Typing Practice Quiz

Grade 2 · Technology · Quiz

Test what you know about using a keyboard and typing correctly.

Questions

1. Where should your fingers rest when you are ready to type?

   1. On the number keys
   2. On the home row keys
   3. On the arrow keys
   4. On the spacebar
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   Answer: On the home row keys

   Your fingers rest on the home row keys — A S D F for the left hand and J K L ; for the right hand.

2. Which key do you press to make a capital letter?

   1. Enter
   2. Backspace
   3. Shift
   4. Tab
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   Answer: Shift

   Holding the Shift key while pressing a letter makes it a capital (uppercase) letter.

3. What do the bumps on the F and J keys help you do?

   1. Type faster
   2. Find the home row without looking
   3. Make capital letters
   4. Add a space
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   Answer: Find the home row without looking

   The bumps on F and J let you feel the home row position so you don't have to look down.

4. Which key erases the letter just before the cursor?

   1. Shift
   2. Enter
   3. Backspace
   4. Spacebar
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   Answer: Backspace

   The Backspace key deletes the character just to the left of the cursor.

5. The home row keys for the right hand are J, K, L, and ;

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   Answer: True

   J, K, L, and ; are the home row keys for the right hand.

6. How should you sit when you type?

   1. Hunched over the keyboard
   2. With feet dangling in the air
   3. Sitting up straight with feet flat on the floor
   4. Lying on your back
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   Answer: Sitting up straight with feet flat on the floor

   Good posture — sitting up straight with feet flat — keeps you comfortable and helps you type better.

7. What is the long key at the very bottom of the keyboard called?

   1. Enter key
   2. Shift key
   3. Spacebar
   4. Tab key
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   Answer: Spacebar

   The spacebar is the wide key at the bottom of the keyboard used to add spaces between words.

8. Practicing typing every day helps you get faster and more accurate.

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   Answer: True

   Daily practice builds muscle memory, which makes typing faster and more accurate over time.

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