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Unit 2, Lesson 10: [U] and [Q]
Review
Type each line at least twice.Remember to
Remember not to
- sit straight but comfortable,
- start typing in home position,
- take short breaks every 10 minutes or so,
- keep fingers that are not typing on their home keys, and
- maintain an even pace.
- look at the keyboard or the DRILL BOX,
- use [Delete] or [Backspace] keys, or
- rest your hands on the wrist-pad during typing.
asdf jkl; aJa sKs dLd. eOe rIr. cHc fMf. wNw tJt. Here. In Maine. Out. Near Kansas. Let Jon go. Last March Heather flew from Oklahoma to Jamaica. Kathleen and Ira met Jessica and Lance in Newark.
DRILL BOX [U]
Use right index finger. Type each line at least twice.
jujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujuj jjj juj uju uuu jjj juj uju uuu jj uu jj ju jj uj juj June; juj adjust; juj juice; juj Justin; juj; Up. Just now. Under the sea. Uma summed it up. [Q]
Use left little finger.
aqaqaqaqaqaqaqaqaqaqaqaqaqaqaqaqaqaqaqaqaqaqaqaqa aaa aqa qaq qqq aaa aqa qaq qqq aa qq aa qa aa aq aqa aquarium; aqa question; aqa quake; aqa equal; liquid; squash; quartet; quintet; request; squid;
DRILL BOX Mini Drill (AL = 3.9)
Type once, then repeat at a faster rate.
He quit. It was quite quick to acquit the queen. He quit. It was quite quick to acquit the queen. Pre-test (AL = 5.25)
Type at least once.
Then take a 1-minute timing and count your errors. You should type at least 18 wpm with no more than 3 errors.
Laurie would use quite unique and unusual quilts. 10 Laurie would use quite unique and unusual quilts. 20 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
DRILL BOX Drills (AL = 7.06)
Type each line at least twice.
sulfur useful culture curious fruitful continuous suffer useless nurture furniture unusual calculus frequent request adequate require consequent quit quiet quart queue quick quite quote quasar quench aqua aquarium aqueduct acquire acquittal seaquake squirt squirm squeak squeal squad squat squeamish torque turquoise marquee antique liquor technique unique etiquette liquid liquidate quad earthquake croquet colloquial colloquium mannequin requisite inquire conquer conqueror conquest tranquil equal Post-test (AL = 5.25)
Take two 1-minute timings. Notice the improvement!
If you typed less than 22 words or made more than 2 errors, retype the drills for "problem" characters from previous lessons! Then do the timed writings again.
Laurie would use quite unique and unusual quilts. 10 Laurie would use quite unique and unusual quilts. 20 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
DRILL BOX Average (Word) Length and Syllabic Intensity
The drills above contain many long words. Have you noticed that a line of long words is more difficult to type than a line of short words? To capture this difficulty, we introduce the concept of Average (Word) Length (AL). The higher the number, the more difficult it is to type the text. The AL of Post-test and Pre-test was 5.25, the AL of Drills was 7.06.
Typically, the difficulty of typed text is measured by its Syllabic Intensity (SI). Syllabic Intensity counts the number of syllables per word. However, the number of syllables in a word can often be misleading. Consider for example a 2-syllable 9-character word "earthquake" and 4-syllable 7-character word "unusual". Which one is more difficult to type? Moreover, spelling of words with "long syllables" is usually more complicated which adds to the difficulty of typing. That's why we decided to use AL instead of SI to measure the difficulty of typed text. Just for your information, the SI of Post-test was 1.62 and SI of Drills was 2.13.
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