Typing Skills 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Should you keep your gaze on the keyboard while typing?
- Yes
- No (Correct answer)
Correct answer: No
When typing, especially using touch-typing methods, it is crucial to keep your gaze on the screen rather than the keyboard. This practice helps develop muscle memory, improves typing speed and accuracy, and allows you to monitor your work as you type without constantly shifting focus.
Question 2: All of the other keys are easily accessible. For example, the finger on the letter "D" can reach the letters "E" and "C," while the finger on the letter "F" can reach "R-T-G-B" and "V."
- True (Correct answer)
- False
Correct answer: True
This statement accurately describes the fundamental principle of touch typing, where fingers are positioned on the home row keys (ASDF JKL;) and then extend to reach other keys on the keyboard. This technique allows for efficient and accurate typing without looking at the keyboard, as each finger is responsible for a specific zone of keys.
Question 3: Only the space bar and letter D can be reached with two thumbs.
- True
- False (Correct answer)
Correct answer: False
The statement is false because while the space bar is typically operated by the thumbs, the letter 'D' is typed with the left middle finger, not a thumb. Standard touch-typing technique assigns specific fingers to keys, and the thumbs are primarily for the space bar.
Question 4: Which of the letters below the Index Finger on the left hand can touch?
- F (Correct answer)
- S
- D
- A
Correct answer: F
On a standard QWERTY keyboard, the index finger of the left hand rests on the 'F' key in the home row. This key is directly beneath the index finger's natural resting position, making it the primary key it 'touches' or is responsible for in touch-typing.
Question 5: Which of the letters below the left hand's Middle Finger can touch.
- F
- S
- D (Correct answer)
- A
Correct answer: D
Following standard touch-typing technique, the middle finger of the left hand rests on the 'D' key in the home row. This key is directly beneath the middle finger's natural resting position, indicating it's the key it 'touches' or is responsible for.
Question 6: Which of the letters can touch the Baby Finger on the left hand?
- A (Correct answer)
- D
- F
- S
Correct answer: A
In touch-typing, the baby finger (pinky) of the left hand rests on the 'A' key in the home row. This key is the leftmost key on the home row for the left hand, making it the key the pinky finger 'touches' or is responsible for.
Question 7: Which of the letters below the middle finger on the right hand can touch?
- L
- D
- J
- K (Correct answer)
Correct answer: K
On a standard QWERTY keyboard, the middle finger of the right hand rests on the 'K' key in the home row. This key is directly beneath the middle finger's natural resting position, making it the key it 'touches' or is responsible for in touch-typing.
Typing Skills 1
Should you keep your gaze on the keyboard while typing?