Practice Questions

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

Factual questions are efficiently answered through scanning.

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

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

Scanning indexes involves looking for visual cues like capitalization.

Skimming is essentially previewing a text for core information.

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

Searching for specific numerical/date data is a scanning task.

Supporting details are often skipped to focus on the main argument.

Deep analysis is required for complex problems, not skimming.