How to Read Effectively Many students tend to read books without any purpose. They often read a book slowly and in great detail with the result that they frequently have no (1)______view of what they are reading. (1)______ To read effectively, students are suggested to do the following: 1) To decide precisely on the (2)______ for reading a book. (2)______ 2) To decide what they are going to read: a. The (3)______page should be read first. (3)______ b. The chapter headings are useful in indicating what should be read. c. The Index can help to (4)______the pages related to some (4)______ information. 3) To read the opening and final paragraphs so that they could know what a book is mainly about. 4) To ask themselves what is the main part of their reading and then try to answer the question by making notes, which can help them to concentrate on the reading and provide a (5)______which can bo (5)______ re-read later. 5) To increase reading speed without loss of (6)______ (6)______ Three main kinds of silent reading speed: 1) the slowest, study speed for a higher level of understanding, 2) the average speed for easier textbooks, novels, etc. 3) the fastest: (7)______used to get a general idea of a book or an (7)______ article. The results of a survey of students’ reading speed conducted by Edward Fry: A good reader achieves (8)______comprehension when he skims at (8)______ over 800 words a minute, 70% comprehension at 250-500 words a minute, and 80%-90% comprehension at 200-300 words a minute. The average speed of a poor reader is 150 to (9)______words a (9)______ minute with a comprehension rate of (10)______. (10)______