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It's when you read to find a SPECIFICE piece of INFORMATION. (scan, skim, intensive or infer?)
Scan reading
It's when you read to get the OVERALL IDEA of a text. (scan, skim, intensive or infer?)
Skim / Gist reading
It's when you read to get A LOT of new or important INFORMATION from a text. (scan, skim, intensive or infer?)
Intensive / Detailed reading
It's when we read to understand a WRITER'S IMPLICIT MESSAGE in a text. (scan, skim, intensive or infer?)
Reading to infer
"Always USE THE DICTIONARY while reading." T/F?
False
"It's best to always use SKIM READING because it's efficient." T/F?
False
An ACADEMIC ARTICLE we need to read for an essay we are writing. (scan, skim, intensive or infer?)
Skim / Gist reading -> Detailed or Infer
A PHONEBOOK. (scan, skim, intensive or infer?)
Scan reading
The EDITORIAL of a newspaper on a topic we care about a lot. (scan, skim, intensive or infer?)
Detailed reading & Reading to infer
A JOB ADVERTISEMENT that might be suitable. (scan, skim, intensive or infer?)
Scan (to search), Skim/Gist --> Detailed reading
It's NOT a good idea to UNDERLINE IMPORTANT WORDS in any exam question to help you focus on the instructions. (T/F)
False
Practicing SPEED READING will help you on your exams. (T/F?)
True (How do you do this?)
Name two TYPES OF QUESTIONS in reading exams.
T/F - Y/N/NG - Multiple choice - Matching type - Fill in the gaps - Classifying - etc.
Is Reading an ACTIVE or PASSIVE skill?
Passive. (Why?)
What is the first step in reading an exam text? P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Prediction. (How do you do this?)
