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Who, where, what, what if, so what, when. How many words are used to identify information?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

What is the importance of reading?

• Help engages critical thinking skills.

• Broaden vocabulary, improve comprehension and fluency.

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• It helps recall information as well as stabilize your emotions.

• It fires up your imagination and stimulates the memory centres of your mind.

What is scanning?

• Find particular facts or data to support an argument or to investigate a theory or process.

• Asking yourself in-depth questions as you read

• Looking for the word that has the similar sense

• Locating specific information on your question in the study material.

What scanning tip is helpful for reading skills?

• Read the introduction and conclusion to identify the main line of argument and conclusions reached.

• Read the topic sentence and final sentence of the first 2-3 paragraphs to identify the main ideas being discussed.

• Read summaries or abstracts if provided.

• Read the chapter headings to see if they include the

  information you need.

What is skimming?

• Reading key elements of the text to get an overview and identify the author’s main ideas

• Locating specific information on your topic in the reading material

• Asking yourself in-depth questions as you read

• Looking for the word that has the same meaning

What skimming tip is helpful for reading skills?

• Read the topic sentence or summaries paragraphs to identify the main ideas being discussed.

• Quickly skim the article

• Look at multiple lines at once

• Based on the article structure

Which of the following key combinations will help you find information on the web quickly?

• ctrl + C

• ctrl + A

• ctrl + E

• ctrl + F

How much information can you find when you read the table of contents of a book or an online source?

• 5

• 4

• 7

• 6

The word critical in critical thinking refers to

• A fault-finding attitude

• A lack of respect for other people

• Attempts to win an argument

• Using careful judgment or judicious evaluation

Why should you always try to find better sources of information?

• Because if you do not seek out superior sources your understanding of a subject might be incomplete or incorrect

• Because you can never use old or historical information

• Because only the newest information available can ever be trusted

• Because inferior sources take too long to document in a research paper