1) What is skimming? Select all the answers you think are correct. There is more than one correct answer. a) Skimming is when you look over a text quickly to get the general idea of it. b) You should read every word when you are skimming. c) Skimming is reading rapidly to find the main points in a piece of writing. d) When you are skimming through a text, you only identify the important details. e) When you are skimming, you can identify topic sentences and these will help to provide an overview of the whole text. f) When skimming, you don't need to read every word - just pick out key words and sentences. 2) What is scanning? Select all the answers you think are correct. There is more than one correct answer. a) Scanning is reading rapidly to find a specific fact or piece of information. b) Scanning is when you look over a text quickly, line by line, hunting for key words, dates, names and numbers. c) Scanning is a useful skill to use when you need answers to specific questions. d) Scanning is another word for analysis. e) It is helpful to scan the text in order to give you a sense of the overall meaning and so you do not miss important details. f) Scanning is a helpful technique when looking for an answer to a retrieval question. 3) What is close reading? Select all the answers you think are correct. There is more than one correct answer. a) Close reading is when your face is close to the page. b) Close reading is the careful and thorough reading of a text. c) Close reading focuses on significant details to enable accurate exploration of a text. d) Close reading enables precise understanding of the text and its ideas.

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