Reading Error Analysis — The 7 Categories & Their Fixes
After every set on this site, missed questions are classified automatically (each question carries the error it is designed to expose). Your top category decides your next lesson.
| Error category | What it means | Targeted remediation |
|---|---|---|
| Vocabulary problem | An unknown word blocked a sentence or a vocabulary item. | Skills 2 (vocabulary from context) + the study pack's word list after every passage. |
| Comprehension problem | The sentence was read but not understood — structure, not words. | Re-read the evidence sentence slowly; break it at its connectors. Sentence Simplification drills. |
| Inference problem | The answer needed a step beyond the text and the step went wrong. | Question Types 2: allow exactly one step; reject two-assumption options. |
| Careless mistake | You knew it — misread NOT/EXCEPT, wrong paragraph, rushed option. | Verification habits: check the negative word, point at the line before choosing. |
| Time-management problem | You ran out of time or froze on one item. | Skills 3 budgets + the two-pass system; timed sets at your tier. |
| Question-type problem | The type itself was misread (a purpose answered with content, a summary with a detail). | Re-study that type's 9-part method page, then do a passage and hunt only that type. |
| Evidence-selection problem | You chose from the wrong paragraph or a nearby-but-wrong line. | Skimming/scanning practice: build the paragraph map first; locate before reading. |