MODULE 1: Reading Techniques (SKIMMING)

Question 1

what is SKIMMING?

Answer 1

• method of RAPIDLY moving the eyes over text with the purpose of getting ONLY THE MAIN IDEAS and a general overview of the content

Question 2

SKIMMING is useful for 3 different situations. What are those 3 situations?

Answer 2

• Pre-reading
• Reviewing
• Reading

Question 3

why is Skimming useful in PRE-READING?

Answer 3

• skimming is more thorough than simple prereviewing and can give a more accurate picture of text to be read later

Question 4

why is Skimming useful in REVIEWING?

Answer 4

• skimming is useful for reviewing text that is already read

Question 5

why is Skimming useful in READING?

Answer 5

• skimming is most ofen used for quickly reading the material that, for any number of reasons, does not need more detailed information

Question 6

what are the steps in SKIMMING an article?

Answer 6

• read the title
• read the introduction or lead-in paragraph
• read the first paragraph completely
• if there are subheadings, read each one, looking for relationships among them
• read the first sentence of each remaining paragraph

Question 7

why is reading the first sentence of a paragraph important?

Answer 7

• the main idea of most paragraphs appears in the first sentence
• if the author’s pattern is, to begin with, a question or anecdote, you may find the last sentence more valuable.