How to improve your reading comprehension skills for exams Many young people read more than one book per year in order to get high marks at the reading comprehension test, but they usually don't get the results they want for the following reasons. On one hand, they usually don't choose well the books for that purpose. In general terms, we have two sets of books: commercials and not commercials. The commercial books have the purpose to entertain the lector, whereas the no commercial book has the purpose to change the way of the view of the reader and develop its critical thinking. Most young readers prefer commercials books due to the fact they aren't difficult to understand. On the other hand, for them is harder to get focus than before. Nowadays, we live around lots of information not necessarily relevant and we have more distractions close to us so that its more difficult do a more profound reading that demands a deeper text. It's a good idea to read more no commercial literature. At first, you have to think about a topic that is interesting to you. Then you could go to specialized libraries to ask about that subject. They will show you the diverse kinds of books that they have. Perhaps, you won't understand much because of the language is going to be more implicit than explicit. Nevertheless, if you being constant you're going to be able to understand faster and faster the book and, as a consequence, you'll reach higher marks in your exams. As a complement, you can find a peaceful place to read. This would help you to eliminate the distractions and keep concentrate while you're reading.