Level undefined exam — Microsoft PowerPoint

Exam — fresh questions

14 questions to validate beginners: slides & content: the fundamentals, trade-offs and cases of the launch presentation.
Answer everything, then click Check: your score and explanations will appear.
The questions cover sections 1.1 to 1.5.
Objective: 80% before moving to the next level.

1.1 · Recall

1. You must compare two offers. What provision?

Comparison: left/right symmetry which proves without a word Title only Empty Title and content

Each arrangement carries a visual message: the Comparison embodies the alternative.

1.1 · Application

2. Placeholders vs floating areas: which to prefer?

While floating, it's free Fill reserved (mask, auto alignments), floating in exception No zone Only pictures

The reserved ones inherit the mask (fonts, alignments); the float accumulates approximations.

1.1 · Application

3. A slide “never lines up.” Diagnosis?

Broken screen Missing font DIY slide while floating: Home → Redo to re-align it with its layout File too large

Redo re-aligns a derived slide to its original layout: testing manual formats.

1.2 · Application

4. A slide contains 12 lines of 15 words in 14 pt. What to do?

Reduce to 12 pt to fit everything Add a decorative image Nothing Title-message + 3 short bullet points in 24 pt+, detailed orally and in notes

Rule 5×5 and 24 pt min: the title asserts, the bullets prove, the oral develops.

1.2 · Application

5. Where to place the fat in a bullet?

On the whole sentence On the keyword only (all in bold = nothing in bold) Nowhere On punctuation

Bold guides the eye towards the essential: generalized, it no longer guides anything.

1.2 · Application

6. Which is a message title (affirmation)?

“Results” “Part 2” “Deadlines have fallen by 30%” “Miscellaneous”

The title-message concludes: read alone with the other titles, it tells the story.

1.3 · Application

7. What image to keep on a product slide?

A generic handshake Three mixed cliparts A loaded background The one that proves (product, before/after) focused on the subject, otherwise nothing

An image = proof: the generic decoration weakens, the frame proves.

1.3 · Recall

8. Three icons of different styles (outline, solid, 3D). Verdict?

To harmonize: one style, one accent (unity makes the pro) Perfect, it's varied Add effects Enlarge them

A unique visual vocabulary (style + accent): the mixture of styles is amateurish.

1.3 · Application

9. Your .pptx weighs 80 MB and cannot be sent. What to do?

Send it in 4 installments Delete text Compress media (150 ppi) + prefer framed visuals Change software

Image Format → Compress divides the weight without visible loss in projection.

1.4 · Judgment

10. How many accent colors in a professional presentation?

One per slide None All Only ONE, reserved for messages (key figures, icons)

The rare accent strikes: generalized, it disappears. Neutral base + contrasting text + 1 accent.

1.4 · Judgment

11. Light gray text on a white background: verdict?

Insufficient contrast (< 4.5:1): unreadable at the back of the room Elegant Modern Recommended

Contrast is tested in real conditions: what passes on your screen dies on a pale projector.

1.5 · Judgment

12. During questions, the audience stares at the screen instead of listening to you. What to do?

Speak louder B key: black screen, eyes return to you Go to next slide Turn off the projector

B (black) and W (white) make speech possible: the screen disappears when it is you who has to be looked at.

1.1 · Recall

13. Which shortcut duplicates the selected slide in PowerPoint?

Ctrl+M Ctrl+N Ctrl+P Ctrl+D

Ctrl + D duplicates the selected slide; Ctrl + M creates a new one with the current layout.

1.4 · Judgment

14. Amel wants to change all the colors of the presentation at once. Where does she act?

Slide > Background > Solid Color Insert > Shapes > Fill Creation > Variants > Theme colors Animation > Animation Pane

The theme colors are changed from Design > Variants: all slides that use the theme follow.

What's next?

Reread the key points from level 1 before moving on to level 2.
Replay Amel's mini-case with your own slides.