Practice Questions

Prices are specific facts best located via scanning.

Skimming involves rapid movement with selective attention to key areas.

To be effective, scanners must mentally filter out everything except the target information.

Scanning is a high-speed technique for data location, not for deep comprehension.

Specific data retrieval (like flight times) requires scanning.

Skimming relies on headings to understand the structure and topic.

Looking for a specific item (pizza) on a list is scanning.

Skimming helps determine relevance before investing time in full reading.

Scanning focuses on details; skimming focuses on the summary/gist.

Locating a specific section heading is a classic scanning task.