The main idea of this passage is Main idea sentence Supporting detail sentence Supporting detail sentence 3. According to the passage this fact is true. True False False 5. True False False 7. On a line of text the width of a page in a novel the eyes fixate about four times.
Readers can reduce fixations to two or three per line in a novel.
They can reduce fixations on a column-width line to one or two The mind tends to perceive meaning from the fuzzy edges of the fixation span. Normal clear eye span is about ten or twelve letters. Reduce subvocalization, that little voice in your head when you read. The key word system can help you do this. Set a timer for five minutes and read as many pages in a novel as possible.