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Speed & Accuracy Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are keyboarding speed measured in?

a)

Keys per minute (KPM)

b)

Words per minute (WPM)

c)

Mile per hour (MPH)

d)

Work per knowledge (WPK)

2.

How many words per minute (WPM) are required by many companies for data entry applicants?

a)

140 KPM

b)

140 WPM

c)

40 WPM

d)

40 KMP

3.

Why is it important to use the proper hand position when typing?

a)

It provides faster typing than the "hunt and peck" method.

b)

It provides better grades.

c)

It provides a happy teacher.

d)

It provides better concentration when typing.

4.

What should you do when learning to type and you make mistakes?

a)

Don't be discouraged by mistakes; use them as learning opportunities.

b)

Go to sleep in class because I will not be good at this typing stuff.

c)

Give up, who needs to learn how to type?

d)

Ask your friend, who is a better typist, to do your assignments.

5.

Why should you avoid looking at the keyword when typing?

a)

It forces you to learn the positions of the keys.

b)

Because Miss Hernandez is forcing me not to look at my keyboard.

c)

Because I'm texting my friend.

d)

It forces you to get bored and fall asleep in class.

6.

Choose two reasons why it is important to sit up straight while typing.

a)

It helps me focus while typing

b)

It prevents back and neck problems

c)

Because Mr Ramis told me to sit up while typing

d)

I do not have to sit up straight while typing

7.

What kind of errors does proofreading address?

a)

Issues like spelling, grammar, voice, tense, and syntax.

b)

Issues like spelling, font, and grammar

c)

Issues like font, spacing, and tone

d)

Issues like tense, voice, tone, and spelling

8.

Two common spelling errors are: - their, there, and they're - accept vs. except - because vs. however - those and these

a)

their, there, and they're

b)

accept vs. except

c)

because vs. however

d)

those and these

9.

True or false: Affect means to influence, while effect means the result.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What does a green wavy line under a sentence mean?

a)

Inappropriate grammar

b)

Inappropriate word

c)

Inappropriate spelling of the word

d)

Inappropriate font style and size

11.

What is numeric keypad speed measured in?

a)

keys per minute (KPM)

b)

kevin per month (KPM)

c)

Kite per mile (KPM)

d)

Keys per mile (KPM)

12.

How many keystrokes per minute (kpm) are required by many companies for data entry applicants?

a)

140 kpm or more

b)

40 wpm or more

c)

40 kpm or more

d)

140 wpm or more

13.

When typing, speed is more important than accuracy.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Relying on backspace, delete, or insert keys affects typing speed because it takes additional time to correct.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What does a red wavy line under a word indicate?

a)

a misspelled word

b)

missed use of the word in the sentence

c)

misspelled word and grammar issue

d)

grammar issue

16.

True or False: Misuse of words and verb tense errors are two examples of common grammar mistakes.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

If first-person uses "I, me, and we" then, third-person uses what three prepositions?

a)

"he, she, and they"

b)

none of them

c)

"you, your, and us"

d)

"they and them"

18.

What is syntax?

a)

the arrangement of words to create a sentence

b)

the arrangement of grammatically correct sentences to make a paragraph

c)

the arrangement of words to create a grammatically correct sentence

d)

the arrangement of sentences to create a paragraph

19.

The more you practice, the more familiar your fingers become with the keyboard, improving speed and accuracy.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What are editor's marks?

a)

symbols used to correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation mistakes

b)

symbols used to make people feel bad about their writing skills

c)

symbols used to markup written material

d)

I do not know