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KBY Basic Word Processing Study Guide (Barnes)

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 3hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What finger is used for the space bar?
a)
thumbs
b)
index finger
c)
pinky finger
d)
ring finger
2.
What is the finger position for the left homerow keys?
a)
QWER
b)
UIOP
c)
ASDF
d)
All Above
3.
What is the finger position for the right homerow key?
a)
ZXCV
b)
ERTY
c)
JKL;
d)
All the above?
4.
What is the shift key function?
a)
To make a letter smaller.
b)
Make one letter capital.
c)
Move keys around.
d)
All the above
5.
The index fingers are located on what bump keys?
a)
BN
b)
F, G
c)
TY
d)
All the above
6.
What key is used to delete from the left?
a)
Side Key
b)
Backspace key
c)
Spacebar
d)
All the above
7.

Which of the following is the most common type of keyboard?

a)

QWERTY

b)

ASDF

c)

Split keyboard

d)

WORDY

8.

Which of the following keys is NOT on the home row?

a)

A

b)

D

c)

B

d)

K

9.

Which of the following fingers is placed on the F key?

a)

Left ring finger

b)

Left index finger

c)

Right index finger

d)

Right ring finger

10.

Which of the following fingers is placed on the W key?

a)

Left index finger

b)

Left ring finger

c)

Right index finger

d)

Right ring finger

11.

Which of the following fingers presses the K key?

a)

Left middle finger

b)

Right index finger

c)

Right middle finger

d)

Thumb

12.

Which of the following fingers is used to press the Enter key?

a)

Left middle finger

b)

Right little finger

c)

Right middle finger

d)

Thumb

13.

Which of the following keys should be pressed to turn on the command which capitalizes letters?

a)

Tab

b)

Insert

c)

Caps Lock

d)

Control

14.

Which finger should be used to press the Y key?

a)

Left index finger

b)

Right index finger

c)

Right middle finger

d)

Thumb

15.

Why is learning to type important?

a)

So you can learn to type fast.

b)

So you can learn to type accurately.

c)

So you can type without having to look at your fingers too much.

d)

It isn't important.

16.

When typing, fingers should be placed:

a)

anywhere

b)

on top row keys

c)

on home row

d)

in your lap

17.

Good posture and typing technique means:

a)

slouching

b)

sitting up straight

c)

feet flat on the floor

d)

curved fingers

e)

flat fingers

18.

What does WPM mean?

a)

work per minute

b)

words per minute

c)

words per mile

d)

words per million

19.

Is it more important to be FAST or to be ACCURATE?

a)

fast

b)

accurate

20.

If you type with 100% accuracy, what does that mean?

a)

You didn't make any mistakes.

b)

You made a lot of mistakes.

21.

What is one of your typing goals?

a)

Type faster.

b)

Type with fewer mistakes.

c)

Type without looking at my fingers.

d)

Improve my posture.

e)

Be better about typing on my own outside of class.

22.

How do you feel about EduTyping so far?

a)

I love it!

b)

It's really fun and I look forward to it.

c)

I don't like it.

d)

It's hard.

e)

I wish I could type more often.

23.

It's okay to type ONLY using your pointer fingers.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What is one of the best ways to become a better typer?

a)

Practice!

b)

Give up

25.

Is it ok for your pointer finger to reach down to the space bar?

a)

Yes

b)

No

26.
WHERE SHOULD YOUR ELBOWS BE WHEN KEYING?
a)
NEAR THE BODY
b)
STICKING OUT FROM THE BODY
c)
ON THE DESK
27.
SHOULD YOU REST YOUR WRISTS ON THE FRAME OF THE KEYBOARD?
a)
YES
b)
NO
28.

SHOULD YOU SIT AT THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT WHILE KEYING?

a)

Maybe

b)

YES

c)

NO

29.
SHOULD YOUR FEET BE FLAT ON THE FLOOR WHEN KEYING?
a)
YES
b)
NO
30.

You should pull your keyboard to the edge of your desk...True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

31.

We use correct posture while keying/typing to avoid

a)

Injuries

b)

Falling

32.

Queen Vowels likes to sit at her computer with her legs crossed at the ankles, her body centered in front of the computer, her fingers curved and upright, and her elbows hanging naturally at her side. Which keyboarding technique should be corrected?

a)

Legs crossed at the ankles

b)

Body centered in front of the computer

c)

Elbows naturally by her side

d)

Fingers curved and upright

33.

Fingers in the correct keying position are best described as

a)

Curved

b)

Straight

c)

Semi-rigid

34.

To leave one blank line, strike the Return/Enter key

a)

One Time

b)

Two Times

c)

Three Times

d)

Four Times

35.

To key one uppercase (capital) letter, use the 

a)

Space Bar

b)

Caps Lock

c)

Shift Key

d)

Tab Key

36.

After a period following an initial or an abbreviation, space

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

37.

After a semicolon within a line, space

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

38.

After a comma within a line, space

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

39.

To key a series of uppercase letters, use the 

a)

Caps Lock Key

b)

Space Bar

c)

Shift Key

d)

Tab Key

40.

What word processing feature compares every word with an electronic dictionary?

a)

Help

b)

Spell Check

c)

Thesaurus

d)

Word Count

41.

What type of application would be best to use when typing a letter?

a)

Microsoft Access (Database)

b)

Microsoft Word (Word Processing)

c)

Microsoft Excel (Spreadsheet)

d)

Microsoft Excel (Spreadsheet)

42.

What feature should be used before a document is printed?

a)

Alignment

b)

Type Size

c)

Spell Check

d)

Changing the Font

43.

Which of the following would change the appearance of a character?

a)

Alignment

b)

File Name

c)

Font Style

d)

Margins

44.

Font means _____________________.

a)

size of letters

b)

type style of letters

c)

bold letters

d)

italic letters

45.

Which of the following is the alignment option?

a)

Center align

b)

Left align

c)

Right align

d)

All of the above

46.

Choose the formatting option.

a)

Left align

b)

Bold

c)

Enter

d)

Copy