Critical Reading Skills

Identify whether each statement indicates critical reading or not. Write C if it indicates critical reading and N if it does not.

• C

• N

Identify whether each statement indicates critical reading or not. Write C if it indicates critical reading and N if it does not. I look for discrepancies in the editorial.

• C

• N

Identify whether each statement indicates critical reading or not. Write C if it indicates critical reading and N if it does not.

• C

• N

Identify whether each statement indicates critical reading or not. Write C if it indicates critical reading and N if it does not.

• C

• N

Identify whether each statement indicates critical reading or not. Write C if it indicates critical reading and N if it does not.

I reflect in the possible missing information.

• C

• N

Identify whether each statement indicates critical reading or not. Write C if it indicates critical reading and N if it does not. I validate in the questions necessary for the better understanding of the text.

• C

• N

In critical reading, linking ideas in the text to other ....

• information

• topics

• ideas and texts

• paragraph

How to skim?

• Start at the beginning of the reading and glide over the text very quickly.

• Read all the text in total.

• Note any bold prints and graphics.

• Find specific pieces of information.

Refers to the close and thorough evaluation of the claims in the text in terms of relevance, validity and logic.

Reading skill that involves condensing a lengthy text into a shorter passage which usually 15 - 30 percent of the source material.