My results:
The passage I was given to read was unfamiliar, but I answered the comprehension questions 100% correct, so I'll call that fairly accurate. How did you guys do? Let us know in comments.
(Reading test link swiped from Gerard over at The Presurfer)
Wow, you read fast. I made it up to 494 words per minute. Which is not bad, but I did think it would be higher since reading is my absolute favorite passtime.
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You probably take the time to enjoy whatever you read, Stephanie. I do the same when I let myself, but when I have to read something unfamiliar I usually revert to the type of reading I learned in the military, which doesn't take as much time.
DeleteI only managed 300 words a minute. I always thought I was a fast reader, but I do read every word, no skimming, so maybe that's what slowed me down. It was also an unfamiliar passage but I can't blame it on that or the fact that it was first thing in the morning.
ReplyDeleteThe only advantage to reading faster is that I could read more books . . . .
You probably retain more from the books you read than most people, Fran. Thorough readers generally do.
DeleteYes, I'm somewhat disappointed because I only reached 373 words per minute, and I've always thought of myself as a fast reader. The passage was unfamiliar and I didn't skim, and I did get all 3 questions correct. But still, somehow this doesn't seem accurate. Or my perception of myself is way off!
DeleteWhen it comes to reading, I don't think faster necessarily = better. I'd love to see a test like this on strictly on what you comprehend from what you read -- that would give a better indicator of how much you benefit from the way you read.
DeleteThere has to be something off about this because I got an unreal 1170 words a minute. I may be fast, but I'm not that fast, especially since I've given up coffee.
ReplyDeleteSure, blame the coffee. :) Seriously, if you doubt the results retake the test a few times and see if your scores are consistent.
DeleteI came out at 303. Not screaming fast, but still above average, so I'll take it. =o)
ReplyDeleteThere will be a pop quiz later, you know. :)
Delete763. I knew I was fast (been reading since I was 4) but that fast? o.O
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It's interesting, isn't it? I never expected to get the score I did, but then I hate reading from a screen. Maybe that's what spurs me to read everything on the monitor as fast as I can.
Delete622 for me, and I answered all 3 questions correctly. Still, not even close to 1,000! This was fun. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteKathy
No problem, Kathy. :)
DeleteI find it interesting that it is 300 plus or minus if I read a news report, but closer to 900 when I am reading fiction. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI think I tend to read nonfiction at a slower rate, too (at the moment I'm working my way through The Rise and Fall of the British Empire by Lawrence James, probably at a fourth of my usual speed. But I love James's writing style, and there is so much data to absorb from every paragraph.)
DeleteI made it to 1700, which is a comedown from my glory days in high school of 3000 words per minute, but I figure I'm blinder now. (I got all three questions right, too.)
ReplyDeleteYou make me wonder if visual changes (like having to wear glasses to read) slow us down. I didn't need glasses to read until ten years ago, and I remember being able to read faster when I was younger.
DeleteSigh, only 364 words.
ReplyDeleteOne of my friends who took the test scored under 300. He's a professional copy-editor, and he believes some people like teachers and writers are wired to read more slowly because they are unconsciously looking for mistakes.
DeleteHmm, I spent 12 years in the military (USAF)...did you have an extra speed reading class I missed or something?
ReplyDeleteMy job in the military did involve following written directions to fix aircraft, so speed reading through that wasn't a great idea.
I did retake the quiz a couple of times to see if the number changed, the highest I got it to was 598, but then after that quiz i started seeing repeats of passages, so stopped as it isn't fair to retake the same passage in my opinion. Although now I wonder why certain passages went faster than others.
Stephanie
(Anonymous from 2:52 AM who originally read 494 WPM)
Stephanie
Hmm, I spent 12 years in the military (USAF)...did you have an extra speed reading class I missed or something?
DeleteNot if you trained at the Defense Language Institutes. Cryptology here. :)
I did retake the quiz a couple of times to see if the number changed, the highest I got it to was 598, but then after that quiz i started seeing repeats of passages, so stopped as it isn't fair to retake the same passage in my opinion.
Agreed, and good to know.
Wow, Lynn that was awesome. I read 699 words per minute which was 180% faster than avg
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