oDesk-U.S- English-Basic-Skills-Test

Syllabus of the Test
1. Punctuation
2. Sentence Structure
3. Pronouns
4. Indirect Speech
5. ARTICLES AND CONJUNCTIONS
6. PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
7. ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
8. VERBS AND VERB TENSES
9. WORD ORDER

Now Finally Question & Answers

Question 1:

Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.

Charlotte knew________the secret investigation_________her past, but she closed her eyes to it and pretended it wasn’t happening.

Answer: a. of, about

Question 2:

Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.

I think Pamela deserves to be punished for her________stupid and________behavior.

Answer: b. totally, irresponsible

Question 3:

Which of the following sentences punctuated correctly?

a. Tracy bought three suits; seven scarves; and ten pairs of shoes.

Answer: b. We are expecting a hurricane this afternoon, therefore we have closed the school early.

Question 4:

Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.

While_________of our relatives live on the__________hill in the county, _________of our friends live in the _________areas of the valley.

Answer: c. many, windiest, most, more, protected

Question 5:

Complete the following sentence by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the options given.

Those who are not wise_____________.

Answer: d. does not need to be necessarily stupid.

Question 6:

Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence.

Don’t _________think Larry should call__________wife if______________is going to be late for dinner?

Answer: a. you, his, he

Question 7:

Rearrange the following words to create most logical and grammatically correct sentence.

days for last has good weather few The been the not

Answer:d. The weather has not been good for the last few days

Question 8:

Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.

Knowing that February was the___________month of the year, Cheryl planned her vacation____________.

Answer: b. shortest, accordingly

Question 9:

Rearrange the following words to create most logical and grammatically correct sentence.

Answer: e. Whenever I can’t spend time with my friend, I always speak to him on the phone.

Question 10:

Read the following question and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding verb tense.

Does Jack wear that furry hat often?

Answer: d. No, he only wears it when his ears are cold.

Question 11:

Which of the following sentence illustrates correct pronoun usage?

a. is those the set of plates the bride wanted, or did she want this set?

d.Whose book is that-his or our?

Answer: e. None of the above

Question 12:

Which of the sentence illustrates proper sentence structure?

a. Everyone knows that a mango is much sweeter to an orange

Answer: d. The queen had hardly finished her speech when the people began to disperse.

Question 13:

Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

“It may snow tomorrow.” he said.

Answer: d. He said it might snow tomorrow.

Question 14:

Which of the following sentence punctuated correctly?

Answer: d. “Come here.” she said, “and let me get a good look at you.”

Question 15:

Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

“Sharon must go to the bank today.” said Albert.

Answer: d. Albert said Sharon had to go to the bank today.

Question 16:

Choose the option that correctly changes original sentence from active to passive.

ORIGINAL SENTENCE:

That tall man is carrying a lot of lumber.

REWRITTEN SENTENCES:

Answer: d. A lot of lumber is being carried by that tall man.

Question 17:

Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.

I placed my notes__________my desk and referred to them____________ the meeting.

Answer: b. beside, during

Question 18:

Rearrange the following words to create most logical and grammatically correct sentence.

Sleeping likes the . midday Katie until on weekends

Answers: Katie likes sleeping until midday on the weekends.

Question 19:

Choose the series of verbs that best completes  the following sentence.

Everyone ____________too busy cooking and __________ the campsite ____________ the family _________ from the woods.

Answers: d. was, setting up, to notice, watching

Question 20:

Choose the series of verbs that best completes  the following sentence.

I find it very hard to remember ______________ letters that are entrusted to me. In fact, I remember_____________to do so dozens of times!

Answer: d. mailing, forgetting

Question 21:

Choose the series of articles and conjunctions that best completes  the following sentence.

Lilacs ___________ violets are usually purple, I have seen some _________ are white.

Answer: c. and, although, that

Questions 22:

Complete the following sentence by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the options given.

Only after they had an exhaustive study__________ how to adapt the technology to the needs of our company.

Answer: c. they did begin to understand

Question 23:

Which of the following sentence illustrates proper use of comma?

a. Randy wanted to end the meeting, but Amy wanted to prolong it.

e. a and b

answer: f. All of the above

Question 24:

Which of the following sentence does NOT illustrates correct verb and tense usage?

Answer: b. Clarabelle’s mother absolutely hated nicknames and always calls her daughter by her full name.

Question 25:

Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.

Victor, who stole ____________ ideas and used them  to make _________ a millionaire, never once offered ______________ a world of thanks.

Answer: d. our, himself, us

Question 26:

Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.

______________ is the name of the opera, and ___________ role did you say Maria would play?

Answer: c. What, which

Question 27:

Choose the verbs and phrases that best completes the following sentence.

This dish _____________ too spicy. Why ___________ so pepper?

Answer: e. a and c

Question 28:

Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

Carol has said, “I am responsible for this project.”

Answer: a. Carol has said that she is responsible for this.

Question 29:

Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.

Although Marvin said he had the keys___________ the flower pot, we were unable to find them___________ the dark. In the end, we waited for him at the coffee shop ____________ the corner.

Answer: a. under, in. around

Question 30:

Complete the following sentence by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the options given.

The excited children who had run toward the loud _______________.

Answer:d. music, told the others about the ice cream truck outside.

Question 31:

Rearrange the following words to create most logical and grammatically correct sentence.

your company name? of what the is

Answer: c. What is the name of your company?

Question 32:

Which of the following sentences NOT punctuated correctly?

a. All of the apple’s at the grocers were rotten so I bought oranges instead.

Answer: b. “Seven canteens full of water should enough for the hike,” said Tabitha.

Question 33:

Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.

After realizing that our hosts hadn’t actually invested _________ to ____________ party. ____________ excused ____________ from the table and slipped out the back door.

Answer: a. us, their, we, ourselves.

Question 34:

Which of the following sentences illustrates the proper use of parallel construction?

Answer: b. We painted the conference room yellow, hung a poster on the wall, and are rearranging the chairs.

Question 35:

Which of the following sentence uses correct pronoun usage?

a. to whom are your employees going to report while you’re gone?

Answer: e. All of the above

Question 36:

Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.

The archeologists were_____________ to discover such a __________ and__________ ____________ artifact at that mostly uncovered site.

Answer: b. amazed, rare, incredibly, beautiful

Question 37:

Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

“I’m not feeling well,” Agatha said.

Answer: a. Agatha has said that she doesn’t feel well.

Odesk Test Answers Excel 2003

An Excel workbook saved in HTML format allows Internet or intranet users to have access to workbook data even if they do not have Excel installed

Ans: True

Once the chart is created, data can only be changed in a Chart located in the same worksheet as the changed cells
Ans: False

Certain chart elements automatically inserted in a chart created by Chart Wizard include a chart legend, labels for the x-axis and y-axis, and a chart title
Ans: False

You can double-click a chart element to display the appropriate formatting dialog box.
Ans: True

Time in a cell in Excel is stored as a decimal fraction representing a portion of the day
Ans:True

The PMT function is used to calculate a loan payment based on a variable interest rate, payment, and the time period.
Ans: False

The gridlines that appear on your worksheet will print as displayed.
Ans: False

The FV function is used to calculate the future value of an investment based on a periodic constant payment and interest rate
Ans: True

If the text you entered into a cell does not fit, Excel will display ##### to indicate that the text is too long
Ans: True

By default, data in a cell is centered
Ans: False

When a new row is added into an Excel worksheet, by default, this row will be inserted just below the active cell.
Ans: True

To insert a row, click Insert and then Rows
Ans: True

The Split option causes the worksheet to be split into two window panes.
Ans: False

To select nonadjacent cells, columns, or rows, you must
Ans: hold down the Ctrl key while clicking column, row header, or specific cells

When copying selected cells to a new location, you must position the mouse pointer on any border around the selected cells until it turns into a(n)
Ans: arrow pointer

When data is linked, a change made in a linked cell is automatically made to other cells in the link.
Ans: True

Selected cells and cell contents can be moved or copied within a worksheet but not between worksheets.
Ans: False

What Function does the ‘Compare Side by Side With’ command on the window menu perform?
Ans: It allows you to scroll through two or more workbooks simultaneously

Which of the following functions would return a value of 8?
Ans: round(8.4999,0)

What will be the output of the function IF(ISNA(MODE(B1:B4)),0,MODE(B1:B4)) when it is applied to the data series given bellow?
Ans: 0

Which of the following date and time function will you use to return the serialnumber of the last day of the month before or after specified number of months?
Ans: EOMONTH

Which of the following shortcuts can be used to insert a new line in the same cell?
Ans: Alt+Enter

Which of the following function you will use to find the highest number in a series of numbers?
Ans: MAX(B1:B3)

Which of the following statements regarding the QUARTILE function is not true?
Ans: The function MEDIAN(array) and QUARTILEarray,2) will return different values when applied to the same array.

You have entered 4/6 as data in a cell without applying any formats to it. By default, Excel will treat this data entry as a:
Ans: Date

This question is based upon the figure shown below
What will be the value in the cell C2 as shown in the figure when we use formula = A2+B2?
Ans: 120

What is the quickest way to select all the columns on a worksheet?
Ans: Click on the gray rectangle on the upper left corner of the worksheet where the column headings and row headings meet

What does the NOW() function returns?
Ans: Returns the serial number of the current date and time

 You would like to restrict the values that can be entered into a cell so that only whole numbers between 1 and 100 can be entered. Which option in the menu allows you to accomplish this?
Ans: The setting tab under the menu Data->Validation

You start Microsoft Excel and you do not want it to automatically run a macro upon starting. What will you do?
Ans: Hold down the CTRL key during startup

How does the AutoComplete feature in Excel help you save time?
Ans: It automatically completes abbreviated words

The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter Z?
Ans: It copies the formatting properties from one cell to another

How can you select all the blank cells in your worksheet?
Ans: This must be done manually as it is not automated through any built-in feature

The figure shows an Excel worksheet. If you want to F the row showing the months (row 1) and the column showing the products (column A), what should you do?
Ans: Select the cell A1 and click on Freeze Panes under the menu Window->Freeze Panes

The figure shows a view of the Drawing Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter X ?
Ans: It inserts a Diagram or Organization Chart in the worksheet

When using Document Workspaces, you cannot work directly on the Document Workspace copy, but you can work on your own copy which you can update periodically with changes that have been saved to the copy on the Document Workspace site.
Ans: TRUE

What will be the output of the function IF(ISNA(MODE(B1:B4)),0,MODE(B1:B4)) when it is applied to the data series given below?
Ans: #N/A

AutoFilter drop-downs are automatically added in the header row of a list when the list is created.
Ans: TRUE

Which toolbar is shown in the figure?
Ans: Forms toolbar

When you clear the contents from a cell, the formatting of the cell is also lost.
Ans: FALSE

When the AutoSum button is clicked, Excel first looks for a range of numbers above the active cell.
Ans: True

A relative cell reference changes when a formula is copied or moved to other locations.
Ans: True

If cell entries are changed, the formula will automatically recalculate the values and insert the result in the cell containing the formula.
Ans: True

The Merge button on the Formatting toolbar will merge selected cells and right align data within the cells.
Ans: False

To make the image taller or shorter, use the middle sizing handle at the left or right side of the image.
Ans: False

Which of the following is not a tab on the Chart Options dialog box?
Ans: Patterns

This chart is the default chart
Ans: Column Chart


Which of the following displays the contents of the active cell?
Ans: Formula bar

A worksheet is an individual page or tab in the workbook.
Ans: True

You can copy cell formats from one cell to another by using the
Ans: Format Painter

Donelp you do this?
Ans: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide

The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter Y
Ans: It adds up the values in the selected cells

You define a print area in your worksheet, but later you select a smaller range of cells to print and then click Selection under the menu File->print->print What->Selection. What will happen?
Ans: The selected area will be printed

By default, how is text horizontally aligned inside a cell in Excel?
Ans: Left aligned

When using the AutoFill handle to quickly fill a range of cells with the same or consecutive data, the cells need not be adjacent as long as they are within the same sheet.
Ans: False

This question is based upon the figure shown bellow
The figure shows an Excel worksheet. What does the read triangle in C2 signify?
Ans: There is a comment associated with the cell

You select the row headings 10, 11 and 12 and then choose the menu option Insert->Rows. What will happen?
Ans: 3 new rows will be inserted after row 9

 A smart tag will be removed from a cell when……………….
Ans: The data in the cell is changed or deleted

The figure shows the AutoFit Selection menu option. What function does it perform?
Ans:  It automatically resizes the column height and width to the minimum necessary to fit the contents of the selected cell

You have created a worksheet which consists of confidential data. You want that these values, although present in the worksheet, should remain hidden and as a result the cells containing this data should appear blank in the worksheet. Whichmethod will help you do this? 
Ans: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide

Which of the following Date and Time function you will use to return the serial number of the last day of the month before or after a specified number of months?
Ans: DATEVALUE

You define a print area in your worksheet, but later you select a smaller range of cells to print and then click Selection under the menu File->Print->Selection. What will happen?
Ans: b

figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter 'Z'?
Ans: It copies the formatting properties from one cell to another

The multiplication arithmetic operator is represented by which of the following symbols
Ans: *

To apply page numbering to a worksheet page, which option in the Page Setup dialog box should you choose
Ans: Header/Footer

If a function is included in an argument within a function, it is called a
Ans: Nested Function

If you want row and column headings to print, which tab do you click from the Page Setup dialog box?
Ans: Header/Footer

A new workbook initially contains this many sheets
Ans: Three

You can change the size of an image by using the white sizing handles.
Ans: True

The question is based upon the figure shown
The figure shows a view of the standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button Marked by the letter Y?
Ans:  Its adds up the values in the selected cells

You have entered test in a cell which is too big for the cell. You want the text to appear in multiple lines inside the same cell. What will you do?
Ans:  Use the wrap txt option in the Format->Cells>Alignment Menu

Which of the following errors appears when an invalid argument is passed while converting a number from one number system to another system?
Ans:  #N/A

Suppose the value in cell A1 is John and B1 is Smith then which of the following function you will use to get John_Smith in Cell C1?
Ans:  = A1&”_”&B1

The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter A
Ans: It is used to add a hyperlink

Which of the following options would be used if you need to insert a 77889867810070809 number in a cell?
Ans: Apply the Text Format to empty cells, and then type the numbers

Suppose the value in cell A1 is John and B1 is Smith then which of the following function you will use to get the John_Smith in C1 cell?
Ans: A_B

You can select the current row by pressing  
Ans: Shift + Spacebar

A column is inserted immediately to the left of the column containing the active cell unless you choose otherwise
Ans: True

To delete a specific cell as well as the text within it, make the cell active and then
Ans: click Edit and then Delete

Which of the following is an absolute cell reference
Ans: $B3

How can you select all the blank cells in your worksheet?
Ans: Choose blank in the Edit->Go to->special Menu option

State Whether True or false.
Ans: True

This question is based upon the figure bellow
What does the purple triangle at the bottom right corner of the cell signify?
Ans: Smart Tag

You have created a worksheet which consists a confidential data. You want that these values, although present in the worksheet, should remain hidden and as a result the cells containing this data should appear blank in the worksheet. Which method will help you do this?
Ans: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide

A document created in Excel is referred to as a
Ans: workbook

Use this handle to automatically insert the next month in the series, January:
Ans: Fill

Which of these operators are in the correct order of operations?
Ans: ^,*,-

To move the insertion point down to the next cell, press:
Ans: Enter

The cell range A3 through G3 should be keyed in as:
Ans: A3:G3

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