skimming, scanning and contextual clues quiz

What are contextual clues?

• A) Grammar rules

• B) Words from the dictionary

• C) Hints around a word to guess its meaning

• D) Synonyms only

What does the word famished most likely mean?
Ali was famished. He hadn’t eaten all day.

• A) Sleepy

• B) Hungry

• C) Angry

• D) Tired

“Unlike her loud brother, Zara is quiet.”
What type of clue is this?

• A) Synonym

• B) Definition

• C) Antonym

• D) Example

What is sequencing?

• A) Skipping hard words

• B) Reading in any order

• C) Understanding the correct order of events

• D) Highlighting key phrases

What question helps you with sequencing?

• A) What does it mean?

• B) What happened next?

• C) Who is the writer?

• D) What’s the hard word?

Which is the correct sequence of a story?

• Middle → End → Beginning

• End → Beginning → Middle

• Beginning → Middle → End

• Random

What is scanning?

• Reading every word carefully

• Reading a story slowly

• Quickly looking for specific info

• Reading out loud

What should you look for while scanning?

• Pictures only

• Big words

• Distinctive features like bold text or numbers

• Sentences with questions

Before scanning, what should you do first?

• Read the whole paragraph

• Take notes

• Identify keywords

• Highlight every line

Why are these reading skills important?

• They help you skip homework

• They improve your spelling

• They help you understand and find information faster

• They help write poems