Skimming and Scanning

Skimming

• a way of reading quickly to find specific information

• a way of reading quickly to get the gist of a text

Scanning

• a way of reading quickly to find specific information

• a way of reading quickly to get the gist of a text

Would you use skimming or scanning in the following situation?

You have picked up a book on dinosaurs in the library and you want to decide whether to borrow it or not.

• skimming

• scanning

Would you use skimming or scanning in the following situation?

You've got a book on football in front of you and you want to know who won the Golden Shoe Award.

• skimming

• scanning

Would you use skimming or scanning in the following situation?

Your mum has asked you to find the phone number of your English teacher in the phone book.

• skimming

• scanning

Would you use skimming or scanning in the following situation?

You want to know what time your favorite coffee shop opens on Sunday so you are looking at their website to find out.

• skimming

• scanning

The following passage is about the writer, educator, and editor Paz Marquez-Benitez.

Rather than read it slowly word for word, skim it and decide what aspect of his life it covers.

Paz Marquez-Benitez was born on 3 March 1894 in Lucena, Tayabas (now Quezon), Philippines. Born into the prominent Marquez family of Quezon province her parents were well educated. Both of Paz's parents would enter into careers of education and become teachers in what would lead to Paz's admiration and respect for the educating profession.

Aged six, Paz would begin her educational career and after three years at the age of nine would be enrolled into high school. Paz attended the Tayabas Highschool now, Quezon National High School where she would be praised by her principal for her academic achievements in English.

During Paz's time at the Normal School in Manila, she like many other Filipinos during the early 1900's, would be introduced to American culture. This introduction to American culture would begin in 1910 at the age of sixteen when Paz would take to basketball and eventually become the team captain. American culture would continue to envelop around Paz in 1912 at the age of eighteen when she would be introduced to, and participate in, a beauty contest where she would be chosen to be placed within the cover of the Renacimiento Filipino.

Choose one correct answer.

• the type of books she writes

• her early life

• her adult life

• the awards she has won

This time, scan the text to find out what year Paz was born and write the number in the answer box.

Paz Marquez-Benitez was born on 3 March 1894 in Lucena, Tayabas (now Quezon), Philippines. Born into the prominent Marquez family of Quezon province her parents were well educated. Both of Paz's parents would enter into careers of education and become teachers in what would lead to Paz's admiration and respect for the educating profession.

Aged six, Paz would begin her educational career and after three years at the age of nine would be enrolled into high school. Paz attended the Tayabas Highschool now, Quezon National High School where she would be praised by her principal for her academic achievements in English.

During Paz's time at the Normal School in Manila, she like many other Filipinos during the early 1900's, would be introduced to American culture. This introduction to American culture would begin in 1910 at the age of sixteen when Paz would take to basketball and eventually become the team captain. American culture would continue to envelop around Paz in 1912 at the age of eighteen when she would be introduced to, and participate in, a beauty contest where she would be chosen to be placed within the cover of the Renacimiento Filipino.

Scan the text to find out what were her parents job.

Paz Marquez-Benitez was born on 3 March 1894 in Lucena, Tayabas (now Quezon), Philippines. Born into the prominent Marquez family of Quezon province her parents were well educated. Both of Paz's parents would enter into careers of education and become teachers in what would lead to Paz's admiration and respect for the educating profession.

Aged six, Paz would begin her educational career and after three years at the age of nine would be enrolled into high school. Paz attended the Tayabas Highschool now, Quezon National High School where she would be praised by her principal for her academic achievements in English.

During Paz's time at the Normal School in Manila, she like many other Filipinos during the early 1900's, would be introduced to American culture. This introduction to American culture would begin in 1910 at the age of sixteen when Paz would take to basketball and eventually become the team captain. American culture would continue to envelop around Paz in 1912 at the age of eighteen when she would be introduced to, and participate in, a beauty contest where she would be chosen to be placed within the cover of the Renacimiento Filipino.

• principals

• teachers

• writers

What is the gist of this paragraph about Paz Márquez-Benítez?

Four years after graduating from the University of the Philippines in 1916, Paz Márquez-Benítez became a teacher in the English Department at her alma mater. While teaching at the University of the Philippines Paz would go on to develop and teach a course in short story writing for 35 years until she retired in 1951. Throughout her teaching career, Paz had become known as an influential figure to many prominent Filipino writers in the English language, such as Francisco Arcellena, Bienvenido N. Santo, Paz Latorena, Loreto Paras Sulit, Edra Zapanta Manlapaz, and Arturo B. Rotor all of whom, were taught by Paz at the University of the Philippines. The annually held Paz Marquez-Benitez Lectures in the Philippines continue to honor her memory by focusing on the contribution of Filipino women writers to Philippine Literature in the English language.

• her later life

• her career

• her marriage and family