2002 Word Processing IIPage 1

  1. Which of the following numbers should be spelled out instead of being expressed in figures?
/ a. Numbers over 10 / b. A number beginning a sentence. / c. Dates and times / d. Weights and measures
  1. If you are working mostly with text, the type of computer program you should choose is a
/ a. word processing program / b. graphics program. / c. spreadsheet program. / d. database program.
  1. If you are working mostly with figures and need to perform mathematical calculations, the type of computer program you should choose is a
/ a. word processing program / b. graphics program. / c. spreadsheet program. / d. database program.
  1. If you are working with many records that need to be categorized, the type of computer program you should choose is a
/ a. word processing program. / b. graphics program. / c. spreadsheet program. / d. database program.
  1. If you are preparing original artwork, the type of computer program you should choose is
/ a. word processing program. / b. graphics program. / c. spreadsheet program. / d. database program.
  1. When a new disk is first prepared for use on a computer, what must be done to it?
/ a. format it / b. back it up / c. write protect it / d. label it
  1. The ______is the piece of equipment that holds the hardware or "brain" of the computer.
/ a. CPU / b. disk drive / c. monitor / d. diaphragm
  1. A formatting feature of automated equipment that places text at an equal distance from the right and left margin settings is
/ a. accuracy. / b. automated adjusting. / c. automatic centering. / d. automatic page numbering.
  1. A formatting feature that places text on the next line without requiring the operator to strike the return key when the text reaches the right margin is
/ a. automatic page numbering. / b. automatic underline. / c. automatic word wrap. / d. automation.
  1. ______is a word processing feature that defines a specific portion of text used with the copy, move, and delete features.
/ a. Block / b. Block heading / c. Boilerplate / d. Bold
  1. ______is a word processing feature that allows the operator to define text at one location and duplicate it in another location.
/ a. Block / b. Bold / c. Boot / d. Copy
  1. A lighted point on a display screen where the next character or space can be entered is called
/ a. shift. / b. boot. / c. control. / d. cursor.
  1. Preset specifications in word processing software that control line length, tabs, etc., are called
/ a. automatic adjusts. / b. automations. / c. controls. / d. default standards.
  1. A listing of available software options that appears on a display screen is called
/ a. memory. / b. menu. / c. monitor. / d. output.
  1. To assemble new documents from stored text such as form paragraphs and to combine stored text with newly keyed text is called
/ a. macro. / b. merge. / c. move. / d. output.
  1. A word such as "through" that has only one syllable
/ a. can be divided. / b. cannot be divided.
  1. The proofreader's mark "stet" means to
/ a. include statistics. / b. leave as originally written. / c. study the material before continuing. / d. delete the indicated material.
  1. The side margins of an unbound manuscript should be
/ a. one inch. / b. one and one-half inches. / c. 15 spaces. / d. 12 spaces.
  1. If a colon is not used after the salutation and a comma is not used after the complimentary closing, the punctuation style is
/ a. open. / b. mixed. / c. closed. / d. customized.
  1. The letter style in which all letter parts including the complimentary closing begin at the left margin is called ______style.
/ a. block / b. modified block / c. simplified / d. informal
  1. The recommended bottom margin on manuscript pages is approximately
/ a. one inch. / b. one and one-half inches. / c. two inches. / d. two and one-half inches.
  1. The return key should be operated ______times after the complimentary closing and before the typed name.
/ a. two / b. three / c. four / d. five
  1. In a quotation, one may show omissions by the use of
/ a. parentheses. / b. ellipses. / c. brackets. / d. commas.
  1. A complete collection of letters, numbers, and character symbols, all of the same size and typeface, is called a
/ a. font. / b. pitch. / c. character. / d. point.
  1. A gap between the left margin and the first character of a line is called a(an)
/ a. gap. / b. gutter. / c. indent. / d. space.
  1. A measure of type size is called a
/ a. font. / b. point. / c. character. / d. space.
  1. The number of creases in a letter folded for a No. 10 envelope is
/ a. four. / b. one. / c. two. / d. three.
  1. The first line of an ENDNOTE entry is
/ a. omitted. / b. indented 1/2 inch. / c. inverted. / d. blocked at the left margin. / e. spaced twice.
  1. The left and right margins for a six-inch line on 8.5-inch wide paper are
/ a. 2 inches. / b. 1.75 inches. / c. 1.50 inches. / d. 1.25 inches. / e. 1.00 inches.
  1. Paragraphs in a memo are
/ a. single spaced and indented . / b. single spaced and blocked. / c. double spaced and blocked. / d. double spaced and indented.
  1. The upper part of certain lower case letters like b, d, and l that extend above the height of the lowercase x is called a/an
/ a. ascender. / b. descender. / c. lowercase letter. / d. capital letter.
  1. The portion of a letter extending below the baseline of a line of text is called a/an
/ a. ascender. / b. descender. / c. lowercase letter. / d. capital letter.
  1. A character positioned slightly below the rest of the characters in a line of text is a/an
/ a. subscript. / b. superscript. / c. ascender. / d. space.
  1. The area left blank on a page for the sake of legibility is called
/ a. text space. / b. margin. / c. blank space. .. / d window
  1. A statement sent to the customer indicating the goods ordered and their total price is a/an
/ a. invoice. / b. purchase order. / c. facsimile. / d. purchase requisition.
  1. The reference list contains references in alphabetical order by
/ a. book title. / b. publisher. / c. author name. / d. date of publication. / e. publisher location.
  1. To create a bibliography, you should
/ a. indent text from the right margin. / b. use mixed indents. / c. use hanging indents.
  1. A resume should include all of the following EXCEPT
/ a. qualifications. / b. education/training. / c. work experience. / d. expected pay.
  1. What purpose does the Thesaurus function serve?
/ a. Identifies words with synonyms, antonyms, and related words. / b. Identifies grammatical errors within a document. / c. Inserts correct punctuation within a document. / d. Searches a document for words that are incorrectly spelled.
  1. Which of the following does NOT include a complimentary close?
/ a. Personal letter / b. Memo / c. Block letter / d. Modified block letter
  1. The ______lists the various parts of a report and the page numbers on which they begin.
/ a. title page / b. table of contents / c. preface / d. foreword / e. appendix
  1. Which of the following is the correct order to format special features of a letter?
/ a. Enclosure, reference initials, copy notation, postscript / b. Reference initials, copy notation, enclosure, postscript / c. Reference initials, enclosure, copy notation, postscript / d. Postscript, reference initials, enclosure, copy notation / e. Copy notation, reference initials, postscript, enclosure
  1. A subject line is related to the
/ a. body of the letter. / b. inside address. / c. salutation. / d. attention. / e. postscript.
  1. A(n) ______is prepared before a trip to assist the traveler in keeping on schedule.
/ a. agenda / b. schedule / c. daily planner / d. itinerary / e. calendar
  1. Tabs that are preset in the software package are called
/ a. left tabs. / b. default tabs. / c. programming tabs. / d. right tabs. / e. auto tabs.
  1. When all lines of a document are flush on both right and left edges except the last line, the text is using this alignment.
/ a. Align center / b. Align right / c. Align left / d. Justify/full justify / e. Force justify
  1. When keying, there are generally _____ space(s) after a colon and _____space(s) after a semicolon.
/ a. one, two / b. two, one / c. two, three / d. three, three / e. four, one
  1. The new lake will _____ the_____ of the cold church
/ a. envelope; site / b. envelope; cite / c. envelop; cite / d. envelop; sight / e. envelop; site
  1. The _____doctors will _____ on _____ cancer research.
/ a. two; collaborate; they're / b. too; corroborate; there / c. two; corroborate; their / d. two; collaborate; their / e. two; corroborate; they're
  1. The committee will consider your suggestion _____ next week.
/ a. farther / b. further
  1. Using a standard sheet of typing paper, your side margins would be _____ if you wanted to have a five-inch line.
/ a. two inches / b. one and one-half inches / c. one and three-quarter inches / d. two and one-quarter inches / e. three inches
  1. The USPS format of typing envelopes is
/ a. all capital letters with punctuation. . / b all capital letters with no punctuation. / c. initial capital letters with punctuation. / d. initial capital letters with no punctuation. . / e small capital letters with punctuation.
Questions 53-57: Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence.
  1. Of the two applicants, Mr. James was dressed
/ a. appropriately. / b. more appropriately. / c. most appropriately.
  1. You and _____ will represent our office at the seminar.
/ a. she / b. her
  1. _____ did Mary hire to fill the position?
/ a. Who / b. Whom
  1. The principal had all of the _____ attention
/ a. students / b. student's / c. students'
  1. Five bags of money _____ delivered by the security guards.
/ a. was / b. were
Questions 58-62: Indicate the incorrectly spelled word in each group. If none are misspelled, mark "D."
  1. Which word is misspelled?
/ a. necessary / b. interference / c. incredible / d. none are misspelled
  1. Which word is misspelled?
/ a. judgment / b. precede / c. superficial / d. none are misspelled
  1. Which word is misspelled?
/ a. useful / b. managable / c. affiliate / d. none are misspelled
  1. Which word is misspelled?
/ a. comitment / b. distributor / c. government / d. none are misspelled
  1. Which word is misspelled?
/ a. representative / b. suficient / c. usually / d. none are misspelled
Questions 63-67: Indicate the number of punctuation errors in the following sentences:
  1. Joan together with Judith went to the airport to greet the former mayor Jennifer Jarosik.
/ a. no errors / b. 1 error / c. 2 errors / d. 3 errors / e. 4 or more errors
  1. Cross examination procedure for witnesses is a normal part of the judicial process.
/ a. no errors / b. 1 error / c. 2 errors / d. 3 errors / e. 4 or more errors
  1. Any car new or used requires regular maintenance and service
/ a. no errors / b. 1 error / c. 2 errors / d. 3 errors / e. 4 or more errors
  1. Software programs-such as word processing and spreadsheets-are becoming more user friendly.
/ a. no errors / b. 1 error / c. 2 errors / d. 3 errors / e. 4 or more errors
  1. Some metals are very expensive for example gold silver and platinum.
/ a. no errors / b. 1 error / c. 2 errors / d. 3 errors / e. 4 or more errors
Questions: 68-76: Indicate the numbers of errors in each line of the following paragraph.
  1. no errors b. 1 error c. 2 errors d. 3 errors
Line 68: When you plan your written communcation, start by defining the purpose and
Line 69: identifying the audience. Secondly, make a outline, and revise the outline untill it
Line 70: represents your writing objecife.
Line 71: Getting the ideas down on paper is muh easier if you've done a good job in the first
Line 72: step. The best way to impress your rader is with the clarity and consiseness of
Line 73: your messge, not with the no. of multi-syllable words you use.
Line 74: In the editing process, you might have to keyboard in final copy form a rough drft
Line 75: prepared by someone else. In those situations, you should understand the
Line 76: meanings of severla profreaders marks.
  1. How many errors?
/ a. no errors / b. 1 error / c. 2 errors / d. 3 errors
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/ a. no errors / b. 1 error / c. 2 errors / d. 3 errors
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/ a. no errors / b. 1 error / c. 2 errors / d. 3 errors
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/ a. no errors / b. 1 error / c. 2 errors / d. 3 errors
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/ a. no errors / b. 1 error / c. 2 errors / d. 3 errors
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/ a. no errors / b. 1 error / c. 2 errors / d. 3 errors
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/ a. no errors / b. 1 error / c. 2 errors / d. 3 errors
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/ a. no errors / b. 1 error / c. 2 errors / d. 3 errors
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/ a. no errors / b. 1 error / c. 2 errors / d. 3 errors
Questions 77-83: Choose one of the choices below for the following sentences.
a. spelling error b. punctuation c. number expression error d. grammar error e. no errors noted
  1. The bus leaves at 6:30 p.m.
/ a. spelling error / b. punctuation / c. number expression error / d. grammar error / e. no errors noted
  1. Its time for us to review the test for tomorrow.
/ a. spelling error / b. punctuation / c. number expression error / d. grammar error / e. no errors noted
  1. We will of course expect a refund for the damaged goods.
/ a. spelling error / b. punctuation / c. number expression error / d. grammar error / e. no errors noted
  1. Please distribute the handbook to all personal.
/ a. spelling error / b. punctuation / c. number expression error / d. grammar error / e. no errors noted
  1. Please accept our apology for the delay.
/ a. spelling error / b. punctuation / c. number expression error / d. grammar error / e. no errors noted
  1. Marci Dowd Yvette Barlow and Wanda Kozioltoff will not attend classes for the rest of the week.
/ a. spelling error / b. punctuation / c. number expression error / d. grammar error / e. no errors noted
  1. The computer is booted up yesterday.
/ a. spelling error / b. punctuation / c. number expression error / d. grammar error / e. no errors noted
Questions 84-87: For each description listed, choose the correct item.
a. long report b. short quotation c. long quotation d. short report e. references
  1. Requires page numbers
/ a. long report / b. short quotation / c. long quotation / d. short report / e. references
  1. Alphabetical list at the end of the report
/ a. long report / b. short quotation / c. long quotation / d. short report / e. references
  1. Omits quotation marks
/ a. long report / b. short quotation / c. long quotation / d. short report / e. references
  1. All lines indented from left margin, single-spaced
/ a. long report / b. short quotation / c. long quotation / d. short report / e. references
Questions 88-91: For each description listed, choose the correct item.
a. cut b. margins c. indent d. hanging indent e. copy
  1. Distance between the edge of the paper and the print
/ a. cut / b. margins / c. indent / d. hanging indent / e. copy
  1. Places the first line of a paragraph at the left margin
/ a. cut / b. margins / c. indent / d. hanging indent / e. copy
  1. Moves all lines of the paragraph to the first tab
/ a. cut / b. margins / c. indent / d. hanging indent / e. copy
  1. Makes an identical copy of selected text which is temporarily held in the clipboard
/ a. cut / b. margins / c. indent / d. hanging indent / e. copy
Questions 92-96: Choose the letter of the word that correctly completes the sentence.
  1. Jerry's advertisement is better _____ Tom's.
/ a. then / b. than
  1. The business donated _____ computer to a local charity.
/ a. its / b. it's
  1. The government's decision may _____ the cost of health care.
/ a. affect / b. effect
  1. Sally will _____ the scholarship at the banquet.
/ a. except / b. accept
  1. Neither of the students _____ submitted his/her final research paper.
/ a. have / b. has
Questions 97-100: Choose the letter of the word that is spelled correctly. If all words are spelled incorrectly, mark "E."
  1. Which word is spelled correctly?
/ a. receive / b. recieve / c. receve / d. reseive / e. All are spelled correctly
  1. Which word is spelled correctly?
/ a. theasurus / b. thesorus / c. thesourus / d. thesaurus / e. All are spelled correctly
  1. Which word is spelled correctly?
/ a. calender / b. calenndar / c. calendar / d. calinder / e. All are spelled correctly
  1. Which word is spelled correctly?
/ a. certifecate / b. certifficate / c. certificete / d. certificate / e. All are spelled correctly