WPM Touch Typing Fundamentals 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is touch typing?
- Typing on a touchscreen
- Typing without looking at the keyboard using all fingers (Correct answer)
- Typing with two fingers only
- Typing while wearing gloves
Correct answer: Typing without looking at the keyboard using all fingers
Touch typing is the technique of typing without looking at the keyboard, using all fingers in assigned positions.
Question 2: What is the 'home row' on a standard QWERTY keyboard?
- The number row at the top
- The ASDF–JKL; row where fingers rest by default (Correct answer)
- The bottom row with Z, X, C
- The function key row
Correct answer: The ASDF–JKL; row where fingers rest by default
The home row consists of the keys A, S, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, and ; — where fingers rest in neutral position.
Question 3: What tactile feature on F and J keys helps typists locate the home row without looking?
- Raised dots or bumps (Correct answer)
- Different key color
- Larger key surface
- Concave shape
Correct answer: Raised dots or bumps
Small raised bumps on the F and J keys allow typists to feel the home row anchor points without looking at the keyboard.
Question 4: Which fingers are assigned to the home row anchor keys F and J in touch typing?
- Pinkies
- Middle fingers
- Index fingers (Correct answer)
- Ring fingers
Correct answer: Index fingers
The left index finger rests on F and the right index finger rests on J in standard touch typing technique.
Question 5: In touch typing, which finger is responsible for pressing the spacebar?
- The left pinky
- Either thumb, whichever is more natural (Correct answer)
- The right index finger
- The left middle finger
Correct answer: Either thumb, whichever is more natural
Either thumb can press the spacebar; most typists develop a personal preference, typically the dominant hand's thumb.
Question 6: Why is it important for fingers to return to the home row after each keystroke in touch typing?
- To prevent key jamming
- To maintain consistent finger positioning for the next keystroke (Correct answer)
- To trigger autocorrect features
- To reduce key travel distance for all keys
Correct answer: To maintain consistent finger positioning for the next keystroke
Returning to the home row after each key ensures fingers are always in a known starting position for the next reach.
WPM Touch Typing Fundamentals 1
What is touch typing?