERS()

Write the format of the functions used in Excel to perform the

following tasks:
1. Find the average of the numbers in cells A11,B11,C11,D11,E11
2. Find the maximum of the values in the cells F15, F16, F17, F18
….F39
 3. To get the number of data values in the cell range mentioned in
question 2
Explain the meaning of:
1. SUM(C5:H5)
2. AVERAGE(K12:K50)
3. COUNT(A1:C5)
4. MAX(A1:N1)
5. MIN(A1:N1)

Application Based Questions

1. The Sports teacher has measured the height of the students in a
class. Saumya has been given the assignment to find the
maximum and minimum height from the collected data. Suggest
the function, which she should use to accomplish the task.
2. Similarly, the class teacher has to calculate the average scores
of the students of class 8. Kavita has been given the assignment
of finding the average scores based on the collected data(which
is the marks of all students in all subjects). Suggest the function
that Kavita should use to accomplish this task.
3. Ms Priya and her friends got a raise of 10% in their salaries. Find
the total amount if their present salary is ₹15,000. Calculate the
salary by using the formula.