Word Skills Test
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced or Expert, on the same four-level scale job postings use. Formatting, styles, fields and mail merge, reviewing, and templates. Which section is holding you below the level a posting is asking for, so you know what to practise.
What You'll Discover
📘Your Word level
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced or Expert, on the same four-level scale job postings use
🧩Five section scores
Formatting, styles, fields and mail merge, reviewing, and templates
🎯What Advanced actually means
Which section is holding you below the level a posting is asking for, so you know what to practise
Sample Result
🔬 Research & Sources
Job postings ask for Advanced Word without saying what they mean, and candidates rate themselves against nothing. The 25 scenario questions are grouped into the five areas that actually separate levels — formatting, styles, fields and mail merge, reviewing, and templates — and the band boundaries are fixed score ranges, so Advanced means the same thing every time the test is taken. Questions describe a situation and ask what you would do, rather than testing which menu an option lives under.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Word skills test cover?
Five areas: formatting, styles, fields and mail merge, reviewing, and templates. The questions are scenario-based — you are shown a realistic document problem and pick the approach that solves it, rather than reciting menu locations from memory.
How is my level determined?
Every question is scored against a single correct answer, and the total places you in one of four tiers: beginner, intermediate, advanced or expert. You also get a per-section breakdown, so a strong overall score still shows you which of the five areas is dragging.
How long does it take?
About 5 minutes. There are 25 questions and no per-question timer, so you can read each scenario properly. Your result appears the moment you finish.
Do I need a specific version of Word?
No. The scenarios are written around behaviour that is the same across recent versions of Microsoft Word, so the answer does not change with your version or operating system.
Can employers use this for hiring?
Yes. Advanced Word is a common requirement in admin, legal and office postings and one of the least defined, so a scored breakdown by area is more useful than a line on a CV. Employers can send this test to candidates from the JobCannon for business page.