1 - Unseen Passages - Factual and Discursive
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Practice Questions
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What is skimming?
💡 Hint: Think about reading the title and introduction!
Define supporting details.
💡 Hint: They help answer 'who, what, where, when, why, and how.'
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does skimming help you achieve?
💡 Hint: Think about what you do first when you read a new text.
True or False: Scanning requires you to read all words.
💡 Hint: You should remember what scanning is focused on.
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Challenge Problems
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Read a given complex text and summarize it in three sentences while identifying the main idea and supporting details.
💡 Hint: Break it down and synthesize the most crucial elements.
Infer the author's intent based on tone and word choice from a provided text section.
💡 Hint: Consider what feelings the words evoke.
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