WorksheetsSkimming & Scanning
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
You're skimming a book called "Plant Life" to see if it would be a good source for you research paper on how flowers grow.
Where would you look to see if it has the info you need?
the title
the cover
the table of contents
the first paragraph
It's time to pick a book for silent reading time. You have a stack of novels in front of you. What is the best thing to look at to decide if the book will interest you?
the title
the first sentence or paragraph
the list of chapters
the index
You're interested in learning more about dogs, but you don't want a boring book full of text.
What is the best part of the book to look at to see if it will interest you?
the title
the cover
the table of contents
the pictures
You're skimming a newspaper to find the comics section.
What is the best thing to look at to find the section you want?
the section headings
the pictures
the title
the index
You're reading a short story and want to quickly determine what it is about.
What is the best thing to look at?
the title
the first and last sentence of each paragraph
dialogues
the author
You're reading a chapter in your textbook to prepare for a test.
What is the best thing to look for to find the most important information quickly?
the bold words
charts
picture captions
the first sentence of each paragraph
You're playing a game and want to know how the winner is determined, so you open the instructions, but they are long.
What is the best thing to look at to quickly find what you're looking for?
the pictures
the first sentence of each paragraph
the headings
the numbered lists
You're writing a research paper about a particular general during the Civil War, but the book you have on the Civil War is huge.
What is the best thing to look at to quickly find what you need?
the index
the first and last sentence of each paragraph
bold words
the title
You're reading a book about flies. You want to know how each type of fly compares to the others.
While scanning the book, you should focus on:
pictures and charts
bold words
the index
the title
You're browsing the Help Wanted ads to find a job. The job must pay at least $10/hour.
When scanning the job ads, what should you look at in each ad before reading the rest of the ad?
the $ amount
the contact number
the heading
the first sentence
