Reading (Skimming and Scanning)

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What is scanning?

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Quickly reading over a text to find some specific information which is focused upon.

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What is skimming?

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Quickly reading over a text to get the general gist.

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Looking through a Google search list is an example of...

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Scanning

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Looking up the meaning of a word in the Dictionary is an example of...

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Scanning

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Looking through a magazine to check what articles to read is an example of...

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Skimming

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When you read the opening and closing of the paragraph or text, you are...

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skimming

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Skimming is mostly used while reading a newspaper or magazine.

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True

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Which reading strategy is most useful for finding specific information in a patient's case notes?

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Scanning

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Looking for your flight number at the airport information board is an example of...

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Scanning

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Finding your name in the student's list is an example of...

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scanning