NEW
Font size
WorksheetsEnglish 1: Reading Techniques
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
When looking up for the meaning of "bizarre", you ______ through the dictionary.
Skim
Scan
What is skimming?
The ability to identify the supporting ideas by moving your eyes rapidly over the text without reading every word in the text.
The ability to identify the general ideas by moving your eyes rapidly over the text by reading every word in the text.
The ability to identify the general ideas by moving your eyes rapidly over the text without reading every word in the text.
The ability to identify the general ideas by moving your eyes slowly over the text without reading every word in the text.
______ involves thinking ahead while reading and anticipating information and events in the text.
Predicting
Scanning
Making inferences
Skimming
People love to make plans: for a dinner party, a vacation, or a big family reunion. But when it comes to planning our financial future, many of us don't know where to start. Fortunately, a little discipline and a sharp pencil are all you need to get on the road to financial security.
Which is the main idea?
People love dinner parties.
Financial planning isn't hard.
The road to financial security is bumpy.
What is scanning?
The ability to identify the general ideas by moving your eyes rapidly over the text without reading every word in the text.
A device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting or an object and converts it to a digital image.
What is being said about the person, thing, or idea.
A selective reading process in which you try to locate facts quickly and find answers to specific questions.
The four techniques in reading are....
I. Skimming and scanning
II. Identifying main ideas
III. Predicting outcomes
IV. Making inferences and conclusion
I, II and IV
I, II and III
I, III and IV
I, II, III and IV
What can you infer from this cartoon strip?
Her boyfriend is down about the breakup.
The girl did not want to break up with Jim.
The girl tweeted about her decision to break up with Jim in Twitter.
10. I would __________ to refresh my memory about an article I’d read before.
Skim
Scan
Parents who have parents to help with childcare are lucky. But the two generations may have very different ways of thinking about the proper way to raise a child. These differences can lead to tension, stress, and family fights.
Which is the main idea?
There are generational differences when it comes to childcare.
Parents are lucky to have help with childcare.
Generational differences often lead to fights.
"Troy stuttered, blushed and shook as he addressed the crowd."
What can you infer about Troy from this statement?
Troy enjoys public speaking.
Troy is nervous.
Troy is an actor.
