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Skimming and Scanning

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  • If you look at all the headlines in a paper, what are you doing? skimming or scanning
    skimming the paper - all the headlines - a general idea
  • Key words and numbers can help with .... skimming or scanning?
    scanning - specific information
  • What sort of reading do you use to find a word in a dictionary? skimming or scanning?
    scanning to find the word - specific
  • What type of reading is skimming? quick reading or slow reading
    quick reading
  • If you want to see quickly what ingredients you need in a recipe, do you ..... skim or scan?
    you scan the recipe
  • Do you scan a story if you want to know what is the story about?
    No, you skim it.
  • If you are reading to find your team's score, are you .... skimming or scanning?
    scanning - for specific information