Start with a measurable baseline
Finish a passage and note your WPM or CPM, active time, and completion. Compare sessions with similar text difficulty and reading conditions.
Free Reading Speed Test
Measure your reading pace in WPM and check comprehension with three AI-generated questions.
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AI prepares three questions when reading starts; the original text is not stored on our server.Privacy details
Private by defaultReading content stays out of logs and permanent storage.
Article-specific AIQuestions are generated from the text you actually read.
Honest resultsIf AI questions fail, speed and completion remain available.
From text to result
How the test works
Choose a text, read at a guided pace, then review speed and understanding together. The full session stays on this page, with no account required.
- 01
Choose your reading text
Choose a reviewed passage from the LumenRead library, paste your own text, or upload a plain-text TXT or Markdown file.
- 02
Read at a guided pace
Choose word or sentence mode and set a target pace. Only active, visible reading time counts; switching tabs pauses the session.
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Review speed and comprehension
English text uses words per minute (WPM); Chinese and Japanese use characters per minute (CPM). Review speed alongside completion, active time, and your comprehension answers.
A measured practice loop
Build a steady reading practice
Start at a comfortable pace. Use completion and comprehension to decide whether to raise it next time.
Increase pace gradually
Raise the target in small steps when the current pace feels manageable. The target guides the display rhythm; the result uses the text reached and actual active time.
Keep comprehension in the loop
Review the three answers and their explanations. Keep the pace steady if accuracy falls. This short check supports practice; it is not a formal assessment of reading ability.
AI comprehension check
Check what you understood
While you read, AI prepares three questions from the same text. Review your answers alongside speed and completion.
Questions based on your article
When the test starts, the normalized text and optional title are sent once to the AI service. It returns exactly three multiple-choice questions based on the material you just read.
Fact, inference, and main idea
The questions cover factual understanding, inference, and the main idea instead of checking memory with three versions of the same prompt. Explanations appear after answers are submitted.
A result that stays honest
LumenRead validates the generated structure before showing it. If AI is slow or unavailable, you can still finish reading and view speed and completion; the app never invents a comprehension score.
The original file is not stored on LumenRead's server, and generated content is rendered as text. Read the privacy details
Understand your results
Reading speed is the number of words or characters reached divided by active minutes. For example, 500 words in two minutes is 250 WPM. Completion and comprehension help put that number in context.
Reading performance overview
Your pace was steady and comprehension has room to improve.
- Actual reading speed
- 245WPM · Active reading 2m 11s
- Reading completion
- 100%Full text completed
- Comprehension accuracy
- 67%2 of 3 correct
Next step
Keep the same pace next time and pay closer attention to main ideas and cause-and-effect relationships.
Live speed measurement
English uses WPM; Chinese and Japanese use readable characters per minute.
Questions about the text you read
AI checks a fact, an inference, and the main idea. If question generation fails, your speed result is still available.
Honest result context
Sessions under 60 seconds, below 80% completion, or with skipped text are marked as limited samples.
Optional guide
See a few speed reading techniques
This short external video introduces a few ways to move through text with a more deliberate rhythm.
Use the video as a starting point, then use LumenRead to measure speed and comprehension with your own text.
Reading speed and comprehension guides
Learn how WPM works, what affects your pace, and how to practice without losing comprehension.
Common questions
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Choose a passage or bring your own text. Get your pace, completion, and a short comprehension check in one session.
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