GWAM

GWAM

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6th - 8th Grade

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Laura Spainhour

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What does GWAM stand for?

Good Words a Minute
Gross Words a Minute
Goal Words a Minute

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the first step in calculating GWAM?

Divide by 5
Guess
Determine the number of characters
Divide by your time

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of these is a character you count to calculate GWAM?

letters
numbers
symbols
all of the above

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How many characters equals one word in keyboarding?

1
10
5
3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

After you count all of your characters, what is your next step?

Divide the characters by time
Divide the characters by 5
Divide time by characters
Divide words by time

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

I typed 25 characters in 1 minute. What is the GWAM?

3
2
10
5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How many words are in the sentence. Joe is a superhero.

4
29
6
30

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