Skimming & Scanning - Review

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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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Searching Spotify for Marshmello's songs is an example of...?

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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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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. True or False?

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True

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What is skimming?

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Quickly reading a text to get the general gist or main ideas.

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When would you use scanning?

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When you need to find specific information quickly.

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What type of reading is used for studying in detail?

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Detailed reading.

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What is the main purpose of skimming?

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To understand the main ideas without reading every word.

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Can you skim a text and still understand its main points?

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Yes, skimming helps to grasp the main points quickly.