This editorial argues the single most important point in typing practice: that accuracy comes first and speed follows. It is written in the formal register of examination passages, so it trains the content and the skill at the same time.
What makes this passage demanding
- Semicolons and colons join long clauses in almost every part.
- Parentheses appear in Part 2. Use
Shift with 9 and 0. - Figures, including
96, 98 and 3,750, sit in the middle of sentences. - Balanced sentences — two clauses of similar length on either side of a semicolon — tempt you to speed up in the second half.
The argument, briefly
Most typing tests subtract mistakes from the gross speed and fail candidates below a minimum accuracy. Every error also costs time to correct. And the habits you build in practice are the ones that appear under pressure: practise carelessly and you train your fingers to be careless.
Part 7 offers a practical rule worth adopting: if your accuracy falls below 96 percent, slow down; if it stays above 98 percent for several sessions, raise the pace slightly.
How to practise it
- Type it twice. The second pass is where rhythm appears, because the vocabulary is no longer a surprise.
- Watch the clause breaks. Errors cluster just after semicolons and commas, where the hands hesitate.
- Slow down for figures, then return to your normal pace.
Practice notes
Measure yourself by accuracy in this lesson, not by speed. If you finish all eleven parts at 97 percent or higher, you have done what the passage asks.