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Mark only ONE answer for each question. Your score will be the number of correct answers. Marks are NOT deducted for incorrect answers. Use the information provided to choose the BEST answer from the four possible options. On your ANSWER SHEET fill in the oval that matches your answer.
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Sarah wants to replace a selected word with another word everywhere it appears in a word processing document. Which option in the menu bar will Sarah select?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
2.
This is Peta’s mail box.
(5) (2)
(24)
Which folder indicates there are new emails for Peta? (A) (B) (C) (D) Inbox Draft Outbox Sent Items
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Mark created three letter shapes, as shown. He wanted the ‘M’ to be on top of the other letters so he selected the ‘M’ and opened the drawing menu. Which command should he choose?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4.
Nick is going to connect his PC to his stereo system to listen to music. Which arrow is pointing to the connector that he will use for this?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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Leila opened a page in her internet browser. She wants to make this webpage the page that always comes up when she opens her browser. Which button should Leila click to do this? (A) (B)
(C)
(D)
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6.
Miriam typed the sentence shown.
Of all the students in the class, Angus is the most malleable.
Miriam then selected the word ‘malleable’ and opened the Thesaurus. Which arrow points to the box where the selected word will appear?
(A)
(C)
(B)
(D)
7.
Jai was working on a document on his laptop. He had earlier applied the settings shown below.
What will happen after the alarm sounds indicating that the battery power level has reached 3%? (A) (B) (C) (D) The computer will hibernate and the document will be lost. The computer will shut down and the document will be lost. The computer will hibernate and the document will not be lost. The computer will shut down and the document will not be lost.
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Use the following information to answer questions 8 and 9. Jack created this spreadsheet to keep track of his pocket money.
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What formatting has Jack applied to the text in the column headings? (A) (B) (C) (D) bold and left alignment bold and centre alignment underline and left alignment underline and centre alignment
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What formula could have been used in cell E11? (A) (B) (C) (D) =C11-D11 =SUM(E5:E10) C11-D11 SUM(E5:E10)
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10.
Sonja created this graphic for use in a multimedia presentation about music.
Which of the following changes was applied to image 1 to create image 2? (A) (B) (C) (D) It was flipped vertically. It was flipped horizontally. It was rotated 90 degrees clockwise. It was rotated 180 degrees clockwise.
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KEY B A A D A A C B A B
DESCRIPTION OF SKILL understand the ‘edit’ function in a word processing program understand the use of an email inbox understand the ‘order’ function in a drawing menu identify the audio input socket understand how to create a home page in an internet browser understand how to use the ‘thesaurus’ in a word processing program identify the setting ‘hibernate’ and understand its effect understand how to format column headings in a spreadsheet identify the correct formula for the ‘minus’ function in a spreadsheet identify the change made to a graphic - flipped horizontally
AREA 2 4 3 1 4 2 1 5 5 3
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY Easy Easy Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Easy Medium/Hard Medium/Hard
LEGEND Area refers to the particular curriculum area or strand assessed by the question. 1. General Skills 2. Word Processing 3. Graphics/Multimedia 4. Internet/Email 5. Spreadsheets/Databases
Level of difficulty refers to the expected level of difficulty for the question. Easy Medium Medium/Hard Hard more than 70% of candidates will choose the correct option about 50–70% of candidates will choose the correct option about 30–50% of candidates will choose the correct option less than 30% of candidates will choose the correct option
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ctice s Pra stion Que
inter national competitions
and Assessments for schools
DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL INSTRUCTED.
STUDENT’S NAME:
Read the instructions on the ANSWER SHEET and fill in your NAME, SCHOOL and OTHER INFORMATION. Use a 2B or B pencil. Do NOT use a pen. Rub out any mistakes completely. You MUST record your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.
computer skills
Mark only ONE answer for each question. Your score will be the number of correct answers. Marks are NOT deducted for incorrect answers. Use the information provided to choose the BEST answer from the four possible options. On your ANSWER SHEET fill in the oval that matches your answer.
1.
Sarah wants to replace a selected word with another word everywhere it appears in a word processing document. Which option in the menu bar will Sarah select?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
2.
This is Peta’s mail box.
(5) (2)
(24)
Which folder indicates there are new emails for Peta? (A) (B) (C) (D) Inbox Draft Outbox Sent Items
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3.
Mark created three letter shapes, as shown. He wanted the ‘M’ to be on top of the other letters so he selected the ‘M’ and opened the drawing menu. Which command should he choose?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4.
Nick is going to connect his PC to his stereo system to listen to music. Which arrow is pointing to the connector that he will use for this?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
3
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5.
Leila opened a page in her internet browser. She wants to make this webpage the page that always comes up when she opens her browser. Which button should Leila click to do this? (A) (B)
(C)
(D)
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6.
Miriam typed the sentence shown.
Of all the students in the class, Angus is the most malleable.
Miriam then selected the word ‘malleable’ and opened the Thesaurus. Which arrow points to the box where the selected word will appear?
(A)
(C)
(B)
(D)
7.
Jai was working on a document on his laptop. He had earlier applied the settings shown below.
What will happen after the alarm sounds indicating that the battery power level has reached 3%? (A) (B) (C) (D) The computer will hibernate and the document will be lost. The computer will shut down and the document will be lost. The computer will hibernate and the document will not be lost. The computer will shut down and the document will not be lost.
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Use the following information to answer questions 8 and 9. Jack created this spreadsheet to keep track of his pocket money.
8.
What formatting has Jack applied to the text in the column headings? (A) (B) (C) (D) bold and left alignment bold and centre alignment underline and left alignment underline and centre alignment
9.
What formula could have been used in cell E11? (A) (B) (C) (D) =C11-D11 =SUM(E5:E10) C11-D11 SUM(E5:E10)
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10.
Sonja created this graphic for use in a multimedia presentation about music.
Which of the following changes was applied to image 1 to create image 2? (A) (B) (C) (D) It was flipped vertically. It was flipped horizontally. It was rotated 90 degrees clockwise. It was rotated 180 degrees clockwise.
7
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Acknowledgment
copyright in this booklet is owned by educational Assessment Australia, uNsW Global pty limited, unless otherwise indicated. every effort has been made to trace and acknowledge copyright. educational Assessment Australia apologises for any accidental infringement and welcomes information to redress the situation.
The following year levels should sit THIS Paper: Australia Brunei Indonesia Malaysia New Zealand Pacific Singapore Year 7 Form 1 Year 8 Form 1 Year 8 Year 7 primary 6
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THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Educational Assessment Australia
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© 2010 educational Assessment Australia. eAA is an education group of uNsW Global pty limited, a not-for-profit provider of education, training and consulting services and a wholly owned enterprise of the university of New south Wales. ABN 62 086 418 582
E CS
HOW TO FILL OUT THIS SHEET:
PaPer
Inter national Competitions
and Assessments for Schools
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
EXAMPLE 1: Debbie Bach
FIRST NAME LAST NAME
EXAMPLE 2: Chan Ai Beng
FIRST NAME LAST NAME
EXAMPLE 3: Jamal bin Abas
FIRST NAME LAST NAME
• Rub out all mistakes completely. • Print your details clearly in the boxes provided. • Make sure you fill in only one oval in each column.
A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D
FIRST NAME to appear on certificate
LAST NAME to appear on certificate
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Are you male or female? Male Female
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(optional)
CLASS
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A B C D E F G H I J
K L M N O P Q R S T
Does anyone in your home usually speak a language other than English? Yes No School name: Town / suburb: Today’s date: Postcode:
2 3
5 6 7 8 9
TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS Example: Using a computer to type a report is an example of (A) (B) (C) (D) emailing. a calculation. word processing. a computer game.
C The answer is word processing, so you would fill in the oval , as shown.
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B
C
D
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Your privacy is assured as EAA fully complies with appropriate Australian privacy legislation. Visit www.eaa.unsw.edu.au for more details.
E CS
PaPer
Inter national Competitions
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QUESTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
KEY B A A D A A C B A B
DESCRIPTION OF SKILL understand the ‘edit’ function in a word processing program understand the use of an email inbox understand the ‘order’ function in a drawing menu identify the audio input socket understand how to create a home page in an internet browser understand how to use the ‘thesaurus’ in a word processing program identify the setting ‘hibernate’ and understand its effect understand how to format column headings in a spreadsheet identify the correct formula for the ‘minus’ function in a spreadsheet identify the change made to a graphic - flipped horizontally
AREA 2 4 3 1 4 2 1 5 5 3
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY Easy Easy Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Easy Medium/Hard Medium/Hard
LEGEND Area refers to the particular curriculum area or strand assessed by the question. 1. General Skills 2. Word Processing 3. Graphics/Multimedia 4. Internet/Email 5. Spreadsheets/Databases
Level of difficulty refers to the expected level of difficulty for the question. Easy Medium Medium/Hard Hard more than 70% of candidates will choose the correct option about 50–70% of candidates will choose the correct option about 30–50% of candidates will choose the correct option less than 30% of candidates will choose the correct option
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