Letter Size
Legible writing
Conventions of writing
Keyboard Functions
Keyboarding Skills
100
Lower case letters that sit on the writing line and go to the middle line are called this. 

Short letters or grass letters  

100

Where should you start your letters when forming them?  The top, the middle, or the bottom?

The top!

100

What are the marks that go at the end of a sentence called?  For example: . ! ?

Punctuation

100

Press this key along with a letter to make a capital letter.

Shift

100

You should use ________ hands on the keyboard at all times.

Two

200

Lower case letters that fall below the writing line are called this. 

Fishing letters, digging letters, or dirt diggers

200
You need to put a __________ between each word when you write. 

space

200

What should you always do at the beginning of a sentence?

Capitalize the first letter

200

The long, rectangular key in the bottom row that is used to make a gap between letters.

Spacebar

200

How many fingers should you use to type?

Ten

300

Lower case letters that sit on the writing line and go up to the top line are called this. 

Tall letters or sky letters

300

Name one way to correct a mistake when you write. 

Erase completely or put a single line (single strike-through) through the mistake.

300

When you finish your work, you should do what before turning it in?

Check your work

Make any corrections

300

Press this key to make all of your letters capitalized.

Caps lock

300

If you want to type the word saw, you should use your ________ hand.

Left

400

How many short letters are in this word:

short

3

400

Name two things you do well when you are using your best writing. 

Take my time

Not rushing

Write the letters correctly (start letters at the top, letters on line, fishing/digging letter below the line, short letters between the lines)

Space between letters and words

Check my work

Erase completely

Begin at the left margin (write left to right)



400
Name one of the punctuation symbols below:

,

"    "

:

Comma

Quotation marks

Colon

Semicolon

400

Press this key to go back or erase something you typed.

Backspace or delete

400

Describe how you should sit when doing your best typing or keyboarding.

Sit up straight

Sit in a chair

Feet on the ground

Don't slouch or slump

500

How many tall letters are in this word:

tall

3

500

If you notice your writing is messy, you can skip a _______ between each sentence to make it more legible. 

line

500

This word that has only one letter should ALWAYS be capitalized.

I

500

Use this key to move to the next line.

Enter or return
500

The letters in the middle row (asdf gh jkl;) are also called the ________ row. 

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