Free Printable GWAM

1.

How many standard keyboarding words are in the phrase "The cow jumped!"?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

15

2.

Which of the following is an example of a keystroke?

a)

r

b)

2

c)

*

d)

All of the above

3.

How many standard keyboarding words are in the phrase "sit up straight"?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

13

d)

15

4.

Eric typed 500 words in 5 minutes. What is his GWAM/WPM?

a)

5

b)

100

c)

500

d)

2500

5.

Diana typed 1,000 keystrokes in 2 minutes. What is her GWAM/WPM?

a)

2

b)

25

c)

50

d)

100

6.

Which formula do you use to calculate GWAM/WPM?

a)

GWAM = # words typed/# of minutes

b)

GWAM = # words typed/speed

c)

GWAM = # words typed/5

d)

GWAM = All characters and spaces/5

7.

How many keystrokes are in 1 standard keyboarding word?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

10

8.

Carson typed the phrase "I love to type!" How many standard keyboarding words did he type?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

12

d)

15

9.

Brett typed 200 words in 4 minutes. What is his GWAM/WPM?

a)

4

b)

20

c)

50

d)

800

10.

Alexa typed 20 words in 5 minutes. What is her GWAM/WPM?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

10

d)

100

11.

Which of the following words are synonyms (similar meanings) for "typing speed?"

Select all that apply.

a)

GWAM (Gross Words a Minute)

b)

WPM (Words Per Minute)

c)

Standard keyboarding word

d)

Keystroke

12.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a keystroke?

a)

y

b)

2

c)

Shift

d)

?

13.

How many keystrokes are in the following phrase "I like to bake!"

a)

3

b)

5

c)

15

d)

20

14.

How many keystrokes are in the phrase "That dress looks great on you!"

a)

5

b)

6

c)

25

d)

30

15.

Maria typed 500 keystrokes in 4 minutes. What is her GWAM/WPM?

a)

125

b)

100

c)

25

d)

50

16.

Jayden typed 205 words in 3 minute timed writing. What is her GWAM?

a)

68

b)

60

c)

40

d)

10

17.

My mom typed 310 words in a 5 minute timed writing. What is her GWAM?

a)

62

b)

52

c)

42

d)

32

18.

Cici keyed 72 words in 3 minutes. What is her GWAM?

a)

24

b)

14

c)

34

d)

74

19.

Mya keyed 107 words in 5 minutes. What is her GWAM?

a)

21

b)

11

c)

20

d)

16

20.

Diane typed 324 words in a 7 minute timed writing. What is her GWAM?

a)

46

b)

40

c)

36

d)

30

21.

Lisa types 115 word in 3 minutes. What is her GWAM?

a)

38

b)

48

c)

30

d)

8

22.

Aron keyed 215 words in 5 minutes. What is her GWAM?

a)

43

b)

40

c)

23

d)

10

23.

Sally typed 227 words in 9 minutes. What is her GWAM?

a)

25

b)

20

c)

15

d)

12

24.

Jake keyed a total of 124 words in 3 minutes. What is his GWAM?

a)

41

b)

31

c)

21

d)

11

25.

Sky keyed a total of 294 words in a 5 minute typing. What is her GWAM?

a)

59

b)

60

c)

49

d)

29

26.

Jyd keyed a total of 344 words in 8 minutes. What is her GWAM?

a)

43

b)

33

c)

23

d)

40

27.

What does GWAM stand for?

a)

Good Words a Minute

b)

Gross Words a Minute

c)

Goal Words a Minute

28.

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

29.

Which of these is a character you count to calculate GWAM?

a)

letters

b)

numbers

c)

symbols

d)

all of the above

30.

How many characters equals one word in keyboarding?

a)

1

b)

10

c)

5

d)

3

31.

After you count all of your characters, what is your next step?

a)

Divide the characters by time

b)

Divide the characters by 5

c)

Divide time by characters

d)

Divide words by time

32.

I typed 25 characters in 1 minute. What is the GWAM?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

10

d)

5

33.

How many words are in the sentence. Joe is a superhero.

a)

4

b)

29

c)

6

d)

30

34.

Any typed letter, number, space, or symbol is known as what?

a)

querty

b)

word

c)

character

d)

gwam

35.

Sally typed 100 characters. How many words did she type?

a)

25

b)

5

c)

20

d)

10

36.

How many words are in the following sentence? Sally went to the store.

a)

3

b)

24

c)

5

d)

6

37.

Pam typed 50 words in 5 minutes. What was her GWAM?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

5

d)

10

38.

How many words are in the following sentence? Sally went to the store.

a)

3

b)

24

c)

5

d)

6

39.

Richard typed 300 characters. How many words did he type?

a)

50

b)

60

c)

12

d)

30

40.

Cassie typed 100 characters in 1 minute. What is her GWAM?

a)

20

b)

30

c)

25

d)

35

41.

What is your GWAM if you typed 120 characters in 2 minutes?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

20

d)

24

42.

Glenn typed 125 words in 5 minutes. What is his GWAM?

a)

15

b)

5

c)

25

d)

125

43.

How many words are in the phrase "standard keyboarding word"?

a)

10

b)

25

c)

5

d)

2

44.

Sarah typed 200 characters. How many words did she type?

a)

40

b)

20

c)

25

d)

10

45.

Gary typed 400 characters in 4 minutes. What is his GWAM?

a)

80

b)

20

c)

5

d)

40

46.

Andrew typed the phrase "the quick brown fox jumps" in 1 minute. What is his GWAM?

a)

25

b)

5

c)

20

d)

10

47.

James keyed 550 characters in a 5-minute typing test. What is his GWAM?

a)

110wpm

b)

22wpm

c)

11wpm

d)

200wpm

48.

Which of the following is an example of a character?

a)

r

b)

2

c)

*

d)

All of the above

49.

Which formula do you use to calculate GWAM/WPM?

a)

GWAM = Words typed/# of minutes

b)

GWAM = Words typed/speed

c)

GWAM = Words typed/5

d)

GWAM = All characters and spaces/5

50.

Brett typed 200 words in 4 minutes. What is his GWAM/WPM?

a)

4

b)

20

c)

50

d)

800

GWAM

Total questions: 50

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