Typing test for grade 2
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Students in grade 2 are usually 7 to 8 years old. A common goal for grade 2 is 5 to 10 WPM. At this stage the focus is the home row with both hands and the Shift key for capital letters.
Typically a few sentences for a class story or a spelling list. 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.
Lessons 1 to 6, ten minutes at a time, a few days a week.
Put accuracy first. A child who types 6 WPM with few mistakes is further ahead than one who types 12 WPM with many.
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 5 to 10 WPM in grade 2. 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.