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WorksheetsSkimming and Scanning
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Q. What is scanning?
Quickly reading over a text to get the general gist.
Taking the time to understand the whole text in depth.
Quickly reading over a text to find some specific information which is focused upon.
Q. What is skimming?
Quickly reading over a text to get the general gist.
Taking the time to understand the whole text in depth.
Quickly reading over a text to find a specific piece of information which is focused upon
Q. Looking through a Google search list is an example of...?
Skimming
Scanning
Q. Looking through a magazine to check what articles to read is an example of...?
Skimming
Scanning
Q. Looking where to buy Avengers movie in a magazine is an example of...?
Skimming
Scanning
Q. Looking up the meaning of a word in the Dictionary is an example of...?
Skimming
Scanning
Q. Skimming is mostly used while reading a newspaper or magazine.
True
False
Q. If you were reading a patient's case notes in order to gain a general overview of the patient, which reading strategy would be the most useful?
Skimming
Scanning
Scrolling through Instagram to see what's popular is an example of...?
Skimming
Scanning
Q. Skimming techniques include
looking for the main ideas of the article
looking for specific words, phrases, names, dates, or places
Q. Looking for your flight number at the airport information board is an example of...?
Skimming
Scanning
Q. Searching Spotify for Marshmello's songs, is an example of...?
Skimming
Scanning
Q. At what age did Tiger Woods first win the US Masters?
When Tiger won the US masters in 1997, he was only 21 years old. In winning, he broke lots of records. He won the title by 12 strokes, which was the biggest ever victory at the US masters. He also became the youngest champion in 61 years.
21
12
Q. Scanning techniques include
looking for the main ideas of the article
looking for specific words, phrases, names, dates, or place
Q. Skim this text in less than 5 seconds and choose the correct option:
When Tiger won the US masters in 1997, he was only 21 years old. In winning, he broke lots of records. He won the title by 12 strokes, which was the biggest ever victory at the US masters. He also became the youngest champion in 61 years.
This article is about Tiger Woods' victory on the golf course.
This article is about different types of sports.
