MS Word MCQ Test

1. What is the default file extension for Word documents?

• A. .doc
• B. .docx
• C. .txt
• D. .wps

Answer: .docx

2. Which shortcut is used to save a document?

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

Answer: Ctrl+S

3. How do you insert a picture in MS Word?

• A. Home > Picture
• B. Layout > Picture
• C. Insert > Picture
• D. View > Picture

Answer: Insert > Picture

4. What feature allows you to see the layout of the document?

• A. Web Layout
• B. Outline
• C. Draft
• D. Print Layout

Answer: Print Layout

5. What does the 'Home' tab in MS Word contain?

• A. Insert options
• B. Editing tools
• C. Formatting tools
• D. All of the above

Answer: All of the above

6. Which of the following is a valid way to create a new document?

• A. All of the above
• B. File > New
• C. Ctrl+N
• D. Shift+N

Answer: All of the above

7. What is the shortcut to open a new document?

• A. Ctrl+O
• B. Ctrl+N
• C. Ctrl+A
• D. Ctrl+T

Answer: Ctrl+N

8. Which tab would you use to create a table?

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

Answer: Insert

9. What is the maximum number of columns you can insert in a Word document?

• A. 32
• B. 64
• C. 255
• D. 63

Answer: 63

10. Which feature allows you to check spelling and grammar?

• A. Thesaurus
• B. Spell Check
• C. AutoCorrect
• D. Word Count

Answer: Spell Check

11. What is the default font size in Word 2016?

• A. 10 pt
• B. 11 pt
• C. 12 pt
• D. 14 pt

Answer: 12 pt

12. How do you apply bold formatting?

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

Answer: Ctrl+B

13. Which of the following allows you to adjust margins?

• A. Page Layout
• B. Design
• C. View
• D. Home

Answer: Page Layout

14. What is a Mail Merge?

• A. Combining documents
• B. Creating labels
• C. Personalized letters
• D. All of the above

Answer: All of the above

15. What does Ctrl+Z do?

• A. Redo
• B. Undo
• C. Save
• D. Open

Answer: Undo

16. How can you add a hyperlink to a document?

• A. Insert > Link
• B. Home > Hyperlink
• C. Insert > Hyperlink
• D. Design > Link

Answer: Insert > Hyperlink

17. What would you use to insert a page number?

• A. Insert > Page Number
• B. Layout > Page Number
• C. Format > Page Number
• D. View > Page Number

Answer: Insert > Page Number

18. What is the default margin in Word?

• A. 0.5 inches
• B. 1 inch
• C. 1.25 inches
• D. 2 inches

Answer: 1 inch

19. Which of the following formats can you save a document as?

• A. .doc
• B. .pdf
• C. .txt
• D. .All of the above

Answer: .All of the above

20. To find and replace text, which option do you choose?

• A. Ctrl+F
• B. Ctrl+R
• C. Ctrl+H
• D. Ctrl+I

Answer: Ctrl+H

21. Which feature allows you to create footnotes?

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

Answer: References

22. What is the purpose of the Status Bar?

• A. Shows document properties
• B. Shows current page number
• C. Shows word count
• D. All of the above

Answer: All of the above

23. What does Ctrl+P do?

• A. Open document
• B. Close document
• C. Print document
• D. Save document

Answer: Print document

24. How do you format text as a heading?

• A. Home > Heading
• B. Insert > Heading
• C. Design > Heading
• D. Page Layout > Heading

Answer: Home > Heading

25. To view the Print Preview of the document, you can use:

• A. Ctrl+Print
• B. Ctrl+P
• C. Ctrl+F12
• D. Alt+P

Answer: Ctrl+P

26. What is the purpose of the 'Indent' feature?

• A. Decrease space before text
• B. Change text alignment
• C. Increase space before text
• D. All of the above

Answer: Increase space before text

27. Which shortcut key is used to check for spelling errors?

• A. F7
• B. F5
• C. F10
• D. F12

Answer: F7

28. What does the 'Paragraph' dialog box allow you to do?

• A. Change text color
• B. Set line spacing
• C. Adjust margins
• D. All of the above

Answer: Set line spacing

29. Which tab contains options for inserting shapes?

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

Answer: Insert

30. How can you change the page orientation?

• A. Layout > Orientation
• B. Home > Orientation
• C. Design > Orientation
• D. Insert > Orientation

Answer: Layout > Orientation

31. What is the purpose of the 'Track Changes' feature?

• A. Change text color
• B. Keep a record of edits
• C. Save document
• D. Undo changes

Answer: Keep a record of edits

32. What makes a table of contents?

• A. Footnotes
• B. Images
• C. Comments
• D. Headings in the document

Answer: Headings in the document

33. How can you split a table?

• A. Select column > Layout > Split Table
• B. Select row > Layout > Split Table
• C. Right-click > Split
• D. Insert > Split

Answer: Select row > Layout > Split Table

34. Which command is used to center align text?

• A. Ctrl+L
• B. Ctrl+R
• C. Ctrl+C
• D. Ctrl+E

Answer: Ctrl+E

35. What kind of files can be inserted into Word?

• A. Images
• B. Videos
• C. Audio files
• D. All of the above

Answer: All of the above

36. How do you create a text box?

• A. Insert > Text Box
• B. Home > Text Box
• C. View > Text Box
• D. Layout > Text Box

Answer: Insert > Text Box

37. Which toolbar would you use for drawing?

• A. Formatting
• B. Drawing
• C. Shapes
• D. Design

Answer: Shapes

38. What does 'Ctrl+F' do?

• A. Replace text
• B. Close document
• C. Find text
• D. Open document

Answer: Find text

39. In which tab can you apply styles?

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

Answer: Home

40. What is the shortcut to insert a page break?

• A. Shift+Enter
• B. Ctrl+Enter
• C. Alt+Enter
• D. Enter

Answer: Ctrl+Enter

41. What is the default font of MS Word 2016?

• A. Arial
• B. Times New Roman
• C. Calibri
• D. Verdana

Answer: Calibri

42. Which tab will contain options for changing the page color?

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

Answer: Design

43. How do you quickly select a paragraph?

• A. Click three times
• B. Double-click
• C. Ctrl+A
• D. Shift+Click

Answer: Click three times

44. What does the 'Insert' tab allow you to do?

• A. Insert files
• B. Insert images
• C. Insert shapes
• D. All of the above

Answer: All of the above

45. Which of the following can be made into an automated macro?

• A. Keyboard shortcuts
• B. Repetitive tasks
• C. Formatting tasks
• D. All of the above

Answer: All of the above

46. To search for synonyms, you would use:

• A. Thesaurus
• B. Word Count
• C. Spell Check
• D. Grammar Check

Answer: Thesaurus

47. What does the 'View' menu do in Word?

• A. Changes document settings
• B. Modifies page layout
• C. Adjusts how documents are displayed
• D. All of the above

Answer: Adjusts how documents are displayed

48. Which tool helps you make charts in Word?

• A. Home > Chart
• B. Layout > Chart
• C. Design > Chart
• D. Insert > Chart

Answer: Insert > Chart

49. What is the shortcut for adding a comment?

• A. Ctrl+Alt+C
• B. Ctrl+C
• C. Alt+Shift+C
• D. Ctrl+M

Answer: Alt+Shift+C

50. How do you create numbered lists?

• A. Insert > Numbering
• B. Home > Numbering
• C. Layout > Numbering
• D. Design > Numbering

Answer: Home > Numbering

51. To increase the font size, you use:

• A. Ctrl+Shift+>
• B. Ctrl+>
• C. Ctrl+Up
• D. Ctrl+Shift+Up

Answer: Ctrl+Shift+>

52. How do you switch the document view?

• A. View > Switch
• B. Layout > View
• C. Home > Views
• D. View Tab

Answer: View Tab

53. What does 'Ctrl+Shift+L' do?

• A. Insert bullet point
• B. Center text
• C. Indent left
• D. Insert hyperlink

Answer: Insert bullet point

54. Which key combination is used for strikethrough formatting?

• A. Ctrl+D
• B. Ctrl+T
• C. Alt+D
• D. Ctrl+E

Answer: Ctrl+D

55. What does 'Ctrl+K' do?

• A. Insert hyperlink
• B. Cut
• C. Copy
• D. Paste

Answer: Insert hyperlink

56. To add comments in a document can be done through which tab?

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

Answer: Review

57. Which feature in MS Word helps in organizing thoughts?

• A. Concept Map
• B. Flowchart
• C. Outline
• D. Image

Answer: Outline

58. Which option adjusts line spacing?

• A. Layout > Spacing
• B. Home > Paragraph
• C. Design > Spacing
• D. View > Line

Answer: Home > Paragraph

59. What is 'SmartArt' used for?

• A. Text formatting
• B. Image editing
• C. File management
• D. Visual representations of information

Answer: Visual representations of information

60. How do you align text to the right?

• A. Ctrl+L
• B. Ctrl+C
• C. Ctrl+R
• D. Ctrl+E

Answer: Ctrl+R

61. What is the purpose of 'Format Painter'?

• A. To change text color
• B. To copy formatting
• C. To insert tables
• D. To switch fonts

Answer: To copy formatting

62. What can you use the 'Find' feature for?

• A. Locate text
• B. Change formatting
• C. Insert images
• D. All of the above

Answer: Locate text

63. Which of the following can you use to organize a long document?

• A. Sections
• B. Headings
• C. Table of contents
• D. All of the above

Answer: All of the above

64. How can you quick print a document?

• A. Ctrl+Print
• B. Ctrl+Alt+P
• C. Ctrl+Shift+P
• D. Ctrl+P

Answer: Ctrl+P

65. What is the purpose of headers and footers?

• A. To add links
• B. To insert text
• C. To include repeated information
• D. To create tables

Answer: To include repeated information

66. To change the view of your document to outline, you would use:

• A. View > Outline
• B. Layout > Outline
• C. Insert > Outline
• D. Home > Outline

Answer: View > Outline

67. What does 'Alt+Shift+D' do?

• A. Insert date
• B. Insert time
• C. Insert document title
• D. Insert author name

Answer: Insert date

68. How do you insert a page break?

• A. Insert > Page Break
• B. Insert > Break
• C. Ctrl+Enter
• D. All of the above

Answer: All of the above

69. To open the 'Format Cells' dialog box, you use:

• A. Ctrl+1
• B. Ctrl+2
• C. Ctrl+3
• D. Ctrl+4

Answer: Ctrl+1

70. Which key will delete the character to the left of the cursor?

• A. Delete
• B. Backspace
• C. Insert
• D. Ctrl+D

Answer: Backspace

71. What is the purpose of the 'Office button' in earlier versions of Word?

• A. File operations
• B. View options
• C. Insert operations
• D. Format operations

Answer: File operations

72. To review comments, which tab would you use?

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

Answer: Review

73. What does 'Ctrl+Shift+>' do?

• A. Decrease font size
• B. Double-space text
• C. Single-space text
• D. Increase font size

Answer: Increase font size

74. To increase indent, which shortcut is used?

• A. Ctrl+I
• B. Ctrl+M
• C. Ctrl+N
• D. Ctrl+L

Answer: Ctrl+M

75. What does 'Alt+F8' do?

• A. Insert symbols
• B. Open options
• C. Run macros
• D. Refresh document

Answer: Run macros

76. To underline text, which shortcut is used?

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

Answer: Ctrl+U

77. How do you access the Word options?

• A. File > Options
• B. Home > Options
• C. View > Options
• D. Insert > Options

Answer: File > Options

78. What does 'Ctrl+Space' do?

• A. Apply character formatting
• B. Insert space
• C. Remove spaces
• D. Clear character formatting

Answer: Clear character formatting

79. To create a bullet list, what do you use?

• A. Insert > Bullets
• B. Home > Bullets
• C. Review > Bullets
• D. Layout > Bullets

Answer: Home > Bullets

80. What is the use of 'Page Setup'?

• A. Set page sizes
• B. Adjust margins
• C. Change orientation
• D. All of the above

Answer: All of the above

81. To highlight text, which tool do you use?

• A. Font Color
• B. Text Highlight Color
• C. Shading
• D. Background Color

Answer: Text Highlight Color

82. What is the purpose of 'Word Count' feature?

• A. Count characters
• B. Count words
• C. Count lines
• D. All of the above

Answer: All of the above

83. To change the theme of a document, which tab do you visit?

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

Answer: Design

84. What does 'Ctrl+Shift+N' do?

• A. Open new document
• B. Create a new folder
• C. Insert page break
• D. New style

Answer: New style