SSB Head Constable (Ministerial) English: instructions

1. This mock test follows the skill test for SSB (Sashastra Seema Bal) Head Constable (Ministerial): 35 words per minute in English on a computer, in one continuous 10-minute test.
2. 35 words per minute means 10,500 key depressions per hour (1,750 in 10 minutes), counting 5 key depressions as one word.
3. Type as much of the passage as you can, as accurately as you can. Speed and accuracy are not shown while you type.
4. Mistakes up to 5% of the words you type are allowed. For every mistake beyond that, 10 words are taken off your total.
5. Speed is worked out over the full 10 minutes. The test is submitted automatically when the time is over.

Don’ts

1. Don’t paste text or use shortcut keys. Paste is turned off.
2. Don’t press Enter at the end of each line: lines wrap by themselves.
3. Don’t add extra spaces between words. More than one extra space counts as a mistake.