Adobe Illustrator Object Selection and Transformation 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which tool selects individual anchor points and path segments without selecting the entire object?
- Direct Selection tool (Correct answer)
- Selection tool
- Group Selection tool
- Lasso tool
Correct answer: Direct Selection tool
The Direct Selection tool (A) edits individual anchor points and segments.
Question 2: What does the Group Selection tool let you do that the Direct Selection tool does not?
- Select progressively larger groups with repeated clicks (Correct answer)
- Edit Bezier handles
- Delete anchor points
- Scale from the center
Correct answer: Select progressively larger groups with repeated clicks
Each successive click with the Group Selection tool selects the next group up in the hierarchy.
Question 3: Which command reselects the most recent selection after you deselect everything?
- Select > Reselect (Correct answer)
- Select > Same
- Select > All
- Select > Inverse
Correct answer: Select > Reselect
Select > Reselect restores the last selection you made.
Question 4: How do you select all objects that share the same fill color as a chosen object?
- Select > Same > Fill Color (Correct answer)
- Select > All
- Edit > Find
- Object > Expand
Correct answer: Select > Same > Fill Color
Select > Same > Fill Color picks every object with the same fill.
Question 5: Which tool selects objects by drawing a freehand marquee around them?
- Lasso tool (Correct answer)
- Magic Wand tool
- Selection tool
- Direct Selection tool
Correct answer: Lasso tool
The Lasso tool selects anchor points and objects within a freeform region.
Question 6: What does the Magic Wand tool select based on by default?
- Objects with similar fill color (Correct answer)
- Objects of similar size
- Objects on the same layer
- Locked objects
Correct answer: Objects with similar fill color
The Magic Wand selects objects sharing similar attributes such as fill color.
Question 7: Which shortcut deselects all currently selected objects?
- Ctrl+Shift+A (Cmd+Shift+A) (Correct answer)
- Ctrl+A (Cmd+A)
- Ctrl+D (Cmd+D)
- Ctrl+2 (Cmd+2)
Correct answer: Ctrl+Shift+A (Cmd+Shift+A)
Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+A is Select > Deselect.
Adobe Illustrator Object Selection and Transformation 2
Which tool selects individual anchor points and path segments without selecting the entire object?