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Keyboarding Basics 5th (23)

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

3.

When keyboarding what is your goal that 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

4.

If you practice typing, does it becomes muscle memory?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

Where should your eyes be when typing?

a)

staring at the keyboard

b)

watching your fingers

c)

looking at the computer screen or words that we are typing

6.

In keyboarding WPM stand for...

a)

Water Property Mangement

b)

Words Per Mile

c)

World Poetry Movement

d)

Words Per Minute

7.

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

8.

What progam will be use to learn and practice keyboarding?

a)

Typing.com

b)

Learning.com

c)

Google Chrome

d)

Classroom.com

9.

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

10.

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

a)

Speed

b)

Accuracy

11.

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-;

12.

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

13.

The place your hands should always rest

a)

Space Bar

b)

Home Row

c)

Special Characters

d)

In your lap

14.

Your thumbs should only press the

a)

Shift Keys

b)

Special Characters

c)

Caps Lock

d)

Space Bar

15.

The Home Row keys on your left hand are

(a)  

16.

The Home Row keys on your right hand are

(a)  

17.

When typing capital letters, you hold down which key?

a)

Shift

b)

Caps Lock

c)

Return

d)

Space Bar

18.

When typing, proper body posture is

a)

Sitting straight

b)

Feet flat on the floor

c)

Fingers curved on Home Row

d)

All the Above

19.

To key by touch rather than by the hunt-and-peck method is called the

a)
Technique
b)
Work area
c)
Posture
d)
Touch method
20.
The left shift key is struck by the 
a)
Left index finger
b)
Left ring finger
c)
Left pinky finger
21.
 The enter / return key is struck by the 
a)
Right pinky finger
b)
Right ring finger
c)
Right middle finger
22.
The spacebar is struck by the
a)
Pinky
b)
Right index finger
c)
Thumb
23.
What key is used to move the cursor to the next line?
a)
Space bar
b)
Enter/Return
24.
What key is used to insert spaces between characters?
a)
Space bar
b)
Enter/Return
25.
What is the most commonly used keyboard arrangement?
a)
Numeric
b)
Qwerty
c)
Alphabetical
26.

Why should students learn correct keyboarding technique?

a)

Students learn keyboard shortcuts to help accomplish tasks faster

b)

Touch typing allows you to key words much faster

c)

Keyboarding practice improves writing and spelling abilities

d)

All of the above

27.

The longest key on the keyboard is ________

a)

ENTER KEY

b)

SPACEBAR

c)

SHIFT KEY

d)

BACKSPACE

28.
Fingers in the keying position are best described as
a)
curved
b)
straight
c)
semi rigid
d)
upright
29.
When operating a keyboard, wrists should be...
a)
touching the frame of the keyboard
b)
low but not touching the frame of the keyboard
c)
arched
d)
curved over the keyboard
30.
The correct keystroke technique is to use
a)
slow, deliberate strokes
b)
slow, down and in motion
c)
quick, snappy strokes
d)
any comfortable stroke