Chapter 1: Digital Documentation (Advanced) using LibreOffice Writer

Important questions — the ones the board asked most (10)

1. Q1Long answer4 marksAsked: 2026

   You are designing a digital brochure for a school event in LibreOffice Writer. (a) Mention any four ways by which an image file stored on the computer can be inserted into a document. (b) How do the "Wrap Off" and "Wrap Through" text wrapping options differ when placing images alongside text in Writer ?

   

   Medha Ma’am

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   Model answer · inserting images, text wrapping

   1. 1.(a) Insert > Image from the menu, choose the file and click Open.0.5 marks
   2. 2.Drag the image file from the file browser and drop it into the document.0.5 marks
   3. 3.Copy the image (Ctrl+C) and paste it into the document (Ctrl+V).0.5 marks
   4. 4.Click the Insert Image icon on the Standard toolbar (or drag it in from the Gallery).0.5 marks
   5. 5.(b) Wrap Off: the text is placed only above and below the image; no text appears beside it.1 mark
   6. 6.Wrap Through: the image is placed over the text, so the text flows behind it and the image overlaps it.1 mark

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2. Q2Short answer4 marksAsked: 2023

   Explain the following terms with respect to positioning the graphics in a document : (a) Arrangement (b) Text Wrapping

   

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   Model answer · Positioning image in text

   1. 1.(a) Arrangement: In overlapping objects, arrangement determines the position of the current drawing with respect to other drawings or text. The arrangement tools are on the Drawing Object Properties toolbar. There are six of them: Bring to Front, Forward One, Back One, Send to Back, To Foreground and To Background. For example, Bring to Front places the image on top of all objects/images. Send to Back places it at the bottom of all objects/images. To Background moves the drawing object behind the text.2 marks
   2. 2.(b) Text Wrapping: Text wrapping allows the placement of image in relation to text. The Text Wrapping tools are on the Drawing Object Properties Toolbar. There are six choices: Wrap off, Page Wrap, Optimal Page Wrap, Wrap left, Wrap right and Wrap through. For example, in Wrap off the text is placed above and below the image. In Page Wrap the text flows around the image. Wrap through superimposes the image on the text.2 marks

   • For Arrangement, write that "in overlapping objects" it sets "the position of the current drawing with respect to other drawings or text".
   • For Text Wrapping, write "placement of image in relation to text" and name its six choices, with one or two examples.
   • Name the Drawing Object Properties toolbar as the place where both sets of tools are found.

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3. Q3Long answer4 marksAsked: 2025

   (a) What is the advantage of grouping drawing objects in Writer ? (b) Differentiate between Text wrapping and Image alignment feature in Writer.

   

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   Model answer · grouping objects, image positioning

   1. 1.(a) LibreOffice Writer allows grouping different shapes, to behave as a single entity without affecting their size and position. Once grouped, all shapes belonging to that group become its member and a change applied on one member works on all.2 marks
   2. 2.Grouping drawing objects in Writer also allows users to move, align, resize and format multiple objects simultaneously. (b) Difference between Text Wrapping and Image Alignment: Text Wrapping: It allows the placement of image in relation to text; Image Alignment: It allows the vertical or horizontal placement of the image with respect to its anchor. Text Wrapping: It has six choices, namely Wrap off, Page Wrap, Optimal Page Wrap, Wrap left, Wrap right, Wrap through; Image Alignment: An image can be aligned in six different styles – 3 horizontal and 3 vertical.2 marks

   • In (a), write "behave as a single entity without affecting their size and position" and "a change applied on one member works on all".
   • In (a), also write that grouping lets users "move, align, resize and format multiple objects simultaneously".
   • In (b), write Text Wrapping as "placement of image in relation to text" and Image Alignment as "vertical or horizontal placement of the image with respect to its anchor".

   Marks split as in the board’s published marking scheme

4. Q4Short answer4 marksAsked: 2024

   What is the concept of mail merge in word processing software ? Discuss in detail. Also give any two major benefits of using mail merge.

   How the model answer begins

   1. Mail merge is a feature of word processing software used to create many personalised documents, such as letters, invitations, envelopes or labels, from a single main document. It joins two files. The main document holds…

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5. Q5Short answer2 marksAsked: 2026

   What is the significance of the Table of Contents feature in LibreOffice Writer ? Discuss briefly.

   How the model answer begins

   1. A Table of Contents lists the headings and sub-headings of the document with their page numbers, giving a quick overview of its structure; it is built automatically from the heading styles.

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6. Q6Very short answer2 marksAsked: 2023

   Differentiate between Keep scale and Keep image size options while cropping an image in a document.

   How the model answer begins

   1. Keep scale: while cropping, the scale of the image stays the same, so the size of the image on the page changes. The cut part is simply removed and the image becomes smaller. Keep image size: while cropping, the size of…

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7. Q7Very short answer2 marksAsked: 2023

   Give any two characteristics of a template in Open Office Writer.

8. Q8Short answer2 marksAsked: 2025

   Out of various style categories provided by Writer, briefly explain Frame style category in brief.

   How the model answer begins

   1. Frame style is one of the six Style categories that Writer provides. Using frame style, a document can be organised in sections, so that each section of the page can have a different appearance. Frames are like…

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9. Q9Short answer2 marksAsked: 2024

   Write the main steps to group drawing objects in Writer.

10. Q10Very short answer1 markAsked: 2023

    Which mode is used in Writer to apply a style instantly to different areas of a document without going back to the Styles and Formatting window?

    How the model answer begins

    1. Fill Format Mode is used in Writer to apply a style instantly to different areas of a document without going back to the Styles and Formatting window. Fill Format is used to style scattered – Pages, Frames, Tables,…

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Objective questions with the board’s key (10)

1. 1. CBSE 2026

   Ramesh wants to apply a specific paragraph style to multiple non-contiguous sections of his document. Which feature of LibreOffice Writer should he use to avoid manually applying the style each time ?

   • (A) Update Style
   • (B) Fill Format ✓
   • (C) Drag and Drop
   • (D) Load Styles

   Answer: (B)

2. 2. CBSE 2026

   While working with images in LibreOffice Writer, ___________ acts as a reference point for image or drawing.

   • (A) Alignment
   • (B) Grouping
   • (C) Anchoring ✓
   • (D) Resizing

   Answer: (C)

3. 3. CBSE 2026

   Which of the following style categories in LibreOffice Writer is used to define layout elements such as margins, headers, and footers ?

   • (A) Paragraph Style
   • (B) Page Style ✓
   • (C) Frame Style
   • (D) Table Style

   Answer: (B)

4. 4. CBSE 2026

   LibreOffice Writer supports up to ___________ levels of headings.

   • (A) 9
   • (B) 10 ✓
   • (C) 11
   • (D) 12

   Answer: (B)

5. 5. CBSE 2026

   Which of the following image tools is used to change an image to black and white, grayscale or watermark?

   • (A) Image Crop
   • (B) Image Mode ✓
   • (C) Image Align
   • (D) Image Size

   Answer: (B)

6. 6. CBSE 2026

   ___________ is a preset layout that helps in preparing professional and/or formal documents easily.

   • (A) Template ✓
   • (B) Style
   • (C) ToC
   • (D) SoC

   Answer: (A)

7. 7. CBSE 2025

   Ravi has to prepare a project report. He wants to save certain formatting features and then apply them on the project report. He can use the _____________ feature of OpenOffice Writer.

   • (A) Styles ✓
   • (B) Image
   • (C) Mail Merge
   • (D) Preview

   Answer: (A)

8. 8. CBSE 2025

   During a recent excursion, Roshni has taken some pictures for making a report in Writer. She wants to increase the contrast of the images. Which one of the following image filters should she use in Writer ?

   • (A) Aging
   • (B) Mosaic
   • (C) Sharpen ✓
   • (D) Smooth

   Answer: (C)

9. 9. CBSE 2025

   __________ feature of Writer is based on different types of heading styles and is used to give the listing of the contents of the document.

   • (A) Table of Heading
   • (B) Index
   • (C) Label of Contents
   • (D) Table of Contents ✓

   Answer: (D)

10. 10. CBSE 2025

    Which one of the following image arrangement options in Writer sends the drawing object behind the text ?

    • (A) To background ✓
    • (B) To foreground
    • (C) Behind the text
    • (D) Back one

    Answer: (A)

Questions parents and students ask

How many marks does "Digital Documentation (Advanced) using LibreOffice Writer" carry in CBSE Class 10 Information Technology?

In the CBSE papers of 2023–2026, this chapter carried about 9 marks and about 8 questions a year; by marks it ranks 3 in Information Technology.

Which are the most important (VVI) questions of "Digital Documentation (Advanced) using LibreOffice Writer"?

The 10 questions above are from the board’s real papers, each with the years it was asked; the most-asked come first with their full model answers. All 10 written questions of this chapter, with answers, are in the AskMedha app.

Do the answers follow the board’s marking scheme?

Yes. CBSE publishes its marking schemes; every model answer here is written point by point to the marks the board’s own scheme gives, and checked by a second, independent model.