my scores remain the same
I've been spending time on two websites of late.
FreeRice is a vocabulary test that donates 20 grains of rice through the United Nations for every word you get right. So, skill building AND charitable. And fun.
I have a great deal of difficulty scoring above 41 or 42 but am somewhat heartened to see that very few people score above 48. I got to 48 once and found that not only did I have no idea what the words meant, I had no idea what any of the definitions meant either. Clearly I was out of my depth. You should go give it a try and let me know how you do.
SpeedTest is the other site I can't stay away from.
Did you take typing in high school? I did and I loved it. (Geeky, I know.) I loved sitting at the special typing tables with the big loud electric typewriters in front of us and being timed. Alas, I have never been able to type faster than 50 words a minute and that's where I still clock in.
I remember being terribly worried that I wouldn't be able to get a job unless I boosted my speed - but I was wrong. Although I was giving a typing test before my interview, and I did, in fact type 50 words a minute, I shined during the interview itself and was offered the job I wanted. Anyway. Practicing my speed over and over again makes me think I can improve, even though I'm not sure why I want to, and takes me back to being young and hopeful.
Though my scores have never changed, I'm still the fastest typist with the best vocabulary in my own house, and this pleases me - and so, it is enough.
FreeRice is a vocabulary test that donates 20 grains of rice through the United Nations for every word you get right. So, skill building AND charitable. And fun.
I have a great deal of difficulty scoring above 41 or 42 but am somewhat heartened to see that very few people score above 48. I got to 48 once and found that not only did I have no idea what the words meant, I had no idea what any of the definitions meant either. Clearly I was out of my depth. You should go give it a try and let me know how you do.
SpeedTest is the other site I can't stay away from.
Did you take typing in high school? I did and I loved it. (Geeky, I know.) I loved sitting at the special typing tables with the big loud electric typewriters in front of us and being timed. Alas, I have never been able to type faster than 50 words a minute and that's where I still clock in.
I remember being terribly worried that I wouldn't be able to get a job unless I boosted my speed - but I was wrong. Although I was giving a typing test before my interview, and I did, in fact type 50 words a minute, I shined during the interview itself and was offered the job I wanted. Anyway. Practicing my speed over and over again makes me think I can improve, even though I'm not sure why I want to, and takes me back to being young and hopeful.
Though my scores have never changed, I'm still the fastest typist with the best vocabulary in my own house, and this pleases me - and so, it is enough.
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You want geeky? Also when I was a girl, I'd read the encyclopedia for fun.
No wonder I am in therapy.
The vocab, on the other hand, is so much fun! I was at 41 and am now struggling to get back up there from 39. But I have to get ready for church! Aaaaargh!
:) have a good sunday.
SpeedTest - 88 wpm w/one mistake
(Will any of these enable me to retire early and embark on the sloth-filled life I have aspired to these past 30 plus years of working?!)
I'm running a 43 on FreeRice. I know it will be my new obsession.
And I can use the word Platyminth in a sentence.
Here's another quiz site I have been hanging around:
http://www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq
It's a geography thing. I made it to level 12 once; mostly I bomb out somewhere around level 10 or 11. It did inspire me to learn to identify most of the countries in Africa, although I still have a little trouble with all those tiny ones along the western coast.
--new fan of yours, admittedly a nerd
I have definitely gotten up to Level 50 in the past; today my best level was 49, although I stopped with a Level 47 score. One thing I noticed is that knowing French definitely helps: a lot of the vocab words are not just French at their base, they are just normal French words. I also found a lot of the vocab words I was assigned to study in high school were on there, although (embarrassingly) I seem to have forgotten a lot of those.
I like the typing thing, too. Thanks for sharing.
have you ever played TyperShark? great fun....
http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=typershark
Having never taken typing, I generally have to look at my fingers when typing, but I read quickly, so I usually do okay on typing tests, except for nearly always typing "the" as "teh" or "hte."
My browser quit in the middle of Speed Type the first time through, and I was so mad, because I was flying, totally in the zone. Second time through, I got 52 wpm. I'm sure I'll try again later today after I get some work done.
I will now probably use those two sites as meditative time-suckers nearly as often as iPoker and Civilization, I suspect.
i love free rice. i had a stretch at 48 which make me very, very happy. it was short-lived.
I can see how both these sites could have addictive qualities for me, so I may have to avoid them.
Too much fun!
Free rice is great fun - it looks like something I can get my husband to even play. Ahh, bonding over vocabulary, reminds me of grad school days.
As for typing, I got a 92 (testament to how long I spend at the computer). I lied in my first job interview, said I could type when I couldn't. I got the job and then quickly did a touch typing course before the job started.
The highest I got was 42 but that was with cheating.
My typing speed however is 68, and that pleases me greatly.
The typing test, well, I'm not even going to try that one! UGH!
Scored 72 wpm on SpeedTest. I was surprised that I could still type that fast. Last time I took a speed test for employment a many years ago, I did 61 wpm. I haven't worked full time for awhile. Guess all the blogging has boosted my speed!
43 on freerice, but now I'm hovering at 39, and 81 on speed test. Wheeee! Off the waste my night away!
I'm going to go visit the typing one, but since I only use 3 fingers to type - TRUE! - I am not hopeful.
I enjoyed typing class in jr. high too! As a middle school teacher, I've seen that kids today don't have time for it in their schedules. I got 63 wpm, which makes me happy, but I'm going to try it again.
I have a new blog I'm working on getting off the ground!
barbra
(Is there at least a Bible category? I kick ass in Jesus stuff!)
Languages certainly help. My best level on my first go was 47 with 1900 grains of rice - then it stopped for some reason (I was on 46 at the time). Cool fun though. I KNEW there was a reason to keep reading.
I'll be sending this link to lots of people!
Oh...and I'm not game to test my typing speed, but if I do I'll fess up I promise