Scanning & Skimming Reading Technique (INFORMATIKA G)

Reading Technique:
Scanning & Skimming

Scanning

What is it? Scanning is sweeping your eyes (like radar) over part of a text to find specific pieces of information.

When to use it: to quickly locate specific information from a large quantity of written material.

Skimming

What is it? Skimming involves running your eye very quickly over large chunks of text. Skimming involves the paragraph text. Skimming allows you to pick up some of the main ideas without paying attention to detail. It is a fast process. A single chapter should take only a few minutes.

When to use it: to quickly locate relevant sections from a large quantity of written material. Especially useful when there are few headings or graphic elements to gain an overview of a text. Skimming adds further information to an overview.

Multiple Choice

A reading technique that implements speed reading to get one piece of information without read the other is?

• Scanning

• Skimming

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What are the benefits of skimming? (Choose 2 answers)

• Save the time to read long passage

• We can figure out the main idea easily

• Enables you to understand text

• Help you decide if there are any unfamiliar concept of terms

Multiple Choice

"Save the time to read long passage" is one of the benefits of...

• Skimming

• Scanning

Multiple Choice

Reading rapidly to find specific fact is the meaning of..

• Scanning

• Skimming

Multiple Choice

The correct order to skimming text is..

I. Read the first line of all paragraph

II. Read the title

III. Read sub-heading (if any on the text)

• I II III

• II III I

• III II I

• I III II

Multiple Choice

The correct order to scanning text is..

I. Try to understand how the text is arranged

II. Run your eyes down the page

III. Looking for keywords or phrases

• I II III

• III II I

• I III II

• II I III

Multiple Choice

"To find a phone number or an address in a directory" is a .......

• Purposes of scanning

• Importance of scanning

• Benefits of scanning

• Example of scanning text

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What sort of reading is skimming?

• Slow reading

• Fast reading

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“What is the best title for the text?” is a type of….

• skimming question

• scanning question

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“When was the first vaccine invented?” is a type of …..

• skimming question

• scanning question

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To get a general overview of the material, you need to ...

• Skim a text

• Scan a text

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To find specific facts, you need to ...

• Skim a text.

• Scan a text.

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Focus on the main idea.

It is a ... technique.

• Skimming

• Scanning

Multiple Choice

Focus on a single piece of information.

• Skimming

• Scanning

Multiple Choice

Find out the main plot of a book and decide if you want to read it.

It is a ... technique.

• Skimming

• Scanning

Multiple Choice

Find a word in dictionary.

It is a ... technique.

• Skimming

• Scanning

Multiple Choice

Get an overview of the text.

It is a ... technique.

• Skimming

• Scanning

Multiple Choice

Find your name on a list.

It is a ... technique.

• Skimming

• Scanning

Multiple Select

Saves a lot of time and energy.

It is a ... technique.

• Skimming

• Scanning