Utah K-12 Keyboarding
Keyboarding Practice Drills

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All Letters + Symbols

Directions:   Key each group of lines once.  Don't look at your hands!

1
  ; ; /; /; ;; // ;/; ;/; 2/3 4/5 and/or We keyed 1/2 and 3/4.
Space between a whole number and a fraction: 7 2/3, 18 3/4.
2
  f f $f $f ff $$ f$f f$f $4 $4 for $4 Shift for $ and key $4.
A period separates dollars and cents: $4.50, $6.25, $19.50.
3
  f f %f %f ff %% f%f f%f 5% 5% Shift for the % in 5% and 15%.
Do not space between a number and %: 5%, 75%, 85%, and 95%.
4
  ; ; -; -; ;; –- ;-; ;-; 4-ply I use a 2-ply tire on my bike.
I gave each film a 1-star, 2-star, 3-star, or 4-star rating.
5
  d d #d #d dd ## d#d d#d 3# 3# Shift for # as you enter #33d.
Do not space between a number and #: 3# of #633 at $9.35/#.
6
  l l (l (l ll (( l(l l(l 9( 9( Shift for the ( as you key (9.
As ( is the shift of 9, use the l finger to key 9, (, or (9.
7
  ; ; ); ); ;; )) ;); ;); 0) 0) Shift for the ) as you key 0).
As ) is the shift of 0, use the ; finger to key 0, ), or 0).
8
  ; ; ‘; ‘; ;; ‘' ;'; ;'; it's he's I'm I've It's hers, I see.
I'm not sure if it's Hal's; but if it's his, I'll return it.
9
  ; ; "; "; ;; "" ;"; ;"; "Keep on," she said, but I had quit.
I read "Ode on a Grecian Urn," "The Last Lear," and "Trees."
10
  ; ; _; _; ;; __ ;_; ;_; I _____ go there; she _____ go also.
They ___ to visit _____ aunt, but _____ cousin __ at school.
11
  k k *k *k kk ** k*k k*k She used * for a single source note.
All discounted items show an *, thus: 48K*, 488*, and 6l8*.
12
  We sent 5 boxes of No. 6 3/4 envelopes at $11/box on June 2.
They can get 2 sets of disks at $49.85/set; 10 sets, $39.85.
The new account (#594-7308) draws annual interest at 3 1/4%.
13
  "Its" is an adjective; "it's" is the contraction of "it is."
O'Shea said, "use ‘ (apostrophe) to shorten phrases: I'll."
Use an * to mark often-confused words such as then and than.
I saw a review of "La Casa Verde" in Latin American Fiction.
14
  Do not space on either side of /: Order 10 gal. at $16/gal.
A dash is two unspaced hyphens–no space before and after it.
Kyle, send the parcel by fourth-class mail–-a saving of 50%.

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For further information, contact:     

Janet Goble
K-12 Keyboarding Specialist
Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South, PO Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
Phone:  (801) 538-7858 Fax:  (801) 538-7891

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