The MS Word Proficiency Test evaluates a candidate’s ability to work effectively with Microsoft Word, assessing their skills in editing, formatting, document management, and productivity tools.
This test is especially valuable for hiring administrative assistants, office coordinators, customer service staff, content creators, data-entry specialists, and professionals who rely on Word as part of their daily workflow.
With 30 targeted questions delivered over a 20-minute time limit, the assessment measures practical, job-relevant MS Word skills to help you identify candidates who can create, edit, and manage documents efficiently and accurately.
Test properties
Type of test: Skills test
Useful for: Predicting Microsoft Word proficiency
Time: 20 minutes
Number of test items: 30
Item response form: Multiple-choice
Languages: English
Mode of Administration: Online
What the items measure
- Editing and proofreading skills
- Formatting and layout proficiency
- Document management and productivity tools
- Navigation and shortcut efficiency
- Overall MS Word competency score
Detailed Test Report
Upon completing the MS Word Proficiency Test, candidates receive a comprehensive test report that can be downloaded or printed. The first page provides a clear summary of the candidate’s overall performance. To help interpret the results, scores are compared with a norm group and converted into a percentile rank. For example, a candidate who scores 70 has performed as well as or better than 70% of the 676 individuals included in our 2025 norming study.
The following three pages present a detailed breakdown of which questions were answered correctly within each content domain.
Click here to view a sample test report.
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MS Word Proficiency Test
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