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Notes
1. Marks distribution for the past OL ICT examination paper (out of 100 marks).
Year MCQ Part 2 Total

2016 3 0 3

2017 1 0 1

2018 1 3.5 4.5

2019 4 0 4

2020 1 0 1
2. Microsoft PowerPoint is the most widely used presentation software. In the exam competency in
Microsoft PowerPoint is expected. You can install Microsoft PowerPoint as an app with screen size less
than 10.1" for free from the play store or appstore. You can also access web version of PowerPoint via
office.com and also via onedrive.com. Office 365 is a subscription based software (means you need to
pay money) due to this for exam point of view we call it as a commercial software.
3. Microsoft sway is only available online as free https://sway.office.com/ (freeware).
4. LibreOffice/OpenOffice.org Impress is a free and open source alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint.
Those who cannot afford the Microsoft Powerpoint or those who don't want to pirate the Microsoft
office can make use of these software.
5. You can insert pictures, audios and videos in the presentation.

6. You may export the presentation as pdf or as MP4 using File -> Save as feature.

7. Keyboard shortcuts
a. New presentation Ctrl+N
b. New slide Ctrl+M
c. Start the presentation (from the beginning) F5
d. To go to the next slide you can use N, Downarrow key, Rightarrow key, Enterkey, Tab key and
Page Downkey.
e. To go to the previous slide you can use P, Uparrow Key, Left Arrow Key, Page Up Key
f. To blank the screen press B
8. Microsoft power has Normal/Slide Sorter/Reading/slide show views on the lower right hand corner of
the powerpoint. It's easy to sort the slides in the Slide sorter view and slide show view will start the
presentation from the current slide.

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 From left to right normal, slide sorter, reading and presentation view.
9. Inorder to start the slide show from the begning you can press F5 and if you want to start from the
current slide click on the slide show view.
10. Inorder to change the slide view Go to Home Tab -> Layout view. In the examination it's known as the
slide layout view.

11. Presentation software's do not have mail merge feature.

12. You can do the unit wise mcq questions via http://ictmcq.home.blog

Past questions
1. Which of the following presentation software is available at no cost? GIT2008MCQ34
1)Microsoft Office Power Point 2)OpenOffice.org Impress 3)Adobe Flash 4)Apple Keynote

2. Imagine that you are preparing a presentation about Sri Lanka. Which of the following could be
included in your presentation using presentation software?OL2010MCQ19
A - A map of Sri Lanka
B - An audio clip of Sri Lanka
C - A hyperlink directing users to www.gov.lk
1)A and B only 2)B and C only 3)All A, B and C 4)None of them

3. During an electronic presentation, if you press the key 'B' on your computer keyboard, GIT2010MCQ24
1)presentation moves to the previous slide 2)screen becomes white
3)presentation moves to the last slide 4)screen becomes black

4. What feature of electronic presentation software can be used to move an image on a slide smoothly
from left to right? OL2011MCQ18
1)Slide layout 2)Slide transition 3)Animation 4)Slide design

5. What function key used to view a slide show in a presentation software?

1)F1 2)F5 3)F7 4)F11

6. Nazeer wants to be an electronic presentation in full-screen mode with his computer. What is the most
suitable view for this purpose? OL2012MCQ19
1)Normal 2)Slide master 3)Slide show 4)Slide sorter

7. Which feature of an electronic presentation software can be used to change the style of slide from style
1 to style 2 as given below? OL2012MCQ20

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 1)Slide animation 2)Slide layout 3)Slide show 4)Slide sorter

8. What is the shortcut key combination that can be used to insert a new slide into an electronic
presentation? GIT2012MCQ21
1) Ctrl+X 2) Ctrl+M 3) Ctrl+S 4)Ctrl+N

9. Which of the following functionalities are specific to electronic presentation software? OL2013MCQ21
A - Object Animation B - Slide transition C- Find and Replace
1)A and B only 2)A and C only 3)B and C only 4)All A, B and C

10. Assume that you pressed the key N in the middle of a slide show to move the presentation forward by
one slide. Which of the following keys can be used to return to the earlier slide? GIT2013MCQ21
1) P 2) B 3)W 4)N

11. Consider the following statements related to electronic presentation software: OL2014MCQ15
A - The shortcut key combination Ctrl + M can be used to insert a new slide to a presentation.
B - The shortcut key combination Ctrl + N can be used to create a new presentation.
Of the above statements.
1)Only A is correct 2)only B is correct 3)both A and B are correct 4)Both A and B are incorrect

12. Considering the following statements regarding presentation software. GIT2014MCQ15

A - pressing Ctrl+N keys will create a new presentation.
B - pressing the key N within a slideshow will display the next slide.
Which of the following is true regarding the above statement?
1)A is correct and B is incorrect 2)A is incorrect and B is correct 3)Both A and B are correct 4)Both A
and B are incorrect

13. Consider the following sentences related to presentation software OL2015MCQ16

A - Slide transitions are the visual movements as one slide changes to another
B - Animations are visual effects applied to individual items on a slide
C - Voice recordings can be recorded and included in a presentation
Which of the above sentences are correct?
1) A and B only 2)A and C only 3)B and C only 4)All A, B, C

14. A teacher uses a presentation software in a slide show mode and during the presentation she wants to
draw the attention of the class towards her for few seconds by hiding the content of the current slide.
Which key should she press? GIT2015MCQ23
1) A 2)B 3)F1 4)F5

15. Consider the following statements with respect to presentation software. GIT2015MCQ24
A - slides should be kept simple to ease the reader's understanding of the content.
B - It is good to make each slide independent if possible.
C - One should use colour and text effectively.
Which of the above are correct?
1)A and B only 2)A and C only 3)B and C only 4)All A, B and C

16. Consider the following statements with respect to presentation software. GIT2015MCQ25
A - one cannot insert a video clip into a presentation.
B - To insert a table into a presentation one could select

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 from the tool bar in the presentation software.
C -Timing feature can be used to run the presentation automatically.
Which of the above are correct?
1)A and B only 2)A and C only 3)B and C only 4)All A, B and C

17. Which of the following is not a common feature in both word processing and electronic presentation
software?OL2016MCQ10
1)Find and replace 2)mail merge 3)Changing line space 4)Spelling checkers

18. What tool in electronic presentation software can be used to change the style slide from style 1 to style
2? OL2016MCQ27

1)Slide design 2)Slide sorter 3)Slide layout 4)Slide view

19. What tool in electronic presentation software is used to manage how text and images appear when
making a presentation using slide show? OL2016MCQ28
1)Slide design 2)Slide transition 3)Slide Layout 4)Animation

20. Consider the following statements related to presentation software: GIT2016MCQ26

A - Pressing the key P within a slideshow will display the previous slide.
B - Using Ctrl + N key combination will insert a new slide.
C - Slide sorter view can be used to view more than one slide in the screen.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
1)A and B only 2)A and C only 3)B and C only 4)All A, B and C

21. Which of the following statements relating to a slide with multiple objects, created using a presentation
software: OL2017MCQ18
A - The animation effects can be applied to multiple objects on a given slide
B - The slide transition can be applied to the whole slide only
C - The slide transition effect appears when slides change from one to the next during slide show view
Which of the above statements are correct?
1)A and B only 2)A and C only 3)B and C only 4)All A, B and C

22. Which keys in the set {Enter key, Esc Key, Space bar} can be used to go to the next slide in the slide
show view of a presentation? OL2018MCQ16
1)Enter Key and Space bar only 2)Space Bar and Esc key only
3)Enter key and Esc key only 4)Enter key and Esc key and Space bar

23. i)Consider the presentation software slide layouts shows as Ⓐ - Ⓓ OL2018Optional

Identify the correct name of each layout from the list of names given below and write it down against the
layout label.
List : {Title slide, Blank slide, Title & Content Slide, Title only slide, Section header slide, Two content Slide}
ii)Which of the following views is the most suitable to arrange the positioning of slides?

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 24. You want to add a blank slide to an electronic presentation that you are editing. Which of the following
key combinations can be used for this purpose? OL2019MCQ17
1)Ctrl+M 2)Ctrl+N 3)Shift+B 4)Shift+N

25. Which of the following is not a common features of electronic presentation software can be used to
change the content arrangement of a slide from Arrangements 1 to Arrangements 2: OL2019MCQ18

1)Slide Layout 2)Slide Show 3)Slide Reporter 4)Slide View

26. Which of the following is not a common feature of both word processing and electronic presentation
software?OL2019MCQ19
1)Change the line space 2)find and replace 3)mail merge 4)spell checker

27. Which of the following is suitable in order to improve the quality of an electronic presentation?
OL2019MCQ20
A - Limiting the number of text lines on a slide to between 6 and 9
B - not having a large number of pictures and graphs on a single slide
C - using a lot of red colour on every slide
1)A and B only 2)A and C only 3)B and C only 4)all A, B and C

28. Which of the following statements are correct regarding the presentation software? OL2020MCQ17
A - The animation effects can be applied only to a single object on a given slide
B - Audio recordings can be included in a presentation slide
C - It is recommended to use less than ten text lines in a single slide
1)A and B only 2)A and C only 3)B and C only 4)All A, B and C

29. Assume that you have to prepare an electronic presentation with five slides by using a commonly
available presentation software. GIT2012Optional
i)list three types of views available in a presentation software.
ii)What is the most suitable view to be used to rearrange these slides easily?
iii)Write down the steps needed to apply a given design to all five slides.
iv)Write down the steps needed to change the background colour of the first slide.

30. Write down the most suitable term from the list given in the brackets to fill the blanks of the following
statements related to an electronic presentation. You are only required to write down the question
number and the correct term from the given list. 2013Optional
[slide animation, slide layout, slide show, slide sorter, new presentation]
i)The presentation can be viewed as a …………… by pressing the F5 function key in a computer keyboard.
ii)The shortcut key combination , Ctrl+N is used to create a ……………………..
iii)The style of a slide can be changed from one style to another by using the ……………….. Feature of a
presentation software.
iv)The location of a slide can be changed by using the ………………………………………

31. A list of terms related to presentation software is given below: GIT 2014 Optional
[animation/help window/new slide/slide transition/design template/slide show/slide sorter]
Write down the most suitable terms from the list above to fill the blanks in the following statements.

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 (You are required to write down the question number and correct terms from the given list).
i)The shortcut key combination, Ctrl+M is used to insert a/an ………………………… to a presentation.
ii)A/An ……………….can be displayed by pressing the function key F1 on a keyboard.
iii).….….….….….….….…refers the movement from one slide to another during the slide show.
iv)The.….….….….….…feature applies visual effects to individual items such as graphics, titles or bulleted
item on a slide.

32. Consider the following presentation layouts labelled ① to ⑫ GIT 2015 Optional

i)Which of the labelled slide in the above figure is the most suitable for a title slide in a presentation.
ii)Consider the following labelled interface of presentation software tool bar.

Write down the label of the tool that you would use to achieve the following.
i)Run the presentation as a slide show.
ii)Change the appearance of all slides in the presentation.

33. a)Consider the following sentences with blank spaces related to presentation software. GIT2016
Optional
i)A .….….….…. can be commenced by pressing the function key F5 on the keyboard.
ii)The orientation of a slide can be changed through the …………………………….window
iii).….….….…..are the animation-like effects that occur in slide show view when move from one slide to
the next.
iv)View of your slide in thumbnail form is called …………………view
Identify the suitable terms to fill the blank spaces from the list of terms given below.
List of terms: {slide show/animations/help window/design templates/page setup/slide transitions/slide
sorter/new slide]
Note: Write down the relevant term against the question number.

Answers
1. OpenOffice.org Impress and LibreOffice Impress are the most popular the free and OpenSource
software.
2. All A, B and C
3. screen becomes black
4. Animation

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 5. F5 (F1 is generally used for help in the software, F7 is used for spell checker, F11 is used to in browser to
look at the websites in full screen and if you press F11 again it will go back to normal view, but in
Powerpoint it doesn't do anything).
6. Slide show
7. Slide layout
8. Ctrl+M (New slide Ctrl+M, Cut Ctrl+X, Ctrl+S Save, Ctrl+N - New presentation)
9. All A, B and C
10. P
11. both A and B are correct
12. Both A and B are correct
13. All A, B, C
14. B (Help Window - F1, Start Presentation - F5)
15. All A, B and C
16. B and C only
17. not a common feature : mail merge
18. Slide layout
19. Animation
20. A and C only
21. All A, B and C
22. Enter Key and Space bar only
23. A -> Title, B -> Two Content, C-> Blank, D -> Title Only 0.5x4=2 marks
ii)Slide sorter - 1.5 marks
24. Ctrl+M
25. Slide Layout
26. not a common feature of both word processing and electronic presentation software: mail merge
27. A and B only
28. B and C only
29. a)Normal/Slide Sorter/Reading/slid show
b)Slide Sorter
c)Design Tab -> choose the template.
d)Right Click the slide -> Format background.
30. i)slide show
ii)new presentation
iii)slide layout
iv)slide sorter
31. i)new slide
ii)help window
iii)slide transition
iv)animation
32. i)6
b)i)4
ii)3
33. i)slide show
ii)Pagesetup
iii)slide transitions.
iv)slide sorter

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