The reading technique of skimming and scanning is useful when looking for the main idea of a text and/or when you are looking for a particular concept or idea in the text. What is involved in skimming and scanning?
a.
reading the first and last paragraphs using headings
c.
Looking for words that are bold faced, italics, or in a different font size, style, or color
b.
searching for key words or ideas
d.
all of the above
Please select the best answer from the choices provided
The reading process skimming and scanning involves searching for keywords or ideas.
What are skimming and scanning?
Skimming and scanning are known for their reading technique that consists of the process of rapid eye movement along with keywords in order to read quickly throughout the text.
Therefore, skimming has the purpose of focusing on the main theme by avoidinglessimportant details of the text. On the other hand, scanning has the aim to find out only some specificinformation from text.
