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"Skimming" means READ SLOWLY TO FIND MAIN IDEAS/ READ QUICKLY TO FIND DETAILS/ READ QUICKLY TO FIND GIST
READ QUICKLY TO FIND GIST
"Scanning" means READ WORD-BY-WORD TO FIND DETAILS/ READ QUICKLY TO FIND DETAILS/ READ SENTENCE-BY-SENTENCE TO FIND GIST
READ QUICKLY TO FIND DETAILS
When skimming, we should look at the THE TITLE ONLY/ THE LAST SENTENCE OF EACH PARAGRAPH/ THE GRAPHICS
THE GRAPHICS
When scanning, to find the name of a person, look for WORDS IN BOLD/ CAPITAL LETTERS/ NUMERALS
CAPITAL LETTERS
When scanning, if you want to find the amount of something, look for NUMERALS/ QUOTATION MARKS/ ITALICS
NUMERALS
What's the difference between Skimming and Scanning?
Skimming: read quickly to find main ideas - Scanning: read quickly to find detailed information
Tell 5 things that you should look at when SKIMMING for main ideas.
TITLE, SUBHEADINGS, GRAPHICS, WORDS IN BOLD, 1ST ONE OR TWO SENTENCE OF EACH PARAGRAPH
When SCANNING, if you want to find the name of a book, you should look for ...?
CAPITAL LETTERS AND QUOTATION MARKS/ ITALICS
When SCANNING, if the information is not signaled by a number or capital letters, you should scan for ...
KEYWORDS
TRUE OR FALSE: Big numbers are always written by a word and a number (ex: 100 million)
FALSE
Looking through a magazine to check what articles to read is an example of SKIMMING/ SCANNING?
SKIMMING
Looking up the meaning of a word in the Dictionary is an example of SKIMMING/ SCANNING?
SCANNING
Scrolling through Instagram to see what's popular is an example of SKIMMING/ SCANNING?
SKIMMING
Looking for your flight number at the airport information board is an example of SKIMMING/ SCANNING?
SCANNING
SKIMMING / SCANNING is mostly used while reading a newspaper or magazine?
SKIMMING
To answer the question "Who discovered Colombia?", you need to use SKIMMING/ SCANNING skill?
SCANNING
