Lesson 6 of 10
Upper row
One row up from home. This drill covers q w e r t y u i o p, returning to the home row after every reach.
Practice drill
Type the passage below. The keyboard guide highlights the next key, the hand guide names the finger, and the panel on the right keeps the clock and the accuracy target in view. Progress is saved on this device.
Lesson 6 of 10Accuracy drill
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Practice drill
Type the upper-row drill. Reach with one finger, return to the home row, then type the next character.
Keysq w e r t y u i o p
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quiet write type your tree tower power report pretty; we type; you write; a quiet row
Click the text, then type.Esc pausesBackspace fixesShift for capitals
Left hand
The filled finger presses the next key.
Next key
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Nice work.
About this lesson
The upper row is one key away from home, but it is the row beginners most often reach for with the wrong finger. Letters are grouped by the finger that owns the column, not by how easy the reach feels.
Every reach in this drill leaves the home row, so the return is part of the exercise.
The lesson passes at 93% accuracy. Type the whole passage; the next lesson unlocks when the accuracy target is met or when you choose to skip.
This is a sequence drill, not a speed measurement, so no live WPM is shown while you type. Elapsed time and character accuracy update as you go, and net WPM is reported once the whole passage is finished.The formulas are documented on thetyping lessons page.
Practice tips
- Reach with one finger and keep the others down.
- Return to the home key before the next letter.
- Look at the guide rather than the keyboard.
Keep going
Every lesson follows the same routine: one clean run, then move on. The full order, the keys each lesson covers and the pass targets are on thetyping lessons page. When you want a plain speed measurement instead of a drill, take thetyping test.