Reading Strategies

Skimming and scanning are the same reading strategy

• True

• False

Which reading strategy involves quickly looking over a text to get a general idea of its content?

• Scanning

• Skimming

• Intensive Reading

• Close Reading

Which reading strategy involves asking questions about the text before and during reading?

• Questioning

• Visualizing

• Predicting

• Connecting

When you read a text to find specific information, you are:

• Scanning

• Skimming

• Summarizing

• Analyzing

What is the purpose of previewing a text before reading?

• To memorize all the details

• To get a general idea of the content and structure

• To avoid reading the entire text

• To focus only on the conclusion

It's always necessary to read every word in a text to understand its main ideas

• True

• False

Which strategy is most useful for understanding the meaning of unfamiliar words?

• Always using a dictionary

• Skipping all unknown words

• Using context clues

• Asking someone else

What does 'activating prior knowledge' mean in the context of reading

• Turning on a computer before reading

• Reviewing what you already know about a topic before reading

• Reading the text multiple times

• Memorizing key vocabulary

When making inferences while reading, you are

• Copying information directly from the text

• Drawing conclusions based on evidence and reasoning

• Summarizing the main points

• Identifying the author's bias

What is the main purpose of summarizing after reading

• To rewrite the entire text

• To identify only the supporting details

• To capture the main ideas in a condensed form

• To critique the author's writing style