TAB1_ZOOM 2_READING SKILLS 1

What is the primary purpose of skimming a text?

• To understand every detail
• To get the main idea
• To find specific information
• To memorize the content

When skimming, which parts of a paragraph should you focus on?

• The beginning and end
• The middle
• Every sentence
• The introduction only

What is the main purpose of scanning a text?

• To analyze the author's perspective
• To understand the overall meaning
• To memorize the content
• To find specific details

Which of the following is NOT a common type of distractor in main idea questions?

• Too broad
• Not related
• Too narrow
• False

Which skill is required to answer the following question : "Which of the following is NOT true about the word "gadget"? a it is used to name something when the name is not known. b It was used at the beginning of the nineteenth century. c It most likely came from a word in the French language. d Its first known use was by British sailors.

• Answer main idea questions correctly
• Answer stated detail questions correctly
• Find unstated details
• Find pronoun referents
• Use context to determine meanings of words

Which skill is required to answer the following question: "The passage indicates that Jamestown a was settled in 1633 b was settled twenty-six years after Williamsburg c was the first permanent English colony in America d was originally named Middle Plantation

• Answer main idea questions correctly
• Answer stated detail questions correctly
• Find unstated details
• Find pronoun referents
• Use context to determine meanings of words

Which skill is required to answer the following question : "The pronoun "They" in line 5 refers to a humid areas b these plants c insects d digestive fluids

• Answer main idea questions correctly
• Answer stated detail questions correctly
• Find unstated details
• Find pronoun referents
• Use context to determine meanings of words

Which skill is required to answer the following question: "What is the topic of this passage? a The intelligence of John Dewey b Distinction made by John Dewey c Dewey's ideas on the ability to reason d How intelligence differs from reasoning in Dewey's work

• Answer main idea questions correctly
• Answer stated detail questions correctly
• Find unstated details
• Find pronoun referents
• Use context to determine meanings of words

Which skill is required to answer the following question: "In line 3, the word 'widow' means a a type of poison b the dead male spider c the human victim of the spider d a female whose male has died

• Answer main idea questions correctly
• Answer stated detail questions correctly
• Find unstated details
• Find pronoun referents
• Use context to determine meanings of words