Skimming and Scanning
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is scanning?
Quickly reading over a text to get the general gist.
Quickly reading over a text to find some specific information which is focused upon.
Taking the time to understand the whole text in depth.
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is skimming?
Quickly reading over a text to get the general gist.
Quickly reading over a text to find a specific piece of information which is focused upon
Taking the time to understand the whole text in depth.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.10
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When you read the opening and closing of the paragraph or text, you are...
skimming
scanning
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Looking where to buy Avengers movie in a magazine is an example of...?
Skimming
Scanning
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
5.
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.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Scan the TV programme to find out what time you can see the news on BBC One.
20.27 BBC News and Regional News The latest national and international news stories from the BBC, followed by the weather.
20.00
20.27
20.30
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
7.
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.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
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