2  Keyboard Skills (timed)

Requirements:

Read the task: For a fair assessment of your preexisting knowledge, take approximately 2 minutes to read the task. This is primarily so you do not feel inclined to practice the tasks or refer to external documents before completing the tasks. If any of the tasks feel foreign, return to the tutorials to practice a more comprehensive set of skills.

Prepare your document: Copy and paste everything below “Tasks” into a Word document or Google Doc. Alternately, download the Word version of the entire assessment and work with this section in a Word document, Google Doc, or specialized text editor of your choice.

Start your timer: Once you have read the tasks, you should be able to complete all tasks with just your keyboard in less than 30 seconds.

Task

Start with your cursor blinking at the end of this sentence then take your hand off your mouse/trackpad for the entirety of the task.

Highlight this sentence, copy it, and paste it 3x below.

Select and bold one of the copied sentences above.

Select and italicize one of the copied sentences above.

Select and bold three words in this sentence.

Record how much time you took. If it took longer than 30 seconds, return to the tutorials and practice. If it took less, congratulations! If you have time, see if you can beat your own time.