Open the file contained within the folder name shown above.
The top part of the file looks like this pre-sorting/filtering
Sort the table by:
Course level; then
Start time; then
Cost.
The top part of your file should resemble this:
The table has now been sorted on 3 columns.
Debbie has asked for Monday evening off. Use filtering to show rows where:
The instructor is Debbie; and
The day is Monday; and
The time is after 17:00.
This should find the following classes that you need to find cover for:
There are just 2 classes that Debbie has on Monday evenings.
The sports hall floor is being deep cleaned on Wednesday evening at 8pm. Use
filtering to find the classes you need to cancel - that is, where:
The venue is the sports hall; and
The day is Wednesday; and
The time is greater than or equal to 20:00.
This should find the following classes that need to be cancelled:
There are only 2 classes that need to be cancelled.
Use Save As... to save the file in your own new Excel work folder.
Excel Sort and Filter Data Test
Free Online Microsoft Excel Tests Excel 2010
Excel 2010 Training - Working with Data
* Sorting Data Alphabetically or Numerically
* Sorting Data by More Than One Criterion
* Apply and Use a Data Filter
* Advanced Filters
* Removing a Filter
10 Question Multiple Choice Quiz with Answers
and Answer Explanations
Excel Sort and Filter Data Test
1) Study the screenshot above. James’ manager wants him to reorganize
this sheet into date order using the Date Paid column. Which option below
will allow him to do this quickly?
a) James can use the Cut and Paste function to reorganize the data into
date order.
b) James can use the Filter function to organize the data into date order.
c) James can use the Order function to organize the data into date order.
d) James can use the Sort function to organize the data into date order.
2) James’ manager asked him to sort the surnames in the list (see
screenshot above question 1 above) in descending order. What does this
mean?
a) The surnames must be sorted from A to Z.
b) The surnames must be sorted from Z to A.
c) The surnames must be sorted from the earliest to the latest that has
been added to the list.
d) All of the options listed above are correct.
3) James’ manager wants him to sort the list (see screenshot above question
1 above) by Counsellor and then by Surname. How can James do this?
a) It is not possible. James’ manager must select one criteria to sort the
list by.
b) James can first click in the Counsellor column and sort it; and then click
in the Surname column and sort it separately.
c) James can click on the Sort button and add Counsellor as the first level
and Surname as the second level to sort.
d) James must use both the sort function and the filter function together
to achieve this.
4) It Is important to fill in the criteria required for each level in the Sort
dialogue box correctly. To sort a column containing surnames
alphabetically, the Sort On box must be set to:
a) Values
b) Numbers
c) Alphabetical
d) Surnames
5) Study the screenshot above. James applied a Sort to this worksheet,
sorting alphabetically in ascending order according to Name, but for some
reason the column titles have all moved. Why did this happen?
a) James selected the header row before he pressed the Sort button and it
was included.
b) James did not format the header row correctly to ensure it is separate
from the rest of the data.
c) James did not tick the box My Data has Headers in the Sort dialogue
box.
d) James did not highlight the header row and tick the box My Data has
Headers before sorting.
6) Laura has a list of the SAT scores of over a thousand students. She needs
to write to the top 10 students but exclude students that come from
specific schools. How can she quickly get this list together?
a) Laura can add two levels to Sort by, first sorting by score and then
sorting by school.
b) Laura can use the Find function to find all the students who attended
each school and their score.
c) Laura can Sort the scores, cut and paste it into a new sheet and then use
the Sort function again to organize them by school.
d) Laura can apply a Filter for the top 10 students and a Filter for which
schools to exclude from the results.
7) What is the quickest way to remove all the Filters that have been applied
to a worksheet?
a) Click on each filter and select Clear Filter.
b) Click on the Filter button in the Sort & Filter group.
c) Select the worksheet and then click on Clear Filter.
d) None of the options listed above are correct.
8) Study the worksheet above. Laura is having a crisis. For some reason
she cannot find a number of students that she knows for a fact she has
entered their data on to the worksheet. She has not deleted anything.
Where has her data gone?
a) There are at least two filters that have been applied. These filters
could be excluding the data she is missing.
b) There are at least six filters that have been applied. These filters could
be excluding the data she is missing.
c) There are no filters applied. She may have deleted the data she is
missing by mistake.
d) None of the options listed above are correct.
9) Which of the following is not a valid Filter argument?
a) Does not equal
b) This Quarter
c) Filter by Cell Color
d) All of the above are valid Filter arguments.
10) Where would you find the Add Level and Delete Level buttons?
a) These are located in the Filter options list.
b) These are located in the Sort & Filter group.
c) These are located in the Sort dialogue box.
d) These are located in the Custom Filter dialogue box.
