Read more books. The only way to become comfortable with reading is to read more. You will enjoy reading more if you read about subjects that you are interested in. For example, if you like sports begin by reading the sports page in the newspaper, then try a biography on your favorite sports hero. The COMPASS reading section will test your ability to make inferences, draw conclusions, decipher vocabulary words and critically understand texts.
You will be asked to read a paragraph then answer questions such as "What is the main idea of the paragraph?", or "Who is the narrator?." You must challenge yourself to become a better reader and critical thinker by reading college-level material on a regular basis.
Learn new words. Since you will be reading more, you will come across unfamiliar words. Write these words down and look them up in a dictionary. Writing the words down will help you to remember what they mean. Try to read challenging material, so that you come across more difficult words.
Practice active reading. Think about the passage as you read. As you read, try to think about who is narrating the passage, what the theme is and what the author is trying to say. Ask these questions to yourself while you are reading the passage. It helps to gain a good understanding of the passage, so that when you encounter the questions at the end, you feel more prepared.