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Writing On A Computer
There are a lot of keys on a computer keyboard.

Writing On A Computer

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Computers are good at lots of things. One thing they are used for is writing letters and stories. In school and at home people write using a computer. In offices and factories, computers are also used to write letters and emails. This quiz is all about using computers to write.

1.
There are lots of keys on a keyboard. Which of these are keys on a keyboard?
Backspace
Spacebar
Shift
All three of them
What do each of these keys do?
2.
Sophie is typing on a computer. There is a flashing black line to tell her where she is. This is called a ______.
Cursor
Key
Mouse
Scanner
Sometimes cursors are colored squares
3.
Clicker and Word are programs to help you to write _______.
Sums
Codes
Stories
Databases
Have you used Clicker at school?
4.
Harry is writing about what he did on holiday. He writes:

We were near the sea. We went to the beach everyday. I ____ in the sea.

What word does he choose?
Swimming
Swam
Swapped
Swapping
Sometimes writing using a computer is called word processing
5.
Harry shows his story to his teacher. She says there are a few mistakes. She asks Harry to go back and put them right. Harry does this. This is called _______.
Editing
Recycling
Deleting
Saving
Harry’s teacher is pleased with him
6.
Harry writes:

I went to bed at eight o’clock every night.

The word eight is in:
Italics
Capital letters
Bold
Thin
Bold makes words stand out
7.
Harry also wrote:

It was sunny every day.

The word every is in:
Bold
Italics
Large
Small
Italics also make words stand out
8.
The letters were only small. Harry wanted them to be bigger. So Harry changed the ____ of the letters.
Shape
Colour
Size
Sound
How letters look is called the format
9.
Harry wrote a title for his story:

My Holiday

The title was:
In bold
In italics
In red
Underlined
Can you write a story called My Holiday?
10.
Harry adds a picture to his story. His teacher says it is so good that she wants to put it on the display board. So, Harry presses:
Print
Delete
Backspace
Shutdown
Harry sends his story to the printer
Author:  David Bland

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