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Keyboarding Activity

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When typing, you should focus on...
a)
Accuracy
b)
Speed
2.
Your body should look like this when you type.
a)
Water Slide
b)
Staircase
3.
Place your 8 fingers on...
a)
Home Plate
b)
Home Row
4.
These are the Home Row keys...
a)
ABCD EFGH
b)
ASDF JKL;
5.
Always type with proper lighting.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Keep your eyes on the...
a)
Keyboard
b)
Monitor
7.
Your thumbs are used for what key?
a)
Spacebar
b)
Enter
8.
What fingers are used on the Shift key?
a)
Pointers
b)
Pinkies
9.
What two keys are the bumpy keys?
a)
F J
b)
N O
10.
You should type like a chicken.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
The “j k l ;” home row keys are struck by the:
a)
Left Hand
b)
Right Hand
c)
Either Hand
12.
To key by touch rather than by the hunt-and-peck method
a)
Technique
b)
Work Area
c)
Touch-method
d)
Posture
13.
The form and keying style that a typist uses while operating the Keyboard.
a)
Work Area
b)
Posture
c)
Touch Method
d)
Technique
14.
How many characters equals one word in keyboarding?
a)
1
b)
10
c)
5
d)
3
15.
The “v” key and the “r” key are struck by the:
a)
left middle finger
b)
left index finger
c)
left ring finger
d)
left pinky finger
16.
The “g” key and the “b” key are struck by the:
a)
left middle finger
b)
left index finger
c)
left ring finger
d)
left pinky finger
17.
The “p” key is struck by the
a)
right index finger
b)
right middle finger
c)
right ring finger
d)
right pinky finger
18.
The “i” key is struck by the
a)
right index finger
b)
right middle finger
c)
right ring finger
d)
right pinky finger
19.
The “u” key is struck by the
a)
right index finger
b)
right middle finger
c)
right ring finger
d)
right pinky finger
20.
What is the first step in calculating GWAM?
a)
Divide by 5
b)
Guess
c)
Determine the number of characters
d)
Divide by your time
21.
Which of these is a character you count to calculate GWAM?
a)
letters
b)
numbers
c)
symbols and spaces
d)
all of the above
22.
The left shift key is struck by the 
a)
right ring finger
b)
right pinky finger
c)
left ring finger
d)
left pinky finger
23.
The enter / return key is struck by the 
a)
left thumb
b)
right thumb
c)
left pinky finger
d)
right pinky finger
24.
The spacebar is struck by the
a)
thumb
b)
index finger
c)
ring finger
25.
What key is used to move the cursor to the next line?
a)
Alphabetic
b)
Enter / Return
c)
Space Bar
26.
What key is used to insert spaces between characters?
a)
Alphabetic
b)
Enter / Return
c)
Space bar
27.
What is the most commonly used keyboard arrangement?
a)
Alphabetic
b)
Numeric
c)
QWERTY
d)
Touch
28.
GWAM stands for
a)
Good Words per minute
b)
Gross Words Per Minute
c)
Grand Words Per Minute
29.
The ASDF keys are struck with the __________.
a)
Left hand
b)
Right Hand
c)
Either Hand
30.
The right shift key is struck by the 
a)
right ring finger
b)
right pinky finger
c)
left ring finger
d)
left pinky finger
31.
Use the ___________ key to type a string of capital letters.
a)
Shift Key
b)
Caps Lock
c)
Control Key
d)
Enter
32.
Use the ___________ key to type a capital letter.
a)
Shift Key
b)
Caps Lock
c)
Control Key
d)
Enter
33.
Keys at the right side of the keyboard used to enter numeric copy and perform calculations.
a)
Numeric Keypad
b)
Numeric Keypad Lock
c)
Emoticons
d)
Numbers
34.
Five characters or any combination of five characters and spaces.
a)
Alphabetic Keys
b)
Standard keyboarding word
c)
GWAM
d)
Technique
35.
Arrangement of the keyboard, copy, mouse, and other materials on the desk
a)
Work area
b)
Technique
c)
Posture
d)
Touch-method