WPM Test

[Samantha]

So this is just something that's kind of fun (to me at least). A couple of months ago, I wanted to figure out how many words I was capable of typing per minute, so I did a search and came across this test, which is my favorite of the ones that I've tried. I actually showed this to my friend once when we were at school, and every so often we'll have a competition between the two of us, a list of which results hangs in our office above her desk.



I myself average about 80-90 words per minute. If for no other reason my writing comes in handy throughout my life, at least I can say that I've gained some decent typing skills.

So...share your own results, if you'd like. It's strangely addicting, I kid you not. (Just so you're aware, if you use the test that I've linked to, you have to type the text exactly as shown, including capitalization and punctuation. It might take a couple of tries to get used to.)

[Caitlin]

So I tried this:



I believe I did alright. I think I could do better, though.

[legrande]

I'm terrible at that! I did it a while ago and I averaged 31-40 wpm.
I was actually kinda disapointed! I didn't even think I was a slow typist, but there you go.

[Laura]

...Well, it's not brilliant but I'm happy enough. I tried not to worry about spelling, but I do tend to correct myself while typing so there was a bit of hesitation there when I tried not to go back and correct my mistakes! Still, cool test.

[Caitlin]

Samatha, you speak the truth! This is truely addicting.
I tried again just now and this is what I got:

[Zoe]

My goodness, you all are fast typists! I typically average anywhere from 45-60. And to think, last year I got a piece of candy for being the fastest typer in my class at 65 WPM!
So yeah, this is what I got after getting used to it. I tried not to go back and fix my mistakes very often, though, so...