Grade 5 Lesson 2
Grade 5 Lesson 2
The NOW function gives you the current time and date based
on the internal clock of your computer. You can use the NOW
function for the date and time stamp. Like the TODAY
function, NOW takes no arguments and is automatically
recalculated every time you open the spreadsheet. It is only
entered as =NOW().
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APPLYING NOW FUNCTION
When you enter the NOW function in a cell, Excel puts the
date before the current time. It also formats the date with
the first date format and the time using the 24-hour time
format. So, if the current date is November 27, 2019, and the
current time is 11:43 a.m., your cell would contain
11/27/2019 11:43.
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1. Which of the following syntax returns the
current date and time?
A. =DATE(NOW)
B. =DAY(NOW)
C. =NOW()
D. =(DATE)
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2. Which of the following is the correct
syntax for returning the current date?
A. =DATE()
B. =TIME()
C. =NOW()
D. =TODAY()
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3 The teacher asked Myla to identify the
error in this syntax: DATE(2012,6,7). Help
Myla find the right error.
syntax.
D. Syntax should be like this:
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4. In which tab in Excel should Anne go to
view the list of date and time functions?
A. Formulas
B. Insert
C. Function
D. Home
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5 Functions use arguments to indicate which
cells contain the values you want to
calculate. What symbol encloses
arguments?
A. Parentheses
B. Brackets
C. Commas
D. Equal signs
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1. C
2. D
3. A
4. A
5. A
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