Islamabad Model College for Boys, F-10/4, Islamabad
BS / ADP ELL 101 & ENG 101: English-I
Skimming and Scanning Choose the correct option.
What is skimming?
Quickly glancing over a text to get the general idea.
Quickly reading over a text to find some specific information which is focussed upon.
Taking the time to understand the whole text in depth.
What is scanning?
Quickly reading over a text to get the general idea.
Quickly reading over a text to find some specific information which is focussed upon.
Taking the time to understand the whole text in depth.
Which of the following does NOT involve skimming?
reading the initial sentence in each paragraph
looking quickly for words you're not familiar with
looking at photographs in an article
reading the first and last paragraph in a newspaper article
People are NOT scanning a text effectively when they ________.
look for content words or visual clues
read every word in a text
know what they are looking for
read blocks of words
Looking for your flight number at the airport information board is an example of ____________.
skimming
scanning
detailed
If you were reading a patient's case notes in order to gain a general overview of the patient, which reading strategy would be the most useful?
skimming
scanning
detailed
Looking through a magazine to check what articles to read is an example of _____________.
skimming
scanning
detailed
Looking up the meaning of a word in the Dictionary is an example of __________.
skimming
scanning
detailed
At what age did Tiger Woods first win the US Masters?
"When Tiger won the US masters in 1997, he was only 21 years old. In winning, he broke lots of records. He won the title by 12 strokes, which was the biggest ever victory at the US masters. He also became the youngest champion in 61 years."
12
21
61
Skim this text in less than 5 seconds and choose the correct option:
"When Tiger won the US masters in 1997, he was only 21 years old. In winning, he broke lots of records. He won the title by 12 strokes, which was the biggest ever victory at the US masters. He also became the youngest champion in 61 years."
This article is about Tiger Woods' victory on the golf course.
