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Skill Gym · Cognitive

Reading Comprehension

Extract the main idea, the evidence, and what the text never actually said.

Rep 1 of 8 · difficulty 2/60 correct
Inference Room

Adaptive rule: two correct in a row raises difficulty, one miss lowers it. Accuracy so far 0%.

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Difficulty2 / 6
Method
Question-before-reading
from Mortimer Adler's How to Read a Book

Enter every passage with a question you want answered.

Game task
Inference Room

Separate stated facts from tempting assumptions.

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Arcade · 60-second games

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Pattern & processing speed · 60 seconds
Speed Match

A symbol flashes for a blink, then hides. Was it the same as the one before? Decide from memory — Yes or No.

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Beginner level

Start here: learn it, check it, use it

Beginner lesson

Good readers ask questions before, during and after reading — they read actively.

  1. Skim headings: what is this about?
  2. Read one paragraph; say its main point.
  3. Separate stated facts from guesses.
  4. Summarise in two sentences.
Worked example: 'The shop opened at 9 and was full by 10.' Stated: it was full by 10. Not stated: why it was full.
Beginner check · 0/3
'Ravi missed the bus and arrived late.' Which is stated?
The main idea of a paragraph is…
Best habit before reading:
Real-life task

Read one newspaper article and summarise it in two sentences for a family member.

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