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CARS Timing Calculator

CARS fails more test-takers on pacing than on comprehension. Enter how far you are into the section and how much time has passed to see your current pace, the pace you need for what's left, and whether you're on track to finish.

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CARS improves with volume and reflection, not just timing drills - Encodr resurfaces the reasoning patterns you keep missing until they stick.

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Why pace, not just accuracy, decides your CARS score

A 53-minute, 9-passage section works out to roughly 5:53 per passage if you spend it evenly - but almost no one actually spends it evenly. Falling behind early compounds: rushing the last two or three passages to make up time is when comprehension actually drops, which is a timing problem showing up as a reading-comprehension problem. This calculator splits your remaining time across your remaining passages, so you always know the real target pace for what's left, not just the average for the whole section.

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