Skimming and Scanning

Scanning techniques include

To find specific facts

Focus on a single piece of information

Which computer has the lowest price?

Which computer has 200MHz Processor?

Skimming techniques include

To get a general overview of the material

Focus on the main idea

Find out the main plot of a book and decide if you want to read it

Look at the picture and answer the question.

What is passage mainly about?

Look at the picture and answer the question.

How many times you can watch the news?

What is scanning?

What is skimming?

Quick reading technique.

(Yon can choose 2 answers.)

Saves a lot of time and energy.

(Yon can choose 2 answers.)

Looking through a Google search list is an example of...?

Looking up the meaning of a word in the Dictionary is an example of...?

Looking through a magazine to check what articles to read is an example of...?

Scrolling through Instagram to see what's popular is an example of...?

Looking where to buy Avengers movie in a magazine is an example of...?

If you were reading a patient's case notes in order to gain a general overview of the patient, which reading strategy would be the most useful?

Looking for your flight number at the airport information board is an example of...?

Searching Spotify for Marshmello's songs, is an example of...?

Skimming is mostly used while reading a newspaper or magazine.

At what age did Tiger Woods first win the US Masters?

When Tiger won the US masters in 1997, he was only 21 years old. In winning, he broke lots of records. He won the title by 12 strokes, which was the biggest ever victory at the US masters. He also became the youngest champion in 61 years.

Skim this text in less than 5 seconds and choose the correct option:

When Tiger won the US masters in 1997, he was only 21 years old. In winning, he broke lots of records. He won the title by 12 strokes, which was the biggest ever victory at the US masters. He also became the youngest champion in 61 years.