KEYBOARDING LESSON #16

" : "

Name:

Color Group:

learn:

" : "

Use your A finger to hold down the left SHIFT key. Strike : with your ; finger. Then, return your A and ; fingers to their home position. Be careful to keep all your other fingers on their home row positions.

Lines 1 and 2 are a review. Do each line at least once.

1. Zelmo Zahn gazed through a hazy drizzle.

2. Who is pitching? Who knows? Who cares? Is it a frozen zebra from the zoo?

How did you do on the review? If you had to look at the keyboard to do the review then, you should do it again. Practice makes perfect.

New Keys

3. :; ;; ;;: :;: ;: ;: ;:; :;: ;:; :;: ;: :; : ;: :; ;:; :;: : ;: :; :

4. From: Date: Subject: Please reply by: Keyboard these words: quit, quiz, quip.

5. An alphabet: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Lunch: cheese, brown bread, apple, soda

6. KIM: Can you give me money to see the frozen zebra? KYLE: Yes.

7. Give a zany exam about the frozen zebra at the zoo: every answer is zero.

8. A crazy father: a mad dad. An untame boy or girl: a wild child.

9. Rosy colored lemonade: a pink drink. A cruel vegetable: a mean bean.

10. A plane in the rain: a wet jet. A fast bird: a quick chick.

STRETCH YOUR SKILL

Make-up your own line using the keys you have learned. Keyboard your original line below.

Excellent, how did you do? Can you keyboard the " : " key without looking at your keyboard? If your answer is NO then, you should try again.

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