Speed & Accuracy Review

What are keyboarding speed measured in?

• Keys per minute (KPM)

• Words per minute (WPM)

• Mile per hour (MPH)

• Work per knowledge (WPK)

How many words per minute (WPM) are required by many companies for data entry applicants?

• 140 KPM

• 140 WPM

• 40 WPM

• 40 KMP

Why is it important to use the proper hand position when typing?

• It provides faster typing than the "hunt and peck" method.

• It provides better grades.

• It provides a happy teacher.

• It provides better concentration when typing.

What should you do when learning to type and you make mistakes?

• Don't be discouraged by mistakes; use them as learning opportunities.

• Go to sleep in class because I will not be good at this typing stuff.

• Give up, who needs to learn how to type?

• Ask your friend, who is a better typist, to do your assignments.

Why should you avoid looking at the keyword when typing?

• It forces you to learn the positions of the keys.

• Because Miss Hernandez is forcing me not to look at my keyboard.

• Because I'm texting my friend.

• It forces you to get bored and fall asleep in class.

Choose two reasons why it is important to sit up straight while typing.

• It helps me focus while typing

• It prevents back and neck problems

• Because Mr Ramis told me to sit up while typing

• I do not have to sit up straight while typing

What kind of errors does proofreading address?

• Issues like spelling, grammar, voice, tense, and syntax.

• Issues like spelling, font, and grammar

• Issues like font, spacing, and tone

• Issues like tense, voice, tone, and spelling

Two common spelling errors are: - their, there, and they're - accept vs. except - because vs. however - those and these

• their, there, and they're

• accept vs. except

• because vs. however

• those and these

True or false: Affect means to influence, while effect means the result.

• True

• False

What does a green wavy line under a sentence mean?

• Inappropriate grammar

• Inappropriate word

• Inappropriate spelling of the word

• Inappropriate font style and size