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WorksheetsENGLISH 10 QUIZ
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which type of reading involves reading text quickly to gain information
In-depth
Skimming
Scanning
None
When would you skim read?
To get a general idea of the text
To remember every detail of the text
To understand key information
When you can't be bothered
What type of text might you scan read?
Information leaflet
A book
A magazine
An instruction manual
It is a slow, careful reading of short difficult texts.
Intensive reading
Extensive reading
It is a quick reading of texts that are interesting to you.
Intensive reading
Extensive reading
The goal of this type of reading is to understand all the language and details in the text.
Intensive reading
Extensive reading
Choose the correct option:
Read the opening and closing of the paragraph.
Skim
Scan
What sort of reading is skimming?
quick reading
slow reading
If you scan a dictionary what are you doing?
finding a word
reading a story
What sort of reading do you use to find a word in a dictionary?
skimming
scanning
careful reading
If you are reading to find your team's score, are you...
skimming
scanning
careful reading
What type of text might you read in-depth?
A leaflet
A fictional novel
A food packet
A memo
If you want to see quickly what ingredients you need in a recipe, do you...
skim
scan
read carefully
You need to find someone’s telephone number. Which of these things might you do?
Scan the phone book
Read the phone book in detail
Skim the phone book
Your teacher has given you written feedback. Which of these things might you do?
Read your teacher’s feedback in detail
Scan your teacher’s feedback
Skim your teacher’s feedback
