Data Processing Practice Tests – Word Processing

The feature of a word document that shows the page, number of words and errors found in a document is the ________ (WASSCE 2021)

A. menu bar.   B. scroll bar.    C. status bar.   D. title bar

In a word processor, the first operation involved in moving a paragraph from one place to another is ________ (NECO 2015 CS) 

A. clicking on Edit Menu and select copy.
B. highlighting the paragraph to be moved.
C. right clicking and drag.
D. right clicking and select copy

Pressing the key combination Ctrl + J on a selected text in a Microsoft Word document would _________ (WASSCE 2020)

A. align the text     B. deselect the text     C. justify the paragraph     D. juxtapose the text

The features of a Word Processor includes the following, except ______ (NECO 2015)

A. COPY.      B. CREATE TABLE.      C. CUTANDPASTE.      D. DELETE TEXT

In Microsoft word, the function key used for spell checking is _______

A. F3.     B. F4.     C. F5.     D. F7

By default in Microsoft word, your document prints in ________ mode. (NECO 2014 CS)

A. landscape      B. page setup       C. portrait      D. print view

While typing a MS word document, Akin inserted footer in the document in order to ______ (WASSCE 2015)

A. Enhance the overall appearance of the document
B. Make the document more readable
C. Insert page numbers
D. Make it appear on the document when printed

The symbols dialog box of MS Word application is located on the _________ (WASSCE 2020)

A. format menu     B. help menu     C. Insert menu     D. view menu

In Word Processing, the icon above is used for _________ (WASSCE 2014)

Which of the following is the order of opening an MS-Word application? (NECO 2014)

A. Click on all program------Navigate to Microsoft office-----click on Microsoft word ------ click on start
B. Click on all program -------Navigate to Microsoft word -----click on Microsoft office ----click on start
C. Click on start ------ Navigate to all program----- Navigate to Microsoft office-----click on Microsoft word
D. Click on Microsoft word ------- click on start----- Navigate to all program------ click on Microsoft office

While typing, a series of letters were highlighted and the keyboard key combination “Ctrl + B” was executed. The highlighted letters would be ________ (WASSCE 2018)

A. underlined      B. italicized      C. deleted      D. bold

In Microsoft word, the background of word document is ______ (NECO 2014 CS)

A. always the same for the entire document.
B. always white in colour
C. automatically give any colour
D. either white or black colour

In word processing application, the symbols B, /and U are commonly used buttons found on the ___________ (WASSCE 2017)

A. standard toolbar     B. menu bar      C. formatting toolbar      D. drawing toolbar

The Figure below shows a dialog box from Microsoft Word application.

   

Which of the following command shortcuts can be used to display the dialog box in the Figure above when the application is running? (WASSCE 2021)

A block of text that is marked by the tab key when the enter key is pressed can be referred to as ________ (WASSCE 2016 CS)

A. margin.     B. paragraph.     C. white space.     D. word wrap

In Microsoft word, clicking the left button of the mouse twice successively highlights _______

A. a sentence.     B. close sentences.      C. the first page     D. the whole paragraph

Principal uses of word processing software packages include: (WASSCE 2016 CS)

I. preparing deft articles for publication;
II. preparing reports for top management;
III. preparing accounts; IV. preparing organization’s newsletter.

A. I, II and IV only      B. I, III and IV only      C. II, III and IV only     D. I, II, III and IV

The available page orientations in Microsoft Word are _______ (WASSCE 2017 CS)

A. portrait and justify
B. justify and right align
C. Jell align and landscape
D. portrait and landscape

Advantages of word processing include the following, except _______ (NECO 2015 CS)

A. documents can easily be sent electronically.
B. editing text
C. hyperlinks features can be used.
D. ability to check typing errors

In Microsoft word, CTRL + ESC ______ the start menu. (NECO 2014 CS)

A. Closes      B. Cuts      C. Opens      D. Redo

Which of the following commands would undo the last operation carried out in Microsoft Word? (WASSCE 2018)

A. Ctrl+Z        B. Ctrl+Y       C. Ctrl+W       D. Ctrl+U

Which of the following items is not located on the MS Word menu bar? (WASSCE 2014)

A. Home      B. Open      C. View      D. mailings

The editing features in Microsoft word include the following, except ________ (NECO 2014 CS)

A. animation      B. format painter      C. go to      D. thesaurus

A Word document can have any of these file extension except ________ (WASSCE 2019)

A. doc     B. docx    C. jpg     D. rtf

Which of the following command shortcuts can be used to display the dialog box in the figure above when the application is running? (WASSCE 2019)