READING AND STUDY SKILLS

"A good reader fits his/her speed to his/her need" means the good reader ______ .

• adjusts how fast he/she reads to fit the type of material and purpose

• reads slowly

• skims

• scans

To remember details you should ______

• adjust how fast you read to fit the type of material and purpose

• read slowly

• skim

• scan

To find out if the material is what you want or need you should first ______ .

• adjust how fast you read to fit the type of material and purpose

• read it slowly

• skim it

• scan it

To look for specific information but not details you should ______ .

• adjust how fast you read to fit the type of material and purpose

• read slowly

• skim

• scan

A similar skill to scanning is ______ .

• skimming

• reading slowly

• reading between the line

• practicing for fluency

A good reader sometimes _________ to remember details

• skims

• reads slowly

• reads between the line

• scans

To find the general content or subject of an article you should ______ .

• skim

• read slowly

• scan

• practice for fluency

To remember information for answering questions you should ______ .

• skim

• read slowly

• scan

• practice for fluency

To give an oral report on lumber you should ______ .

• skim

• read slowly

• scan

• practice for fluency

To see if a library book is what you want you should ______ .

• skim

• read slowly

• scan

• practice for fluency