Updated: 20 October 2018Gerry Kruyer
Teach Yourself Microsoft Word
Topic 4 Bonus Exercises: Part 1
Check Your Microsoft Word Skills
A.You may need to click on the Enable Editing button.
B.On this page type your name and add six or more pictures of “People using computers at work” from either Google Images or Bing:
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C.Make one word bold in the following ten sentences:
1.I wake at 7 o’clock.
2.I eat breakfast.
3.I brush my teeth in the morning.
4.I walk to school.
5.I play with my friends.
6.My mum drives her car to work.
7.I sit with my friends at lunchtime.
8.I watch TV with my brother.
9.I do my homework with my dad.
10.I go to bed at 8 o’clock.
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D.In eachsentence make the third word bold:
1.Donna learned how to fly a plane.
2.On Tuesday Leroy attended dance class.
3.My sister Chloe, collected shells from the seaside.
4.Travelling by boat made Sanjay sea-sick.
5.Pippa typed rapidly with both hands.
6.Tom my clever cat, climbed up the apple tree.
7.Leah booked lessons to learn how to drive a car.
8.Before going to bed, Dan brushed his teeth and combed his hair.
9.Same hates ice-cream, but Emma ate ice-cream for breakfast!
10.Adam sand in the church choir last Sunday and he will also sing next Sunday.
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E.MakeALL the names bold in the following sentences:
1.I like to eat apple and oranges with Jeff.
2.On Mondays, Scott plays football after school.
3.I had a great day out on Friday with my sister Louise.
4.For my birthday, I would like a toy train, the same as my brother Tom’s.
5.I catch the bus to school every day with Jane.
6.I have two dogs named Bert and Ernie.
7.My cousin Peter brought me a new watch for my birthday.
8.My favourite books are the Harry Potter series.
9.We have a swing and a slide in the backyard, my neighbour Grace also has a swing.
10.I went to the dentist, Dr.Nguyen and she removed two of my teeth.
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F.Putall the second and fourth words in Italic in the following sentences:
1.Jane has a dog.
2.On Saturday, I went to see a football match.
3.My desk at home is bigger than my brother john’s desk.
4.My favourite drink is milk and my favourite food is cheese.
5.There are many cows and sheep in the countryside.
6.I play the guitar and the piano.
7.I have a brother and two sisters.
8.In my lunchbox, I have a sandwich, a drink and an apple.
9.For my breakfast, I ate two eggs and some toast.
10.I do my homework in my book and on the computer with Andrew.
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G.Underline the last word in the following sentences:
1.My sister has long hair and a broad smile.
2.The tree in the garden has enormous green leaves and red flowers.
3.The pink crab scuttled across the wet sand.
4.The heavy fog hung over the old city.
5.Silver moonlight shone through the jagged branches.
6.A cream rug was spread out on the wooden floor.
7.The great mountains seemed to touch the blue sky and white clouds.
8.My mother has short, curly hair and rides a silver motorbike.
9.My smart new bedroom has purple curtains and metal shelves.
10.The starling on the roof has speckled feathers, an orange beak and delicate little feet.
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H.Underline the countries in the paragraph below:
The people of France are famous for their cooking. Those from Italy are well known for their clothes. Men and women from Spain seem to love children and many people from Ireland are always joking. My favourite country is Egypt because I love all the pyramids and the friendly people.
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I.Find the colour words in the text and change each one to the colour it describes:
1.One day when the sun was shining gold and the sky was blue, Little Red Riding Hood walked across the green fields and skipped through the dark brown wood on her way to visit Grandma.
2.The sneaky Grey wolf hid in the high yellow corn. His pink tongue hung from his slimy mouth in the hope of a fresh meal.
3.“Where are you going this beautiful golden summer’s morning? Asked the wolf.
4.“I am taking these delicious red and green apples to my Grandma” replied Red Riding Hood.
5.The wolf was not thinking that the red and green apples would make a delicious meal.
6.Lucy was feeling blue. Her best friend Tania had been given fantastic red shoes to wear to the end of term disco. Lucy was green with envy. She went purple with rage when she heard Tania had also got a fabulous matching red dress.
7.They arrived at the disco at the same time, just as the bright orange, pink and purple disco lights started to flash. Tania looked at Lucy’s lovely aqua outfit and said, ‘you lucky thing! I wanted that outfit but they had sold out. I had to get this blue dress instead’.
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J.Place the words into lower case, ensuring you use capital letters where necessary:
1.A STRONG BREEZE FROM THE NORTH WHISKED OFF MY CAP JUST AS I WAS LEAVING THE JETTY IN A TAXI.
2.ANNETTE TOLD JEAN A FUNNY STORY ABOUT PIXIES, ELVES, GNOMES AND THE WICKED WIZARD.
3.PHILLIP WAS TOO LAZY TO FIX THE BACK DOORS, ALTHOUGH ONLY A VERY SMALL ADJUSTMENT WAS REQUIRED ON EACH.
4.THE JEWEL BOXES WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ANTIQUES, BUT THEY WERE FAKES MADE BY A CLEVER THIEF.
5.VERONICA DID NOT EXPECT THE GRAPE AND QUINCE JUICES TO SOLIDIFY WHEN SHE PUT THEM IN THE FREEZER BY MISTAKE.
6.WOULD YOU PLEASE REMOVE THE CRACKED JUG FROM THE BOX?
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K.Changethese sentences to make them fit on one line:
1.Owners must keep their dogs on a lead.
2.Please place all of your rubbish in the bins provided at the entrance to the garden.
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L.Use the Format Painter tool to copy the formatting of each line of text in the top box to the same line of text in the bottom box to make it look the same:
Top box:
Come to the circusYou’ll have a wonderful time
Acrobats
Horses
Clowns
And much more!
Bottom box:
Come to the circusYou’ll have a wonderful time
Acrobats
Horses
Clowns
And much more!
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M.Make an attractive poster using the words in the box below:
- Change the font, size, and colour.
- Make it jump out so it looks more appealing.
Out of School Uniform day
This Friday
Gold Coin Donation
Wear what you like
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N.Insert a picture using either Google Images or Online Pictures (Bing) to describe each story title:
1.A day at school:
2.My favourite pet:
3.The day I entered a talent competition:
4.A healthy lifestyle:
5.I love my family:
6.Summer holidays:
7.The time of my life:
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O.Make the following changes to the text below:
- Changethe words to the font, size and type shown in red and then delete the red text.
- Centre the work.
- Add a picture to the very bottom that relates to the words.
Labour Day Picnic -Britannic Bold 48pt
“The Bridge”Fundraising Picnic - Britannic Bold 18pt
Finns Reserve - Britannic Bold 24pt
Foote Street - Britannic Bold 24pt
Templestowe -Britannic Bold 24pt
On - Britannic Bold 18pt
Sunday 13thAugust - Britannic Bold 24pt
At 11.00am - Britannic Bold 24pt
*Barbeques, meats and salads provided -Arial 14pt
*Plates and cutlery provided - Arial 14pt
*BYO drinks and glassware - Arial 14pt
Come and be entertained by Chris & Boyd and theBridge JazzBand -Britannic Bold 18pt
Cost $5.00 per head - Britannic Bold 24pt
To be paid to The Bridge by Thursday 3rdAugust - Britannic Bold 18pt
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P.Usetheskills in this exercise to make a poster of your choicethat has something to do with The Bridge:
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Q.Show all your work to Mr Kruyer.
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