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Typing test exam-day checklist

A short checklist for the day of your government typing test. Tick items as you go, or print it. Your own admit card and notice always come first.

Before the day

• Read your admit card and notice again: layout, font, time and mistake rule.
• Practise only on the layout you will use, and take two or three full mock exams in the last week.
• Find the test centre the day before and plan how you will get there.
• Sleep well. Typing speed drops quickly when you are tired.

What to carry

• Your admit card and the photo identity proof your notice asks for.
• Anything else the admit card lists. Do not carry what it forbids.

At the centre

• Reach early so you are calm before the test.
• Check the keyboard, the layout and the font on your computer before the clock starts.
• Do not change default settings or add formatting that the notice does not ask for. Some notices give no marks if you do.
• Find out if Backspace works in your test. Many tests turn it off.

During the test

• Accuracy first, then speed. In many tests every mistake costs more than a slow word.
• Do not stop to fix a typo you cannot reach. Keep going.
• Type exactly what you see, including punctuation and capital letters.
• Watch the clock but do not rush the last minute.