WorksheetsSkimming Quiz & Exercise
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
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
Reaching a conclusion about something from known facts or evidence
When do you use skimming?
In speaking strategy
In writing strategy
In reading strategy
In listening strategy
What is the purpose of skimming?
To find facts and evidence
To know the general idea of an article
To find the details of an issue
To find specific information
Which is NOT a useful time to do skimming?
During pre-reading
To review a text you already read
To read a text for detail
To quickly read a text you don't need to read in full
What is the best to define skimming technique?
Reading the entire passage very carefully for specific details
Reading the first and last paragraph of a passage and the first sentence of the middle paragraphs
Reading only the first sentences of every paragraph
Reading the text features and making predictions about the passage
What is the first step when skimming?
Read the last paragraph
Read the first paragraph
Read the title
Read the bold words
Which of the following does NOT involve skimming?
Reading the initial sentence in each paragraph
Looking quickly for words you're not familiar with
Looking at photographs in an article
Reading the first and last paragraph in a newspaper article
What is the benefit of skimming?
Save the time to read long passage
Able to find specific information
Enables you to understand text
Help you decide if there are any unfamiliar concept of terms
What is an example of skimming?
To search for a word in a dictionary or index
To find a phone number or an address in a directory
To see what is the news on a website or on a paper
To look through table of content in a thesis
What should NOT be done when using "a question-and-answer" approach while skimming?
Look at the illustrations
Read the title, subtitles and subheadings
Pressure yourself to read very quickly
Read the first and last sentences of any key paragraphs
Where is the title of an article usually can be found?
At the top of a page or article
At the bottom of a page or article
In the middle of a page or article
In the caption of pictures or illustrations
If you are skimming an article, what text feature can help you skim quickly?
Headings in bold print
Words in italics
The entire paragraph
Pictures and illustrations
If you wanted to find the result of a football match in a newspaper, where would you look?
Business section
Local news section
Entertainment section
Sports section
If you wanted to find information about Gwen Stefani (from the Voice) in the newspaper, where would you look?
Sports section
Local news section
Entertainment section
Classified section
If you wanted to find a job, where could you look in a newspaper?
Classified section
Entertainment section
Local news section
Business section
Scrabble is a game that provides hours of challenging fun for you and your friends. In this game you use your letters to build new words from words already on the game board. Scrabble is a fun way to learn new words and meanings.
What is the main idea of the passage?
Scrabble is challenging and fun.
Scrabble is a good game for building vocabulary.
It takes skill to play a good game.
Scrabble can take hours to play.
Yesterday was Faiz birthday. When he woke up, he noticed that his brother, Akashah hung up a big sign that said, "Happy Birthday, Faiz!" His mom made spaghetti for dinner. It's his favorite food in the whole world. His friend Zuhairi came over and handed him me a wrapped gift. Faiz had a great day.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Akashah loves his brother.
Faiz got a lot of gifts.
Faiz had a great birthday.
Zuhairi came to celebrate Faiz's birthday.
Anwar's older brother, Azmira, is a very good student. He isn't satisfied to just get by in school. He is involved in extra activities at school, including the school's music program and the math club. He also always tries to answer the teacher's questions in class.
What is the main idea of the paragraph?
Azmira was born before Anwar.
Azmira likes music and math.
Azmira is a very good student.
Azmira likes to show off.
Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
What is the main idea?
Soccer is important at the Olympics.
Soccer is a worldwide sport.
Soccer is also called football.
Soccer is played by men and women.
There are many fun things to do at the beach. Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach. Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed. Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun. It is also fun to look for shells. Some people simply like to sunbathe.
What is the main idea?
There are many fun things to do at the beach.
It is also fun to look for shells.
Some people simply like to sunbathe.
Going to the beach to swim can be fun.
Ballet dancers make dancing on their toes look easy. They do this by training for many hours each day. They must constantly practice to learn the difficult moves they make, and exercise to keep themselves in shape. While many dancers are good, only the most disciplined and talented dancers perform onstage as professionals.
What is the main idea?
Ballet dancers are in good physical shape.
Ballet dancers train very hard every day.
Most ballet dancers are processionals.
Ballet is easy to perform.
Maps have been around for a very long time! Very early maps were created over 4,000 years ago but the Egyptians and Babylonians. The maps were made with twigs and seashells or were scratched in the sand. Then in 150 AD, a Greek astronomer and geographer named Claudius Ptolemy created the first known books of maps. This eight-book series included maps pointing out the locations of over 8,000 places!
What is the main idea?
Maps have been around for a very long time.
The Greeks were the first people to make maps.
All early maps were made with sand, twigs, and seashells.
The eight-book series maps pointed over 8,000 places.
Muslims all over the world celebrate many special holidays. One important Muslim holiday is called Ramadan, and it's celebrated for an entire month. During this time, Muslims don't eat or drink during the day, but they have wonderful feasts each night! During the end of Ramadan, family will get-togethers. It's a very happy time!
What is the main idea?
Celebrations are an important part of Muslim life.
Ramadan is an important holiday celebrated by Muslims.
Everyone all over the world celebrates holidays.
Family get together to celebrate Ramadhan.
For a long time, people believed the earth stood at the center of the universe and everything, including the sun, revolved around it. This belief is called geocentrism. Geocentrism was an accepted truth until the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus came along. In 1543, Copernicus proved through his observations and mathematical calculations that the earth actually revolved around the sun. This view is called heliocentrism. Copernicus was not the first scientist to discover heliocentrism, but his book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres provided more detailed support behind the theory.
What is the belief that the center of the universe is the Earth?
Geocentrism
Heliocentrism
Nicolause Copernicus
Earth-Centered
Automation is the use of machines to reduce the need for human labor. In other words automation is when jobs done by people become jobs done by robots. Automation can be a good thing. Clothing, cars, and other manufactured products are available at good prices and in large supply because of automation. But automation can also be a bad thing. Because of automation, there are over 700,000 robots in America that do jobs once performed by humans. The way of automation may not be best for humanity, but it is the course we are taking.
Which title best expresses the main idea of this text?
Automation: Improving Our Lives
Automation: Good and Bad for Humanity
Automation: Those Robots Took Our Jobs
Automation: Reducing the Need for Human Labor
The term "amnesia" refers to complete or partial memory loss. Almost all of us will experience some form of amnesia in our lives, even if it's just a simple case of verbal amnesia, like forgetting someone's name. Fortunately, there are things that you can do to prevent amnesia. Here is a list of foods that you can eat to improve your memory: almonds, walnuts, bananas, honey, apples, and black pepper. Though these foods may not reverse post-traumatic amnesia, they should improve your memory in daily life if you eat them regularly enough.
Which title best expresses the main idea of this text?
Causes and Effects of Amnesia
Fighting Amnesia Through Diet
Definition and Types of Amnesia
The Origins of the Word Amnesia
Yellowstone National Park is mainly located in Wyoming, although three percent is located in the state of Montana. The Continental Divide of North America runs diagonally through the southwestern part of the park. The park sits on the Yellowstone Plateau, which is an average elevation of 8,000 feet above sea level. This plateau is bounded on nearly all sides by mountain ranges. There are 290 waterfalls that are at least fifteen feet in the park, the highest being the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, which falls 308 feet.
Which title best expresses the main idea of this text?
Sites of the Continental Divide
Physical characteristics of Yellowstone
Waterfalls in Yellowstone
Yellowstone: How it Formed
Many people use the words cyborg and android interchangeably, but these words have different meanings. Both refer to beings powered by robotics, but an android is powered entirely by machinery. Cyborgs are partly powered by a living organism. They also look different. Androids may be completely mechanical, but they are designed to look like humans. They may have synthetic skin, hair, and other human-like features. Cyborgs are usually designed in a way that accents their robotic modifications. A cyborg's mechanically enhanced eye may cast a red light or have a chrome plate surrounding it, for instance. So you see, though the terms cyborg and android seem similar, they refer to different things.
Which title best expresses the main idea of this text?
Cyborgs and Androids: Pretty Much the Same Thing
Cyborgs and Androids: Unnatural Enemies
Comparing and Contrasting Cyborgs and Androids
Why Cyborgs are Cooler Than Androids
Although poetry was Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s first love, as was his sister’s, Christina Rossetti (who was one of the most remarkable poets of her time), he decided on an artistic career. In September 1848, he formed a ‘secret society’ with other painters called the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (PRB). The group aimed to produce work with both aesthetic and moral values.
What is the passage mainly about?
A hobby of a painter
A life history of a painter
A life history of a poet
A divine love of a poet
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Hares are bigger than rabbits.
Hares and rabbits are different.
Rabbits live together in burrows.
The babies of rabbits and hares are blind.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
The ice cream cone was invented in 1904.
They ran out of ice cream at the World's fair.
Ice cream is a yummy treat.
Waffles is delicious to eat with ice cream.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Roller coasters stop at the end of the track.
Some kinds of roller coasters use magnets to make them stop.
Roller coasters are fun.
Magnets are very useful.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
The shifting liquid inside makes it hard to spin.
A hard-boiled egg will spin faster and longer.
You can tell if an egg is hard-boiled by spinning it.
Egg must be laid on its side.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Brad's father was angry.
Brad has good driving skills.
Brad's first driving lesson did not go well.
Brad always drives poorly.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Peter cannot go in the living room.
Peter doesn't like the new carpet.
Peter likes to make a mess.
Peter's parents made new rules so the new carpet stays clean.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Ivy is an excellent bowler.
Ivy and Fern will go bowling again.
Ivy is a better bowler than Fern.
Ivy is not a good bowler.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Amy and Rob made too much noise.
Amy made scrambled eggs.
Rob made toast.
Amy and Rob made breakfast for their mom.
Native Americans dried strips of meat, pounded it into a paste, and then mixed it with fat. Sometimes they added berries and sugar. Then they pressed it into small cakes. They called these cakes pemmican. Pemmican didn't spoil, and it provided lots of energy for people traveling or going hunting. Today explorers still carry and eat this food.
What is the passage mostly about?
Who uses pemmican today
What can be put into pemmican
How pemmican was prepared by Native Americans.
Why people eat pemmican today
Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?
Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is
Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way
Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short
They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area
Being a clown isn't all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or bulls buck them off, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. Of course, this is a very dangerous thing to do. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business.
Can you identify the main idea?
Sometimes clowns can mean serious bussiness.
Rodeo clowns protect cowboys by putting themselves in danger.
Cowboys and Rodeo Clowns are constantly in danger.
A Rodeo bull's attention is easily caught by Rodeo clowns.
