Looking at a restaurant menu to find the price of a specific pizza.
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Deciding if a website is useful for your research by looking at the headings.
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Using a book's index to find the page number for "Ancient Egypt".
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Looking at a movie poster to figure out what kind of film it is (comedy, horror, etc.).
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Looking through a travel brochure to get a general feel for a holiday destination.
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Checking the TV guide to find what channel your favourite show is on.
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Trying to find the definition of a word in a dictionary.
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Finding a specific quote from your favourite character in a book.
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You get a long work email and you want to quickly see what it's generally about.
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Looking for the amount of sugar on a food's nutrition label.
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Looking through a textbook's table of contents to see what topics are covered.
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Sorting through a pile of mail to see what's important and what's junk.
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Looking for your friend's name in a long list of party guests.
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Flipping through a magazine to see if any articles look interesting.
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Checking a document for a specific date you need for a report.
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Reading the first sentence of every paragraph in a chapter to get a quick summary.
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Looking at a bus schedule to find the exact time the next bus arrives.
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Quickly looking over an article to get the main idea for a class discussion.
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Glancing at news headlines on a website to see what's happening in the world.
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You're reviewing your notes to refresh your memory on the main topics before a test.
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Reading the back of a book to decide if you want to read it.
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Finding a specific contact in your phone to make a call.
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Checking a recipe to see how many eggs you need.
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Looking for your name in the credits of a movie.
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