XLOOKUP function in Google Sheets - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the formula to look up the value in cell A2 within the range B2:B10.

Google Sheets

=XLOOKUP([1], B2:B10, C2:C10)

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AD2

BB2

CC2

DA2

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using the wrong cell reference for the lookup value.

Confusing the lookup array with the return array.

The first argument in XLOOKUP is the value to search for. Here, we want to find the value in cell A2.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the formula to return the value from the range C2:C10 that matches the lookup value in A2.

Google Sheets

=XLOOKUP(A2, B2:B10, [1])

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AC2:C10

BB2:B10

CA2:A10

DD2:D10

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using the lookup array again as the return array.

Choosing a range that does not align with the lookup array.

The third argument is the return array. We want to return values from C2:C10 that match the lookup.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the formula to return "Not found" if the lookup value in A2 is missing.

Google Sheets

=XLOOKUP(A2, B2:B10, C2:C10, [1])

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A0

B"Not found"

CFALSE

DTRUE

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 0 or FALSE which are not descriptive messages.

Forgetting to put text in quotes.

The fourth argument is the value to return if no match is found. We want to show "Not found" as text.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to make the formula search for the value in A5, look in B5:B15, and return from C5:C15.

Google Sheets

=XLOOKUP([1], [2], C5:C15)

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AA5

BB5:B15

CC5:C15

DA1

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Swapping the lookup value and lookup array.

Choosing ranges that do not match in size.

The first blank is the lookup value cell A5. The second blank is the lookup array B5:B15.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to create a formula that looks up the value in A3, searches in B3:B12, returns from C3:C12, and shows "Missing" if not found.

Google Sheets

=XLOOKUP([1], [2], [3], "Missing")

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AA3

BB3:B12

CC3:C12

DD3:D12

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Mixing up the lookup and return ranges.

Forgetting to match the sizes of lookup and return arrays.

The blanks correspond to lookup value A3, lookup array B3:B12, and return array C3:C12.