MOS Word: Text & Paragraph Formatting 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which keyboard shortcut toggles double underline formatting in Word?
- Ctrl+U
- Ctrl+Shift+D (Correct answer)
- Ctrl+Shift+U
- Alt+U
Correct answer: Ctrl+Shift+D
Ctrl+Shift+D applies double underline formatting to selected text in Word.
Question 2: What does the 'Keep with next' paragraph option do?
- Keeps the paragraph on the same line as the next word
- Prevents a page break between the paragraph and the one that follows it (Correct answer)
- Locks the paragraph so it cannot be edited
- Keeps all lines of the paragraph on the same page
Correct answer: Prevents a page break between the paragraph and the one that follows it
'Keep with next' ensures the selected paragraph always appears on the same page as the paragraph immediately following it.
Question 3: In Word, which feature allows you to copy only the formatting from selected text to another location?
- Clipboard
- Format Painter (Correct answer)
- Style Gallery
- Find & Replace
Correct answer: Format Painter
Format Painter copies the formatting of selected text and applies it to another text selection.
Question 4: What is the default line spacing in a new Word document?
- Single (1.0)
- 1.15 (Correct answer)
- 1.5
- Double (2.0)
Correct answer: 1.15
Word's default line spacing is 1.15 lines, which provides slightly more space than single spacing.
Question 5: Which paragraph alignment option spreads text evenly between both the left and right margins?
- Left
- Center
- Right
- Justify (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Justify
Justified alignment expands spacing between words so that each line (except the last) reaches both margins.
Question 6: Where in Word would you set a 'First line indent' for a paragraph?
- Home tab > Paragraph group > Indent buttons
- Layout tab > Page Setup dialog
- Paragraph dialog box > Indents and Spacing tab > Special field (Correct answer)
- Insert tab > Text group
Correct answer: Paragraph dialog box > Indents and Spacing tab > Special field
The 'First line indent' option is found in the Paragraph dialog box under Indents and Spacing, in the Special dropdown.
Question 7: Which option in the Font dialog box allows you to raise text above the baseline without changing font size?
- Emboss
- Superscript (Correct answer)
- Raised
- Outline
Correct answer: Superscript
Superscript raises text above the normal text baseline, commonly used for footnote numbers or exponents.
Which keyboard shortcut toggles double underline formatting in Word?