Keyboarding Posture & GWAM Test

What does GWAM stand for?

• Good Words a Minute
• Gross Words a Minute
• Goal Words a Minute

What is the first step in calculating GWAM?

• Divide by 5
• Guess
• Determine the number of characters
• Divide by your time

Which of these is a character you count to calculate GWAM?

• letters
• numbers
• symbols
• all of the above

How many characters equals one word in keyboarding?

• 1
• 10
• 5
• 3

After you count all of your characters, what is your next step?

• Divide the characters by time
• Divide the characters by 5
• Divide time by characters
• Divide words by time

I typed 25 characters in 1 minute. What is the GWAM?

• 3
• 2
• 10
• 5

How many words are in the sentence. Joe is a superhero.

• 4
• 29
• 6
• 30

Any typed letter, number, space, or symbol is known as what? 

• querty
• word
• character
• gwam

Sally typed 100 characters. How many words did she type?

• 25
• 5
• 20
• 10

How many words are in the following sentence? Sally went to the store.

• 3
• 24
• 5
• 6