MOS Word 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which feature in Word allows you to compare two versions of a document and highlight the differences?
- Track Changes
- Compare Documents (Correct answer)
- Merge Documents
- Document Inspector
Correct answer: Compare Documents
Compare Documents (Review > Compare) shows differences between two versions by generating a marked-up document.
Question 2: What does the 'Keep Source Formatting' paste option do?
- Applies the destination document's styles
- Preserves the formatting from the copied content (Correct answer)
- Removes all formatting and pastes plain text
- Merges the source and destination formatting
Correct answer: Preserves the formatting from the copied content
Keep Source Formatting retains the original font, size, and style attributes from the copied text.
Question 3: In Word, what is the purpose of a Section Break (Next Page)?
- Inserts a page break without changing formatting
- Starts a new section on the next page, allowing different headers/footers (Correct answer)
- Splits a table across two pages
- Ends the document and starts a new one
Correct answer: Starts a new section on the next page, allowing different headers/footers
A Next Page section break starts a new section on the following page, enabling unique page orientation, margins, or headers per section.
Question 4: How do you insert an automatically updating field that displays the total number of pages in a Word document?
- Type {PAGES} manually
- Insert > Quick Parts > Field > NumPages (Correct answer)
- Insert > Header & Footer > Page Number > Total Pages
- References > Insert Caption > Pages
Correct answer: Insert > Quick Parts > Field > NumPages
Insert > Quick Parts > Field > NumPages inserts a field code that automatically reflects the total page count.
Question 5: Which view in Word is best suited for checking the final layout of a document before printing?
- Draft view
- Outline view
- Print Layout view (Correct answer)
- Web Layout view
Correct answer: Print Layout view
Print Layout view shows the document exactly as it will appear when printed, including margins, headers, and footers.
Question 6: A user wants to prevent others from editing a specific paragraph in a shared document. Which Word feature should they use?
- Password-protect the file
- Restrict Editing with exceptions (Correct answer)
- Mark the document as Final
- Enable Track Changes
Correct answer: Restrict Editing with exceptions
Restrict Editing (Review > Protect > Restrict Editing) lets you lock specific sections while allowing others to remain editable.
Question 7: What is the function of the Format Painter tool in Word?
- Changes the document theme colors
- Copies formatting from one text selection and applies it to another (Correct answer)
- Opens the font dialog box
- Applies a style from the Style Gallery
Correct answer: Copies formatting from one text selection and applies it to another
Format Painter copies text or paragraph formatting from a source and applies it to a target selection.
MOS Word 2
Which feature in Word allows you to compare two versions of a document and highlight the differences?