Level undefined exam — Microsoft Word

Exam — fresh questions

14 questions to validate structured documents & revision: the fundamentals, arbitrations and cases of Imane's SME.
Answer everything, then click Check: your score and explanations will appear.
The questions cover sections 3.1 to 3.5.
Objective: 80% before moving to the next level.

3.1 · Recall

1. What is the basic difference between an automatic table of contents and a manual table of contents in Word?

Automatic is generated from title styles and updates, manual is static text The manual is quicker to insert Manual uses styles, automatic is plain text There is no functional difference

Automatic TDM scans title styles and updates dynamically, manual is copy-pasted text not updated.

3.2 · Application

2. You inserted a footnote at the bottom of page 2, then added text that moves a new footnote to page 3. What's happening to the numbers?

Note on page 2 moves to page 3 The numbers of all notes are recalculated automatically The note remains on page 2 with the same number Notes are moved to the end of the document

Word automatically recalculates the numbers of all footnotes when the content of the document is changed.

3.3 · Application

3. What citation format places the year after the author's name in parentheses?

M.L.A. Chicago APA IEEE

The APA (American Psychological Association) format uses the form (Author, Year) for in-text citations.

3.4 · Application

4. Which of these actions CANNOT be performed with track changes enabled?

Add text that appears underlined Delete text that appears crossed out Change paragraph layout Change font style without saving

Track Changes records text AND formatting changes, including font changes.

3.5 · Recall

5. What is the main advantage of using a .dotx template rather than copying an existing document?

The model is quicker to open The model guarantees consistency of styles and configurations without risk of error The template allows you to add macros The model is lighter in size

A template pre-configures styles, headers and layouts, eliminating the risk of copy errors and ensuring consistency.

3.1 · Application

6. You have generated a table of contents, then added a new title “3.2 Methodology” to the document. The CT still displays the old structure. How to correct?

Delete and reinsert the TDM Manually modify numbers in the TDM Select the TDM and press F9 to update it Nothing, the TDM updates automatically

F9 updates the table of contents field, recalculating the titles and page numbers.

3.2 · Application

7. When do we use an endnote rather than a footnote?

For bibliographic references For page numbers For figure legends For long explanations that would be too bulky at the bottom of the page

Endnotes are placed at the end of the document or section, ideal for lengthy explanations.

3.3 · Judgment

8. You need to create a bibliography in APA format for a dissertation. What is the correct order of steps?

Add sources > Insert citations > Choose style > Generate bibliography Generate bibliography > Add sources > Insert citations Choose the style > Generate the bibliography > Add sources Insert citations > Generate bibliography > Choose style

The logical order is: register the sources, insert the citations in the text, choose the style, then generate the bibliography.

3.4 · Application

9. What keyboard shortcut allows you to create a new comment in Word?

Ctrl+M Alt+C Ctrl+Alt+M Ctrl+Shift+C

Ctrl+Alt+M inserts a comment at the cursor position or on the selected text.

3.5 · Judgment

10. Which of these statements about Word templates is FALSE?

A template can contain custom styles A template can contain preconfigured headers and footers A template can contain content areas A .dotx model can contain VBA macros

A .dotx template CANNOT contain macros. For macros, you must use a .dotm template.

3.1 · Recall

11. Which tool provides a tree view of document titles to navigate and reorganize in real time?

The Navigation Pane The table of contents Outline mode File Explorer

The Navigation Pane displays the title tree in real time with drag-and-drop navigation and reordering.

3.3 · Judgment

12. You have inserted 5 citations into your document and generated the bibliography. You add a 6th source and citation. What should you do to update the bibliography?

Reinsert the bibliography completely Right click on the bibliography > Update fields (or F9) Delete the bibliography and regenerate it The bibliography updates automatically when opened

The bibliography is a dynamic field that updates with F9 or the “Update fields” context menu.

3.1 · Application

13. Imane adds a title after generating the table of contents. What should she do?

Retype the table of contents by hand Restart Word Export the document to PDF Update entire table of contents

The table of contents is a field: “Update entire table” includes new titles and pagination.

3.4 · Judgment

14. A reviewer changed a number, but Imane disagrees. What is the right action?

Accept all changes Delete comment without reply Reject the change and explain why in a response Create a final traceless copy

Tracking changes allows you to reject the change and document the disagreement for review.

What's next?

Reread the key points from level 3 before moving on to level 4.
Replay Imane’s mini-case with your own documents.