1. Which of the following groups has options for inserting various types of graphics?

a) Insert

b) Illustrations

c) Shapes

d) all of the above

b) Illustrations

2. Which of the following are considered clip art?

a) drawings

b) movies

c) sounds

d) all of the above

d) all of the above

3. When inserting a picture into a document, Word makes it which type of object by default?

a) linked

b) drawing

c) embedded

d) none of the above

c) embedded

4. Word provides which the following ready-made shapes?

a) lines

b) basic shapes

c) flowchart symbols

d) all of the above

d) all of the above

5. Which of the following may be used in the creation of a flowchart?

a) lines

b) shapes

c) arrows

d) all of the above

c) arrows

6. Which of the following may be used to format a text box as you would a shape?

a) Text Box Tools

b) Text Box dialog box

c) Text Box group

d) all of the above

a) Text Box Tools

7. Which of the following may be used to rotate a picture?

a) Size dialog box

b) Click and drag rotation handles.

c) Rotate menu

d) all of the above

d) all of the above

8. Which basic photo-editing feature does Word provide?

a) brightness adjustment

b) color adjustment

c) contract adjustment

d) all of the above

d) all of the above

9. A picture that moves along with text is known as which of the following?

a) inline object

b) floating object

c) linked object

d) embedded object

a) inline object

10. How can you verify that picture compression has completed successfully?

a) when Compression Complete box appears

b) by comparing picture properties before and after completion

c) when box with minus sign appears in picture

d) all of the above

b) by comparing picture properties before and after completion

11. Which of the following best describes a drop cap?

a) large initial letter

b) large initial letter that drops down one line

c) large initial letter that drops down two or more lines

d) none of the above

c) large initial letter that drops down two or more lines

12. A pull quote is also known as which of the following?

a) text box

b) WordArt

c) drop cap

d) none of the above

a) text box

13. Which of the following appears when a pull quote is selected?

a) green circle-shaped selection handles

b) blue circle-shaped selection handles

c) red circle-shaped selection handles

d) black circle-shaped selection handles

b) blue circle-shaped selection handles

14. Where do the WordArt tools appear when WordArt is selected?

a) WordArt pane

b) WordArt tab

c) ribbon

d) none of the above

c) ribbon

15. WordArt tools provide commands for editing which of the following?

a) wordArt

b) quotations

c) shapes

d) all of the above

a) wordArt

16. Which of the following creates decorative effects with text?

a) Styles

b) WordArt

c) Quick Parts

d) none of the above

17. Which of the following edits can be made from the Edit WordArt Text dialog box?

a) highlight text

b) change font size

c) underline text

d) all of the above

b) change font size

18. Which of the following statements best describes a text box?

a) an invisible, formatted box

b) a box that you can insert and position text and/or graphic objects into

c) both a and b

d) none of the above

c) both a and b

19. What additional tab appears on the ribbon while you are working in a text box?

a) Format

b) Design

c) Layout

d) all of the above

20. SmartArt graphics are designer-quality illustrations.

Ans: True

21. When resizing a graphic, shape, or picture, hold down the Alt key to retain proportions.

Ans: False

22. Clips may be arranged and categorized into collections for easy access in the Microsoft Clip Organizer.

Ans: True

23. You can change the look of a shape by changing its fill or adding effects.

Ans: True

24. Once you choose a shape to insert, you must click and drag to draw the shape in your document.

25. To format text you have added to a shape, you must use the Format Shape tools.

Ans: False

26. To resize a picture, click the Resize Picture option on the Format tab.

27. A border may be added to a picture by using the Picture Border menu.

Ans: True

28. When you click to compress a picture, the compression status bar appears.

Ans: False

29. Clicking the Reset Picture command will undo changes to a picture’s contrast, color, or brightness.

Ans: True

30. A pull quote is inserted by clicking the Pull Quote button in the Text group of the Insert tab.

Ans: False

31. To customize a drop cap, click the Drop Cap Options command.

Ans: True

32. When inserting a pull quote, first select the text, then select the pull quote style. The text is automatically entered into the pull quote box.

Ans: False

33. Shadows and 3-D effects can be added to WordArt.

Ans: True

34. Text must first be entered into a document, and then selected, before selecting a WordArt style.

Ans: False

35. While working in WordArt, the ribbon displays the WordArt tools.

Ans: True

36. The shape of selected WordArt may be changed.

Ans: True

37. You can choose to draw an empty, unformatted text box.

Ans: True

38. A text box expands as text is added.

Ans: False

39. SmartArt graphics may be used to illustrate a process, hierarchy, cycle, or __________.

Ans: relationship

40. SmartArt graphics are __________ representations of information.

Ans: visual

41. When resizing an inserted item, hold down the Shift key to retain __________.

Ans: proportions

42. A picture may be inserted by clicking the Picture button in the __________ group on the Insert tab.

Ans: Illustrations

43. When you insert a picture into a document, Word makes it a(n) __________ object by default.

Ans: embedded

44. Word provides __________ ready-made shape categories to choose from.

Ans:  eight

45. To adjust the size of an inserted shape, click the shape and drag one of the __________ handles.

Ans: sizing

46. A flowchart is created using the __________ symbols on the Shapes menu.

Ans: flowchart

47. The symbols within a flowchart are connected using __________ shapes.

Ans: line

48. You can insert a preformatted organizational chart from the __________ category of the SmartArt graphics menu.

Ans: hierarchy

49. Changing a picture’s height and width percentages will __________ the picture.

Ans: scale

50. Trimming the horizontal and vertical edges to get rid of unwanted areas is known as __________ a picture.

Ans: cropping

51. To flip a picture vertically or horizontally, click the __________ button in the Arrange group of the Format tab.

Ans: Rotate

52. On the __________ menu, you can turn a picture into grayscale.

Ans: Recolor

53. A(n) __________ object can be positioned precisely on the page.

Ans: floating

54. When compressing a picture, you __________ the file size of the picture.

Ans: decrease

55. Resetting a picture will __________ all formatting changes that you have made.

Ans: discard

56. Drop caps are used to give __________ to newsletters or magazine articles.

Ans: interest

57. A drop cap is a large initial letter that drops down two or more __________.

Ans: lines

58. Pulling a quote out of text and emphasizing it gives it a(n) __________ quality that adds to the design of the page.

Ans: graphical

59. To add text to a pull quote box, select the __________ and key the quotation text.

Ans: placeholder

60. Be sure to choose WordArt that is __________ for your document.

Ans: appropriate

60. Be sure to choose WordArt that is __________ for your document.

Ans: appropriate

62. The spacing between __________ in WordArt may be adjusted.

Ans: characters

63. The Shape Fill gallery displays a gallery of Theme and __________ colors.

Ans: Standard

64. To change the position of WordArt in a document, click the __________ button in the Arrange group of the Format tab.

Ans: Position

65. You can choose to draw your own empty, __________ text box.

Ans: unformatted

66. Word provides a gallery of text boxes with pull quotes and __________.

Ans: sidebars 

67. The Text Box Tools are displayed in the __________.

Ans: Ribbon

68. To delete a text box, select it and press the Delete or __________ key.

Ans: Backspace

69. A movie may be inserted as __________.

70. To add text to any shape, select the shape and click the __________ button.

Ans: Add Text

71. Some Quick Styles that may be used for pictures are shown in the __________ group.

72. When compressing a picture, what happens when the file size is already smaller than the compression option?

Ans: nothing

73. To customize a drop cap, click the __________ command at the bottom of the Drop Cap menu.

Ans: Drop Cap Options

74. To insert a pull quote, click the __________ button in the Text group of the Insert tab.

Ans: Text Box

75. The WordArt Tools provide commands for editing __________.

Ans:  WordArt

76. The shape of selected WordArt may be changed by clicking the __________ button.

Ans: Change Shape

77. Most often, __________ are used to insert text within other document text or to lay out text.

Ans: text boxes

78. How many SmartArt categories does Word provide? List each category.

Ans: eight; list, process, cycle, hierarchy, relationship, matrix, and pyramid, and pictures

79. List at least four types of files that would be considered clip art.

Ans: drawings, movies, sounds, and stock photography

80. Briefly describe the difference between an embedded and a linked object.

Ans: An embedded object becomes part of a document; a linked object creates a connection between the document and the object.

81. Name at least two documents that a flowchart would be useful in creating.

Ans: Student answers will vary, but may include decision trees, small organizational charts, process documents, flowcharts, etc.

82. What happens when you choose to change a picture’s height and width percentages?

Ans: The picture is scaled up or down.

83. What are four changes you can make to a picture when the Size tab is opened in the Layout dialog box?

Ans: change height/width, rotate, scale, , and reset

84. What is the best way to verify that a picture has been compressed?

Ans: Compare the file’s properties before and after compression.

85. When a picture is inserted or selected, an additional tab appears on the ribbon. Briefly describe this tab, including the various tools it includes.

Ans: Student answers will vary, but may include the fact that when a picture is inserted or selected, the Picture Tools tab appears on the ribbon. This tab includes many formatting options for making changes to pictures. You can change a picture’s brightness, color, and contrast using the tools available on this ribbon. From the Picture Styles group, you can choose to add a predefined style to a picture or add other effects. You can change a picture’s position using the tools found in the Arrange group, including rotating or flipping a picture. You can also crop and resize a picture.

86. Briefly explain why someone might choose to compress a picture or pictures in a document.

Ans: Student answers will vary, but may include wanting to decrease the file size of a document to save hard disk space on their computer. Also, if the file will be available for downloading from the Internet, compression will reduce the file’s downloading time. Compressing pictures in a document will also help increase how quickly a file opens and saves.

87. List at least two types of documents that frequently use drop caps.

Ans: Student answers will vary, but may include newspapers, newsletters, magazines, and advertisements.

88. List at least three types of documents that frequently use pull quotes.

Ans: Student answers will vary, but may include newspapers, newsletters, magazines, and advertisements.

89. List at least four groups that appear on the Format tab of the WordArt Tools ribbon.

Ans: Student answers will vary, but may include Text, WordArt Styles, Shadow Effects, 3-D Effects, Arrange, and Size.

90. The WordArt Tools contain two commands that can be toggled on and off. Name these two commands.

Ans: Even Height command and WordArt Vertical Text  command

91. What is a text box most often used for?

Ans: to insert text into other document text or to lay out text

92. List at least four groups that appear on the Format tab of the Text Box Tools ribbon.

Ans: Student answers will vary, but may include Text, Text Box Styles, Shadow Effects, 3-D Effects, Arrange, and Size.

93. Briefly explain the benefit of using a drop cap in a newsletter article. Also, how could the use of a pull quote benefit the same article?

Ans: Student answers will vary, but may include the fact that a drop cap can be used at the beginning of a newsletter article to let readers know where they should begin reading. It also adds interest to the overall design of the newsletter. A pull quote can be used to not only add a graphical element to the newsletter, but also to catch the reader’s eye and give them a “hint” of what the article entails. This one quote can help draw the reader’s interest so that they will want to read the entire article.

94. Briefly summarize what you learned about text boxes in this lesson. Be sure to include their purpose, as well as what formatting can be added.

Ans: Student answers will vary, but may include the fact that text boxes have a variety of uses, but are most often used to insert text within other document text or to help with laying out a document. Word provides a gallery of preformatted text boxes, such as pull quotes and side bars. You can also choose to draw your own unformatted text box. Text boxes are initially invisible, but you can add borders, shading, and other effects if you desire for the text box to stand out in the document. If you are inserting large amounts of text into a text box, you can link the box to a second text box, which allows the text to flow over into the second text box. This formatting would be most useful in a newsletter, newspaper, or magazine article.