BTE 108 PRO= FICIENCY EXAM
Review Inst= ructions
Two copies of a Keyboarding textbook are on reserve at Milner Library for your review. The text is Century 21 Computer Applications and Keyboarding, 7th Edition, by Hoggat, Shank, and Robinson.&n= bsp; If you want to secure your own copy, the ISBN No. is 0-538-69152-2.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Campus bookstores do not stock thi= s book since it is not used as a text for a course. The same topics are covered in most keyboarding/document processing textbooks.
You must score a minimum of a B average or 80% on the entire exam, and you = must pass all three of the sections. The exam is designed to measure your competence in an entire course, so all are= as cannot be addressed on one review sheet.&n= bsp; Allow up to three hours to complete the exam. Most students finish in approximat= ely 2 ½ hours.
Part I—Timed Writings
You will take up to five 3-minute timed writings. You will be asked to submit the be= st three writings which contain five or fewer errors. You will not be able to look at yo= ur hands during the timed writings, and you must use correct fingering and pro= per touch keyboarding technique.
The grading scale for Part I is
A =3D 40 + words a minute
B =3D 35—39 words a minute
C =3D 30—34 words a minute
D =3D 25—29 words a minute
Part II—General Information
You will complete an objective exam including but not limited to spacing, grammar, proofreading symbols, and document formatting.= The following pages are to guide y= ou in areas you need to review.
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Spacing R= eferences |
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. Period—P9, P14, & R19 |
, Comma-- P 15 & R26 |
?Question—P17 |
$Dollar—P40 |
%Per Cent—P41 |
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# & Pound/Number Ampersand—P42 |
( ) Pa= rentheses—P43 |
Line space—R4 & R5 |
; semicolon and : colon—R 5 & R7, P16 |
Space Bar—R15 |
Other areas which you might want to review for Part II include
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Word =3D 5 spaces, P24 & R20 |
Titles, Learn Cue P. 237 |
Eyes on Copy, R15 |
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Shift Cue, PP1, 2, 3, & R18 |
Repetitive Stress Injury, Posture R34—37 |
Proofreaders’ Marks, R50 |
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Apostrophe—P254 |
Internal Punctuation—P183 |
Capitalization—P38 |
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Number Expression-P49 |
Study Guide on Pages R45—47 will also help. |
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The grading scale for Part II is
A =3D 90% and above
B =3D 80—89%
C =3D 70—79%
D =3D 60—69%
Part III—Producing Documents
You will be allowed one hour to produce personal/busin= ess documents. These documents must be considered to be mailable with all errors corrected. Each uncorrected e= rror drops that problem one grade. This is the only portion of the exam where you may use notes or reference materials. You may bring text= s or reference materials to use during this portion of the exam.
Pages in the keyboarding text on reserve at Milner Lib= rary which quickly assist with formatting these documents include
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Formatting Correspondence—R51 & 52 |
Formatting Envelopes—R53 |
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Formatting Reports R54--56 |
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Grading Scale for Each Problem in Part III is
0 errors &n= bsp; = ; A
1 error &nb= sp; = B
2 errors &n= bsp; = ; C
3 errors &n= bsp; = ; D
More than 3 errors&nbs= p; F