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(2) Read the text and try to grasp as much as you possible can while doing so with the maximum amount of speed.
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“”Now you‟re probably sitting there banging your head against the wall, dying to know what a gädda is. It‟s actually just a type of fish, widely consumed in Sweden and considered staple food by many Swedes. Fine and all but what does this have to do with me and my college studies?
Good question Jimmy. A few years ago, a group of scientists performed a couple of interesting experiments, mainly by using this fish.
They placed the fish inside an aquarium and fed it by pouring in some smaller fish.
They then placed a barrier consisting of transparent glass in between the gädda and the smaller fish resulting in the gädda constantly trying to reach its food without success (it was prevented by transparent wall). Finally it stopped pursuing the fish, thinking that it was useless to even try. The scientists then removed the barrier and were quite amazed at what they saw; the small fish actually circulated around the gädda without any counter reaction being executed, how come one might ask?
As it turns out the fish had been subjugated to acquire helplessness, a term that may be used in order to describe how a living being can become handicapped by its mere thoughts, thus forgetting about its true capabilities.Are you like this fish, or do you have the actual courage to stand up with your both feet and proclaim; “I will do my best in order to achieve my goals” or will you in similitude to this fish swim around in a pool of emptiness and self denial?
The choice is yours.“
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595 words per minute.
Haha, nice one.
I doubt most of the people here comprehended even sixty percent of that passage. A follow-up quiz would have been nice.
also you can change the value with javascript injection.. LOL, is this a reading cource of hacking cource?
Hmm… 893 wpm and I actually understood it. I seem to be averaging around 900 depending on which site I use to test my reading speed :S (Is 15 years old)
Need help!!!
For anybody outthere, please how do you get 1000 wpm?
I got 382 =^.^=
i realy apreciate it and i will try to be reading everyday as fast i can.
Duly noted, I’ve had quite a few replies on that issue and I want you all to know that I intend to fix it.
The speed isn’t really that important, what’s important is what you understood from the text.
Hmm… here are mine
Reading for Comprehension: 436 WPM
Skimming: 808 WPM
I’m only on 8th grade and a reading is a hobby of mine (at least that is what my friends say.) But a good friend of my read “Deathly Hallows.” in like 4 hours. That is about twice my reading speed.
woooohoooo 452 words per minute!!
and im only 13, gooooo me, lol
and dont say i cheated becouse i didnt!
Congrats Beth
yay!!! im 12 and i got 417 per minute haha put i dont think i got alot of it…. i got the main ideas but not the details
does speed reading training work for people with dyslexia?
Can people with dyslexia increase reading speed with the normal speed reading exercises?
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wow, 765 words a minute, thats the 4th test ive done with around the same results o_O
Haha, that’s unusual…
I had 647 wpm and I’m also 14.
nice going!
i always get around 720 and i’ve never taken a speed reading course. im such a dork. D:
I got 140wpm. That isn’t good for a 14 year old, is it?
It is crazy what some people get.
Well, what really matters isn’t the speed but how much you’ve retained. I’d rather read 140 wpm and retain most of what I read than read 1000 wpm without retaining anything.
Comprehension is key.
dang’ You read 388 words in 0.43 minutes. Your reading speed is 902 words per minute!”
this isnt gonna be good in 5 ap classes :/
I hardly understand what i read tho
“You read 374 words in 2.16 minutes. Your reading speed is 173 words per minute!”
This is what i got, i think i did pretty well considering the fact that i’m not pretty good with resource interpretation. This is practice is really good stuff to use for preparing for exams like me. I happen to go through my school website and the english department had to hav this link on..
WELL, i tried to understand the passage but the result is dreadful. i read with only 93 wpm and am now 17. i don’t how do i will good results in my english exams with my terrible english skills.
you read 375 words in 0.12 minutes. Your reading speed is 3125 words per minute!
You read 375 words in 0.58 minutes. Your reading speed is 647 words per minute! I guess it’s not bad, is it?
i did 374 words in 0.35 minutes. Your reading speed is 1069 words per minute! man im so brainy
5274 wpm at age 15. I guess all that business reading paid off.
Hehe
You read 388 words in 0.02 minutes. Your reading speed is 19400 words per minute!
I’m 11 and I got 996.
11 years old 996 wpm
You read 375 words in 1.26 minutes. Your reading speed is 298 words per minute!
I guess that’s not very fast, but I remember everything I read really well! I’m 13.
omg im 11 and i can read 699 words per min YES!! i didnt cheat i can take a quiz on the thing!
That’s great for a thirteen year old, congrats.
I’ll consider that a challenge; making a quiz is on my to do list.
Skimming is winning
The more you read the easier it becomes. It’s always difficult in the beginning but improves with time. Improving language skills take time and doesn’t happen over night, don’t expect it to.
Comprehension > Speed
i read only 211 wpm.. i want to increase to 10 times more.. how???
Training. Read more, read a lot and read frequently.
i read 155wpm….. iam a 15year girl…. how can i improve my reading speed?
Great question.
You’ve already done the first thing needed to improve your reading speed and that is to measure how fast you read. This let’s you know where you stand so you can start improving the rate at which you read.
Secondly, you’ll need to start reading more often and in longer sessions. The more we read, the easier it becomes. It’s a self perputating system, by reading (akin to running) a lot you’ll begin to read more and by reading more you’ll begin to read faster and reading faster facilitates reading, hence starting the cycle all over again.
For further information, please refer to this article on how to read faster.
You read 388 words in 0 minutes. Your reading speed is Infinity words per minute!
beat that!
275 words in 0.49 minutes. Your reading speed is 561 words per minute! im13
512wpm on second try. Forgot to turn on clock in first one. 17 and i dont read books or have to read for exams. 917 on all 3 more trys.
your reading speed is only accurate if the content is new to you. I could very well just read it once at 300WPM, and on the second time skim it at 1000WPM and still understand the same level of material.