How to use 10 Minute Typing Test
- The test is already set to 10 minutes with sentences, the way job typing tests run on a passage. Common words, Urdu and Arabic are one tap away.
- Type each word and press Space. The clock starts with your first letter, and the line you are on stays second in the box.
- Keep going for the full ten minutes. The test lays out about 1,300 words, enough for 130 words a minute, and adds more before you reach the end.
- When the time is up, read your speed, accuracy and the words to practise, then save the result card or try again.
Why use 10 Minute Typing Test
- Ten full minutes
- Long enough for tired fingers and small slips to show, so the result is the speed you can hold, as a job typing test measures it.
- Running text
- Everyday sentences written for this site, typed one after another like a paragraph, with capitals and punctuation that count.
- Standard WPM
- English speed counts five characters as a word, so a 10 minute score compares with other tests that use the same measure.
- A best score of its own
- Your best 10 minute result is kept apart from your 1 minute best, in this browser only.
About this tool
A one-minute typing test rewards a fast start. Over ten minutes the numbers settle: fingers tire, small slips add up, and the result shows the speed you can keep up. Many job typing tests last ten minutes for that reason; in India, SSC’s typing test for clerks (LDC and JSA) runs for 10 minutes on a passage. This test uses the same length and counts words per minute the standard way, five characters to a word.
The text is everyday English sentences written for this site, typed one after another like a paragraph. Capitals and punctuation count, as they do in an exam passage, and a word typed wrong turns red and counts against your accuracy. If you are preparing for an exam, read its notice for the speed it asks for and how it counts mistakes, since each recruiter sets its own rules, then practise at that pace until it feels comfortable for the whole ten minutes.
Frequently asked questions
How is WPM worked out over 10 minutes?
Correct characters, counting the space after each correct word, are divided by five and then by the minutes taken. 3,000 correct characters in 10 minutes is 600 standard words, or 60 words per minute.
What speed do job typing tests ask for?
Each recruiter sets its own speed and its own rule for mistakes, and prints both in the exam notice. Read the notice, then practise here at that pace for the full ten minutes.
Is this the same as the SSC typing test?
It runs for the same 10 minutes on running text, but it is not SSC’s software: the exam has its own passage, keyboard rules and way of counting errors. Use this test to build the pace and the stamina for it.
Can I take a 10 minute Urdu or Arabic typing test?
Yes. Choose اردو or العربية above the box and keep the time at 10 min. Urdu and Arabic speed counts whole words, and an Arabic keyboard’s letters count for Urdu.
Will I run out of words?
No. The test lays out about 1,300 words, enough for 130 words a minute for ten minutes, and adds more before a faster typist reaches the end.
Can I practise with common words instead of sentences?
Yes. Switch the text to Common words. Sentences are closer to an exam passage, with capitals and punctuation; common words are easier for building raw speed.
Built and maintained by Saad Naeem
AI engineer, Doha · Updated