Typing test for grade 1
click here or press any key to focus
wpm0
acc0%
test type
raw
characters
consistency
time
Students in grade 1 are usually 6 to 7 years old. A common goal for grade 1 is 2 to 5 WPM, with a little help. At this stage the focus is short words, a capital letter at the start of a sentence, and the Enter key.
Typically a short sentence about the weekend or a favourite animal. These goals are rough guides that many teachers use. No national standard sets a number of words per minute for each grade, so your school may ask for something different.
Try lessons 1 to 3 (the home row) for five minutes, three or four times a week.
Check the seat. Feet should rest on the floor or a box, and the keyboard should sit at a height where the wrists stay level. Small hands often do better on a laptop than on a large desktop keyboard.
The test above uses very short, very common words. It does not use punctuation or numbers, and its results are kept on this device only and do not count for the leaderboard. Press any key to start. Your speed is shown in words per minute (WPM), where one word is five characters.
| Grade | Age | Common goal |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 5 to 6 | No speed goal yet |
| Grade 1 | 6 to 7 | 2 to 5 WPM, with a little help |
| Grade 2 | 7 to 8 | 5 to 10 WPM |
| Grade 3 | 8 to 9 | 10 to 15 WPM |
| Grade 4 | 9 to 10 | 15 to 20 WPM |
| Grade 5 | 10 to 11 | 20 to 25 WPM |
| Grade 6 | 11 to 12 | 25 to 30 WPM |
| Grade 7 | 12 to 13 | 30 to 35 WPM |
| Grade 8 | 13 to 14 | 35 to 40 WPM |
| Grade 9 | 14 to 15 | 40 to 45 WPM |
| Grade 10 | 15 to 16 | 40 to 50 WPM |
| Grade 11 | 16 to 17 | 45 to 55 WPM |
| Grade 12 | 17 to 18 | 50 to 60 WPM |
Many teachers aim for 2 to 5 WPM, with a little help in grade 1. A child who types a little slower but makes few mistakes is doing well.
It uses very short, very common words, without punctuation or numbers.
Five to ten minutes at a time, a few days a week, is enough. Short and cheerful works better than long.