MS PowerPoint MCQ Test

1. What is Microsoft PowerPoint mainly used for?

• A. Writing long documents
• B. Editing photographs
• C. Managing accounts
• D. Creating slide presentations

Answer: Creating slide presentations

2. What is the default file extension of a PowerPoint 2019 presentation?

• A. .pptx
• B. .ppt
• C. .potx
• D. .pps

Answer: .pptx

3. Which extension opens a PowerPoint file directly in slide show mode?

• A. .potx
• B. .pptx
• C. .ppsx
• D. .docx

Answer: .ppsx

4. Which extension is used for a PowerPoint template?

• A. .pdf
• B. .potx
• C. .ppsx
• D. .pptx

Answer: .potx

5. What is each page of a PowerPoint presentation called?

• A. Slide
• B. Frame
• C. Page
• D. Sheet

Answer: Slide

6. Which key starts the slide show from the first slide?

• A. F2
• B. F7
• C. F12
• D. F5

Answer: F5

7. Which shortcut starts the slide show from the current slide?

• A. F6
• B. Alt+F5
• C. Shift+F5
• D. Ctrl+F5

Answer: Shift+F5

8. Which key ends a running slide show?

• A. Esc
• B. Tab
• C. Enter
• D. Backspace

Answer: Esc

9. Which shortcut creates a new slide?

• A. Ctrl+M
• B. Ctrl+N
• C. Ctrl+D
• D. Ctrl+S

Answer: Ctrl+M

10. Which shortcut duplicates the selected slide?

• A. Ctrl+M
• B. Ctrl+C
• C. Ctrl+R
• D. Ctrl+D

Answer: Ctrl+D

11. Which shortcut saves the presentation?

• A. Ctrl+P
• B. Ctrl+A
• C. Ctrl+V
• D. Ctrl+S

Answer: Ctrl+S

12. Which view shows all slides as small thumbnails?

• A. Reading view
• B. Outline view
• C. Normal view
• D. Slide Sorter view

Answer: Slide Sorter view

13. Which view is used for typing and editing slide content?

• A. Notes Page
• B. Slide Show
• C. Normal view
• D. Slide Sorter

Answer: Normal view

14. Which view shows only the text of each slide as an outline?

• A. Normal
• B. Slide Sorter
• C. Reading view
• D. Outline view

Answer: Outline view

15. Which view is best for rearranging the order of slides?

• A. Notes Page
• B. Slide Sorter
• C. Reading
• D. Normal

Answer: Slide Sorter

16. What is a slide layout?

• A. The arrangement of placeholders on a slide
• B. The file format
• C. The animation order
• D. The colour scheme of a slide

Answer: The arrangement of placeholders on a slide

17. What is a placeholder in PowerPoint?

• A. A saved template
• B. A printing option
• C. A type of animation
• D. A box that holds text or other content on a slide

Answer: A box that holds text or other content on a slide

18. What does the Slide Master control?

• A. Only the first slide
• B. The slide show timing
• C. The file size
• D. The design and layout applied to all slides

Answer: The design and layout applied to all slides

19. Where do you go to change the Slide Master?

• A. Insert tab
• B. View tab
• C. Review tab
• D. Home tab

Answer: View tab

20. What is a theme in PowerPoint?

• A. A single slide
• B. A set of colours, fonts and effects applied to a presentation
• C. An animation
• D. A print setting

Answer: A set of colours, fonts and effects applied to a presentation

21. What is a transition in PowerPoint?

• A. The effect when moving from one slide to the next
• B. The movement of an object on a slide
• C. A change of font
• D. A printing style

Answer: The effect when moving from one slide to the next

22. What is an animation in PowerPoint?

• A. A theme colour
• B. The effect between two slides
• C. The effect applied to an object on a slide
• D. A slide layout

Answer: The effect applied to an object on a slide

23. Which tab contains the Transitions options?

• A. Design tab
• B. Animations tab
• C. Transitions tab
• D. Insert tab

Answer: Transitions tab

24. Which animation type makes an object appear on the slide?

• A. Entrance
• B. Motion Path
• C. Exit
• D. Emphasis

Answer: Entrance

25. Which animation type makes an object leave the slide?

• A. Exit
• B. Emphasis
• C. Entrance
• D. Trigger

Answer: Exit

26. Which animation type draws attention to an object already on the slide?

• A. Path
• B. Emphasis
• C. Entrance
• D. Exit

Answer: Emphasis

27. Which animation type moves an object along a defined route?

• A. Exit
• B. Entrance
• C. Motion Path
• D. Emphasis

Answer: Motion Path

28. What does the Animation Painter do?

• A. Draws shapes
• B. Changes slide colour
• C. Adds a transition
• D. Copies animation settings from one object to another

Answer: Copies animation settings from one object to another

29. Which pane lets you reorder and time animations?

• A. Notes Pane
• B. Selection Pane
• C. Slide Pane
• D. Animation Pane

Answer: Animation Pane

30. What are speaker notes used for?

• A. Notes visible to the presenter but not the audience
• B. Text shown on the slide
• C. Comments for reviewers
• D. The slide title

Answer: Notes visible to the presenter but not the audience

31. Which view shows a slide together with its speaker notes for printing?

• A. Reading
• B. Slide Sorter
• C. Notes Page
• D. Normal

Answer: Notes Page

32. What is a handout in PowerPoint?

• A. A printed version with several slides per page
• B. A slide template
• C. An animation type
• D. A media file

Answer: A printed version with several slides per page

33. What is the maximum number of slides that can be printed per handout page?

• A. 6
• B. 12
• C. 9
• D. 4

Answer: 9

34. Which feature shows notes and the next slide on the presenter's screen only?

• A. Reading view
• B. Normal view
• C. Slide Sorter
• D. Presenter View

Answer: Presenter View

35. What does Rehearse Timings do?

• A. Prints the slides
• B. Adds animation
• C. Changes the theme
• D. Records how long you spend on each slide

Answer: Records how long you spend on each slide

36. What is a hyperlink used for in a presentation?

• A. To change the font
• B. To jump to another slide, file or web page
• C. To add animation
• D. To insert a picture

Answer: To jump to another slide, file or web page

37. Which shortcut inserts a hyperlink?

• A. Ctrl+J
• B. Ctrl+K
• C. Ctrl+L
• D. Ctrl+H

Answer: Ctrl+K

38. What is an action button in PowerPoint?

• A. A keyboard key
• B. A slide layout
• C. A print option
• D. A ready-made shape that performs an action when clicked

Answer: A ready-made shape that performs an action when clicked

39. Which tab is used to insert a picture into a slide?

• A. Insert
• B. Home
• C. View
• D. Design

Answer: Insert

40. What is SmartArt used for?

• A. Editing photographs
• B. Printing slides
• C. Converting text into a diagram or graphic list
• D. Recording audio

Answer: Converting text into a diagram or graphic list

41. Which feature lets you add a table to a slide?

• A. Insert > Table
• B. Design > Table
• C. Review > Table
• D. View > Table

Answer: Insert > Table

42. Can a chart from Excel be inserted into a PowerPoint slide?

• A. Only in .ppt format
• B. Only as a picture
• C. No, never
• D. Yes, it can be inserted or linked

Answer: Yes, it can be inserted or linked

43. Which shortcut selects all objects on a slide?

• A. Ctrl+O
• B. Ctrl+E
• C. Ctrl+A
• D. Ctrl+S

Answer: Ctrl+A

44. Which shortcut groups selected objects?

• A. Ctrl+U
• B. Ctrl+T
• C. Ctrl+B
• D. Ctrl+G

Answer: Ctrl+G

45. Which shortcut ungroups objects?

• A. Ctrl+U
• B. Ctrl+Alt+G
• C. Ctrl+Shift+U
• D. Ctrl+Shift+G

Answer: Ctrl+Shift+G

46. What does the Selection Pane show?

• A. The animation timings
• B. The colour theme
• C. The slide notes
• D. A list of all objects on the slide, which can be hidden or reordered

Answer: A list of all objects on the slide, which can be hidden or reordered

47. Which command moves an object in front of others?

• A. Align
• B. Send Backward
• C. Bring to Front
• D. Group

Answer: Bring to Front

48. What does the Align tool do?

• A. Adds animation
• B. Lines up selected objects evenly
• C. Sorts the slides
• D. Changes the font

Answer: Lines up selected objects evenly

49. Which shortcut applies bold to selected text?

• A. Ctrl+B
• B. Ctrl+I
• C. Ctrl+D
• D. Ctrl+U

Answer: Ctrl+B

50. Which shortcut applies italic formatting?

• A. Ctrl+U
• B. Ctrl+T
• C. Ctrl+I
• D. Ctrl+B

Answer: Ctrl+I

51. Which shortcut underlines selected text?

• A. Ctrl+B
• B. Ctrl+I
• C. Ctrl+L
• D. Ctrl+U

Answer: Ctrl+U

52. Which shortcut undoes the last action?

• A. Ctrl+Z
• B. Ctrl+Y
• C. Ctrl+X
• D. Ctrl+U

Answer: Ctrl+Z

53. Which shortcut redoes an undone action?

• A. Ctrl+D
• B. Ctrl+Z
• C. Ctrl+Y
• D. Ctrl+R

Answer: Ctrl+Y

54. Which key moves to the next slide during a slide show?

• A. Backspace
• B. Esc
• C. Spacebar or Right arrow
• D. Home

Answer: Spacebar or Right arrow

55. Which key returns to the previous slide during a show?

• A. Left arrow or Backspace
• B. Tab
• C. Esc
• D. Enter

Answer: Left arrow or Backspace

56. During a slide show, typing a slide number and pressing Enter does what?

• A. Deletes the slide
• B. Prints the slide
• C. Jumps directly to that slide
• D. Ends the show

Answer: Jumps directly to that slide

57. Which key turns the screen black during a presentation?

• A. W
• B. B
• C. K
• D. N

Answer: B

58. Which key turns the screen white during a presentation?

• A. B
• B. W
• C. L
• D. S

Answer: W

59. What does the Format Painter do?

• A. Draws shapes
• B. Changes the layout
• C. Copies formatting from one object to another
• D. Inserts a picture

Answer: Copies formatting from one object to another

60. Which feature checks spelling in a presentation?

• A. F5
• B. F11
• C. F9
• D. F7

Answer: F7

61. Which tab contains the Spelling and Comments tools?

• A. Home
• B. Review
• C. View
• D. Insert

Answer: Review

62. What is a comment in PowerPoint used for?

• A. Changing the theme
• B. Running a macro
• C. Leaving feedback on a slide without changing its content
• D. Adding a title

Answer: Leaving feedback on a slide without changing its content

63. Which orientation places the slide taller than it is wide?

• A. Portrait
• B. Square
• C. Landscape
• D. Widescreen

Answer: Portrait

64. What is the default slide size in recent PowerPoint versions?

• A. 4:3 standard
• B. A4
• C. 16:9 widescreen
• D. 1:1 square

Answer: 16:9 widescreen

65. Which option changes the slide size?

• A. Home > Layout
• B. Insert > Size
• C. View > Zoom
• D. Design > Slide Size

Answer: Design > Slide Size

66. What does the Reuse Slides feature do?

• A. Copies slides from another presentation
• B. Duplicates the current slide
• C. Repeats an animation
• D. Deletes unused slides

Answer: Copies slides from another presentation

67. What is a section in PowerPoint?

• A. A text box
• B. A print range
• C. A type of animation
• D. A way of grouping related slides together

Answer: A way of grouping related slides together

68. How do you hide a slide so it is skipped during the show?

• A. Change its layout
• B. Right-click the slide and choose Hide Slide
• C. Move it to the end
• D. Delete it

Answer: Right-click the slide and choose Hide Slide

69. What is a Custom Slide Show?

• A. A recorded video
• B. A downloaded theme
• C. A named subset of slides from the presentation
• D. A printed handout

Answer: A named subset of slides from the presentation

70. Which file format exports a presentation as a video?

• A. .mp4
• B. .ppsx
• C. .potx
• D. .pptx

Answer: .mp4

71. Can a presentation be saved as a PDF?

• A. Only with add-ins
• B. Yes, using Save As or Export
• C. No
• D. Only in .pps format

Answer: Yes, using Save As or Export

72. What does the Zoom feature in the status bar change?

• A. The magnification of the editing view
• B. The font size
• C. The print size
• D. The slide size

Answer: The magnification of the editing view

73. Which element repeats at the bottom of every slide when enabled?

• A. Header
• B. Title
• C. Placeholder
• D. Footer

Answer: Footer

74. Where do you enable slide numbers on all slides?

• A. Design > Themes
• B. View > Normal
• C. Insert > Header & Footer
• D. Review > Compare

Answer: Insert > Header & Footer

75. What does the Eyedropper tool do?

• A. Adds a border
• B. Crops a picture
• C. Picks a colour from anywhere on the screen
• D. Draws a line

Answer: Picks a colour from anywhere on the screen

76. What does Remove Background do to a picture?

• A. Adds a shadow
• B. Deletes the picture
• C. Removes unwanted parts of the image
• D. Changes the slide background

Answer: Removes unwanted parts of the image

77. What does Compress Pictures achieve?

• A. Adds animation
• B. Reduces the file size of the presentation
• C. Crops the image
• D. Improves image quality

Answer: Reduces the file size of the presentation

78. Which media types can be inserted into a slide?

• A. Only charts
• B. Only images
• C. Audio and video as well as images
• D. Only text

Answer: Audio and video as well as images

79. What does Loop Until Stopped do for audio?

• A. Deletes it
• B. Plays it once
• C. Mutes it
• D. Plays the sound repeatedly until the slide changes

Answer: Plays the sound repeatedly until the slide changes

80. What is the Notes Pane in Normal view used for?

• A. Setting transitions
• B. Editing slide text
• C. Typing speaker notes for the current slide
• D. Choosing a theme

Answer: Typing speaker notes for the current slide

81. Which shortcut opens the Print dialog?

• A. Ctrl+S
• B. Ctrl+N
• C. Ctrl+P
• D. Ctrl+O

Answer: Ctrl+P

82. What is Grayscale view used for?

• A. Changing the theme
• B. Adding animation
• C. Checking how slides will look when printed without colour
• D. Recording audio

Answer: Checking how slides will look when printed without colour

83. Which feature compares two versions of a presentation?

• A. View > Macro
• B. Design > Variants
• C. Insert > Object
• D. Review > Compare

Answer: Review > Compare

84. What is the Quick Access Toolbar?

• A. A customisable bar of frequently used commands
• B. The ribbon
• C. The slide pane
• D. The status bar

Answer: A customisable bar of frequently used commands

85. Which shortcut opens an existing presentation?

• A. Ctrl+E
• B. Ctrl+N
• C. Ctrl+O
• D. Ctrl+P

Answer: Ctrl+O

86. Which shortcut closes the current presentation?

• A. Ctrl+E
• B. Ctrl+X
• C. Ctrl+Q
• D. Ctrl+W

Answer: Ctrl+W

87. In a slide show, what does pressing the letter H do?

• A. Opens Help
• B. Goes to the next hidden slide
• C. Highlights text
• D. Hides the pointer

Answer: Goes to the next hidden slide