oDesk Office Skill Test Answers
2013
1) Dr. Jones’s office, Doctor at sea, Doctor come quickly
Ans: c
2) Which of the following are considered bad manners while
greeting a business visitor to your office
Ans: e) all of the above
3) which of the following file formats relate to a graphic
file or scannedimage file?
Ans: e) a and d
4) What are the dimensions of an A4 size sheet of paper
Ans: d) 210 mm x 297 mm
5) Traditionally, approximately how many pages should a
business CV or resume have?
Ans: a) 1-3, preferably 2
6) Which of the following are commonly used computer web
browser
Ans: c) Chrome, Explorer, Firefox,
7) When reply to an e-mail, who do you place in the cc: and
who in the bcc:line?
Ans: c) A person you wish to openly inform goes in the cc:
line,
and the personyou wish to read the e-mail, but without
knowledge
of either the recipient or the person in the cc: line, goes
in the bcc: line.
8) What is very important to remember to do when entering an
office business meeting
at any level, especially when clients are there?
Ans: e) a and c
9) There are 20 new PC’s in the account department. Should
there be anapostrophe in PC’s?
Ans: a) No
10) What does the abbreviation CEO stand for
Ans: e) Chief Executive Officer
11) When a client visits the office and arrives early what do
office etiquette require you to
do to handle the situation?
Ans: d) All of the above.
12) What does the CTRL+V shortcut accomplish in Word 2000?
Ans: b) it pastes the text that
13) You send a package through FEDEX to a client in Korea. The
client calls up after a few days and
says that he has not received it. What is the best way to
immediately let the client know the status of a courier?
Ans: d) Track the packet on the FEDEX website and send the
client a copy of thecurrent status of packet.
14) What is flexi-time
Ans: b) The flexible use of personal office hours, such as
working an hour earlier one day,
in order to leave an hour earlier another day
15) What does the glass ceiling refer to in a business
context?
Ans: c) The upper level of senior management or company
execution positions
which is traditionally hard to break through, for example,
for women and/or minorities.
16) What is the best way to handle an angry colleague or
client with acomplaint?
Ans: a) listen to their concerns, and calmly but firmly
explain what you are able todo,
offering other solutions and oppositions without getting
angry in turn.
17) What are the traditional office hours in the Western
world, now muchmore flexible, though still adhered to in most office?
Ans: a) 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
18) What common injury can result from too much concentration
typingover too little amount of time?
Ans: d) Repetitive strain injury
19) What does administration generally handle in an office
environment?
Ans: c) The efficient day-to-day running of the office, with
regards to companyfiles, communication, management of jobs such as overseeing
hiring andfiring and human resources, etc.
20) What is the benefit of e-mailing documents rather than
always providinghard copies to individuals?
Ans: d) b and c
21) What is the difference between Microsoft Access and
Microsoft Excel?
Ans: b) Access is mainly for database and Excel is for
spreadsheets
22) What is the person in charge of administering an office
commonly called?
Ans: d) CEO
23) Which of the following activities could possibly infect
your computer with virus?
Ans: a) Installing pirate software from a CD
oDesk Microsoft Execl 2000/2003 test answers
This test is for Data entry type job on oDesk.
01. What Function does the ‘Compare Side by Side With’
command on the window menu perform?
Ans: It allows you to scroll through two or more workbooks
simultaneously
02. Which of the following functions would return a value of
8?
Ans: round(8.4999,0)
03. What will be the output of the function
IF(ISNA(MODE(B1:B4)),0,MODE(B1:B4)) when it is applied to the data series given
bellow?
B1:27
B2:22
B3:28
B4:21
Ans: 0
04. How can you select all the blank cells in your worksheet?
Ans: Choose blank in the Edit->Go to->special Menu
option
The question is based upon the figure shown
05. The figure shows a view of the standard Toolbar. What
function is performed by the button Marked by the letter Y?
Ans: Its adds up the values in the selected cells
06. You have entered test in a cell which is too big for the
cell. You want the text to appear in multiple lines inside the same cell. What
will you do?
Ans: Use the wrap txt option in the
Format->Cells>Alignment Menu
07. Which of the following errors appears when an invalid
argument is passed while converting a number from one number system to another
system?
Ans: #N/A
08. Suppose the value in cell A1 is John and B1 is Smith then
which of the following function you will use to get John_Smith in Cell C1?
Ans: = A1&”_”&B1
09. Which of the following date and time function will you
use to return the serial number of the last day of the month before or after
specified number of months?
Ans: EOMONTH
10. Which of the following shortcuts can be used to insert a
new line in the same cell?
Ans: Alt+Enter
11. Which of the following function you will use to find the
highest number in a series of numbers?
Ans: MAX(B1:B3)
12. State Whether True or false.
Ans: True
13. This question is based upon the figure bellow
What does the purple triangle at the bottom right corner of
the cell signify?
Ans: Smart Tag
14. You have created a worksheet which consists a
confidential data. You want that these values, although present in the
worksheet, should remain hidden and as a result the cells containing this data
should appear blank in the worksheet. Which method will help you do this?
Ans: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide
15. This question is based upon the figure shown bellow
The figure shows an Excel worksheet. What does the read
triangle in C2 signify?
Ans: There is a comment associated with the cell
16. You select the row headings 10, 11 and 12 and then choose
the menu option Insert->Rows. What will happen?
Ans: 3 new rows will be inserted after row 9
17. The figure shows the calculation tab under the
Tools->options menu. The option under Calculation has been checked as Automatic.
What does this mean?
Ans:
18. Which of the following statements regarding the QUARTILE
function is not true?
Ans: The function MEDIAN(array) and QUARTILEarray,2) will
return different values when applied to the same array.
19. You have entered 4/6 as data in a cell without applying
any formats to it. By default, Excel will treat this data entry as a:
Ans: Date
20. This question is based upon the figure shown below
What will be the value in the cell C2 as shown in the figure
when we use formula = A2+B2?
Ans: 120
21. What is the quickest way to select all the columns on a
worksheet?
Ans: Click on the gray rectangle on the upper left corner of
the worksheet where the column headings and row headings meet
22. What does the NOW() function returns?
Ans: Returns the serial number of the current date and time
23. A smart tag will be removed from a cell when……………….
Ans: The data in the cell is changed or deleted
24. You would like to restrict the values that can be entered
into a cell so that only whole numbers between 1 and 100 can be entered. Which
option in the menu allows you to accomplish this?
Ans: The setting tab under the menu Data->Validation
25. What should you add before a fraction to avoid it as a
date, e.g.1/3, in Excel?
Ans:
26. You start Microsoft Excel and you do not want it to
automatically run a macro upon starting. What will you do?
Ans: Hold down the CTRL key during startup
27. How does the AutoComplete feature in Excel help you save
time?
Ans: It automatically completes abbreviated words
28. The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What
function is performed by the button marked by the letter Z?
Ans: It copies the formatting properties from one cell to
another
29.The figure shows the AutoFit Selection menu option. What
function does it perform?
Ans: : It automatically resizes the column height and width
to the minimum necessary to fit the contents of the selected cell
30. The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What
function is performed by the button marked by the letter A
Ans: It is used to add a hyperlink
31. Which of the following options would be used if you need
to insert a 77889867810070809 number in a cell?
Ans: Apply the Text Format to empty cells, and then type the
numbers
32. What is the quickest way to select all the columns on a
worksheet?
Ans: Click on the gray rectangle on the upper left corner of
the worksheet where the column headings and row headings meet
33. Suppose the value in cell A1 is John and B1 is Smith then
which of the following function you will use to get the John_Smith in C1 cell?
Ans: A_B
34. How can you select all the blank cells in your worksheet?
Ans: This must be done manually as it is not automated
through any built-in feature
35. The figure shows an Excel worksheet. If you want to F the
row showing the months (row 1) and the column showing the products (column A),
what should you do?
Ans: Select the cell A1 and click on Freeze Panes under the
menu Window->Freeze Panes
36. Which of the following functions would return a value of
8?
Ans: b and c
37. You select the row headings 10, 11 and 12 and then choose
the menu option Insert->Rows. What will happen?
Ans: 3 new rows will be inserted after row 9
38. The figure shows a view of the Drawing Toolbar. What
function is performed by the button marked by the letter X ?
Ans: It inserts a Diagram or Organization Chart in the
worksheet
39.When using Document Workspaces, you cannot work directly
on the Document Workspace copy, but you can work on your own copy which you can
update periodically with changes that have been saved to the copy on the
Document Workspace site.
Ans: TRUE
40. You have created a worksheet which consists of
confidential data. You want that these values, although present in the
worksheet, should remain hidden and as a result the cells containing this data
should appear blank in the worksheet. Which method will help you do this?
Ans: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide
41. Which of the following Date and Time function you will
use to return the serial number of the last day of the month before or after a
specified number of months?
Ans: DATEVALUE
42. The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What
function is performed by the button marked by the letter Y?
Ans: It adds up the values in the selected cells
43.Which of the following errors appears when an invalid
argument is passed while converting a number from one number system to another
system?
Ans: #N/A
44. Which of the following function you will use to find the
highest number in a series of numbers?
Ans: MAX(B1:B3)
45. You have entered 4/6 as data in a cell without applying
any formats to it. By default, Excel will treat this data entry as a:
Ans: Date]
46. What will be the output of the function
IF(ISNA(MODE(B1:B4)),0,MODE(B1:B4)) when it is applied to the data series given
below?
Ans: #N/A
47. AutoFilter drop-downs are automatically added in the
header row of a list when the list is created.
Ans: TRUE
48. What does the NOW() function returns?
Ans: Returns the serial number of the current date and time
49. Which toolbar is shown in the figure?
Ans: Forms toolbar
50. When you clear the contents from a cell, the formatting
of the cell is also lost.
Ans: FALSE
51. You define a print area in your worksheet, but later you
select a smaller range of cells to print and then click Selection under the menu
File->Print->Selection. What will happen?
Ans: b
52. figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What
function is performed by the button marked by the letter ‘Z’?
Ans: It copies the formatting properties from one cell to
another
53. The multiplication arithmetic operator is represented by
which of the following symbols
Ans: *
54. You can select the current row by pressing
Ans: Shift + Spacebar
55. Donelp you do this?
Ans: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide
56. The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What
function is performed by the button marked by the letter Y
Ans: It adds up the values in the selected cells
57. You define a print area in your worksheet, but later you
select a smaller range of cells to print and then click Selection under the
menu File->Print->Print What->Selection. What will happen?
Ans: The selected area will be printed
58. By default, how is text horizontally aligned inside a
cell in Excel?
Ans: Left aligned
59. When using the AutoFill handle to quickly fill a range of
cells with the same or consecutive data, the cells need not be adjacent as long
as they are within the same sheet.
Ans: False
60. When the AutoSum button is clicked, Excel first looks for
a range of numbers above the active cell.
Ans: True
61. A relative cell reference changes when a formula is
copied or moved to other locations.
Ans: True
62. If cell entries are changed, the formula will
automatically recalculate the values and insert the result in the cell
containing the formula.
Ans: True
62. The Merge button on the Formatting toolbar will merge
selected cells and right align data within the cells.
Ans: False
63. To move the insertion point down to the next cell, press:
Ans: Enter
64. The cell range A3 through G3 should be keyed in as:
Ans: A3:G3
65. A document created in Excel is referred to as a
Ans: workbook
67. Use this handle to automatically insert the next month in
the series, January:
Ans: Fill
68. Which of these operators are in the correct order of
operations?
Ans: ^,*,-
69. If the text you entered into a cell does not fit, Excel
will display ##### to indicate that the text is too long
Ans: True
70. By default, data in a cell is centered
Ans: False
71. When a new row is added into an Excel worksheet, by
default, this row will be inserted just below the active cell.
Ans: True
72. To insert a row, click Insert and then Rows
Ans: True
73. The Split
option causes the worksheet to be split into two window panes.
Ans: False
74. A column is inserted immediately to the left of the
column containing the active cell unless you choose otherwise
Ans: True
75. To delete a specific cell as well as the text within it,
make the cell active and then
Ans: click Edit and then Delete
76. Which of the following is an absolute cell reference
Ans: $B3
77. To select nonadjacent cells, columns, or rows, you must
Ans: hold down the Ctrl key while clicking column, row
header, or specific cells
78. When copying selected cells to a new location, you must
position the mouse pointer on any border around the selected cells until it
turns into a(n)
Ans: arrow pointer
79. When data is linked, a change made in a linked cell is
automatically made to other cells in the link.
Ans: True
80. Selected cells and cell contents can be moved or copied
within a worksheet but not between worksheets.
Ans: False
81. Time in a cell in Excel is stored as a decimal fraction
representing a portion of the day
Ans:True
82. The PMT function is used to calculate a loan payment based
on a variable interest rate, payment, and the time period.
Ans: False
83. The gridlines that appear on your worksheet will print as
displayed.
Ans: False
84. The FV function is used to calculate the future value of
an investment based on a periodic constant payment and interest rate
Ans: True
85. To apply page numbering to a worksheet page, which option
in the Page Setup dialog box should you choose
Ans: Header/Footer
86. If a function is included in an argument within a
function, it is called a
Ans: Nested Function
87. If you want row and column headings to print, which tab
do you click from the Page Setup dialog box?
Ans: Header/Footer
88. A new workbook initially contains this many sheets
Ans: Three
89. An Excel workbook saved in HTML format allows Internet or
intranet users to have access to workbook data even if they do not have Excel
installed
Ans: True
90. Once the chart is created, data can only be changed in a
chart located in the same worksheet as the changed cells
Ans: False
91. Certain chart elements automatically inserted in a chart
created by Chart Wizard include a chart legend, labels for the x-axis and
y-axis, and a chart title
Ans: False
92. You can double-click a chart element to display the
appropriate formatting dialog box.
Ans: True
93. You can change the size of an image by using the white
sizing handles.
Ans: True
94. To make the image taller or shorter, use the middle
sizing handle at the left or right side of the image.
Ans: False
95. Which of the following is not a tab on the Chart Options
dialog box?
Ans: Patterns
96. This chart is the default chart
Ans: Column Chart
97.Which of the following displays the contents of the active
cell?
Ans: Formula bar
98. A worksheet is an individual page or tab in the workbook.
Ans: True
99. You can copy cell formats from one cell to another by
using the
Ans: Format Painter
� 6a k �5 �4 sition: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Ans: b
52. figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter ‘Z’?
Ans: It copies the formatting properties from one cell to another
53. The multiplication arithmetic operator is represented by which of the following symbols
Ans: *
54. You can select the current row by pressing
Ans: Shift + Spacebar
55. Donelp you do this?
Ans: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide
56. The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter Y
Ans: It adds up the values in the selected cells
57. You define a print area in your worksheet, but later you select a smaller range of cells to print and then click Selection under the menu File->Print->Print What->Selection. What will happen?
Ans: The selected area will be printed
58. By default, how is text horizontally aligned inside a cell in Excel?
Ans: Left aligned
59. When using the AutoFill handle to quickly fill a range of cells with the same or consecutive data, the cells need not be adjacent as long as they are within the same sheet.
Ans: False
60. When the AutoSum button is clicked, Excel first looks for a range of numbers above the active cell.
Ans: True
61. A relative cell reference changes when a formula is copied or moved to other locations.
Ans: True
62. If cell entries are changed, the formula will automatically recalculate the values and insert the result in the cell containing the formula.
Ans: True
62. The Merge button on the Formatting toolbar will merge selected cells and right align data within the cells.
Ans: False
63. To move the insertion point down to the next cell, press:
Ans: Enter
64. The cell range A3 through G3 should be keyed in as:
Ans: A3:G3
65. A document created in Excel is referred to as a
Ans: workbook
67. Use this handle to automatically insert the next month in the series, January:
Ans: Fill
68. Which of these operators are in the correct order of operations?
Ans: ^,*,-
69. If the text you entered into a cell does not fit, Excel will display ##### to indicate that the text is too long
Ans: True
70. By default, data in a cell is centered
Ans: False
71. When a new row is added into an Excel worksheet, by default, this row will be inserted just below the active cell.
Ans: True
72. To insert a row, click Insert and then Rows
Ans: True
73. The Split option causes the worksheet to be split into two window panes.
Ans: False
74. A column is inserted immediately to the left of the column containing the active cell unless you choose otherwise
Ans: True
75. To delete a specific cell as well as the text within it, make the cell active and then
Ans: click Edit and then Delete
76. Which of the following is an absolute cell reference
Ans: $B3
77. To select nonadjacent cells, columns, or rows, you must
Ans: hold down the Ctrl key while clicking column, row header, or specific cells
78. When copying selected cells to a new location, you must position the mouse pointer on any border around the selected cells until it turns into a(n)
Ans: arrow pointer
79. When data is linked, a change made in a linked cell is automatically made to other cells in the link.
Ans: True
80. Selected cells and cell contents can be moved or copied within a worksheet but not between worksheets.
Ans: False
81. Time in a cell in Excel is stored as a decimal fraction representing a portion of the day
Ans:True
82. The PMT function is used to calculate a loan payment based on a variable interest rate, payment, and the time period.
Ans: False
83. The gridlines that appear on your worksheet will print as displayed.
Ans: False
84. The FV function is used to calculate the future value of an investment based on a periodic constant payment and interest rate
Ans: True
85. To apply page numbering to a worksheet page, which option in the Page Setup dialog box should you choose
Ans: Header/Footer
86. If a function is included in an argument within a function, it is called a
Ans: Nested Function
87. If you want row and column headings to print, which tab do you click from the Page Setup dialog box?
Ans: Header/Footer
88. A new workbook initially contains this many sheets
Ans: Three
89. An Excel workbook saved in HTML format allows Internet or intranet users to have access to workbook data even if they do not have Excel installed
Ans: True
90. Once the chart is created, data can only be changed in a chart located in the same worksheet as the changed cells
Ans: False
91. Certain chart elements automatically inserted in a chart created by Chart Wizard include a chart legend, labels for the x-axis and y-axis, and a chart title
Ans: False
92. You can double-click a chart element to display the appropriate formatting dialog box.
Ans: True
93. You can change the size of an image by using the white sizing handles.
Ans: True
94. To make the image taller or shorter, use the middle sizing handle at the left or right side of the image.
Ans: False
95. Which of the following is not a tab on the Chart Options dialog box?
Ans: Patterns
96. This chart is the default chart
Ans: Column Chart
97.Which of the following displays the contents of the active cell?
Ans: Formula bar
98. A worksheet is an individual page or tab in the workbook.
Ans: True
99. You can copy cell formats from one cell to another by using the
Ans: Format Painter
