A Skimming (Reading for gist), "I looked at the restaurant's website for just 30 seconds to see if it was a formal place or a casual burger joint.", B Scanning (Reading for specific information), "I was looking for my friend's name in a long list of race results, so I just let my eyes run down the page until I saw 'Sarah'.", C Reading for detail, "When I received the complicated medical report, I studied every single sentence and technical term to be absolutely sure about the diagnosis.", D Extensive reading, "I spent the whole Sunday afternoon on the sofa reading a long historical novel just for fun; I didn't care about the difficult words.", E Intensive reading, "I read the grammar explanation in the textbook three times, making sure I understood exactly when to use the present perfect versus the past simple.", F Deducing meaning from context, "I didn't know the word 'perplexed', but the next sentence said he 'didn't understand why the map was upside down', so I figured it meant confused.", G Inferring attitude/feeling/mood, "The author didn't say she was angry, but the way she described the slamming of the door and the 'cold silence' made me realize she was furious.", H Predicting, "Before I started the article about space travel, I looked at the title and the photos of Mars to imagine what challenges the astronauts might face."

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