Instructions: Hey friends! In this activity we are going to focus on cursor placement. We are going to use our arrows to move through letters and words and sentences. Moving our arrows through text is the foundation of editing, or fixing and changing mistakes.
Review
To move 1 letter forward, we press the right arrow.
To move 1 letter back, we press the left arrow.
To move 1 word forward, we press control + right arrow.
To move 1 word back, we press control + left arrow.
To go to the beginning of the line, press the home key, or the fn key + left arrow.
To go to the end of the line, press the end key, or the fn key + right arrow.
Question 1: What is the 4th letter in the word below?
Hippopotamus
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Question 2: What letter is at the end of the word below?
Candle
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Question 3: What is the 2nd letter in the word below?
Photography
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Question 4: Now let's work with words. What is the 3rd word in the sentence?
Butterflies swarmed in the pretty flowers.
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Question 5: What is the 4th word in this sentence.
Monkeys feasted on delicious oranges and bananas.
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Question 6: What type of punctuation is after the 4th word in the sentence below?
It rained last night, so I needed to put on my boots before walking in the muddy yard.
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Question 7: What punctuation is at the end of the sentence below?
It's so great to see you today!
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