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Scanning and Skimming
Quiz
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English
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University
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Hard
+9
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What sort of reading is skimming?
quick reading
slow reading
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.10
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Skim the TV programmes to find out what time you can watch a programme about the countryside.
18.15
18.30
19.30
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.10
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How many international workers were on site per day during the Burj Khalifa's construction? (Skill: scanning)
12000
2000
22000
Tags
CCSS.HSN.VM.C.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Soaring over the city at an impressive 2,716 feet (828 meters) and boasting 200 stories (160 habitable), the $1.5 billion Burj Khalifa project was unveiled by Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in January 2010. At the peak of construction, more than 12,000 international workers were on site per day logging a collective 22 million man-hours during the six years it took to complete. The Burj Khalifa is twice the height of New York's Empire State Building and three times as tall as the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It even surpassed Taiwan's Taipei 101, which at 1,667 feet (508m) had held the world title since it opened in 2004. Which building was the tallest in the world prior to the completion of the Burj Khalifa? (Skill: scanning)
Eiffel Tower
Empire State Building
Taipei 101
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How long did it take to complete the Burj Khalifa? (Skill: Scanning)
8 years
9 years
6 years
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Scanning
a way of reading quickly to find specific information
a way of reading quickly to get the gist of a text
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.10
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.10
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
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