wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Keyboarding Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When sitting at a computer to type, ______________________

a)

your back should be straight.

b)

you should have good posture.

c)

your back should be resting on the back of the chair.

d)

All of the above

2.

When sitting at a computer, your feet should be

a)

uncrossed, flat on the floor, in front of the chair.

b)

crossed, flat on the floor, in front of the chair..

c)

uncrossed, resting on your toes, in front of the chair.

d)

uncrossed, flat on the floor, behind the front of the chair.

3.

Your eyes should be looking at

a)

your fingers.

b)

the keyboard.

c)

your copy.

d)

None of the Above

4.

Every keystroke begins and ends

a)

with your index finger.

b)

on the home row.

c)

on enter.

d)

on the space bar.

5.

Practicing proper ergonomics

a)

is only important when you are an adult.

b)

is important at any age since it teaches you good habits.

c)

prevents injuries such as carpal tunnel.

6.

The space bar is typed with your

a)

index fingers.

b)

pinkies.

c)

thumbs.

d)

middle fingers.

e)

ring fingers

7.

When typing, your wrists should be

a)

bent, resting on the edge of the table.

b)

bent, parallel with the table.

c)

straight, resting on the edge of the table.

d)

straight, parallel with the table.

8.

Carpal Tunnel is the only injury that can come from practicing poor ergonomics.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which keys have bumps on them to help you find home row?

a)

F

b)

J

c)

5

d)

All of the Above

10.

Keeping your index finger on the J key to reach for the back space so you can quickly find home row again is called using

a)

a bookmark.

b)

an anchor.

c)

a flex reach.

d)

a reserve.

11.

The keyboard has 2 shift, ctrl and alt keys

a)

to make the keyboard symmetrical.

b)

so you can hold the command key down with the same hand you are typing the key with.

c)

so you are never holding 2 keys down with the same hand at the same time.

d)

because you may need to hold both of them down at the same time.

12.

The type of keyboard we use is called

a)

an ergonomic keyboard.

b)

Dvorak keyboard.

c)

the American keyboard.

d)

a QWERTY keyboard.

13.

When calculating words per minute, you

a)

count how many words are in the passage and divide it by how many minutes it took to type the passage.

b)

count every 5 keystrokes in the passage as a word and divide it by how many minutes it took to type the passage.

c)

count each line in the passage as 10 words and divide it by how many minutes it took to type the passage.

14.

When counting keystrokes to calculate words per minute, the following are counted as keystrokes:

a)

Punctuation (examples , . ! ?)

b)

Command Keys (Shift, Ctrl, Alt)

c)

Symbols (examples @ % $ #)

d)

Numbers (1 2 3 4 5)

e)

Spaces

15.

The difference between delete and backspace is

a)

delete removes the character to the left of the cursor and backspace removes the character to the right of the cursor.

b)

delete removes the character to the right of the cursor and backspace removes the character to the left of the cursor.

c)

there is no difference, they both correct mistakes.