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Keyboarding 6th Grade

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Legs should be crossed while sitting at the keyboard

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Fingers should be curved over the homerow keys

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Eyes should be looking toward the keyboard.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Elbows should be to your side

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Feet should be flat.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Poor Posture can cause back problem.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

It is uncomfortable while keyboarding, you may slouch a little.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

It is okay to take my right hand off the homerow key to strike enter.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What are the 7 techniques of keyboarding?

4 lines
10.

What is touch typing?

4 lines
11.

Keyboarding is....

a)

Using a keyboard to operate a computer

b)

a computer program or software

c)

another way to playing a piano

d)

when you attach a piece of cardboard to a key

12.

Which finger do you use for Enter and Tab?

a)

Middle Finger

b)

Pinky Finger

c)

Ring Finger

d)

Thumbs

13.

Where should your feet be when keyboarding?

a)

curled around the chair leg

b)

flat on the floor

c)

ankles crossed in front of your chair

d)

one leg in chair, the other on the floor

14.

When keyboarding what is your goal thaht we are reaching for?

a)

Key slowly with less mistakes

b)

Key with speed with less mistakes

c)

Key with speed with a lot of mistakes

d)

Key slowly with a lot of mistakes

15.

When practice typing it becomes muscle memory?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Where should your eyes be when tpying?

a)

staring at the keyboard

b)

watching your fingers

c)

looking at the computer screen or copy

17.

Correct keyboarding posture requires that the body be...

a)

slightly to the right of the keyboard

b)

learning over the keyboard

c)

upright in front of the keyboard learning over with back straight and feet flat on the floor

d)

leaning back in the chair with arms reaching for the keyboard

18.

In keyboarding WPM stand for...

a)

Water Property Mangement

b)

Words Per Mile

c)

World Poetry Movement

d)

Words Per Minute

19.

Which of these is NOT a proper keyboarding technique?

a)

good posture

b)

finger on home row

c)

wrists flat on the table

d)

eye on copy or screen

20.

What progam will be use to learn and practice keyboarding?

a)

Typingclub.com

b)

Learning.com

c)

Microsoft Windows

d)

Buzzing.com

21.

What is the name of the row that your fingers should rest on?

a)

Number row

b)

Home row

c)

Function row

d)

Bottom row

22.

When keyboarding, what is more important, speed or accuracy?

a)

Speed

b)

Accuracy

23.

For correct keyboarding, what is the placement of fingers on the HOME Row

a)

Left hand on a-s-d-f and right hand on j-i-y-o

b)

Left hand on q-w-e-r and right hand on u-i-o-p

c)

Left hand on z-x-c-v and right hand on g-h-j-k

d)

Left hand on a-s-d-f and right hand on j-k-l-;

24.

Typing on keyboard

a)

Input

b)

Output

25.

What finger placement do you use to reach for the letter "G" when typing

a)

Left Pointer Finger

b)

Right Middle Finger

c)

Right Pointer Finger

d)

Left Pinky Finger

26.

Where should you place your fingers (the keys with bumps) on a keyboard?

a)

J and F

b)

G and H

c)

R and U

d)

V and N

27.

Which finger should you use the type "K"?

a)

Pinky Finger

b)

Middle Finger

c)

Pointer Finger

d)

Thumb

28.

What figner should you use to type "Y"?

a)

Pinky Finger

b)

Middle Finger

c)

Pointer Finger

d)

Thumb

29.

Which finger should you use to type "O"?

a)

Pinky Finger

b)

Pointer Finger

c)

Middle Finger

d)

Ring Finger

30.

Which finger should you use to type "W"?

a)

Left Pinky Finger

b)

Left Pointer Finger

c)

Right Middle Finger

d)

Left Ring Finger

31.

Where should your feet be while you key?

a)

Crossed at the ankle

b)

You should sit on your feet

c)

Flat on the floor in front of you

32.

It is fine to slump over the keyboard.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Your fingers should return here after reaching to keys

a)

To your side

b)

To your lap

c)

To homerow keys

d)

To your table top

34.

It doesn't matter if your keyboard is straight or crooked

a)

False

b)

True

35.

Keying practice will help us become a touch-typist

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Good accuracy will lead to increased speed when keying.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

How should your fingers be positioned on the keyboard?

a)

Flat on the keyboard

b)

All over the keyboard

c)

Curved on the keyboard

38.

Practice keying will help us avoid looking down at our hands when keying.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

The best way to tap keys is to use ...

a)

Hard keystrokes

b)

Quick, snappy keystrokes

40.

Your wrists should rest on the keyboard.

a)

Yes

b)

No

41.
What does the combination of JKL; represent?
a)
Space Keys
b)
Numeric Keys
c)
Home Row Keys
d)
Space Bar
42.
All keystrokes originate from which keys on the keyboard?
a)
QWERTY
b)
Spacebar
c)
Home Row Keys
d)
Enter Key
43.
The best control of eyes while keying involves
a)
watching keys most of the time.
b)
reading copy, then watching the keys
c)
watching screen most of the time
d)
looking at the copy most of the time.
44.
What key is used to insert spaces between characters?
a)
Alphabetic
b)
Enter/return
c)
Space Bar
d)
Technique
45.
To key one uppercase (capital) letter, use the 
a)
space bar
b)
caps lock
c)
shift key
d)
tab key
46.
Degree of freedom from keying errors
a)
Posture
b)
Rough Draft
c)
Technique
d)
Accuracy
47.
Fingers in keying position are best described as
a)
curved
b)
straight
c)
semi-rigid
d)
upright
48.
Causes text to move automatically to a new line when the current line is full
a)
Tab
b)
Space Bar
c)
Word Wrap
d)
Backspace
49.
What keys have the aid for the typist in placing hands in the right spot?
a)
F and J
b)
D and K
c)
G and H
50.
Which finger types the 9 key on the top row?
a)
left ring
b)
right ring
c)
right pinky
d)
right index