Intro to Critical Reading

A traditional story or legend usually involving supernatural forces is known as a

• tale

• myth

• movie

• book

When I am looking for specific details in a text I should use

• skimming

• scanning

• predicting

• reading for total comprehension

Looking at pictures, titles, subtitles, graphs or visuals before reading is called

• skimming

• scanning

• reading for total comprehension

• predicting

If I want to understand a text completely I should

• skim

• scan

• read for total comprehension

• predict

A myth is a widely held belief that is actually

• false

• true

• a fact

• an opinion

Reading quickly to understand the main idea is called

• skimming

• scanning

• reading for full comprehension

• predicting

Understanding the main idea is the same as critical reading.

• True

• False

When we critically read we try to form an opinion or make a

• judgement

• fact

• statement

• text

Deciding whether an article is trustworthy by analyzing who wrote it and why it was written is

• scanning

• skimming

• reading for total comprehension

• critical reading

I shouldn't trust everything I read.

• True

• False