14 questions to validate beginners: the fundamentals, the trade-offs and the cases of Imane's SME.
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. What is the difference between Ctrl+C and Ctrl+X?
Ctrl+C copies the selection to the clipboard, keeping it. Ctrl+X does the same but deletes the text from its original location (cut).
1.1 · Application
2. You want to select all the contents of your document with a single gesture. What shortcut do you use?
Ctrl+A (for “All”) selects the entire content of the document, including text, images and objects.
1.2 · Application
3. Which keyboard shortcut applies bold to selected text?
Ctrl+B (for “Bold”) applies bold to the selected text. Ctrl+I is italics, Ctrl+U is underlined.
1.2 · Application
4. Which of these is NOT performed by the formatting brush?
The formatting brush copies character attributes (font, size, color) but not paragraph properties (style, alignment, spacing).
1.3 · Recall
5. You have a 3 line paragraph and you want it to fill the entire width between the margins with smooth edges. Which alignment do you choose?
Justified alignment (Ctrl+J) stretches the text to fill the full width between the margins, creating smooth right and left edges.
1.3 · Application
6. You press Enter twice between each paragraph to create a space. What is the right method?
The correct method is to use the before/after spacing of the paragraph, not the double Enter jumps which complicate formatting.
1.4 · Application
7. You are creating a numbered list and you want to add a sub-element under point 2. Which key are you using?
The Tab key after an Enter in a numbered list creates a sub-element at the lower level (going from 2. to a.).
1.4 · Judgment
8. What is the difference between a bulleted list and a numbered list?
Bullets (•) are used for listings in no specific order. The numbering (1, 2, 3…) indicates an important sequential order.
1.5 · Application
9. Which key launches the complete spelling and grammar check of a document?
F7 starts spelling and grammar checking of the entire document, going through each error from start to finish.
1.5 · Judgment
10. Which of these features is NOT included in Word's spell check?
Basic checking handles spelling and grammar. Style and tone detection is reserved for Microsoft Editor (advanced version).
1.1 · Recall
11. You have copied text from a website and pasted it into Word. The formatting is inconsistent. What is the solution?
The “Keep text only” or “Paste without formatting” paste option eliminates web formatting and fits the text to the target document.
1.2 · Judgment
12. You have formatted a paragraph with 14 pt font, bold, blue color. You want to apply the exact same formatting to 5 other paragraphs. Which tool is the fastest?
The double-click formatting brush locks and allows you to apply the same formatting to multiple texts with one click each.
1.3 · Application
13. How to space paragraphs evenly without adding blank lines?
The before/after spacing is part of the style: it remains regular and changes in one go.
1.5 · Judgment
14. Word reports a proper noun that is actually correct. What is the right reflex?
After verification, adding to the personal dictionary avoids repeating the alert without deactivating the corrector.
What's next?
Reread the key points from level 1 before moving on to level 2.