Free online reading test

"Bullet Read presents a revolutionary new way of learning how to speed read"

Bullet Read is the latest and most advanced speed reading program available.
It has all the best features from other speed reading products integrated right into it.
After nearly a year in development, Bullet Read is finally ready to guide anyone to doubling their reading speed.

Online Reading Speed Test

We'd like you to test your reading speed. You can do it right on this website. Click "Begin" when you start, and click "Done" when you have finished reading. Be sure to go through the text at your usual speed, so you can get an accurate evaluation later.

This series of paragraphs has a total of about 850 words, which will probably take you 3 or 4 minutes to read. You are being timed right now to test your reading speed. That does not mean you should rush. To get an accurate calculation of your reading speed, read at your regular speed, and click "Done" at the bottom once you have finished. You will see your official WPM (words per minute) speed immediately. Then we will tell you if there is a way Bullet Read can quicken your reading. This article will first cover information on this website, then move on to reading statistics, speed reading techniques, the science behind it, and finally the most common misconceptions about speed reading. By reading this full page, you should have a well-rounded, unbiased, and broad understanding of speed reading.

It is important to fist note a few things about this website. It is necessary when learning new concepts and embracing new information to know for certain that everything read is indeed true. Every stated fact on this entire website is verified, and accurate, and we have gone through the trouble to make sure everything is right on. Inaccurate information would damage our reputation, and ruin our position as a praise-worthy Speed Reading website.

The main purpose of this website is to supply information on speed reading in general, and provide its visitors with everything they need to start speed reading. There are two main products available through this website. The first is Bullet Read, which is advanced software that guides you through many important and advanced steps in learning how to speed read. The second is called the Speed Reading Manual - it contains everything you need to know in order to start speed reading immediately, even if you don't have time to train with Bullet Read.

The average person reads at approximately 250 words per minute. As you are reading this, you probably have a voice in your mind reciting the words as you go along. You have been trained to do this since you began reading, as your teacher taught you words and letters by associating them with sounds.

You would work through each word speaking it out loud, and progressed to speaking it silently in your mind. The truth is, this is entirely unnecessary, and Bullet Read will teach you how to take out this middle step. When you eliminate this voice, and translate the written words directly to their meaning, you can begin reading much faster.

That is essentially the key behind speed reading. If you can consistently read without the voice, and learn to control when you use it, you can start speed reading. It almost sounds too easy, but in fact it can be very difficult unless you are properly guided.

You may be thinking now that you do not need to read faster. This is the most likely objection to speed reading. Although you may be happy with your reading speed how it is right now, that would only be because you do not understand how much more enjoyable and how beneficial it is to speed read.

It is a common belief that reading faster will reduce comprehension. This simple assumption comes from the idea that when you read quickly, you will be skipping things, and not fully absorbing everything you read. The fact is, however, that the brain can process information much quicker than you think it can. This incredibly high speed of the brain is actually what makes you get bored while reading. It becomes so easy to get distracted, because there simply is not enough information coming in to concentrate on. Speed reading brings you one step closer to your brain's process rate, and makes reading much more exciting and immersive.

With some effort, training, and the use of special techniques, it's actually possible to pull your comprehension rate up much higher than it was with your previous reading habits.

Are you thinking that while speed reading, the quality of the text being read will be lost or unappreciated? "Quality, not quantity"? As explained in the previous paragraphs, you will actually get more from the text when speed reading. When properly speed reading, you get both quality and quantity.

Anyone who says that they "read only for enjoyment," and they do not want to speed it up, is missing a key point about speed reading: it will only be more enjoyable, because you will have a higher comprehension level, and the text will be coming at you like a movie.

This last objection is voiced quite often. "I don't read just to get it done." That is completely understandable, and reading something only to have it read doesn't make a lot of sense anyway. What would be the point of reading something if you're not going to enjoy it and understand everything?

Real speed reading is not skimming. It isn't scanning either. It is fluently gliding through the text at a more comfortable and enjoyable rate.

Bullet Read promises that if you employ the tips and techniques in the manual, and try out the software a few times, you will read considerably faster, and will increase comprehension levels.

Words Per Minute Speeds
~WPM on monitor	~WPM on paper	Your speed put to words
100-200 WPM	100-220 WPM	Slow
200-300 WPM	220-340 WPM	Average
300-450 WPM	340-550 WPM	Above average
450-800 WPM	550-1000 WPM	Way above average

If your WPM speed on this test was around 100-200 words per minute, you are likely still fully vocalising each word in your mind as you go through the text. This method of reading should generally only be used if you are trying to learn how to pronounce the words, or if you just encountered a new word in the text. Either way, this should not be used for regular reading. You can easily triple your reading speed with hardly any work at all. You are in the position that can improve the most with Bullet Read.

If your WPM was between 200 and 300, you are reading at just about the same speed as everyone else. If you take advantage of improving your reading speed to about 600 WPM, you can easily get smarter and more efficient, which leads to less stress and more free time.

At 300-500 WPM, you probably already consider yourself an advanced reader, but you are evidently still held back by sub-vocalisation. If you were to eliminate that voice entirely, your reading speed would jump dramatically. Especially considering the level of reading you have already done, and the familiarity you no doubt have with every commonly-used word, your word-per-minute speed can increase greatly once you get past the sub-vocalisation barrier.

If your WPM speed is around 500 to 800, first of all make sure that you understood everything in the text! Reading comprehension is even more important than reading speed. If you truly are a 500-800 WPM reader, with some concentrated effort, you may be able to improve your speed by a few hundred words per minute, and the speed reading manual is likely to help your reading comprehension.

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-Dr. Seuss

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