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English Typing Test

Type real paragraphs in the style of government typing tests and see your net speed, accuracy and every mistake.

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Every morning my grandfather walks to the small park at the end of our lane. He leaves the house before the milk van arrives and comes back when the sun is warm on the walls. He says that the first hour of the day belongs to the person who wakes up for it. In the park he meets the same group of friends. One of them was a postman for thirty years and still knows the name of every family in the colony. Another taught science in the government school and likes to point at birds and tell us where they come from. They walk four rounds together, slowly, and then sit on the bench near the neem tree. They talk about cricket, the price of vegetables and the new bus route. Sometimes they argue, but they always laugh before they leave. When I go with him on holidays, I notice how much he sees on the way. He greets the flower seller, checks whether the tap near the gate has been fixed and picks up a plastic bottle that someone has dropped. I used to think a walk was only exercise. Now I think it is also a way of paying attention to the place where you live.
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The timer starts with your first key press.

Paragraph typing, not random words

Many speed tests flash random common words. Exam typing tests give you a full paragraph with capital letters, commas, full stops, numbers and long formal words — and they mark each of those. Practising with paragraphs is the only way to build speed that holds up in the exam hall. Every passage here is written for this site in the styles you will meet: general reading, office circulars, formal reports and legal text.

Build accuracy first

In most exams, each wrong word costs a full word per minute of your net speed. A typist at 45 WPM gross with eight mistakes in two minutes ends up at 41 WPM net; one at 42 WPM gross with no mistakes beats them. Turn on error highlighting to see mistakes as you make them, then switch it off for a few tests to practise without visual help.

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Frequently asked questions

What kind of passages are used?+

Original paragraphs in general, formal, office and legal styles, similar to the text used in government typing tests. Choose a difficulty in the settings.

What English speed do exams ask for?+

Commonly 35 WPM for SSC CHSL, 40 WPM for many court clerk posts and 8,000 key depressions per hour for SSC CGL DEST, as published. Check your notice.

Should I practise with backspace off?+

Some exams disable backspace. Practise both ways using the setting, so a mistake does not stop you.

What is the difference between gross and net WPM?+

Gross WPM counts everything you typed. Net WPM subtracts one word per minute for each mistake left in the text.

Does capitalisation matter?+

Yes. A wrong capital letter or missing punctuation makes the word incorrect. Stenographer transcription pages count these as half mistakes.