When I was at junior school (many, many moons ago) the local library, next door, hosted a "good readers club".

The aim was to encourage prodigious reading by using a stick and carrot method.  A tally card was held by the young person, recording the books read, inwardly digested and regurgitated to the librarian question master.  The hopeful  8 or 9 yr old was striving for points awarded for the correct answers, because badges were awarded at certain levels.  This made reading pretty competitive.

It made me try the art, just briefly, of cheating. 

I tried to skip the arduous task of reading through the whole book and just try to prepare for a few generalised questions by just reading the synopsis on the back cover.  It worked once or twice if the name of a central character, pet or location was required but soon ended when the frosty librarian asked if I could read at all.

I loved reading for the pleasure of it - making it a competitive sport was my downfall.

I promise, as a newbie,  not to post too many single sentence posts in order to accrue "good reader" points.

Was that a groan I heard?