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Originally Posted by matt314159
I was in a discussion on this subject on another forum I attend. There are people over there who read 2-3 books a week (as I'm sure there are here, to be sure). I, on the other hand, go through maybe 2-3 a month, reading between 1-2 hrs a night, most nights (I'd say at least five nights a week)
Rather than time myself reading the page of a book, then doing all the math, I googled around and found a quick little test online. I am in no way endorsing the product or promoting the software they're trying to sell, I just wanted to see how fast other people around here read.
http://www.readingsoft.com/
I got 265wpm @ 64% comprehension, which, I suppose, puts me solidly in the "average" category.
As a corollary, do you subvocalize when reading? By that I mean, do you "hear" the words in your head as you read? I've tried various methods but have never been able to wean myself off it. Finally I decided I don't really *want* to get over it, as I feel it helps me appreciate the richness of the written word. Maybe I'm just deluding myself so I don't feel bad for being a slow reader. It's funny, 6 years of university, a Bachelor's and a master's degree---heck, I've been a bookworm since I was around 5 years old, I really thought I'd read faster than that.
Anyway, take the test, and post the scores, if you feel like it.
*edit*>...since I'm weird like this, is the grammar in the thread title correct? Should I have used "quickly," or "fast"? Fast sounds right when I say it, but then at the last moment I changed my mind. Then, looking back at it, it looks wrong, and I'm leaning back toward "fast" |
350wpm, 91% comprehension. I usually score a little higher (400-450wpm), but it's early!
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