MS PowerPoint MCQs 2026

Effects applied to the movement between slides are called

1. AAnimations✓
2. BTransitions✓
3. CThemes✓
4. DLayouts✓

MS PowerPoint is mainly used to create

1. ASpreadsheets✓
2. BPresentations✓
3. CDatabases✓
4. DLetters✓

A single page in a PowerPoint presentation is called a

1. ASheet✓
2. BPage✓
3. CCard✓
4. DSlide✓

The default file extension of PowerPoint 2007 or later is

1. A.pptx✓
2. B.docx✓
3. C.xlsx✓
4. D.pdf✓

Which key starts a slide show from the beginning

1. AF1✓
2. BF2✓
3. CF5✓
4. DF7✓

To exit a running slide show, you press

1. AEnter✓
2. BSpace✓
3. CBackspace✓
4. DEsc✓

Effects applied to objects within a single slide are called

1. AAnimations✓
2. BTransitions✓
3. CTemplates✓
4. DHandouts✓

Which view displays thumbnails of all slides together

1. ANormal✓
2. BReading✓
3. CSlide Sorter✓
4. DOutline✓

The default editing view in PowerPoint is

1. ASlide Sorter✓
2. BReading✓
3. COutline✓
4. DNormal✓

The feature that controls the formatting of all slides at once is the

1. ATheme gallery✓
2. BSlide Master✓
3. CHandout✓
4. DNotes page✓

A pre-designed presentation you can reuse is called a

1. ATemplate✓
2. BMacro✓
3. CQuery✓
4. DRecord✓

A theme in PowerPoint controls

1. AOnly the fonts✓
2. BOnly the slide size✓
3. CColors, fonts and effects✓
4. DThe file format✓

Boxes on a slide layout that hold text or objects are called

1. AFrames✓
2. BCells✓
3. CFields✓
4. DPlaceholders✓

Speaker notes are typed in the

1. ANotes pane✓
2. BTitle bar✓
3. CStatus bar✓
4. DSlide Sorter✓

To print audience copies with several slides per page, choose

1. AFull page slides✓
2. BOutline✓
3. CNotes pages✓
4. DHandouts✓

Which of the following is NOT a PowerPoint view

1. ANormal✓
2. BSlide Sorter✓
3. CFormula✓
4. DReading✓

Animations are applied from which tab

1. ADesign✓
2. BInsert✓
3. CHome✓
4. DAnimations✓

The default aspect ratio of modern PowerPoint slides is

1. A16:9✓
2. B4:3✓
3. C1:1✓
4. D3:2✓

The old file extension of PowerPoint before 2007 was

1. A.pps✓
2. B.ppt✓
3. C.pptx✓
4. D.potx✓

The three components of a theme are colors, fonts and

1. ASlides✓
2. BLayouts✓
3. CEffects✓
4. DNotes✓

Reading View displays the presentation

1. AIn a window for review✓
2. BAs printed handouts✓
3. CIn the Notes pane✓
4. DIn Slide Master✓

The small icons in a content placeholder let you insert

1. AOnly text✓
2. BOnly audio✓
3. COnly themes✓
4. DTables, charts, pictures and media✓

To bring an object smoothly onto a slide, you would add a/an

1. ATransition✓
2. BEntrance animation✓
3. CTheme✓
4. DTemplate✓

PowerPoint is a part of

1. AAdobe Creative Cloud✓
2. BWindows OS✓
3. CMicrosoft Office✓
4. DGoogle Workspace✓

Which file format lets a presentation run automatically as a slideshow

1. A.docx✓
2. B.xlsx✓
3. C.txt✓
4. D.ppsx✓

A background design applied to all slides is best set using the

1. ASlide Master✓
2. BNotes pane✓
3. CStatus bar✓
4. DOutline view✓

To start the slide show from the current slide, use the button on which tab

1. AHome✓
2. BSlide Show✓
3. CDesign✓
4. DInsert✓

The bar at the bottom showing slide number and view buttons is the

1. ATitle bar✓
2. BRibbon✓
3. CStatus bar✓
4. DScroll bar✓

To duplicate the current slide quickly you can use

1. ACtrl+D✓
2. BCtrl+X✓
3. CCtrl+P✓
4. DCtrl+F✓

The Outline view is mainly used to

1. AAdd animations✓
2. BSort slides✓
3. CPlay the show✓
4. DView and edit slide text as an outline✓

Which element lets you jump to another slide or website when clicked

1. APlaceholder✓
2. BTheme✓
3. CHyperlink✓
4. DHandout✓

A collection of slides saved together is called a

1. AWorkbook✓
2. BPresentation✓
3. CDocument✓
4. DWorksheet✓

In a slide show, Presenter View shows the speaker

1. ANotes and the next slide✓
2. BOnly the current slide✓
3. CThe file size✓
4. DThe ribbon✓

PowerPoint was developed by

1. AMicrosoft✓
2. BApple✓
3. CAdobe✓
4. DGoogle✓

Decorative, stylized text in PowerPoint is created using

1. ASmartArt✓
2. BWordArt✓
3. CClipArt✓
4. DAutoShape✓

Diagrams such as cycles and hierarchies are inserted using

1. AWordArt✓
2. BClipArt✓
3. CSmartArt✓
4. DChart✓

To advance to the next slide during a show, you can press

1. AEsc✓
2. BBackspace✓
3. CTab✓
4. DSpacebar✓

Which tab is used to apply themes to a presentation

1. ADesign✓
2. BInsert✓
3. CReview✓
4. DHome✓

Which tab is used to insert pictures, videos and tables

1. ADesign✓
2. BInsert✓
3. CView✓
4. DTransitions✓

The feature that records how long you spend on each slide is

1. AAutoPlay✓
2. BSlide Master✓
3. CRehearse Timings✓
4. DPresenter Notes✓

A new PowerPoint file by default opens as a

1. AThemed deck✓
2. BPhoto album✓
3. CChart✓
4. DBlank presentation✓

Printed pages containing several slides for the audience are called

1. ATemplates✓
2. BHandouts✓
3. CThemes✓
4. DTransitions✓

The shortcut to insert a new slide is

1. ACtrl+N✓
2. BCtrl+S✓
3. CCtrl+M✓
4. DCtrl+D✓

Shift+F5 starts the slide show from

1. AThe first slide✓
2. BA blank slide✓
3. CThe last slide✓
4. DThe current slide✓

The area that holds the title text on a slide is the

1. ANotes pane✓
2. BTitle placeholder✓
3. CStatus bar✓
4. DHandout✓