Abeka 10th Grade Keyboarding Test 1
Two
Triple spacing has ____ blank lines left between lines of text
One space
How many spaces should follow a period at the end of a sentence
One space
How many spaces should follow a period at the end of an abbreviation
One space
How many spaces should follow a period following initials
No spaces
How many spaces should follow a period with the international abbreviation
Gross words a minute
What does GWAM mean
Hold down shift key
What is the first step to the 1-2-3 method
1-2-3 method
What is the method used to capitalize
Strike key to be capitalized
What is the second step to the 1-2-3 method
Release both keys; return to home row
What is the third step to the 1-2-3 method
Single spacing
When you strike the return key once it is?
Triple Spacing
When you strike the return key three times your are?
double spacing
When you strike the return key twice you are?
Right thumb
The right of left thumb should strike the space bar?
Margin
The space around your paper where no text is printed is the
Right thumb
20% of the material you key is with the
Hard return
A return made by the typist
8 1/2 x 11
A standard page of paper is _________ inches
5
A word is considered to be _______ characters
Pauses
Avoid __________ when spacing
Hand's width
Body should be a ____________ away from the desk
J key
Body should be centered in front of the _____ on the keyboard
Waist
Body should lean forward slightly from the
Fly off home row
Do not let fingers ____________ as you reach the top-row keys
One
Double spacing has ______ blank lines left between lines of text
Flat on the floor, one slightly in front of the other for balance
Feet should be
lightly
Fingers should be placed _____________ on the home row
Home Row Keys
Fingers should be placed over
the same degree of slant as the keyboard
Forearms should have
Footer
Inside the bottom margin
Header
Inside the top margin
Character format
Is a format the changes the way text appears in your document
Justification
Is a term used to describe how lines of text in a paragraph or multiple paragraphs will align
GWAM
Is the total of words you keyed in one minute without subtracting mistakes
Three times
It takes almost ________ as long to type a capital letter as it does s lower case letter
Book
Keep eyes on _____ when keying
Correct position
Keep fingers in ____________ as you key
Full justification
Lines of text are adjusted so that an even edge is on both the left and right sides of the text block
Center Justification
Lines of text are placed an even distance from the side margins
Left justification
Lines of text form a straight left edge
Right justification
Lines of text form a straight right edge
Pace
Maintain your _____ at the end of each line
1/2
Margins should not be smaller than _______ inch
Fatigue
Poor posture causes
Inaccurately
Poor posture is a contributing factor to keying
Three
Quadruple spacing has _____ blank lines left between lines of text
Circular
Right thumb strikes the space bar with a _____________ motion
None
Single spacing has _______ blank likes left between lines of text
Once
Space _______ after a semicolon
Once
Space __________ after a colon is used as punctuation
Soft return
Takes place when there is no more room for text to be placed on the current line
Landscape orientation
Text printed with long edge at the top is
portrait orientation
Text printed with the short edge at the top is
Low
Wrists should be ______
Accuracy
Wrists that are too low decrease
Top-row
Wrists that are too low decrease the accuracy of ___________ reaches
Tips
You should type with the _______ of your fingers
Erect and in chair
Your body and back should be
Space bar
Your thumbs should rest on
20%
______ of the material you key is with the right thumb
