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WPM Typing Test #6

admin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:24:52 +0000

Clear the text from the screen by typing it as quickly (yet carefully) as you can. Words will disappear as you type them. After you complete the test, you will see a results screen that will provide you with your WPM (words per minute) typing speed.

The text for this test is from Langston Hughes’ moving poem A Dream Deferred.

WPM Typing Test #5

admin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:56:49 +0000

Type the text as quickly (yet carefully) as you can. The word wills disappear as you type them. After you complete the test, you will see a results screen that shows your typing speed in wpm (words per minute).

The text for this test is excerpted from Mark Twain’s famous essay on New England weather. There are three different excerpts, so feel free to test yourself multiple times.

Key Hero Typing Test

admin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:03:27 +0000

I just became aware of an excellent new typing test that recently appeared on the scene. It’s called Key Hero and it features some very detailed reporting on your typing performance. At the same time though, it’s simple to use and understand, making it pretty much one of the best all-around WPM typing tests to be found on the web.

Here are a couple of screenshots. It’s a little embarrassing to post my results, as you might think I would be a little better typist considering that I run this website. But alas, I my touch-typing skills are not what they could or should be:

FireFox Typing Test Add-On

admin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:43:01 +0000

For you typing-game-loving firefox-users, check out this typing test plugin. It’s free, simple to install, and boasts the following features:

The 26 lessons generate an endless number of one-line drills.
You can design 50 more lessons.
You can change the words source by pasting in any group of words, of any language.
Click the status bar icon to open the program.
A timer starts at the first letter typed and stops at the end of a line.
Your wpm(words per minute) and errors count are shown after each drill.
It saves your 15 recent scores and your best scores for each lesson.

Type Master

admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:26:20 +0000

This is a simple little typing game / wpm typing test. You have a series of 10 phrases you need to type as quickly as possible after which it gives you a score and your WPM typing speed. The game has catchy graphics and sound, but unfortunately it is limited to one set of sentences so it gets old really quickly. Still, it’s worth playing a couple times to test your typing skills.

Web’s Best Typing Tests

admin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:52:57 +0000

Most of the typing tests to be found on the web are all variations on the same theme, simple apps where you are asked to type a paragraph and are then provided with your WPM (words-per-minute) typing speed. These are very straight-forward, and they are your best bet if you are trying to determine your basic typing speed. However, if you are looking for something a little more interesting and challenging, there are two options out there that are more involved and a little less conventional. In these examples, you can enter into direct competition with friends or other players across the web.

#1) The Typing Test First and foremost is this 5-part, daily typing competition. Once you have created a free account you can login each day and compete in 5 typing challenges (each take about 1 minute) that will test your typing abilities in different ways. The content for each day’s game is the same for everyone who plays, so when you login the next day you can see how you fared relative to all the other players. Compete for daily titles, or play each day to vie for the session championship (each session of The Typing Test lasts for one [work] week).

#2) TypeRacer TypeRacer is the other stand-out typing test / competition. Although not as diverse as The Typing Test, it has the advantage of real-time head-to-head competition with other players. You can opt to compete against other random people, or you can invite your friends to a private battle with chat. At the end of each race it show you where you placed relative to other players and also provides you with your WPM typing speed.

These two are by far the most interesting of the lot. However, some of you may want take a basic typing test without all the bells and whistles. If that’s the case, here are the best sites offering tests to determine your WPM typing speed:
TypingTest.com – You can choose from several different test lengths (1, 2 or 3 minutes) and different topics for your text. At the end they will tell you your WPM and accuracy.
The Keyboard Playground – Several tests based on famous speeches and also one where you can enter your own text.
FreeTypingGame.net – There are a variety of typing tests here that emphasize different parts of the keyboard. Also available in several different languages.