Excel working questions:
practical basic to intermediate Excel test with 25 questions, including formulas, functions, and more:
Basic Questions (1-10)
1. Open a new Excel workbook and save it as "Excel_Practice.xlsx".
Answer Key: Manual task, no specific answer.
2. In cell A1, enter the text "Product Name". In cell B1, enter "Price".
Answer Key: Manual task, no specific answer.
3. Fill cells A2 to A6 with the following product names: Apple, Banana, Carrot, Date, Eggplant.
Answer Key: Manual task, no specific answer.
4. Fill cells B2 to B6 with the prices: 1.50, 0.75, 2.00, 1.25, 1.75 (respectively).
Answer Key: Manual task, no specific answer.
5. In cell C1, enter "Discount". In cells C2 to C6, apply a 10% discount to the prices. Use a
formula.
Answer Key: Formula in C2 =B20.1, drag down to C6.*
6. In cell D1, enter "Final Price". Calculate the final prices in cells D2 to D6 after applying the
discount.
Answer Key: Formula in D2 =B2-C2, drag down to D6.
7. Use the SUM function to calculate the total of the final prices in cell D7.
Answer Key: Formula in D7 =SUM(D2:D6)
8. Apply currency formatting to the price columns (B, C, D).
Answer Key: Select cells B2:D7, right-click, choose Format Cells, select Currency.
9. Use the AVERAGE function to find the average price in column B. Display the result in cell
B8.
Answer Key: Formula in B8 =AVERAGE(B2:B6)
10. Use the MAX function to find the highest price in column B. Display the result in cell B9.
Answer Key: Formula in B9 =MAX(B2:B6)
Intermediate Questions (11-20)
11. Create a new sheet and name it "Sales Data".
Answer Key: Manual task, no specific answer.
12. In the "Sales Data" sheet, create a table with columns "Date", "Product", and "Quantity
Sold". Fill in some sample data.
Answer Key: Manual task, no specific answer.
13. Use the COUNTA function to count the number of products sold. Display the result in a
new cell.
Answer Key: Formula in a new cell =COUNTA(B:B) (assuming column B contains the
products).
14. Use the VLOOKUP function to find the price of "Carrot" from the first sheet and display it
in a new cell on the "Sales Data" sheet.
Answer Key: Formula in a new cell =VLOOKUP("Carrot", Sheet1!A:B, 2, FALSE)
15. Create a pie chart based on the quantity sold of each product.
Answer Key: Manual task, select the product and quantity sold columns, Insert > Pie
Chart.
16. Use conditional formatting to highlight the cell with the highest quantity sold in the "Sales
Data" sheet.
Answer Key: Select the quantity sold column, Home > Conditional Formatting >
Top/Bottom Rules > Top 10 Items, set to 1.
17. Use the IF function to create a new column "Status" in the "Sales Data" sheet that displays
"High" if the quantity sold is greater than 10, otherwise "Low".
Answer Key: Formula in the new column =IF(C2>10, "High", "Low") (assuming
column C contains the quantity sold).
18. Use the CONCATENATE function or the & operator to create a new column "Product Info"
that combines the product name and quantity sold (e.g., "Apple - 5").
Answer Key: Formula in the new column =B2 & " - " & C2 (assuming column B
contains the product name and column C contains the quantity sold).
19. Use the SUMIF function to calculate the total quantity sold for "Banana". Display the result
in a new cell.
Answer Key: Formula in a new cell =SUMIF(B:B, "Banana", C:C) (assuming column B
contains the product name and column C contains the quantity sold).
20. Create a line chart to visualize the sales trend over time.
Answer Key: Manual task, select the date and quantity sold columns, Insert > Line
Chart.
Advanced Questions (21-25)
21. Use the COUNTIFS function to count the number of times "Apple" was sold with a quantity
greater than 5.
Answer Key: Formula =COUNTIFS(B:B, "Apple", C:C, ">5") (assuming column B
contains the product name and column C contains the quantity sold).
22. Use the AVERAGEIF function to calculate the average quantity sold for "Carrot".
Answer Key: Formula =AVERAGEIF(B:B, "Carrot", C:C) (assuming column B contains
the product name and column C contains the quantity sold).
23. Create a new column "Discounted Price" in the first sheet that applies a 15% discount to
prices above $1.50.
Answer Key: Formula in the new column =IF(B2>1.5, B20.85, B2) (assuming column B
contains the prices).*
24. Use the INDIRECT function to reference the total final price in cell D7 from the "Sales Data"
sheet.
Answer Key: Formula in a new cell on the "Sales Data" sheet =INDIRECT("Sheet1!D7")
25. Create a dynamic drop-down list in a new cell that allows you to select a product name
from the list in the first sheet.
Answer Key: Manual task, select a new cell, Data > Data Validation > List, and set the
Source to =Sheet1!A2:A6 (assuming the product names are in A2:A6 on the first
sheet).
