Excel working questions
Excel working questions
practical basic to intermediate Excel test with 25 questions, including formulas, functions, and more:
2. In cell A1, enter the text "Product Name". In cell B1, enter "Price".
3. Fill cells A2 to A6 with the following product names: Apple, Banana, Carrot, Date, Eggplant.
4. Fill cells B2 to B6 with the prices: 1.50, 0.75, 2.00, 1.25, 1.75 (respectively).
5. In cell C1, enter "Discount". In cells C2 to C6, apply a 10% discount to the prices. Use a
formula.
6. In cell D1, enter "Final Price". Calculate the final prices in cells D2 to D6 after applying the
discount.
7. Use the SUM function to calculate the total of the final prices in cell D7.
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.
10. Use the MAX function to find the highest price in column B. Display the result in cell B9.
12. In the "Sales Data" sheet, create a table with columns "Date", "Product", and "Quantity
Sold". Fill in some sample data.
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.
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.
22. Use the AVERAGEIF function to calculate the average quantity sold for "Carrot".
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).