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This Test Will Tell You How Fast You Read Compared to the Rest of the U.S.

Can you beat the national average?

Think browsing the Internet all day has given you a leg up on speed reading? A new test from Staples’ Ereader Research Center will tell you exactly how many words you read a minute, and tell you how much faster or slower you read compared to the national average.

The test challenges you with reading a short passage, and then sees not just how fast you read it, but if you actually remembered the information that you read.

Click the image below to take the test.

Source: Staples eReader Department

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