Scanning and Skimming

1. True or False. Scanning and skimming are writing techniques that also improve your ability to write quickly.

• A. True

• B. False

Answer explanation

Skimming and scanning are reading techniques that use rapid eye movement and keywords to move quickly through text for slightly different purposes

2. What do we do when we scan?

• A. you do not read the whole text

• B. find details to locate facts

• C. pay attention to word cues

• D. get a bird's eye view of what the text is about

Answer explanation

Scanning is reading a text quickly in order to find specific information

3. Skimming is finding the ________  thought or topic of the text.

Read: A lion was once sleeping in the jungle when a mouse started running up and down his body just for fun. This disturbed the lion’s sleep, and he woke up quite angry. He was about to eat the mouse when the mouse desperately requested the lion to set him free. “I promise you, I will be of great help to you someday if you save me.” The lion laughed at the mouse’s confidence and let him go.

4. Who was angry because he was disturbed in his sleep?

• A. The frog

• B. The fox

• C. The mouse

• The lion

Answer explanation

In this excerpt. The specific character who was disturbed was the lion. Scanning was used to find the answer.

6. What is the moral lesson in the story of the lion and the mouse?

• A. Success is sweet if earned with sweat

• B. Education is the key to success

• C. Every day is a blessing

• D. A small act of kindness can go a long way.

Answer explanation

If you will be kind to other people, they will also be kind towards you.

Read: One day, a few hunters came into the forest and took the lion with them. They tied him up against a tree. The lion was struggling to get out and started to whimper. Soon, the mouse walked past and noticed the lion in trouble. Quickly, he ran and gnawed on the ropes to set the lion free. Both of them sped off into the jungle.

5. What happened to the lion when he was tied in the tree?

• A. He was very afraid but he just slept

• B. He tried to free himself and started to cry

• C. He was angry and bit one of the hunters

• D. He did not care

Answer explanation

One synonym of whimper is cry.

7. When you skim, what information will you read?

• A. One day, a selfish fox invited a stork for dinner. Stork was very happy with the invitation – she reached the fox’s home on time and knocked at the door with her long beak.

• B. The fox took her to the dinner table and served some soup in shallow bowls for both of them.

• C. The Fox and the Stork

• D. As the bowl was too shallow for the stork, she couldn’t have soup at all.

Answer explanation

In skimming, one of the cue to get the general meaning is the title of the text.

8. True or False. If you skim and the text is a bit long, you can't proceed reading the first sentence of each paragraph of the text.

• A. True

• B. False

Answer explanation

You can get a preview of the content of a long text by reading the sentence of each paragraph.

9. Both scanning and skimming is used to read a text s_______.

Answer explanation

These two reading styles help you comprehend what you are reading in a fast manner.

10. Which is not true about speed reading?

• A. Speed Reading challenges our brains to perform at a higher level. When you train your brain to be able to take in information faster.

• B. Speed reading decreases a reader's understanding of the material.

• C. Speed reading improves memory

• D. Speed reading allows you to have a better focus

Answer explanation

It has been said by reading experts that slow reading decreases a reader's understanding of the material.