Can't Reply To Your Original Post + My Results

What's your reading speed? by JulyFlame on 2012-05-25 23:53:00 UTC Reply

If you change the options (via the gear) to a longer excerpt, it is more accurate.

There are three different stories as options.

On my first try, 1,426 words per minute. Second try, 1,918 words per minute. Third, 1,661 words per minute.

My speed by the Irish Samurai on 2012-05-27 20:43:00 UTC Reply

Averaged just below 400 words per minute, which is apparently approx. 55% higher than average.

It did put me just below 'average college student' though, which I found a bit disappointing.

I was expecting to get higher, although I do tend to skim-read stuff normally, so I guess that's given me a false impression of how quickly I read.
Re: What's your reading speed? by Querten on 2012-05-27 20:34:00 UTC Reply

"You read 506 words per minute. That makes you 102% faster than the national average."

I find it interesting that I apparently read faster this time reading 15 paragraphs than I did reading just 4. I also did not realize the excerpt was from War of the Worlds until now.... which is sad, since I've actually read the book before.
Reading Speed by AnnaBee on 2012-05-26 04:21:00 UTC Reply

""You read 2,773 words per minute.
That makes you 1,009% faster than the national average."

Also got all three of the review questions right.

:D
Reading Speed by doctorlit on 2012-05-26 04:20:00 UTC Reply

War of the Worlds: 251 words per minute, 0% above national average

Alice in Wonderland: 308 words per minute, 23% above national average

The Wizard of Oz: 267 words per minute, 7% above national average

I'm surprised I got fast scores at all, actually; I always thought I read slowly, due to comments from classmates and my desire to savor the action.

(I also got all the review questions right :3)
Mine by M1Garand8 on 2012-05-26 04:12:00 UTC Reply

Average is 327.25 wpm (over 4 tries). Apparently that's 50% above the US average.
My speed by Phobos on 2012-05-26 03:49:00 UTC Reply

I average about 250 words per minute (did the test a few times), which is a bit below the average. I am not surprised. I have always found myself to be a slow reader.

-Phobos
I keep getting the staples website. by ThatOne on 2012-05-26 03:31:00 UTC Reply

is that supposed to happen or is the link messed up?

Gah. by JulyFlame on 2012-05-26 03:33:00 UTC Reply

Looks like it mucked up.

Try this.

Re: Gah. by Astral Void on 2012-05-27 05:33:00 UTC Reply

I can't reply to the original post, so here goes.

First: 654 per minute.

Second: 928 per minute.

Third: 914 per minute.

Forgot the percentages, sorry- though if the nation in question is the USA, then it probably wouldn't have been relevant.
Reading speed by Antigone68104 on 2012-05-26 17:03:00 UTC Reply

My average over all three excerpts was 1,070 words per minute, with all review questions answered correctly. Not bad for someone who has never taken a speed reading course.

A bit faster than when my 7th grade science class tested our reading speeds, but 1) I've had more practice since then and 2) those tests were being administered by seventh grade students, I'm certain we didn't do them right.
Can't Reply To Your Original Post + My Results by Crimson Flight on 2012-05-26 15:30:00 UTC Reply

Whenever I click Post Reply to the original post, I get linked to the Staples site.

But anyway, here are my results.

War of the Worlds: 1942 words/min. 677% faster than the national average. All questions correct.

Alice in Wonderland: 1481 words/min. 492% faster than the national average. All questions correct.

The Wizard of Oz: 1686 words/min. 574% faster than the national average. All questions correct.