Microsoft PowerPoint: Building Presentations — Quiz

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Question 1
What is Microsoft PowerPoint mainly used for?
A Making slide presentations to show to a group
B Writing long letters and reports
C Editing photos in detail
D Doing maths with rows of numbers
Question 2
When you open PowerPoint, what do you click to start with a clean, empty slide?
A Format Background
B Blank Presentation
C Create a Video
D Apply To All
Question 3
What does applying a theme do?
A Deletes all your slides
B Starts the slideshow
C Saves the file as a PDF
D Applies matching colours and fonts to every slide at once
Question 4
Where do you see all your slides in order, and reorder them by dragging?
A The Slide Panel on the left
B The Design tab
C Presenter View
D The Recycle Bin
Question 5
Which is the best advice for text on a slide?
A Few words and big fonts, one idea per slide
B Write full paragraphs in tiny font
C Use as many colours as possible
D Fill every empty space with text
Question 6
To keep a picture's shape when resizing, you should drag…
A A side handle
B A corner handle
C The middle of the picture
D The slide number
Question 7
What is the difference between an animation and a transition?
A They are exactly the same thing
B An animation moves an item on a slide; a transition is the effect between slides
C An animation changes the colour scheme; a transition deletes slides
D A transition is only for pictures
Question 8
Which key starts the slideshow from the very first slide?
A Esc
B F5
C Backspace
D Ctrl + S
Question 9
What does Presenter View let you see that the audience does not?
A Nothing — both screens are the same
B A different presentation entirely
C The Recycle Bin
D Your speaker notes, a timer and the next slide
Question 10
You want to email your slides as a fixed document anyone can open. You should export as a…
A Video (MP4)
B Theme
C PDF
D Text box