1. Not having effective reading skills

Effective reading is a necessary skill to achieve high reading speed and understand the content of the reading. Learners can slow down their reading speed if they do not have effective reading skills, including understanding the main idea, finding important information, recognizing paragraph structure, and applying other reading techniques such as skimming, scanning, and intensive reading. If learners do not have these skills, they will take a long time to read and understand the reading, leading to a decrease in reading speed in the TOEIC Reading test.

 

2. Stress and pressure

Stress and pressure can slow down the reading speed of candidates in the TOEIC Reading test. To solve this problem, learners need to focus on breathing and focus on the reading task instead of thinking about other things. Learners can also use stress reduction techniques such as deep breathing, focusing on heart rate or doing light exercise before starting the test.

 

3. Reading word by word

When reading word by word, learners will spend a lot of time and lose focus during the reading process. This can happen to beginners who have no experience reading quickly. If learners read word by word, they will not be able to quickly recognize words, phrases or main ideas of the reading. Instead, learners will read each word and have to search for the meaning of that word in their head, making the reading process slow and ineffective.

 

4. Not understanding the question types

Each question type in the TOEIC Reading test has a different answer and structure. For example, a question that requires candidates to read to understand the main idea of ​​the reading will have a different structure than a question that requires candidates to find detailed information in a paragraph. If candidates do not understand the structure and answer of each question type, they will spend a lot of time understanding and answering the questions, leading to slow and ineffective test taking.

 

5. Not Allocating Time Properly

Allocating time properly also requires paying attention to the different levels of difficulty in the test. Some questions are more difficult and require the candidate to read and think more carefully to answer, while some questions are less difficult and can be answered quickly. If the time is not allocated properly, the candidate may spend too much time on difficult questions and not have enough time to complete easier questions.