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Penelope Fast Reader
Examining writing strategies - $6.00
Underpaid
Unrated
Approved
$5.01 / hour
01:11:48 / completion time
Pros
No. No. No. No. No! I think JB hits may be preferable. ~75-MINUTES OF TIMED PAGES!!Cons
Was going to return this at page seven but figured I'd see just how long this could go on. Laughable.1st page has a 5-minute timer but takes about 2. I think there were basic science questions on it.
Pages 2-6 each have 3-minute timers (articles) but they only take 60-90 seconds to read. 15 minutes total
Pages 7-11 are repeats of 2-6 to make sure you get them in your noggin! So another 15 minutes.
Page 12 is where you write your essay based off the articles. 25 MINUTES. No minimum character requirement but shouldn't take more than 5 or 10 minutes.
You think it's over with? Noooooooo. There is a 5-minute timed synonym task followed by a 10-minute timed bubble page of basic, middle-school science questions. It ends early though and you're done! No comment section either.
Nov 25, 2019 | 5 workers found this helpful.
Calyrica Proficient Worker
Read and Summarize - $5.00
Low
Unrated
Pending
$6.23 / hour
00:48:09 / completion time
Pros
I completed the timed tasks in 3 min, 3 min, 3 min, and 3 min respectively so I did a closed qual batch in between. This increases the hourly to $21.20/hr. However, since the timer is only 80 minutes on the HIT, you don't want to start this too late.Cons
Timed pages are 8 min, 8 min, 20 min, and 10 min respectively
Apr 19, 2019 | 5 workers found this helpful.
bmt Proficient Worker
Answer a survey about your opinions - $3.00
Underpaid
Unrated
Approved
$7.00 / hour
00:25:43 / completion time
Pros
Cons
Basically a mini-standardized test: true/false, multiple choice, read passages and answer multiple choice questions in science/history/literature.- 20 minute timer for the reading passages section. Takes 1/2 that, so had to sit there for 10 minutes watching the hourly rate crash and burn.
- 1 page of demographics after that 20 minute timed page. There's a feedback form.
Advice to Requester
Either pay a fair hourly rate or don't have timed pages where they aren't necessary.
Nov 22, 2020 | 3 workers found this helpful.