Google Ads Search Certification Exam Answers

Google Ads Search Exam Answers
Google Ads Search Certification Exam Answers
Google Search Certification Assessment Answers By Academy for Ads
Search Advertising Assessment Answers
Google AdWords Search Certification Exam Answers

Google Ads Search covers basic and intermediate concepts, including best practices for creating, managing, measuring, and optimizing search ad campaigns across the Search Network.

AdWords Search Certification covers basic and intermediate concepts, including best practices for creating, managing, measuring, and optimizing search ad campaigns across the Search Network.

Study Google Ads Search

  1. Find customers with search marketing
  2. Get to know the Google Search experience
  3. Learn the basics of Google Ads
  4. Make your ads seen
  5. Find the right performance solutions
  6. Track conversions to improve performance
  7. Implement website conversion tracking
  8. Understand your audience better
  9. Reach customers with targeting
  10. Create effective text ads
  11. Enhance your ads with extensions
  12. Help customers find you
  13. Control which searches trigger your ads
  14. Set up a Search Network campaign
  15. Evaluate campaign performance
  16. Optimize your Search campaign
  17. Avoid editorial errors
  18. Address trademark disapprovals

Study AdWords Search

  1. Find customers with search marketing
  2. Get to know the Google Search experience
  3. Learn the basics of AdWords
  4. Make your ads seen
  5. Find the right performance solutions
  6. Track conversions to improve performance
  7. Implement website conversion tracking
  8. Understand your audience better
  9. Reach customers with targeting
  10. Create effective text ads
  11. Enhance your ads with extensions
  12. Help customers find you
  13. Control which searches trigger your ads
  14. Set up a Search Network campaign
  15. Evaluate campaign performance
  16. Optimize your Search campaign
  17. Avoid editorial errors
  18. Address trademark disapprovals

Search Advertising Assessment


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278.) An advertiser who uses ad scheduling has a custom bid adjustment for 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. on weeknights. The normal bid is US$0.40 and the bid multiplier is -25%. How much is the advertiser bidding for that time period?


277.) What is search engine marketing?


276.) Priya would like to refresh her existing campaign — perhaps be more creative with her calls-to-action or try using ad extensions.

What could she do to test her adjustments and see their impact before actually initiating them into her campaign?


275.) Having launched her first Search campaign, Asha wants to know just how many calls are being generated from the number in her ads, on her website, or clicks on a phone number on her mobile website. What conversion source should she track?


274.) How are manual extensions different from automatic extensions?


273.) An advertiser wants to know the minimum amount of money that she must spend on a Google Ads campaign.

What should you tell her?


272.) Paola’s New-York-based Spanish restaurant has been getting glowing reviews. He wants to make sure that his new campaign serves ads to local customers seeking an unforgettable Spanish meal and food lovers everywhere planning travel to New York City (NYC).

What advanced search location option should he select considering his target is NYC?


271.) What is a free tool that offers keyword ideas and suggestions for Display Network targeting methods?


270.) Which targeting option should an advertiser use when trying to reach 25-30 year old males?


269.) In setting up her campaign, which match type should Jovi use to prevent her ads from showing on unrelated searches?


268.) How much are you charged for a click on your ad?


267.) Marni is excited to use conversion data to help her improve conversion among women.

What type of conversion data can help provide clues on how better to allocate her budget to this audience?


266.) A click on the URL in Dante’s text ad links directly to a survey page on his website – one that requests personal information including the user’s name and address. He hasn’t been getting many survey responses and has even received some negative feedback via a comment section on the survey page.

What tip has he not followed for ensuring a good landing page experience?


265.) Fatima wants to understand her customer better, so she’s thinking through the different stages in the consumer journey from consideration to purchase. She’s making a list of every opportunity along this path so she can customize messaging unique to these micro-moments.

What strategy does it sound like she’s working on?


264.) Knowing that consumers tend to search on the go in micro-moments of need and interest, Adi wants to be sure noodle fans can find his newly opened shop when the craving strikes.

What could he include in his latest group of ads to help nearby users find the closest storefront?


263.) Maria noticed last month that her ad often showed up beside a competitor’s ad for the same search terms.

How can Maria understand how her performance compares to that of other advertisers?


262.) Using a variety of Google tools, Jose was able to glean insight into jean preferences for the area of Chicago in which his new store is opening. However, he has plans to expand nationally!

What Google tool could he use to get insight into trends and popularity of products across the U.S.?


261.) Before finalizing the target audience for his next campaign, Sacha would like to find out more about his potential audience, especially what they think about his product.

What Google tool could he use to gain this insight quickly?


260.) Jerry’s jellybean shop wants to make sure that his ads target the most specific audience — those people that are jellybean fans.

What keyword matching option should he select to narrow his ads’ potential audience the most?


259.) Which targeting option can help you reach people who’ve previously visited your website?


258.) What value is used to determine whether your ad will show on a page and, if so, the ad’s position?


257.) How are negative keywords different from other keywords?


256.) Alona would like to update her text ads using the new expanded style.

In performing this update, she needs to make sure and include at least one instance of her keywords in which critical part of the text ad?


255.) What report can help you identify opportunities to improve your keywords and ads?


254.) After implementing conversion tracking into his campaign, John recognized that Ad A creative was driving more sales than that used for Ad B.

What benefit of conversion tracking does this illustrate?


253.) Kelley is thrilled to see that a search for her signature product displays one of her ads near the top of the page — one which includes a catchy title along with promotional information, and even her business telephone number!

What type of ad is she looking at?


252.) Lately, Julien’s ad performance has been a bit lackluster. He’s decided to do a keyword overhaul, but first would like to get some insight into what keywords are currently driving the best results.

What report should he consult?


251.) Gerald is using Google Ads to set up conversion tracking to monitor the number of app downloads following an ad click.

When it comes to setting a conversion window, how should he set it to to help him keep track of what clicks lead to a quick conversion?


250.) Why would an advertiser use sitelinks?


249.) With a national holiday just around the corner, Garren wants to make sure his latest Search campaign encourages customers already familiar with the brand to complete a purchase in their “I-want-to-buy-moments”.

What could he do to include custom messaging that adjusts based on the user’s time and place and which highlights promotional details, such as the number of days remaining for holiday pricing or free shipping?


248.) An advertiser wants to target people on the Search Network who have previously visited their website.

What should they do?


247.) What does a high Quality Score indicate?


246.) It’s her first campaign and Anna is getting the hang of using Google Ads to go through the four key steps to start advertising her online beauty business, showcasing hard to find products.

In which step in the process could she ensure that a certain number of ads targets a set of shared keywords?


245.) Paige’s Pet Store is deciding on keywords for a new Google Ads campaign.

How should Paige set up her Google Ads keywords?


244.) Which two metrics help show you how many people found your ad compelling enough to actually click on it and visit your website? (Choose 2)


243.) Jim’s campaign is up and running. What could he glean by scanning the organic ad results that display below the shopping and text ads when searching for a relevant item?


242.) Adam, a flower shop owner, wants to drive phone calls to his store.

Which Google Ads tool should he use to track how many calls result from ad clicks on a mobile phone?


241.) Joanna would like to direct users to specific pages on her website directly from her text ads, in addition to her ad’s final URL.

What feature should she make sure to include in the formatting of her text ads to accomplish this goal?


240.) In addition to how much the advertiser will pay, which two factors are decided by the Google Ads auction? (Choose 2).


239.) Diane wants to give preference to ads that are expected to attract more clicks than other ads in her ad group, based on her past clickthrough rates (CTRs).

What ad rotation setting should she select to put this in motion?


238.) Miranda is running a search campaign on multiple engines. The campaign includes over a thousand keywords and frequently runs seasonal promotions.

What can she do to simplify her tasks while still meeting her goals?


237.) If you bid $2 for a click and the next highest bid is $1.25, how much will you pay?


236.) Mary’s campaign consistently meets its average daily budget. What should she do to maximize her budget throughout the entire day?


234.) Joelle is pulling her latest ad campaign data together to share with a potential investor for an additional office.

What key performance indicator (KPI) might she show them to prove she’s doing well at getting customers through the door already?


234.) Sally’s Spice Store sells a variety of spices and healthy cooking ingredients.

Which targeting method should Sally choose if she wants her ads to show on websites that focus on health, wellness, and home-cooking?


233.) An advertiser wants to create ads that target potential customers in California.

Which targeting method should this advertiser use to target these customers?


232.) You want to use Google Ads to promote your dog-sitting service. What kind of campaign might you create to reach dog owners, whether they’re searching on Google or surfing a pet-supply website?


231.) You want to use Google Ads to promote your dog-sitting service. What kind of campaign might you create to reach dog owners, whether they’re searching on Google or surfing a pet-supply website?


230.) If you want to prioritize downloads of your mobile app instead of visits to your mobile site, you should:


229.) If you want to prioritize downloads of your mobile app instead of visits to your mobile site, you should:


228.) Each of these are benefits you’d expect from Shopping ads except:


227.) True or false: Adding an extension to a text ad improves an advertiser’s Quality Score.


226.) Heather has a mobile app she wants people to keep using once they’ve downloaded it. How can she make it more engaging?


225.) You own a bed and breakfast in southern France and want to target English-speaking tourists looking for accommodations after they’ve arrived in France. What language and location should you target?


224.) You own a pet-supply store with various category pages on your website, and you’ve set up a tracking template so you can manage tracking and redirect information. Your final URL for the keyword “dog treats” could be something like:


223.) High quality ratings for an ad can:


222.) You might analyze exact match impression share data to get an idea of:


221.) A client wants to get more clicks on his ad and also raise his Quality Score. Which of these actions may get him more clicks but won’t raise his Quality Score?


220.) Data shows that your client’s ad that appears to people in San Francisco gets 120 conversions at a cost of US$1200 and cost-per-acquisition (CPA) of US$10, while ads showing in Houston get 70 conversions at a cost of US$1400 and CPA of US$20. If you have a CPA goal of US$12, what bid adjustment would you set for each location?


219.) A furniture store owner is creating her first Google Ads campaign. What’s the best way to group her products?


218.) You can use target cost-per-acquisition (CPA) bidding to help:


217.) Daley is managing multiple Google Ads accounts for a grocery store chain and using conversion tracking. What might make her daily Google Ads tasks simpler?


216.) You manage the campaigns for a baby stroller manufacturer that sells its products online and through large retailers. To calculate the total profits from these campaigns, you should:


215.) You manage the campaigns for a baby stroller manufacturer that sells its products online and through large retailers. To calculate the total profits from these campaigns, you should:


214.) To create a customer experience that’s relevant and useful at every touchpoint, a search advertiser should focus on:


213.) The keyword insertion code in an ad’s headline is “Buy {KeyWord:Books}.” The ad appears when someone searches on “flower books” and the query matches a broad match keyword, “gardening books.” How would the headline read?


212.) Small-business owner Marcos set up his Google Ads campaign by thinking of “obvious” keywords off of the top of his head. What’s one way he might improve them?


211.) Small-business owner Marcos set up his Google Ads campaign by thinking of “obvious” keywords off of the top of his head. What’s one way he might improve them?


210.) An advertiser selling computer monitors is writing new ad text for an existing ad group. Which meets Google Ads editorial and professional requirements?


209.) Which statement about ad extensions isn’t true?


208.) What information does a target cost-per-acquisition (CPA) bid strategy need in order to find the optimal cost-per-click (CPC) bid for an ad each time it’s eligible to appear?


207.) Roxanne’s online estate-jewelry sales are lagging despite running a great text ad. What else might she do to drive sales?


206.) The Google Ads Application Programming Interface (API) allows developers to use applications that:


205.) Search terms report data shows that people who click on ads promoting your prescription glasses were searching for terms like “wine glasses” and “drinking glasses.” Which might you add as negative keywords to prevent your ads from showing on such searches?


204.) Obi added a sitelink extension to her text ad and and wants it to show as often as possible. What’s the best way to achieve this?


203.) Obi added a sitelink extension to her text ad and wants it to show as often as possible. What’s the best way to achieve this?


202.) A high Quality Score can:


201.) Dustin wants to write a great text ad that will get people’s attention when they’re searching on Google. What should he do to generate the most clicks?


200.) Which lets you change keywords, campaigns, ads, ad groups, and product groups?


199.) You can use the Google Ads Application Programming Interface (API) to:


198.) Keyword Planner can do all of these things except:


197.) You want to see how raising your client’s target cost-per-acquisition (CPA) might affect his ad performance. Which tool could help?


196.) An advertiser who sells designer dresses is selecting a landing page to pair with ads for a collection of spring dresses. A good landing page would show:


195.) An advertiser who is selling computer monitors is writing new ad text for an existing ad group. Which line of ad text is written according to Google Ads advertising policies?


194.) An ad group contains the phrase-matched keyword “underwater camera.” Which search query may trigger an ad in this ad group to be shown?


193.) Often, the “last click” before a conversion gets all the credit. But there are often assist clicks and assist impressions that help guide your customers to conversion. Which built-in Google Ads report can show you this performance data?


192.) Executives at a small e-commerce company are debating Google Ads performance metrics. If the budget is unlimited as long as return on investment (ROI) is positive, which recommendation best positions the company for maximum profit?


191.) You’re reviewing the campaigns of a new client who wants to better promote his child daycare facility to parents researching childcare on their mobile devices. Currently, his ads include generic text about childcare. To optimize his ads for mobile, you might create an ad with:


190.) Which option can you use to capture potential business later in the day, even on a limited budget?


189.) With call extensions, a customer who searches for Thai food on her mobile phone can see an ad for a Thai restaurant, along with a phone number, and make the call with one click. How is that priced?


188.) The strategic use of different marketing channels affects:


187.) If you’re currently using text, display, and video ads but also want to more specifically control spending on ads that appear when someone searches on Google, which additional campaign type would you choose?


186.) If you’re currently using text, display, and video ads but also want to more specifically control spending on ads that appear when someone searches on Google, which additional campaign type would you choose?


185.) Which conversion metric can give you more insight into how your ads drive conversions on mobile phones, computers, and tablets?


184.) Which is a best practice for writing an effective text ad?


183.) Which is a best practice for writing an effective text ad?


182.) A florist is advertising 5 types of bouquets, including those with roses. Which landing page is more likely to convert to a sale when someone searches on “roses”?


181.) Drew is selling math textbooks and using cost-per-click (CPC) bidding for his campaign. What’s the final cost each time his ad is clicked?


180.) If you choose a target cost-per-acquisition (CPA) of US$15, Google Ads will automatically adjust your bids to try to get as many conversions at what amount, on average?


179.) You’re using target search page location bidding. You know it’s working because you see your ad:


178.) Which ad rotation setting shows all ads in an ad group, even those with a lower clickthrough or conversion rate?


177.) Which of these statements is true?


176.) Your client’s product costs US$50 to produce, and it sells for US$150. She’s sold 10 units and spent US$700 on her Google Ads campaign. How would you calculate her return on investment (ROI) to help her understand the benefit of using Google Ads?


175.) How would you determine the clickthrough rate (CTR) for a client’s search ads?


174.) You’re the account manager for a client who wants to increase reservations at her boutique hotel. You’ve been manually managing the bids for her campaigns, and you’re looking for ways to save time and optimize. How can you most effectively do this?


173.) You’re the account manager for a client who wants to increase reservations at her boutique hotel. You’ve been manually managing the bids for her campaigns, and you’re looking for ways to save time and optimize. How can you most effectively do this?


172.) An advertiser targeting only France determines that clicks have been received from people in Switzerland. Why might this happen?


171.) Dynamic search ads would be most helpful for:


170.) Dynamic search ads would be most helpful for…


169.) Dynamic search ads would be most helpful for:


168.) AdWords Editor lets users do all of these things except:


167.) How is a search ad’s ranking determined?


166.) Which is a best practice for optimizing a landing page for Google Ads?


165.) If you want to target ads to only people who speak Spanish, you can:


164.) What kind of click volume increase is likely to be immediately filtered from a Google Ads campaign?


163.) Nick sells 5 flavors of gourmet popcorn. Why is he bundling ads for his best-selling flavor, “Sweet & spicy coconut,” with related keywords like “coconut snacks” in a single ad group?


162.) How would you explain the importance of ad impressions to a client who’s concerned that her Search Network campaign is generating impressions but no clicks?


161.) You have a friend starting her first Google Ads campaign. What would you suggest about how to choose keywords?


160.) True or false: If you’d prefer to reach as many people as possible, use exact match or phrase match keywords.


159.) The majority of consumers want ads customized to their:


158.) A new client wants to promote his 3 Indian restaurants, in different areas of London, to people searching for places to eat. How might you organize his account?


157.) An advertiser enables target cost-per-acquisition (CPA) bidding and notices that conversions decrease. What might cause this?


156.) A client is asking you why he should evaluate the number of clicks on his search ads relative to the number of impressions received. What should you tell him?


155.) You have a maximum cost-per-click (max. CPC) bid of US$2 for a keyword. To determine the prospective impact of raising this bid to US$3, you could use:


154.) After searching for shoes, Sean clicks on an ad promoting a sale on sneakers, which has several pop-ups. What should the advertiser do to improve Sean’s experience?


153.) Which report and metric should you analyze to see how often your client’s ads are showing above search results in comparison with other advertisers?


152.) How might you explain to an account manager why she should identify how much a conversion costs when setting up conversion tracking for a client’s Search Network campaign?


151.) Megan enabled target cost-per-acquisition (CPA) bidding in all 6 of her campaigns. How can she tell if it’s improving her campaign performance?


150.) According to Google data, 70% of mobile searchers who’ve recently made a purchase have:


149.) The format of a Shopping ad is different from that of a standard text ad in that it includes:


148.) Which statement is true?


147.) Hannah is having a sale. In her ads, she wants to include the amount of time left in the sale. What’s the best way to do this?


146.) You’re working on the bidding strategy for a Search Network campaign. If the cost-per-conversion for mobile is lower than for desktop, how might you optimize the bidding strategy to increase the number of conversions?


145.) You sell chocolate and want to tailor your text ads so they more directly match people’s search terms, like “dark chocolate.” You use keyword insertion code “We sell {KeyWord:Chocolate}”. Your headline could look like this:


144.) An advertiser wants to improve the position of ads on Google but isn’t willing to raise bids. What else could increase Ad Rank?


143.) An advertiser makes edits to an ad and notices that its position is lower than that of the previous version. What’s the most likely cause?


142.) The automated “Maximize clicks” bid strategy attempts to get advertisers the most:


141.) Based on Google Ads editorial and professional requirements, which headline is most likely to generate clicks?


140.) Jose has a limited Google Ads budget, and his ads aren’t showing as often as he wants. How might he improve results without spending more money on the campaigns limited by budget?


139.) Your average bid is US$10 and you’ve enabled enhanced cost-per-click bidding (ECPC). Assuming you haven’t set any bid adjustments, ECPC can raise your bid to which amount when Google Ads sees an auction that’s more likely to lead to a sale?


138.) You have a budget of US$75 per day for your client’s Search campaign, and you’d like to set a maximum cost-per-click (max. CPC) bid of US$1. How can you validate that this is the right bid amount for getting the most clicks?


137.) To optimize a client’s campaign to get the most out of her mobile advertising, you can:


136.) Zoe has a website selling customizable electronic greeting cards. What could be interfering with her getting the most possible conversions?


135.) True or false: Shopping ads use Merchant Center product data to decide how and where to show ads.


134.) Blake is selling baseball caps and using conversion tracking. What information might he learn from the conversion tracking data?


133.) Return on investment (ROI) information can help you manage a client’s campaign by helping you determine how to:


132.) Yoon, who sells designer jeans, has a mobile app to help women determine what leg style looks best on their body type. What could she do to bring in more prospective customers?


131.) Customers who want to increase app downloads should use which campaign type?


130.) An advertiser implements target cost-per-acquisition (CPA) bidding and notices that the campaigns are receiving fewer conversions. What could help increase the number of conversions?


129.) If your campaign’s daily budget is US$20, how much of your budget can be spent to show your ads on certain days, based on fluctuations in traffic?


128.) According to 2015 Google Trends data, which term would consumers on mobile phones be most likely to type in a search engine?


127.) Why would the data for a Search Network campaign show conversions but no view-through conversions?


126.) Joanna would like to direct users to specific pages on her website directly from her text ads, in addition to her ad’s final URL. What feature should she make sure to include in the formatting of her text ads to accomplish this goal?


125.) According to Google data, among consumers who conduct a local search on their smartphone, how many then visit a store within a day?


124.) A successful Google Ads text ad:


123.) What can you learn from attribution reports?


122.) You can add a “+” modifier in front of the words in a broad match keyword to:


121.) An advertiser attempts to enable target cost-per-acquisition (CPA) bidding but the option isn’t available. The most likely reason is that the advertiser:


120.) You have a food truck and want to reach people who are nearby on their mobile phones. Your maximum cost-per-click (max. CPC) bid is US$1. You set a mobile bid adjustment of +20% and a location bid adjustment of +50%. What’s the final bid amount?


119.) You’re reviewing the paid & organic search report for a client who runs a Maui snorkeling tour business, and you see that her business appears only in organic search for queries such as “boat snorkeling tour” and “beachside snorkeling tour.” You can use this information to:


118.) Jonathan, who has a Bay Area sailing excursion business, notices that his text ads show below a competitor’s in search results when people enter keywords like “sailing excursions on San Francisco Bay.” Which automated bid strategy could help him attain the top position?


117.) According to Google data, after seeing an ad on their smartphone, more than half of people:


116.) You have an online electronics business and you’ve set up an ad group for digital cameras. What keywords could make this ad group as effective as possible?


115.) How does target cost-per-acquisition (CPA) bidding determine the optimal cost-per-click (CPC) bid?


114.) Fran decides to use custom ad scheduling to promote her farm-to-table restaurant. why did she choose this option?


113.) Chanara, a senior account manager at a large digital agency, likes having a Google Ads manager account. What can she do with a manager account that she can’t do with an individual account?


112.) Your client sells gardening supplies online. You suggest she use sitelinks because they can:


111.) Maria would like to target people who’ve already browsed her online clothing boutique by offering them a 10% discount on their first purchase. What tool should she use to reach these people on the Search Network?


110.) “Mobile app engagement” campaigns can be used to:


109.) Sarah manages 2 Google Ads accounts for a client. Which tool would she use to search and replace a group of keywords across several ad groups?


108.) In order to differentiate ads from those of competitors, advertisers should:


107.) You manage the campaigns for a client that runs a wine tour business in Florence. The ads have stopped showing on Google. If the budget is limited, what might help make sure the ads show?


106.) To get an idea of whether you should continue to run a Search Network campaign on search partner sites, you can:


105.) How can advertisers see specific search queries that have caused their ads to show, even if those queries are not keywords within their accounts?


104.) On which tab can advertisers see credits for invalid clicks within their Google Ads accounts?


103.) In order to achieve the best performance possible from text ads, which is a best practice that should be followed?


102.) What information does the Conversion Optimizer need in order to find the optimal cost-per-click (CPC) bid for an ad each time the ad is eligible to appear?


101.) If an advertiser has the same keyword in two different ad groups, the one to win a given auction will be the keyword with the:


100.) If an advertiser has the same keyword in 2 different ad groups, the one entered in a given auction will have the:


99.) Each of the following are benefits you’d expect from Shopping Ads except…


98.) The Google Ads Application Programming Interface (API) allows developers to use applications that:


97.) What are Sitelinks?


96.) An advertiser can apply mobile bid adjustments at which of the following levels?


95.) One factor the Google Ads system uses to calculate an ad’s actual cost-per-click (CPC) is the:


94.) One factor the Google Ads system uses to calculate an ad’s actual cost-per-click (CPC) is the:


93.) Advertisers can provide physical address information about their businesses through Google My Business accounts. Ads that include this type of information are eligible to show on:


92.) What is the definition of actual cost-per-click (CPC)?


91.) An advertiser made edits to an ad and noticed that the position of the ad decreased. What is the most likely cause for the decrease in position?


90.) You’re running a Search campaign for an accounting software provider that wants to estimate lifetime customer value as a primary benchmark for performance. They charge $10/mo for Basic service and $20/mo for Pro. Which formula best describes their average lifetime customer value across all service offerings?


89.) An advertiser has several keywords set to broad match and would like to see the actual search queries that triggered his ads. This information can be found in the:


88.) An advertiser wants to increase the position of an ad on Google, but is not willing to raise bids to accomplish this goal. What else should the advertiser do in an attempt to increase Ad Rank?


87.) Which allows advertisers to automate Google Ads reporting and campaign management?


86.) How might an advertiser compare, over time, two campaign metrics such as “cost per conversion” and “cost”?


85.) In a Google Ads account, which statistic is viewable for each ad group?


84.) Linking your Google+ Page to your Google Ads account…


83.) Which is the quickest way to add a long list of locations to target in a Google Ads campaign?


82.) Advertisers who check web server logs may find their ads received multiple clicks from a single Internet Protocol (IP) address. This could be a result of:


81.) A user clicks on an ad promoting a sale on sneakers. Upon clicking, the user is taken to a page that does not contain sneakers, but rather discount sunglasses. The user also encounters pop-ups while trying to navigate the site. What should the advertiser do to improve the user’s experience?


80.) You’re an independent consultant selling an ebook you wrote about Search Engine Marketing for $50. You have campaigns across multiple online advertising platforms: search networks, display networks, & other advertising networks. Which approach to CPA targets
and budget is best suited to maximize your total profit?


79.) You can add a ‘+’ modifier in front of broad match keywords to…


78.) Exact Match Impression Share metrics:


77.) An advertiser who sells designer dresses is selecting a landing page to pair with new ads for spring dresses. A good landing page for the spring dress collection ads would display:


76.) An advertiser enabled Conversion Optimizer and noticed a decrease in the number of conversions. What could have caused this decrease to occur?


75.) In a Reach and Frequency report, “Frequency” is defined as the:


74.) Reviewing “Search Terms” data on the Keywords tab will help advertisers to identify:


73.) AdWords Editor allows users to:


72.) Jane’s e-commerce site sells a wide variety of bicycle equipment. She wants to estimate her profit-per-conversion for each ad group to get a sense of which ad groups are immediately profitable in the short term. Which formula best estimates Jane’s profit-per-conversion
before advertising expenses?


71.) Which is the next stage of detection in a Google Ads account, if Google’s automatic filtering system does not successfully remove all potentially invalid clicks?


70.) If the query “Seattle plumbers” is entered into Google, Google will use the location term that is part of the query to show ads:


69.) Where on an e-commerce website should an advertiser install the Google Ads conversion tracking code?


68.) The keyword insertion code in an ad’s headline reads: “Buy {KeyWord:Books}.” The related ad appeared when a user searched “flower books” and the query expanded to a broad-matched keyword in the account, “gardening books.” In this example, how would the ad’s headline be displayed?


67.) If multiple individuals are making changes to the same Google Ads account, when they open that account in Google Ads Editor, they should:


66.) Google Ads Campaign Experiments allow you to…


65.) Business listings in Google My Business can be:


64.) An ad group contains the phrase-matched keyword “underwater camera.” Which search query may trigger an ad in this ad group to display?


63.) An advertiser targeting only France determines that clicks have been received from users in Switzerland. Why might clicks outside of the target location occur?


62.) You are gaining a reputation as a true wizard of Google Ads and just won a multi-million dollar client to consult on bidding strategy. Your new client asks you to set bids that maximize profit, focus on the top 3 positions, and minimize CPA. How can you most effectively meet their goals?


61.) In a Reach and Frequency report, “Reach” is defined as the:


60.) At which level of a Google Ads account can an advertiser make changes to network and location targeting settings?


59.) Information an advertiser would find in the Change History tool would be:


58.) An advertiser implements Conversion Optimizer and notices campaigns are receiving fewer conversions than before the tool was implemented. Which action should the advertiser take to increase the number of conversions received?


57.) The purpose of a developer or authentication token is to track:


56.) Intergalactic Teleportation Inc uses Google Ads to generate leads for their sales team. Leads are tracked by Conversion Tracking via a Contact Sales form. The sales team converts 10% of leads into deals. For each deal an additional 15% of business is gained from word-of-mouth. Which formula best describes value-per-conversion?


55.) You are CEO of a small e-commerce shop and your team is debating Google Ads performance metrics to maximize profit. Budget is unlimited as long as ROI is positive. Whose recommendations most effectively position you for maximum profit?


54.) An advertiser selling anti-bacterial toothbrushes wants to invest in their brand with a set marketing budget. They want another campaign that maximizes profit as long as ROI is positive. Which account structure achieves both goals?


53.) An advertiser runs a report at the Campaign level and includes invalid clicks statistics. The report indicates that 20% of clicks received during the selected time period were invalid. This means that the invalid clicks were:


52.) Which Google Ads feature is compatible with Conversion Optimizer?


51.) An advertiser who works for a large company wants to make frequent, specific changes to bids based on criteria for more than 100,000 keywords. Which would be the most efficient tool for that advertiser to use?


50.) How does the Conversion Optimizer use an advertisers cost-per-acquisition (CPA) bid to determine the optimal equivalent cost-per-click (CPC) bid for each auction?


49.) Which determines a keyword’s clickthrough rate (CTR)?


48.) You own a pizzeria in downtown Chicago. With call extensions, a customer who searches for pizza on her mobile phone can see your ad along with your phone number and make the call with one click. How is that priced?


47.) A user conducts a search on the term “laptop computers” and clicks on an ad. Which landing page would be the most relevant to that user?


46.) Someone searches on “laptop computers” and clicks an ad. Which landing page would be most relevant?


45.) The owners of a coffeehouse would like to run an “afternoon espresso” promotion to increase sales on weekdays. Which Google Ads feature would be most effective for preventing their search ads from appearing at night and on weekends?


44.) A new coffeehouse downtown would like to run an “afternoon espresso” promotion to increase sales during the afternoon hours on weekdays. Which Google Ads feature is most effective for preventing their search ads from appearing at night or on weekends?


43.) Which feature distinguishes location extensions from regional and customized campaign targeting?


42.) An advertiser notices that clicks have suddenly increased and is concerned that they might be due to invalid activity. What is the first thing the advertiser should do to investigate this situation?


41.) One reason for using Conversion Optimizer is to:


40.) How should advertisers use their websites to help them structure their accounts?


39.) Which is the most appropriate action to take when a keyword is below the “first page bid estimate” listed in the Status column of the Keywords tab?


38.) Megan enabled Conversion Optimizer in all six of her campaigns. How can she tell if Conversion Optimizer is improving campaign performance?


37.) What can be learned from a Search Funnel?


36.) To improve the performance of an ad group on the Search Network, advertisers should create ad groups containing:


35.) Which are key elements to keep in mind when optimizing a landing page for Google Ads?


34.) The IP Exclusion tool allows advertisers to:


33.) Which scenario would record to two conversions (1-per-click)?


32.) How could an advertiser determine the most profitable keywords within a campaign?


31.) Bud would like to test new logic in his application that uses the Google Ads Application Programming Interface (API) without modifying his live Google Ads campaigns. Which tool would allow him to do this?


30.) An advertiser in Canada wants to view ads as they would appear to users in Mexico. Which tool should this advertiser use to accomplish this goal?


29.) Which approach to bidding is best suited to maximize profit?


28.) In order to differentiate ads from the ads of competitors, advertisers creating text ads should:


27.) Automatic cost-per-click (CPC) bidding attempts to get advertisers the most:


26.) An advertiser that uses ad scheduling has a custom bid adjustment for 9pm-12am on weeknights. The normal bid is USD$0.40 and the bid multiplier is 75%. How much is the advertiser bidding between 9pm-12am on weeknights?


25.) You are tracking conversions in a budget-constrained campaign. If you raise CPC bids within the budget constraint, which result is most likely?


24.) You’re tracking conversions in a budget-constrained campaign. If you raise cost-per-click (CPC) bids within the budget constraint, which result is most likely?


23.) An advertiser notices that the clickthrough rate (CTR) in one ad group has significantly decreased throughout the past few weeks. What could this advertiser do in an attempt to increase CTR and maintain relevant website traffic?


22.) Which is a benefit of using Google Ads editor?


21.) Assuming default cookie expiration timing, a conversion (1-per-click) is recorded when:


20.) An advertiser attempts to enable Conversion Optimizer but the feature is not available in the account. Which is the most likely reason?


19.) An advertiser gets more conversions from ads that appear to people in Paris. What should this advertiser do to try and increase the number of conversions?


18.) Which can be specified at the campaign level?


17.) What is a benefit of using the Google Ads Application Programming Interface (API)?


16.) It is important to identify specific goals for a Google Ads campaign, so that the advertiser can then:


15.) In a Google Ads account managed by multiple users, one user noticed a surprising jump in impressions. Where should this user look for details on what might have created the impression increase?


14.) Jane uses Google Ads to promote her online shoe store and her conversion rate has remained constant over the last year. While checking her web server logs for December, she notices she sometimes gets two clicks from the same IP address within a few minutes. The most likely cause of this is:


13.) Given four Search campaigns that run out of daily budget, three can likely benefit from bidding or budget changes. Which is most likely configured effectively as is?


12.) Which is a benefit of linking a Google My Business account to a Google Ads campaign?


11.) An advertiser’s ad is not appearing in the Ad Preview and Diagnosis Tool when exact keywords are queried. Which action would help the advertiser to determine why the ad is not showing?


10.) Which best describes the relationship between maximum cost-per-click (max. CPC) bids and Ad Rank?


9.) Which best describes the relationship between maximum cost-per-click (CPC) bids and Ad Rank?


8.) A florist is advertising five types of flowers, including red roses. When a user types the phrase “red roses” into Google, the advertiser’s ad is displayed and clicked on. Which landing page is more likely to convert to a sale?


7.) Which is a benefit linking a Google My Business account to a Google Ads campaign?


6.) Local Google+ pages created on Google My Business can be:


5.) How does Conversion Optimizer determine the optimal cost-per-click (CPC) bid?


4.) Which is a recommended action for new mobile preferred ad creative?


3.) Which is a recommended best practice when creating a new mobile-preferred ad creative?


2.) Which is a best practice for creating a mobile-preferred ad?


1.) An advertiser who sells laptop computers only wants to reach consumers who are ready to make an immediate purchase online. When building the keyword list for an ad group, the advertiser should include: