Q and P: The Outer Columns
Use the little fingers for the outermost letters.
Instructions
Q sits above A, P sits above the semicolon. Both are little-finger keys, and the little finger is the one most people let drift. Keep it anchored between strokes.
Finger position: Q with the left little finger, P with the right little finger.
Q and P: The Outer Columns
Target: 18 WPM at 90% accuracy
The timer starts on your first keystroke. Press Escape to pause where pausing is allowed. Pasting is disabled.
- abc Correct
- abc Incorrect (wavy underline)
- abc Corrected (dotted underline)
- abc Missed (struck through)
Underlined keys are the home row. Use the opposite hand for Shift where you can. QWERTY layout.
You can practise on a phone or tablet, but a physical keyboard gives a far more accurate WPM measurement. On-screen keyboards add their own delay.
Detailed result
- Raw WPM
- 0
- Net WPM
- 0
- CPM
- 0
- Error rate
- 0%
- Correct characters
- 0
- Incorrect characters
- 0
- Corrected errors
- 0
- Uncorrected errors
- 0
- Total characters
- 0
- Total words
- 0
- Duration
- 0:00
- Completion
- 0%
- Vs. your best
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Typing consistency
- Consistency
- 0%
- Fastest stretch
- —
- Slowest stretch
- —
- Speed variation
- —
- Pauses
- 0
- Long pauses
- 0
Consistency describes how steady your speed stayed from second to second. A high figure means an even pace; a low figure means bursts and pauses. It is a descriptive measure of this one test, not a scientific or clinical measurement.
Mistake review
No mistakes in this attempt. Well done.
| Expected | You typed | Word | Position | Corrected | Times |
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Tips for this lesson
- Keep your wrists relaxed and floating rather than resting hard on the desk.
- Return every finger to the home row after each keystroke so your hands never drift.
- Use the opposite hand for Shift wherever you can - it keeps both hands balanced.
- Read one word ahead of the cursor so your hands always know what is coming.
- Aim for the accuracy target first. Speed follows once the movement is reliable.