Reading Strategies Quiz

What is the primary purpose of skimming?

• To understand every detail of the text

• To locate specific information

• To get the general idea or overview of the text

• To guess the meaning of unfamiliar words

Which reading strategy involves quickly moving your eyes over the text to find a specific word, phrase, or piece of information?

• Scanning

• Skimming

• Summarizing

• Close reading

When using contextual clues to determine the meaning of an unknown word, which of the following is most helpful?

• Guessing randomly

• Looking at the surrounding words and sentences

• Searching for the word in a dictionary

• Ignoring the word

Skimming is most useful when:

• Studying for a detailed test

• Reading a novel for enjoyment

• Previewing a text before reading it in detail

• Memorizing key facts

Which of the following is an example of scanning?

• Reading every paragraph of a textbook chapter

• Looking for a friend's name in a list of attendees

• Reading an article to understand its overall argument

• Analyzing the tone of a poem

Skimming involves reading every word of the text.

• true

• false

Contextual clues can come from examples, definitions, or comparisons within a sentence.

• true

• false

Scanning is effective for locating dates, numbers, or specific names in a text.

• true

• false

When using contextual clues, you should ignore the overall meaning of the sentence.

• true

• false

Both skimming and scanning save time when reading.

• true

• false