READING SKILLS: SKIM IT OR SCAN IT? | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

Team 1
0

Team 2
0

Teams

Name

Score

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Loading

15

Sorting through a pile of mail to see what's important and what's junk.

Skimming

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

boom

Lose 50 points!

Oops!

star

Double points!

Okay!

fairy

Take points!

5

10

15

20

25

banana

Go to last place!

Oops!

15

You get a long work email and you want to quickly see what it's generally about.

Skimming

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

15

Looking through a travel brochure to get a general feel for a holiday destination.

Skimming

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

15

Finding a specific contact in your phone to make a call.

Scanning

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

15

Glancing at news headlines on a website to see what's happening in the world.

Skimming

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

15

Trying to find the definition of a word in a dictionary.

Scanning

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

15

Looking for your name in the credits of a movie.

Scanning

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

15

Using a book's index to find the page number for "Ancient Egypt".

Scanning

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

15

Deciding if a website is useful for your research by looking at the headings.

Skimming

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

15

Checking the TV guide to find what channel your favourite show is on.

Scanning

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

monster

Reset all scores!

Oops!

shark

Other team loses 20 points!

Okay!

fairy

Take points!

5

10

15

20

25

baam

Lose 15 points!

Oops!

15

Looking at a bus schedule to find the exact time the next bus arrives.

Scanning

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

15

Reading the first sentence of every paragraph in a chapter to get a quick summary.

Skimming

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

banana

Go to last place!

Oops!

gift

Win 25 points!

Okay!

shark

Other team loses 25 points!

Okay!

banana

Go to last place!

Oops!

baam

Lose 15 points!

Oops!

shark

Other team loses 20 points!

Okay!

gift

Win 20 points!

Okay!

baam

Lose 20 points!

Oops!

Restart Join for Free

;

Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies.