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Reading is the process of looking at a series of written symbols and getting meaning from them.

• True

• False

Reading is a deceptive skill - through it we give information.

• True

• False

Improving your reading skills will reduce unnecessary reading time and enable you to read in a more focused and selective manner.

• True

• False

Everything in print will be of use to you.

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• False

Even if the text does not seem relevant, keep it.

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• False

Scanning is the process of speedy reading for general meaning.

In skimming, you pass your vision speedily over a section of text in order to find particular words or phrases that are relevant to your current task.

Underlining and highlighting will help pick out what seem to you the most central or important words and phrases.

Avoid passively reading large amounts of text; it does not make effective use of your time.

The key to increasing your reading speed is not to increase the speed at which your eyes move across the page, but to increase the word span for a single fixation.