Reading and Writing skills

To read a text in order to understand most of what it says or particular information

• Reading for gist

• Reading for detail

• Reading for specific information

• Reading for purpose

to guess the meaning of an unknown word by using the information in a situation and/or around the word to help

• Scanning

• Skimming

• Predicting

• Guessing meaning form context

To read a text quickly to get a general idea of what it is about (Choose 2 answers)

• Scanning

• Skimming

• Reading for gist

• Predicting

To read a text in order to check whether there are any mistakes in spelling, grammar, punctuation etc.

• Proofreading

• Skimming

• Scanning

• Guessing meaning from context

First version of a written product in the process of writing in the format that it is intended

• Editing

• Proofreading

• Drafting

• Paragraphing

It is the practice of dividing a text into paragraphs to signal shifts in thinking and give readers a rest. 

• Editing

• Proofreading

• Drafting

• Paragraphing

To read and to focus on how language is used in a text

• Extensive reading

• Skimming

• Intensive reading

• Paraphrasing

To shorten or change or correct the words or content of some parts of a written text to make it clearer or easier to understand

• Summarizing

• Editing

• Proofreading

• Paraphrasing

To understand the general meaning of a text, without paying attention to specific detail (Choose 2 answers)

• Skimming

• Scanning

• Reading for gist

• Reading for detail

To decide how a writer feels about something from the way that they speak or write, rather than from what they openly say or the words they use

• Guessing meaning from context

• Predicting

• Summarizing

• Inferring