ICSE Class 8 Computer Applications - Spreadsheets: Formulae, Functions & Charts
Application Based Questions on Spreadsheets: Formulae and Functions (ICSE Class 8)
1. You are calculating the total marks of a student using the formula =A2+B2+C2, but the cell shows
#VALUE!. What could be the possible issue?
2. A shopkeeper enters sales data in cells A1 to A10. He types =SUM(A1:A10) but gets 0. All the cells look
filled. What could have gone wrong?
3. You typed =B1*10 in cell C1 and then dragged the formula to C2, C3, and C4. What values will these new
formulas refer to?
4. A spreadsheet calculates commission using the formula =B2*$F$1. What happens if the formula is copied
to B3? What is the benefit of using this referencing style?
5. You want to multiply each student's marks with a fixed bonus percentage stored in cell D1. What
referencing technique will you use to ensure the percentage does not change when the formula is dragged?
6. You need to show the growth of monthly expenses from January to June. Which chart would be most
suitable, and why?
7. In a spreadsheet showing marks of students in five subjects, a user wants to highlight the student with the
highest total. Which function should they use and why?
8. A user mistakenly uses =MIN(B2:B10) instead of =MAX(B2:B10) while calculating the topper's marks.
What effect will this have on the result?
9. A student used =AVERAGE(C2:C6) to find the total marks obtained. Is this the correct approach? Why or
why not?
10. You want to create a visual comparison of sales for two different branches over 6 months. What type of
chart should you use? What features would you add to make the comparison clear?
11. Your class wants to record weekly attendance and find out how many students attended all 5 days. Which
function would be ideal for this? What result would be misleading?
12. In a budget planner, the user needs to find out whether the total expense in a month exceeds Rs 10000.
Which formula would help make this decision automatically?
13. In a spreadsheet of student marks, one cell displays #REF! after deleting a column. What does this error
indicate and how can it be fixed?
14. A teacher uses a spreadsheet to calculate average marks using =SUM(C2:C6)/COUNT(C2:C6). A
student suggests using =AVERAGE(C2:C6). Compare both approaches and explain when each is better.
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ICSE Class 8 Computer Applications - Spreadsheets: Formulae, Functions & Charts
15. You are comparing electricity bills of 12 months using a bar chart. The chart shows all bars the same
color and without labels. What improvements can you make to convey the data more effectively?
16. A user copied the formula =A1+B1 from cell C1 to D1. What will the formula in D1 become and why?
17. A class leaderboard tracks scores in a competition. Which chart can best display the top three ranks?
How would you modify the chart to show clear differences between them?
18. In a survey spreadsheet, one column stores Yes or No answers. You want to count how many said Yes.
What function is appropriate, and what error might occur if data is typed inconsistently?
19. A manager wants to know which item had the highest and lowest monthly sales from a list. She uses both
=MAX(B2:B12) and =MIN(B2:B12). How do these functions help her make decisions?
20. You are preparing a report on your daily screen time for a week and want to display it visually to show
increasing or decreasing trends. Which chart would you choose and why? How can you make the chart
easier to understand for viewers?
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High Critical and Tough Application Based Questions on Charts (ICSE Class 8)
1. You created a line graph to show the temperature change over a week, but the graph shows only one flat
line. What mistake might you have made while selecting or entering the data?
2. A pie chart is used to compare the total marks of two different students in 5 subjects. Why is this chart not
appropriate? Suggest a better chart type and explain your choice.
3. You want to show the monthly sales of 3 products over 6 months in one chart. Which chart type will clearly
compare the data and why? Describe how you would set it up.
4. In a bar chart showing monthly electricity bills, all bars are blue and there are no labels or titles. What
changes would you make to improve readability and information clarity?
5. A teacher made a stacked column chart to show marks of 4 students in 3 subjects, but it is difficult to
compare the marks subject wise. What is the limitation of this chart type here and what alternative would be
better?
6. You are asked to prepare a chart showing the number of books read by students in different classes.
Which chart would you use to easily compare the classes, and how would you highlight the highest number?
7. A combo chart uses bars for sales and a line for profit percentage, but the scales are very different and
confusing. How would you fix this to make the chart easier to understand?
8. Your chart showing daily water consumption has missing data points for some days, but the chart connects
the lines anyway. How should missing data be handled to avoid misleading graphs?
9. You prepared a chart showing population growth of cities over 5 years using a column chart, but the colors
used for cities are very similar. Why is this a problem and how would you improve it?
10. In a project, you included a pie chart showing the distribution of time spent on hobbies, but some slices
are too small to see or label. How can you modify the chart to make it clearer?
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