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Practice Questions

Which of these is NOT a goal of skimming?

A. Understanding the overall topic
B. Finding the author's argument
C. Locating a specific citation
D. Getting the gist

Citations are specific facts; they require scanning, not skimming.

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Jul 8, 2026

What is the primary purpose of headings in skimming?

A. Decoration
B. To organize main ideas
C. To slow the reader down
D. To hide information

Headings are signposts that help skimmers navigate topics.

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Jul 8, 2026

You scan a dictionary to find:

A. A word's meaning
B. The word itself
C. The page number
D. The author

You scan the entries to locate the specific word.

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Jul 8, 2026

Scanning is effective for:

A. Getting the main story arc
B. Locating specific information quickly
C. Deep emotional connection
D. Understanding metaphors

Retrieval speed is the metric of success for scanning.

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Jul 8, 2026

To “scan” a lecture handout, you look for:

A. Keywords and dates
B. The conclusion
C. The logic
D. The teacher's name

Keywords are the focus of a scan.

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Jul 8, 2026

Which of these is best scanned?

A. A narrative poem
B. A telephone directory
C. A philosophical essay
D. A short story

Structured lists are ideal for scanning.

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Jul 8, 2026

When skimming, you look for:

A. Proper nouns
B. The main theme
C. Specific data
D. Punctuation marks

Theme identification is the goal of skimming.

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Jul 8, 2026

Which is a sign you are successfully scanning?

A. You remember every word
B. You find the specific info quickly
C. You feel bored
D. You finish the whole page

Success in scanning is measured by speed and accuracy of locating the target.

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Jul 8, 2026

Skimming is most similar to:

A. Copying
B. Previewing
C. Transcribing
D. Illustrating

Skimming is essentially previewing a text for core information.

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Jul 8, 2026

When looking for a name in an index, your eyes look for:

A. Captial letters
B. Numbers
C. Punctuation
D. Colors

Scanning indexes involves looking for visual cues like capitalization.

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Jul 8, 2026

Scanning is used when you know:

A. Nothing about the topic
B. Exactly what you are looking for
C. The author's name
D. The word count

Scanning relies on the reader having a clear target in mind.

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Jul 8, 2026

Skimming involves reading:

A. The first and last sentences of paragraphs
B. The entire document word-for-word
C. Only the pictures
D. The footnotes

Paragraph openings/closings often contain the main idea in skimming.

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Jul 8, 2026

You should use scanning when:

A. You need to answer a specific factual question
B. You need to write a review
C. You want to relax
D. You need to learn the tone

Factual questions are efficiently answered through scanning.

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Jul 8, 2026

Which is a key difference between skimming and scanning?

A. Scanning is slower
B. Skimming is for facts
C. Scanning has a specific target
D. Skimming is harder

Scanning is target-driven; skimming is topic-driven.

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Jul 8, 2026

What is “eye fixations” in the context of reading?

A. Pausing on a word or group of words
B. Moving eyes left to right
C. Skipping lines
D. Closing eyes

Efficient scanners minimize the number of fixations to find their target.

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Jul 8, 2026

If you read an abstract to understand a study, you are:

A. Scanning
B. Skimming
C. Analyzing
D. Criticizing

Abstracts are skimmed to grasp the study's purpose and conclusion.

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Jul 8, 2026

Scanning is:

A. A rapid survey of text
B. A slow process of decoding
C. A method of finding specific facts
D. A form of writing

Scanning is purely for retrieval of specific information.

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Jul 8, 2026

When scanning, what helps you find the information?

A. Visualization
B. Punctuation
C. Familiarity with the target structure
D. The color of the page

Knowing how information is organized (e.g., A-Z) helps scanning.

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Jul 8, 2026

If you read a newspaper headline to know the news, you are:

A. Scanning
B. Skimming
C. Editing
D. Proofreading

Headlines are designed for skimming to grab attention and summarize news.

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Jul 8, 2026
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