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What does skimming mean?
Think about how you would quickly look through a magazine.
Identify a supporting detail in a passage discussing healthy eating.
Look for facts that add depth to the main idea.
Skimming is used to:
Think about the purpose of quickly reading a text.
True or False: Understanding implied meanings is not important for comprehension.
Consider how authors convey messages indirectly.
Create a passage on a topic of your choice and identify the main idea and at least three supporting details.
Focus on what the passage mainly discusses.
Analyze a short text and list five inferences that you can draw from it based on the author's tone and context.
Consider what the characters’ actions suggest beyond the text.
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