Adobe Photoshop MCQs
Adobe Photoshop MCQs
Answer these 1000+ Adobe Photoshop MCQs and see how sharp is your knowledge of Adobe Photoshop. Scroll down and let's start!
1: Which of these image formats are not supported when exporting an image for web and devices?
A. PNG
B. JPG
C. TIF
D. WBMP
E. GIF
2: What does EPS stand for?
A. Entire Photoshop System
B. Enclosed PostScript
C. Encapsulated PostScript
D. Every Photographic System
3: Which tool listed below "paints" by sampling an image
A. The Blur Tool
B. The Sharpen Tool
C. Pattern stamp tool
D. Eraser Tool
E. Clone stamp tool
4: To sample a color from any part of the image canvas:
A. Press Ctrl (Command) + C
B. Access the Color window on your workspace
C. Use the Color Correction tool from the Image menu
D. Use the eyedropper tool
5: What is a gradual blend between two or more colors?
A. A gradient
B. Two painted colors next to one another
C. An area filled with the paintbucket
D. An airbrush area
6: What is the shortcut for the eraser tool, background eraser tool and the magic eraser tool?
A. B
B. E
C. M
D. H
E. J
7: What does HSB stand for?
A. History, saturation, background
B. Hue, saturation, brightness
C. Hue, solid color, brightness
D. Hue, saturation, black
8: Of these, what is the most common DPI for printed photos?
A. 150
B. 200
C. 300
D. 72
9: Which of the following affects tonal adjustments?
A. Color Range
B. All of these
C. Lighting
D. Opacity
10: What is the keyboard shortcut for undo?
A. Option (Alt) + Z
B. Cmd (Ctrl) + Z
C. Z
D. None of these
11: What does the "Align Left Edges" menu do?
A. Aligns the left edges of multiple type layers
B. Aligns the left edges of multiple vector shapes
C. Aligns the left edges of multiple raster layers
D. All of these
12: What is the native Photoshop file format?
A. .jpg
B. .psd
C. .eps
D. .ai
13: How many layers can a image have?
A. As many as your RAM can handle.
B. 100
C. 10
D. 1000
E. 100,000
14: The main Adobe Photoshop project file extension is:
A. .pdf
B. .psd
C. .aph
D. .ado
15: True or false: New selections can be saved to new channels or layer masks.
A. False
B. True
16: All open image documents can be zoomed by using the zoom tool.
A. True
B. False
17: What is Command (Ctrl) + T the shortcut for?
A. Cut
B. Transform
C. Toggle screens
D. Type
18: What is the shortcut key for the pen tool and the Freeform pen tool?
A. P
B. F
C. H
D. Y
E. U
19: What is the keyboard shortcut for saving a Photoshop document?
A. s
B. command + s (ctrl + s)
C. shift > s
D. return
E. f1
20: True or False: The Refine Edge Tool is a way to modify your selection.
A. True
B. False
21: What is Command (Ctrl) + Z the shortcut for?
A. Toggle
B. Copy
C. Undo
D. Cut
22: How many layers can you have in your layer palette?
A. As many as your machine memory can handle.
B. 75
C. 30
D. 50
E. 56
23: Which tool should you use to crop an image?
A. The crop tool
B. The history brush tool
C. The brush tool
D. The hand tool
24: What file formats can Photoshop open?
A. All of these
B. eps
C. png
D. pdf
25: What is the fastest way to save a file?
A. V
B. S
C. Command (Ctrl) + S
D. Command (Ctrl) + V
26: Which of these selection tools are available in Photoshop CS5?
A. Move tool
B. All of these
C. Path selection tool
D. Direct selection tool
27: With which of the following file formats can the Crop tool be used?
A. .jpg
B. .png
C. .gif
D. All of these
28: What is the shortcut for brush tool
A. B
B. M
C. V
D. Y
E. T
29: Which of the following tools can be used directly to edit a path?
A. Smudge tool
B. Path selection tool
C. Blend tool
D. Type tool
30: When using a pen tablet, which of the following can you control with pen pressure?
A. Angle Jitter
B. Size Jitter
C. All of the these.
D. Roundness Jitter
E. Opacity Jitter
31: Where do you adjust a brush shape?
A. Brush palette
B. Presets palette
C. Edit Menu
D. Texture Menu
32: What is the shortcut for the crop tool?
A. V
B. D
C. C
D. T
E. S
33: An option for new fill layer is
A. Solid
B. Pattern
C. Gradient
D. All
34: In CS6, what filters are not available when you are working in the CMYK color mode?
A. Blur, Distort and Noise
B. The Filter Gallery, Lens Distortion, Video, Vanishing Point, and Oil Paint.
35: What are the three lasso tools in Photoshop?
A. Cut, copy, paste
B. Save, rename, delete
C. Select, drag, drop
D. Lasso, polygonal, magnetic
36: When resizing an image what is being added or subtracted from the image?
A. Points
B. Files
C. Colors
D. Pixels
37: When sending your document to be printed by a commercial printer what color mode should you document be in?
A. RGB
B. CMYK
C. Duotone
D. Grayscale
38: When designing for the web what mode of color should you use?
A. RGB
B. Greytone
C. Indexed
D. CMYK
39: What is Photoshop's default file type when using Save As?
A. PDF
B. JPG
C. TIFF
D. PSD
40: When using the SAVE AS: feature, the ________ file type saves my graphic design with all layers visible for changes upon opening the next time.
A. .gif
B. .jpeg
C. .psd
D. .png
41: What color models can photoshop use?
A. All of these
B. grayscale
C. lab
D. rgb
E. cmyk
A. RGB
B. Pantone
C. Lab
D. CMYK
43: Layer masks are composed of resolution dependent pixel grayscale images that can be edited with paint, eraser and selection tools.
A. False
B. True
44: Which is the best compression format for photos on the Web?
A. EPS
B. RAW
C. JPEG
D. TIFF
45: When designing for the web you should size your document using what unit of measurement?
A. Inches
B. Points
C. Centimeters
D. Pixels
46: The magic wand tool allows you to:
A. Fix cosmetic details and imperfections
B. Save your image
C. Select an image area based on color
D. Paint a raster texture
47: What does PSD stand for?
A. Palette Display
B. Photoshop Document
C. None of these
D. Photographic Document
A. Shift + S
B. Alt + S
C. Shift + V
D. Cmd (ctrl) + S
49: Photoshop allows you to add notes and save them with your images
A. True
B. False
50: What is the keyboard shortcut for select all?
A. Shift + S
B. Shift + Command (Ctrl) + A
C. Command (Ctrl) + A
D. Command (Ctrl) + S
51: What is B the keyboard shortcut for?
A. Blur
B. Pixelate
C. Bevel
D. Brush
E. Background Color
52: What are the measurements that you can use in Photoshop with the Rulers?
A. pixel
B. centimeters
C. All of the above
D. inch
E. percent
53: Which of the following objects does Hide Extras make invisible?
A. All of these
B. Selection outline
C. Guides
D. Transform tool handles
54: What does the HSB color model describe?
A. Hue, Style, Brightness
B. Hard, Screen, Brightness
C. Hue, Saturation, Brightness
D. Hue, Screen, Blend
55: Which of the following can you NOT do with Photoshop?
A. Restore old photographs
B. Create original artwork
C. Open TIFF files
D. See a histogram of an image
E. Create Flash movies
56: CTRL + T=
A. TEXT TOOL
B. TRANSFER
C. DELETE
D. TRANSFORM
57: Which of the following is part of the workspace?
A. All of these
B. Work area
C. Palettes
D. Options bar
58: Where can you find lens flare option?
A. Windows/channels
B. Filter/Render/Lens flare
C. View
D. Windows/options
E. Windows/layers
59: How do you change hue without changing brightness or saturation?
A. Image > Adjustments > Vibrance
B. Edit > Color Settings
C. Edit > Select All > Change
D. Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation
60: What does LPI stand for?
A. Lines Per Inch
B. Lines Per Image
C. Lines Program Image
D. Lorem Possim Ipsum
61: Where do you change the diameter of a brush preset?
A. In the Clone Source palette
B. In the Filter Menu
C. In the Layers Menu
D. In the brushes palette
62: What is Command (Ctrl) + G the shortcut for?
A. Group Colors
B. Greek Text
C. Green Background
D. Group Layers
63: Which colorspace is most appropriate for print?
A. CMYK
B. RGB
C. HSB
D. LAB
64: What is the shortcut for the lasso, polygonal lasso and magnetic lasso tool?
A. P
B. V
C. L
D. M
65: What key shortcut can you use to save your work without having to open the "File" window
A. Cmd (Ctrl) + S
B. Shift + S
C. Alt + S
D. Alt + L
66: What is the keyboard shortcut for the gradient tool and paint bucket tool?
A. Y
B. U
C. G
D. L
E. H
67: The pixel resolution can be described as:
A. The type of ink cartridge your printer uses
B. The number of dots (or pixels) per inch
C. The amount of colors used in your image
D. The storage size of your image
68: What does the Burn tool do?
A. Darkens pixels with a brush like tool.
B. Sharpens images with a brush like tool.
C. Creates new layer from pixels painted with a brush like tool.
D. Deletes pixels with a brush like tool.
69: The Quick Select tool and the Magic Wand tool share a place on the toolbar.
A. True
B. False
70: What does PDF stand for?
A. Portable Document Format
B. Picture Density File
C. Port Dampening Format
D. Pretty Darn Fast
E. Portable Design File
71: What keyboard shortcut quickly selects all of the working canvas?
A. Ctrl (Cmd) +A
B. X
C. A
D. Ctrl (Cmd) +D
72: What happens when you press Control D?
A. Move tool will be selected
B. Any selected items will be deselected
C. You will get the draw tool
D. Direct pen tool will be selected
73: True or False: Photoshop cannot do a dotted line.
A. True
B. False
74: A PSD file will save all layers in the document.
A. False
B. Only if you select the "save layers" option
C. PSD is not a save option
D. True
75: What is the hotkey for transforming an image?
A. Control/Command + I
B. Control/Command + Shift + T
C. Control/Command + T
76: how can you hide an image from the canvas
A. Press D key
B. press F key
C. click on the layer visibility icon in the Layers tab
D. Press Ctrl + D
E. delete the layer
77: Can you customize keyboard shortcuts?
A. No
B. Yes
C. Only in RGB
D. Only in CMYK
78: Which eraser tool is not in Photoshop?
A. Background Eraser
B. Eraser
C. Gum Eraser
D. Magic Eraser
79: When you export a graphic for your website, that needs transparency, which image format listed below should you generally choose?
A. .wbs
B. .jpg
C. .png
D. .bmp
80: What is the best color mode for producing web ready images?
A. CMYK
B. Complementary
C. RGB
D. Triad
81: True or false? Images cannot be saved as a PDF file in Photoshop.
A. False
B. True
82: Under what Edit menu category would you find the options to scale, rotate, skew or distort an image?
A. Trim
B. Variables
C. Purge
D. Define Shape
E. Transform
83: What happens to an image when it is flattened?
A. The image is saved as a gif image
B. All layers are combined into a single layer
C. All layers are converted to black and white
84: Which of the following is one way to fix problems with your tool settings?
A. Write down every change you make so you can see where you went wrong
B. Reinstall Photoshop without plugins
C. Email Adobe to get a specialists opinion
D. Restore Photoshop default settings
85: One way to delete items from your history is to drag them into the trash can.
A. False
B. True
86: What is CS short for?
A. Convenient Solution
B. Content Showroom
C. Creative Suite
D. Cool Software
87: True or False: Once you build the layers in your graphic design, you cannot rearrange them.
A. True
B. False
88: What does ppi stand for?
A. Pictures Per Inch
B. Pixels Per Increment
C. Probable Pixel Integration
D. Dots Per Inch
E. Pixels Per Inch
89: Which palette helps you revert to earlier versions of your document?
A. Adjustments
B. Measurement Log
C. History
D. Info
90: Which mode do you need to use to prepare the image for offset printing?
A. LAB
B. Indexed
C. RGB
D. Bitmap
E. CMYK
91: Pressing command (Ctrl) + I does what to an open document or selection?
A. Inverts
B. Deletes
C. Resizes image
D. Fills with color
92: What does the burn tool do to areas of an image?
A. Creates an outer glow
B. Creates an inner glow
C. Blurs the image
D. Darkens areas
93: What does the Eyedropper tool do?
A. Selects the color at the cursor
B. Paints a single dot of color at the cursor
C. Creates a histogram of the area around the cursor
D. Fades the colors of an area centered on the cursor
94: Which of the following tools would you use to cut an image down to only the parts you want?
A. Fill tool
B. None of these
C. Scissors tool
D. Crop tool
95: What does the magic eraser tool do?
A. Blurs the image.
B. Erases all images.
C. Lightens an area of an image.
D. Erases areas of same/similar color.
96: Which image mode is most commonly used for print applications?
A. Black and White
B. CMYK
C. Grayscale
D. RGB
97: Which file format is not for displaying images on the web?
A. gif
B. jpg
C. psd
D. png
98: When using an image that is to be used in a 2-color black and white ad, what is the best mode to use?
A. Grayscale
B. CMYK
C. Lab Color
D. RGB
99: How do you change the order of layers in photoshop?
A. Start a new document each time
B. Number them incrementally and then press sort
C. You can't change the order of layers
D. Drag and drop a layer upward or downward
100: Which is not a unit of measurement in Photoshop?
A. Pixels
B. Inches
C. Picas
D. Agates
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