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Basic Reading Skills Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We apply scanning primarily to read...

a)

Notice board

b)

Annual Report

c)

Encyclopedia

d)

Flight schedule

e)

Tabloid

2.

We do not usually...

a)

Develop a first impression

b)

Develop a reaction/ response

c)

Develop sharp awareness of information

d)

Develop critical opinion

3.

To trace the progression of an argument, we usually...

a)

Skim

b)

Read across details

c)

Scan

4.

Scanning is a skill to apply to...

a)

Generate impression

b)

Locate information quickly

c)

Quickly discover the main point of a piece

5.

We ignore certain parts when we are (a)  

6.

Skimming is required with...

a)

Familiar texts

b)

Unfamiliar texts

c)

Critical texts

d)

All kinds of texts

7.

Skimming is conducted...

a)

Taking enough time

b)

Quickly

c)

Very quickly

d)

At the initial stage of reading

8.

Skimming is...

a)

Presumptuous

b)

Not absolutely confirm

c)

A natural process

9.

While reading for details - process; we...

a)

Locate the specific information/ data, transfer the information

b)

Trace specific points/ bits of specific information across a length of text and connect the dots

c)

Trace specific points/ bits of specific information across a length of text and connect the dots to form the required explanation

d)

Answer in our own words

10.

Scanning is the natural consequence of...

a)

Purposeful reading

b)

Response to set activities

c)

Having a short-term goal

d)

Pleasurable reading

11.

It's very tiresome; what?

a)

Providing title

b)

Fill in the blanks

c)

Multiple choice questions

d)

Labelling a map/ diagram

e)

Tracing bias in an argument

12.

Tracing the major points/ turns in a text requires...

a)

Reading for details

b)

Scanning

c)

Skimming

d)

Argumentation

13.

The basic differences between the skills of Skimming and Scanning are in...

a)

Time-span of application

b)

Type of focus on text and context

c)

Purpose

d)

Consequence on short/ long term

e)

Certainty and accuracy