Year 7 Baseline Test ANSWERS

How much do you know?
ANSWERS
Multiple Choice (select just one answer for each question – the answers highlighted in bold and
underline are correct)
1. Which of these software packages is a

Word Excel PowerPoint
“spreadsheet”?
2. Which of these software packages would

you use to write a letter?
3. Which of these software packages would

you use to create a presentation?
A collection of Software that can

A way of logging
4. What is a network? computers linked damage your
onto a computer
together computer
5. What does “e-mail” stand for? Everywhere mail Everybody mail Electronic mail
An image that is
A file that is sent A person using a
6. What is an attachment? inserted into a
with an e-mail computer
document
It depends how
7. Should you meet somebody you have met
Yes No long you have
on-line without telling your parents?
been talking
8. Which of these is classed as “social

Google Android Facebook
media”?
Software that A video which is

When your
9. What is a “computer virus”? can damage your very popular on
laptop gets spots
files or computer YouTube
A computer
A set of A way of testing
10. What is an “algorithm”? program that
instructions computers
doesn’t work
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Saving Files (Use the space provided to write down your answer)
11. What is the difference between “Save” and “Save As”?
(1 point for each correct section – max 2 points)

 “Save” will save the file with the same name (i.e. overwrite the original file)
 “Save As” will allow you to select a new name and location for the file
12. Why is it important to save your work with a sensible name?
(1 point for correct answer)

 So you can find it again easily
13. Describe, using as much detail as possible, how you would open a document you have saved if
you are already in Word.

 Click on the “Open” icon or select “File” and then click on “Open”
 Navigate through the folders to find the correct location
 Select the File you want
 Double-Click on it or select the “Open” button
14. What is a folder and why are they used?

 A container for files
 They are used to organise your files into categories so they can be found again
easily
15. This shows the folder structure of a student’s work they save on the school network.
They have just created a document about “The Black Death” for history. What is the correct
route to find the folder they are looking for so that they can save it with all their other
documents for that subject?
a) (Z:) > Documents > History

b) History > Documents > (Z:) > School Work
c) (Z:) > Documents > School Work > History
(1 point for circling the correct answer)

Computer Programming
16. Describe, in as much detail as possible, what this program will do.

 When space key is pressed
 Move 10 steps
 If it is on the edge, bounce away
 Keep moving until the program is stopped
17. Describe, in as much detail as possible, what this program will do.

 When green flag is clicked
 If the sprite is touching the mouse pointer,
then…
 Hide it for 1 second
 Show the item again
 Keep doing this until the program is stopped
18. What will this program draw?
(1 point for the correct answer – max 1 point)

 A square
19. Use the example above to help you write the steps of a program to draw
a hexagon (6-sided shape as shown on the right) in the space below
where the sides are 100 steps long.
(1 point for each correct line of code – max 5 points)

 When green flag is clicked
 Pen down
 Repeat 6
 Move 100 steps
 Turn 60 degrees

Software (Circle the correct icon for each of these tasks the answers highlighted with a bold border are
correct)
20. Centre Text
21. Bold
22. Change text size
23. Copy
24. Change background colour
25. AutoSum
26. Currency Formatting
27. Sort Data
28. Change text direction
29. Spell Check
30. Insert WordArt
Spreadsheet calculations (Write the calculations in the space provided)

31. What would you type into cell A3 to add A1 to A2?

 Start with a “=” symbol
 Use the cell references A1 and A2 but no points for using the cell values (34 and
67)
 Use either the “+” symbol i.e. A1+A2 or the “SUM” function correctly i.e.
SUM(A1:A2)
32. What would you type into cell A3 to multiply £450 by 35%?

 Use the cell references A1 and A2 but no points for using the cell values (£450
and 35% as should be using cell references since they can work them out from
the image)
 Use the “*” symbol i.e. A1*A2
33. What would you type into cell A8 to work out the average of the cells A1
to A7?
 Use the cell references A1 to A7
 Use the “AVERAGE” function i.e. AVERAGE(A1:A7) or use “SUM(A1:A7)/7”

The Internet
34. Use the space below to describe what the internet is.
(1 point for the correct answer – max 1 point)
 A worldwide network of computers
35. If you know the website address of the website you want to go to, circle the part of the screen
you would type it into.
(1 point for circling the correct area)
36. Describe, in as much detail as possible, how you would find an image using Google and how
you would save that image onto your computer.

 Type in a relevant keyword in the search box
 Click on Images
 Find a suitable image
 Click on it to enlarge the image rather than see the thumbprint
 Right-Click on the image and select “Save Image As”
 Select a suitable location and enter a suitable file name
 Click on Save
37. Should you trust everything you find on the internet? Use the space below to explain your
answer.

 No
 Nobody owns the internet
 Anybody can put what they want onto the internet and it does not have to be
fact

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How much do you know?

1. Which of these software packages is a

2. Which of these software packages would

3. Which of these software packages would

A collection of Software that can

8. Which of these is classed as “social

Software that A video which is

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(1 point for each correct section – max 2 points)

12. Why is it important to save your work with a sensible name?

(1 point for correct answer)

(1 point for each correct section – max 4 points)

14. What is a folder and why are they used?

(1 point for each correct section – max 2 points)

a) (Z:) > Documents > History

(1 point for circling the correct answer)

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(1 point for each correct section – max 4 points)

(1 point for each correct section – max 5 points)

18. What will this program draw?

(1 point for the correct answer – max 1 point)

(1 point for each correct line of code – max 5 points)

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20. Centre Text

22. Change text size

24. Change background colour

26. Currency Formatting

27. Sort Data

28. Change text direction

29. Spell Check

30. Insert WordArt

Spreadsheet calculations (Write the calculations in the space provided)

(1 point for each correct section – max 3 points)

(1 point for each correct section – max 3 points)

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(1 point for the correct answer – max 1 point)

 A worldwide network of computers

(1 point for circling the correct area)

(1 point for each correct section – max 7 points)

(1 point for each correct section – max 3 points)

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