Speed Reading Test.

[Fingers]

http://www.readingsoft.com/

120 words per min 70% Comprehension.

dont cheat!

[waxwing]

400 wpm / 73% comprehension

[nomir_dva]

351 WPM with 82% comperhension

[Lori]

510 WPM with 82% comprehension

[kendoiwan]

405 wpm 82% comprehension... I was taking my time and I started to worry my time would be slow...

[AcidGoethe]

403 wpm, 91% comprehension.

[attila_the_hunny]

530 / 82%

[GhostOfTheChameleon]

334 WPM, 91% Comprehension.

"The average speaking speed of a race driver is around?"
That wasn't even in the text; however, I supposed I should've realized that race car drivers are human.

-dp

[Nemesis]

129 wpm 100% comprehension

[outmywindow]

209 wpm (kind of slow)
91% comprehension

I'd rather read something somewhat slowly and not have reread it for comprehension, than read it quickly but not know what the hell I just read.

[Conan]

378, 91%, guessed right on at least 3

[abathur]

303wpm, 100% comprehension

[GhostOfTheChameleon]

The fact that the average talking speed for a race car driver is probably different from the average talking speed of humanity in general didn't throw you off?

-dp

[last_caress]

You read at 23154 words per minute. Your comprehension is 0%.

[abathur]

Compensating for something?

[last_caress]

Compensating for something?

No, I already drive a small car.

[Conan]

You read at 23154 words per minute. Your comprehension is 0%.
If you only got a question right you would have had the highest efficient words per minute (ewpm) on the board (not to mention 20 times that of the average reader and 3 times that of a top reader)

[zhang_bob]

421 words per minute and comprehension 82%.

[mancroft]

I did a speed reading course once. Years ago. Quite useful. Recommended.

512 wpm

64% comprehension

http://www.washeswhiter.com/images/homerdidnotunderstand.jpg

[KuJo]

384

64%

[mgb]

570 73%

[booyalab]

493, 73%. and drunk!
:cheer:

[aklight]

Good thing I think faster than I read.

294 - 82%

Well, that's better than "average" at least...

[SeierTapt]

242 with 82%

[SolitaryWalker]

278-91%

[spasmfrog]

Erm, not that you guys will buy it, but 786 at 82%.

[shum]

380 wpm and 82% comprehension

[Google Monster]

228 and 91% although I guessed a couple right.

[shum]

380 wpm and 82% comprehension

oh yeah and while i was doing the test, a bird flew by the window. :D

[jittus rye]

215, 100% right........ Some of those questions were silly. I went back and read it again, 183 normal reading and 670 phantom reading (seeing the words but not fully processing them), let me try another time doing this, 647. Ohh, I tried talking as fast as I could think, or think as fast as I could talk maybe? Something, well that gave me: 348.

[macr0]

91%, 340 WPM.

[macr0]

Ok, so now my deal is...of any group, I would say INTP's would be some of the cream of the crop readers. And so far no one on here is what this thing considers a "top reader".

I'll call BS on that. 1000 wpm and beyond, 85% accuracy....uhh huh.

[jittus rye]

I don't understand the auditory vs oral distinction, to hear something I have to be saying it. Otherwise known as subvocalization, or even THINKING!

[macr0]

I don't understand the auditory vs oral distinction, to hear something I have to be saying it. Otherwise known as subvocalization, or even THINKING!

I think maybe they're just talking about the brain translating the signals, the speed at which your eyes translate stuff into words versus your ears.

Hmm, just trying to think of sentences in my head, I could see how I could subvocalize something completely from my mind faster than I could subvocalize something coming from external sensory perception.

[shum]

i just look at the words as a whole. it is difficult to follow them in the order they are presented.

does that make any sense?

[macr0]

i just look at the words as a whole. it is difficult to follow them in the order they are presented.

does that make any sense?

think I that does it.

[shum]

i read that and then realised it was funny.

[tinribz]

Some of this test is BS, the definition of speed reading should be understanding the concept and ideas being conveyed as quickly a possible, not a memory test.

Part of the process is quickly identifying the waffle and needless details so you can skip them and focus on the message. Least that's how I do it, looking for key words. Although you may have to back track sometimes to put them in context.

It depends how well written it is too.

535 / 63%

[spasmfrog]

Ok, so now my deal is...of any group, I would say INTP's would be some of the cream of the crop readers. And so far no one on here is what this thing considers a "top reader".

I'll call BS on that. 1000 wpm and beyond, 85% accuracy....uhh huh.
In the table at the bottom of the page it seems 700wpm on the screen translates to 1000wpm on a page. I know I certainly read print faster than crap on a screen. I think the numbers they're touting as ideal are for reading printed words.

EDIT: Of course they're also trying to sell something, so it's conceiveable that they'd put the "ideal" unrealistically high to make everyone feel inadequate in order to drive up sales.

[mel07]

hmm, 387, with 91% comprehension

[nobarcode]

It's an online test:
657 -cut/copy/paste -I don't know how long that took.
100% comprehension -when I get around to it.

I don't consider that cheating.

[abweichend]

356wpm 91% comprehension

[cafe]

296 wpm @ 91%

[Ghost-Girl]

346 wpm, 91%

[PiccoloNamek]

415 WPM, 82% comprehension.

[Reflection]

421 wpm
91% comprehension

[Krill]

732 wpm at 73% comprehension.

That's 534 comprehended words per minute.

[Rice-Tactics]

302 wpm 36% comprehension... I've never had any intrest in sitting down and reading something. Especially on the topic provided for the test.

[I dont post much]

141 wpm 82%

[Dempsey]

287 - 82% comprehension.

I need to either increase my reading speed or my comprehension. I zone out too much while reading, probably because I read so slow.

[Jennywocky]

626 words per minute
91% comprehension

(Heck. It's my job, though.)

My comprehension was a little shaky, though. I could have gone slower and felt more secure in my knowledge.

[Carebear]

169 / 100% comprehension.

[targo]

295 / 64 %

[Capitu]

245/91%

[Birdsnest]

363 wpm and 73% comprehension. 8 of 11 right.

[Huston]

300 wpm, 91% comprehension.

I should have put 73%, I misread one question (so I deserve at least 82%) and miss clicked another.

[Tayshaun]

I started using an open-source program called Dictator recently. The text display format used makes it comfortable for me to read around 650 wpm in English, 800wpm in French, after only a few hours of use. There is no reason for the speed not to increase and the comprehension to remain solid (no words can be skipped while reading through the program unless you blink). It keeps you in rhythm and you will realize that you spend a lot of unnecessary time sub-vocalizing when you are free to read at your usual pace.

[Varelse]

820wpm, 91% comprehension-I'm out of practice.:ouch:

[Dempsey]

@Tayshaun

Checking it out now. It just says it's a program used to read text in an easy way. Has it helped your normal reading?

[Randomnity]

I got 468 wpm and 82% comprehension.

I was slowed down by deliberating whether the comprehension test would be on concepts or numbers though while I was reading, and eventually decided not to pay attention to the specific numbers. Which incidently was apparently the wrong decision.

[Tayshaun]

@Tayshaun

Checking it out now. It just says it's a program used to read text in an easy way. Has it helped your normal reading?

I think it has, although more from just showing that the brain can register more than you consciously think it can. Not by improving the "horsepower", but simply using it more efficiently. It can help you change your habits.

It really depends on what kind of reading you are doing. They will not all be affected the same way. If you are reading a novel or a newspaper article, this method can help you read faster without missing out information. You will really be surprised at how much you can visualize when the words are zooming by at a controlled but frenzied pace. They impregnate themselves naturally and your brain makes the connections. The mind tends to wander unnecessarily otherwise. If you are reading with great concentration for learning and memorizing purposes, such as a physics textbook or a medical lexicon, I have not noticed that practicing speed reading has an impact. Maybe I have not spent enough time doing to feel an effect. HilbertSpace might know about this.

[Huston]

If you are reading with great concentration for learning and memorizing purposes, such as a physics textbook or a medical lexicon, I have not noticed that practicing speed reading has an impact. Maybe I have not spent enough time doing to feel an effect. HilbertSpace might know about this.

Indeed, these thingrequire you to actually analyze information that is not nessecarily there, it require a bit of intuition. I know when I read such things, I always need to go back and make connections. Novels and newspapers are more linear.

[Dempsey]

Hmm, I will give it a go.


From wiki on 'speed reading'
Other researchers have gone in the opposite direction. Rather than seeking increased reading speed, they have focused on comprehension. These approaches include Rapid Analytical Reading (2005), and have been marketed primarily to college students and corporations.

Wiki has no info on Rapid Analystical Reading though. Sounds pretty good.

[Nightning]

Familarity of the material has a huge impact on reading speed and comprehension. Speed reading techniques mostly reduce the amount of relapses in your reading. So for heavier textbook reading it's not as effective because you'll be stumbling over the terminology. But if you practice... not even speed reading, just read more in that area and become familiar with the wording and general concept will increase reading speed.

[Niffer]

267 wpm, 73%

What's the point of being able to read fast anyways? [Other than it makes you look less stupid]

gosh

[Varelse]

"Your homework for this week is to read chapters 12 and 19 in your textbook." It's a lot quicker to get such homework done at a higher reading speed.:)

[Tayshaun]

What's the point of being able to read fast anyways? [Other than it makes you look less stupid]

gosh

Understanding how your brain collects information and operates when you read. Like for every discipline, knowing about the underlying mechanisms will help you gain efficiency and improve your overall control (in this case not only for reading but concentration in general).

Forcing yourself to speed up will help you focus better on the material, because your attention will not be wandering around as much.

The point is not only to read everything fast for the sake of speed, but also to practice using your brain in different ways to improve certain hidden skills that will help in many areas of your life.

[Nightning]

What's the point of being able to read fast anyways? [Other than it makes you look less stupid]
[/QUOTE]

There are situations where being able to read and understand info quickly benefits you... Brings into mind admissions exams. At least for me, the MCAT verbal section. Due to the time constrains, proficient reading skill or at least better than the average exam taker helps push you above the curve.

[Jennywocky]

There are situations where being able to read and understand info quickly benefits you... Brings into mind admissions exams. At least for me, the MCAT verbal section. Due to the time constrains, proficient reading skill or at least better than the average exam taker helps push you above the curve.

Definitely for the exams and reading comp quizzes.

If not even just to keep abreast ACCURATELY with current events when you're older -- you have time to get a solid overview, from which to draw conclusions and assessments from.

Time is an issue in midlife, in a way it is not while younger. Everyone wants a piece of your time.

I did read faster on the test than I normally do. Normally, I like to enjoy what I read and think about it substantially, here I was just pushing for max score. I wouldn't remember most of what I read now, at that speed.

[Nut&Milk]

Top this:
5878 wpm
64% comprehension

[brakedown]

238 with 82%

[Common]

338 @ 82%

[Shatartar]

490 wpm and 82% comprehension:banana:

[Alv]

240 wpm/82% comprehension. I hoped for better result. =(

[meanlittlechimp]

519 wpm
82%

I only read 60% of the text and guessed on probably 40% the questions.

[Sojourner]

940 WPM, 82% comprehension. (No, that's not a typo.)

1) Interest: I'm a bookworm.
2) Survival: my AP Bio teacher gives speed-reading quizzes. 2-3 page article, five minutes, then quiz.

[littlelostnf]

http://www.readingsoft.com/

120 words per min 70% Comprehension.

dont cheat!

532 wpm 91% comprehension
I didn't cheat.

[Google Monster]

Damn, no wonder you guys are capable of making those long boring post. I'm not even close to 100wpm and suck at the comprehension stuff.

[Sojourner]

I think the average is 200-400 WPM with 82% comprehension. The trick is selective skimming - indiscriminate skimming equals terrible comprehension.

[littlelostnf]

I think the average is 200-400 WPM with 82% comprehension. The trick is selective skimming - indiscriminate skimming equals terrible comprehension.

Selective skimming
That is the golden ticket.

[Google Monster]

I never skim, perhaps that's my problem.

[NandS]

148 words per minute (Okay, so I'm a slow reader. I think my problem is that I try to remember everything I'm reading, so I sometimes go back and re-read a paragraph, or even a whole page.)
Comprehension is 100%. (I hesitated on a couple of the questions, though. I think I was just lucky when I ended up choosing the correct ones.)

[Google Monster]

Lol, I thought this was a typing test. hhahhahahaha I was thinking omg, these guys write 600+ wpm, wtf? lmaom

Edit : I'm 262 wpm and 91% comprehension

[Common]

Redid it and got 731 wpm @ 91% comrehension.

[SolitaryWalker]

I've taken the test two more times...

First... was as posted... 278/91%

Second... was 2 days ago... 1269/64%

Third was 668/91%... this was just now..

I've been doing the eyeQ(http://www.asseenontvnetwork.com/eyeq/?cid=130412) training for speed reading...

There were times when I've read 900-1300 wpm... with 80-100% accuracy... and then after I'd stop training I'd drop back to the 200-300 speed... than after I'd do a session or two... I'd be back in the 400-600 range... if I were to start training intensely again... and after I've spent a lot of time in a single session... I'd be over a 1000.... if I were to go through the whole course... I'd be well over 1500 if I stayed focused on it... then if I were to stop training... I doubt that I could even stay over 400 if I were to take a test.

At what pace do I usually read... I have no idea... I think that this largely depends on the text... If I read something that interests me and forces me to absorb many ideas simultaneously... than I'd guess 400-500

Random stories... probably 300-400...

Insipid texts like this one... slightly less than 300... if it involves something that I really have no interest in... like F related notions.. or people's personally stories that annoy the hell out of me.. Easily less than 200...

Seems to me that Judgers are more likely to be aware of their consistent reading speed.. perceivers tend to be inconsistent with the amount of energy they devote to their tasks... so as far as NPs are concerned.. their reading speed should be assessed in terms of the tasks they are taking on... I doubt that you will get much of an overall or a cumulative result.

[meanlittlechimp]

Lol, I thought this was a typing test. hhahhahahaha I was thinking omg, these guys write 600+ wpm, wtf? lmaom

Edit : I'm 262 wpm and 91% comprehension


HAHAHAHAHA..

I was gonna PM you to be tested for dyslexia - which is more of an ENTP, ENFP, ESTP, ESFP thing. The reason I didn't do it earlier was I was waiting to be in a clear frame of mind to do it tactfully, without offending you.

[Kirai]

398 when reading at my usual speed for interesting articles - carefully, (with comprehension of 91%), and 775 when I read the way I read coursework or boring parts in a book.

[xatso]

272 and 64%

I usually have to read things 3x over or watch movies twice before 'I get it' - I guess I am just a bit slow up there...

[Dansker]

505 wpm and 82%

[hereandnow]

615 wpm 100%

[bluebell]

600wpm

91% accuracy

but I think I read much faster normally (tired and sore eyes at the moment) with lower accuracy - I was concentrating more than usual cos I knew there was a test at the end.

[Methofelis]

675 WPM.
91 %.

... I'm surrounded by books all day at work. It was bound to be this way.

[psychocandy]

598 wpm 91%

[HyosHi]

410/65%, was feeling abit tired and distracted at the end, it shows eh.

[mel07]

this test is silly - it also involves retention of boring numbers, which is altogether different from comprehension. der.
not to mention i was in a coma even reading the instructions.

[SolitaryWalker]

this test is silly - it also involves retention of boring numbers, which is altogether different from comprehension. der.
not to mention i was in a coma even reading the instructions.

No, not really, it wasnt stupid. Keep in mind that the majority in the audience are sensors. Their comprehension is best measured in terms of the facts they memorize and not terms of ideas they retain from the text.

[enjoysham]

262 wpm, 100% comprehension.

[intpgolfer]

I read War & Peace in 75 seconds ... it's about Russia.

[dak1486]

667wpm - 91%

[LtDistracted]

383 WPM, 100% comprehention.

Damn you hereandnow!

[SolitaryWalker]

I read at 7000 WPM now.

[Kahlua]

227 WPM 91% comprehension.

Better than average considering the 31% increase in comprehension, better than I thought I'd get.

[Samurai Drifter]

251 wpm, 91% comprehension.

[MySavior]

man.. I'd like to increase my reading speed. I have a couple books on speed reading (evelyn woods, and some other one) as well as audiobooks. They aren't helping at all. I did some speed reading garbage going into my freshman year, and it also didn't help worth shit.

Any recommendations?

[Kahlua]

read faster.

[abweichend]

430wpm
82%

Edit:

man.. I'd like to increase my reading speed. I have a couple books on speed reading (evelyn woods, and some other one) as well as audiobooks. They aren't helping at all. I did some speed reading garbage going into my freshman year, and it also didn't help worth shit.

Any recommendations?

Naah, it's better to just teach yourself. Skim if possible, picking up only the important parts of a paragraph. Focus on what you are reading and make sure to keep all thoughts out of your head unless it pertains to what you are reading. That way you won't have to re-read a sentence or two because you spaced out.

Either put some classical music without any lyrics on or read in silence. Music with words in the background tends to slow people down because they are taking in the words from the music as well as the reading material. My 4th grade teacher taught me that one.

It also makes a difference if the material is interesting. That page was boring. People generally read faster and retain more if it actually interests them.

[nagrom]

277
73%
"Above Average"

I was just having a conversation with my girlfriend, who reads a book per night or so, about how she couldn't possibly read 5 times faster than me with the same comprehension.

I guess I was wrong.

[merkaba]

326/82%

[celesul]

778wpm/ 82%
To increase reading speed I tried finishing a book while needing to finish homework and go to sleep at 3am. Read about interesting stuff and less interesting stuff. You'll go slower but remember more when you enjoy what your reading. For example, I'll go easily above 1000 wpm on standardized tests, because I can refer back to the correct line for the statistics and it's not very interesting. I don't think that true speedreading is very useful in many circumstances though.

[Ferrus]

780 words a minute,
91% comprehension

Hehe, should I eventually find myself doing marking this will prove most utile.


I read at 7000 WPM now.
John Stuart Mill claimed to read faster than he could turn the pages, though I think that was partially because of his eidetic memory.

[eviloatmeal]

181 wpm / 100%

It said "Read at normal speed" so I took my time >_>

Oh well :)

[belladona]

465wpm and 100%.

I didn't cheat or guess answers. I'm definitely slower on a screen than on paper though - I hate reading lengthy documents on a screen.

I remember annoying my teachers at school from a very early age by being able to finish reading comprehension tests in a 1/3 of the average time. After I was done, I would sit there being bored. They'd ask if I'd re-read it. If I was sure. And then they'd check the answers and they were all correct. But because I got ridiculously low scores on spelling tests and times-tables (boring memorization), they didn't want to believe I could do anything well. Grr.

[Marston]

477 wpm
Comphrehension 91%

To be honest, I got bored with the very repetitive sentences halfway through and began skimming.

[Ryuko]

203 wpm with 73% comprehension.

What's really interesting is how that puts me around the 'oral reader' category... In other words, I read the words aloud in my head as I read them, but not 'out loud'. I guess that's what it means by sub-vocalized reading? I'm somewhere between 'good' and 'average', but I have a focusing problem (where it takes me longer to focus on things than most people) and ADD, so it's hard to keep my own attention when I read... I guess that's why I have to actually think of the words in my head as I read...

[nicholas1984_01]

269wpm

69%

That sucks! Maybe I read a little too fast

[charred_heart]

506 wpm
91%

And it's my 2nd language! :banana:
This is an intermediate level English comprehension test. I just used the tricks I used in school to answer these kind of tests quickly...

They should have put an article from the Medical Journal or something if they wanted to see who can read.

[Keoren]

417 wpm
91%

Not bad for a 2nd language.

[theywouldkillangels]

298 words per minute
82%comprehension

[Jessica Jolene]

454wpm
73% comprehension

[Anonymous]

197 wpm at 100% comprehension.

[Ann]

356wmp
91% comprehension.

Ugh, reading long articles off of a computer monitor gives me a headache.

[owarinoTenshi]

502 WPM at 91% comprehension. I mostly guessed though.

[ryan_m_parr]

4757 w/ 91% The problem is that I cogitate too much and don't really read as much as I should, and probably find no reason to read it in depth as I could figure out the comprehension answers irregardless (messed up on the answer, for what computer users want to improve: said reading instead of typing, though thought that would possibly be correct.)

I took a program online, by downloading it through torrent (or a download program,) called EyeQ. It's the best software available and can be found in a flash version demo online. I recommend getting the basics through that.

[INTPFemme]

269 wpm/ 100% (bonus question correct too)

[notjeffgoldblum]

913 wpm 17% comprehension

[Anonymous]

197 wpm at 100% comprehension.

I didn't take the same test, because that would affect the comprehension score, but I took another one and got 470 wpm this time. The comprehension test didn't work for some reason, but I suspect it was a lot lower than 100%. That's pretty much as fast as I can go while still understanding what I'm reading.

[ghost]

I got 260 wpm at 73% comprehension.

I was especially slow on the first 2 paragraphs. Numbers slow me down.

[Zazen]

450 wpm 80% comprehension. It is better than I expected.

[syzygy]

1215 wpm 82% comprehension

i think the "comprehension" is bullshit, you're not usually trying to remember exact numbers while reading, just the overall meaning.

[by4kug4n]

525 WPM, 100% Comprehension.

[Grrr]

228 WPM, 91% Comprehension

Not bad for a non-native speaker.

[Scarecrow]

521 words per minute, 91% comprehension

WTF? This is it?

Ironically I was sitting in a cafe today reading, thinking that I am totally out of practise.

[Martavious]

674, 64%.

[kali]

266

82%

I'm a skimmer (and a pretty slow reader). I only just grazed that paragraph. You could use a bit of common sense to figure out the answers to the quiz.

[porcupine]

I did the test while reading normally and got 329 wpm at 82% comprehension.

[Dooraven]

925 wpm, 91% comprehension.

I really doubt anyone will believe me on this though. But anyway the compherension thing is a bit odd as most of it is asking for numbers and numbers just get stuck in my brain after I see them, also some of the questions were guessable to anyone who just skimmed over it and has a bit of logical reasoning

[bmed19]

5 wpm 36% comprehension

[helium]

358 wpm at 100% comprehension.

[wilbur]

To gain speed reading it is crucial to set goals on a daily basis. This means if you reach a speed of reading 200 words per minute, it is suggested to make a goal to next reach 250 words. This gradually increases the speed reading skills.

[Methofelis]

851 at 82%.

[1104]

231wpm 100% accuracy
it says to read normally.

[m. wooster]

400 words per minute with 73% comprehension

There are certain books that I just slog through and take months to finish and other books that are the same length that I finish in two days or so. For example If On a Winter's Night a Traveler took me around three and a half months while Thank You, Jeeves took me exactly two days.

[Raccoon Love]

714 91%

[atallcostsky]

187 wpm and 82% comprehension.

[vahrion]

163wpm; :stupid:
82% comprehension

[Harion]

320wpm 73%