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The document provides a dataset of student grades across five subjects for ten students, along with instructions for various Excel tasks. These tasks include calculating total and average scores, applying conditional formatting, sorting data, and creating charts. Additionally, it includes intermediate and challenge questions to enhance Excel skills, such as using VLOOKUP and creating PivotTables.

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I Want To Practice Using Excel, So Formulate A Da...

The document provides a dataset of student grades across five subjects for ten students, along with instructions for various Excel tasks. These tasks include calculating total and average scores, applying conditional formatting, sorting data, and creating charts. Additionally, it includes intermediate and challenge questions to enhance Excel skills, such as using VLOOKUP and creating PivotTables.

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Okay, let's create a dataset and some practice questions for an Excel spreadsheet.

Student Grades Dataset


Here's the data for 10 students across 5 subjects. You can copy and paste this directly
into an Excel sheet starting from cell A1.

Student Math Science English History Art


Name

Alice 85 92 78 88 95

Bob 72 68 85 75 80

Carol 90 85 92 80 88

David 65 70 60 68 72

Eve 88 82 80 90 85

Frank 78 75 72 70 78

Grace 95 90 88 92 90

Harry 60 65 55 62 68

Ivy 82 78 85 75 80

Jack 70 72 68 70 75

Excel Practical Questions


Here are some questions you can ask your students (or yourself!) to practice various
Excel functions and features using the data above. They range in difficulty and cover
common practical tasks.

Basic Data Manipulation & Formatting:


1.​ Calculate Total Score: Add a new column called "Total Score" to the right of
"Art" and calculate the sum of scores for each student across all 5 subjects.
2.​ Calculate Average Score: Add another new column called "Average Score" and
calculate the average score for each student.
3.​ Format Grades: Apply conditional formatting to the "Average Score" column:
○​ If the average is below 70, highlight the cell in red.
○​ If the average is between 70 and 85 (inclusive), highlight the cell in yellow.
○​ If the average is above 85, highlight the cell in green.
4.​ Sort Data: Sort the entire dataset by "Average Score" in descending order
(highest average first).
5.​ Freeze Panes: Freeze the top row (headers) so they remain visible when scrolling
down.
6.​ Rename Sheet: Rename the worksheet from "Sheet1" (or whatever it's called) to
"Student Grades".

Functions & Formulas:


7.​ Find Highest Score in a Subject: In a new cell below the data, find the highest
score achieved in "Math" using an appropriate function. Do the same for
"Science".
8.​ Find Lowest Score in a Subject: In a new cell, find the lowest score achieved in
"English". Do the same for "History".
9.​ Count Students: Use a function to count how many students are in the dataset.
10.​Count Students with Average Above 80: In a new cell, count how many
students have an "Average Score" greater than 80.
11.​ Calculate Class Average for Each Subject: Below the data, calculate the
average score for the entire class for each subject (Math, Science, English,
History, Art).

Intermediate Features:
12.​Filter Data: Filter the data to show only students whose "Average Score" is below
70.
13.​Create a Simple Bar Chart: Create a bar chart showing the "Total Score" for
each student. Ensure the student names are clearly visible on the chart.
14.​Use VLOOKUP (Optional, for advanced practice): Imagine you have another
table (you'd need to create a small one) with student names and their ID
numbers. Use VLOOKUP to retrieve the "Total Score" for a specific student given
their ID number. (You'd need to add an "ID" column to your main data for this to
work properly, or create a separate lookup table.)
15.​Data Validation (Optional): Set up data validation for a new column (e.g.,
"Pass/Fail") so that users can only enter "Pass" or "Fail".

Challenge Questions:
16.​Rank Students: Add a new column called "Rank" and rank the students based on
their "Total Score" (1 being the highest).
17.​Calculate the Percentage of Students Passing (using a specific threshold): If
a "passing" average is 70 or above, calculate the percentage of students who
passed.
18.​Create a PivotTable (for analyzing subject performance): Create a simple
PivotTable to show the average score for each subject.

Good luck with your Excel practice!

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