Reading round

Choose a text and a target time

Read at your own pace. The time is a personal reference for comparing rounds; you do not have to finish the text at a prescribed speed.

Choose a text

Set a 1, 2 or 3 minute target

Start when you are ready

Text to readThe Quiet Power of Curiosity
Beginner · 126 words
Target time

When you finish reading, you will continue to a short comprehension check.

TIMED READING

How should natural reading speed be measured?

Read as you normally would. Do not skip lines or pass an unclear section merely to raise the score. Stop the timer at the end, then answer the questions without returning to the passage.

Is looking back while reading wrong?

No. A brief regression can be a natural response when meaning is lost. The aim is to notice when it is needed, not to ban it.

Can the same passage be read again?

Rereading can support learning, but the passage is familiar on the second attempt. That result is therefore not the same kind of baseline as a first reading.