Reading comprehension strategies and techniques (1)

Are skimming and scanning quick reading comprehension techniques?

• Yes.

• No.

• It depends.

• On some occasions.

Is extensive reading a quick reading comprehension technique?

• Yes.

• No.

• It depends.

• On some occasions.

Is intensive reading a quick reading comprehension technique?

• Yes.

• No.

• It depends.

• On some occasions.

When we skim a text, we look for ____ information.

• Specific.

• Detailed.

• General.

• Global.

When we scan a text, we look for ____ information.

• Specific.

• Detailed.

• General.

• Global.

Taking a look at the title and headings.

• Skimming.

• Intensive reading.

• Extensive reading.

• Scanning.

Looking for the date when a programming language was created.

• Skimming.

• Intensive reading.

• Extensive reading.

• Scanning.

Reading a text pausing and taking a closer look at different parts, elements, or excerpts.

• Skimming.

• Intensive reading.

• Extensive reading.

• Scanning.

Reading a text as a whole, without pausing, to have a broad idea of what it is about.

• Skimming.

• Intensive reading.

• Extensive reading.

• Scanning.

Inferring what a word represents according to the other elements in a sentence is referred to as "deducing words from context."

• True

• False