Medical Transcription Typing Test by Ear

Press Start, listen to the dictated report and type what you hear.

Press Start, then type what you hear. A voice reads a few words at a time. Each word shows here once you have typed it. Admission date: 03/02/2026. Discharge date: 03/05/2026. Admitting diagnosis: community-acquired pneumonia. Hospital course: The patient was admitted with fever, cough and low oxygen levels. She was treated with intravenous antibiotics and oxygen and improved steadily. By the third day she was breathing comfortably on room air. Condition at discharge: stable. Follow-up: with her primary care provider in one week, with a repeat chest X-ray in six weeks.

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Listening uses a voice that is built into your device, a few words at a time. Nothing is sent anywhere.

How the text reaches you

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No timer: the run ends with the text, or when you press Finish. Words per minute is correct characters divided by five; accuracy is correct keystrokes out of all keystrokes.

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How it works

This medical transcription typing test reads twelve invented reports aloud, a few words at a time, and you type what you hear: radiology reports, procedure notes, discharge summaries and letters. Then read your WPM and accuracy.

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Listen first, read if you must

The page opens on Listen to it, with the text hidden, and a voice built into your device reads the report. Choose Slow under Speed for a first run. To copy from the screen instead, open More options and pick Read it.

Reports, not terms

The medical typing test drills terms and visit notes by eye. Here the text is whole reports in their usual sections: exam, findings and impression; consent and procedure; admission, hospital course and follow-up.

  • The voice does not say the punctuation. Put a colon after each heading, as in Findings: and Impression:, the way the report is written.

Questions and answers

Is this a typing test for medical transcriptionist jobs?

It is practice, not the real thing. No employer uses this page and it gives no certificate. Ask the employer which test they set, how long it runs and whether it uses recorded dictation.

How is the score worked out?

Speed is correct characters, spaces included, divided by five, per minute. A word with one wrong letter is marked wrong, but its right letters still count. With No timer the run ends with the report or when you press Finish.

Does the voice need the internet?

No. Listening uses a voice built into your device, and nothing you type is sent anywhere. On a device with no voice, the text appears on screen after a short wait.

All 12 reports

Radiology reports 3

  • Radiology: abdominal ultrasound Organs in the order the probe meets them: liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, pancreas, kidneys, spleen. Gallbladder is one word.
  • Radiology: chest X-ray, two views A radiology report has fixed headings: exam, indication, comparison, findings, impression. Findings and Impression carry the result.
  • Radiology: right ankle X-ray, three views Lateral, medial and mortise are the words that set an ankle report apart. Right and left must match the order, every time.

Procedure and operative notes 3

  • Operative report: laparoscopic appendectomy Laparoscopic and appendectomy are long words that come back later in the same report. The second time should be faster.
  • Procedure note: removal of an ingrown toenail Hallux is the big toe. Lateral means toward the side, away from the middle of the body.
  • Procedure note: repair of a scalp laceration This note runs in order: consent, preparation, anesthesia, repair, outcome. Anesthesia and sterile keep their American spellings.

Discharge summaries 3

  • Discharge summary: community-acquired pneumonia A discharge summary tells the whole stay in short sections. The two dates open it, month first.
  • Discharge summary: dehydration after a stomach virus Gastroenteritis is inflammation of the stomach and intestines. Intravenous is often shortened to IV; this passage keeps it whole.
  • Discharge summary: knee replacement Total knee arthroplasty is the formal name for a knee replacement. Orthopedic keeps its American spelling.

Letters and progress notes 3

  • Consultation reply from dermatology A reply mirrors the referral: thanks, what was found, what was done, what comes next. Biopsy and pathology are the words to watch.
  • Physical therapy progress note Range of motion is given in degrees; the word degrees is typed, not a symbol. Flexion means bending and extension means straightening.
  • Referral letter to cardiology A letter opens with the reason for referral, then the story, then what is asked. Palpitations has no double letter anywhere: p-a-l-p-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-s.

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