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Scanning &Skimming

Scanning &Skimming

by Rituparna Banik -
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Scanning and skimming are both reading techniques used to quickly extract information from a text, but they serve different purposes:

1. Scanning: Scanning is the reading technique used to locate specific information or keywords within a text without reading it in full. This technique helps us   to find   a particular piece of data, such as a date, name, or number   very quickly.

For Examples:

1. when we search an important line among various line, we often use this technique to find that specific line   in a short time by scanning the keyword of that line.

2. we often used this technique to Search a specific data   quickly from a   long passage by   scanning.


2. Skimming: Skimming is the technique   to quickly read through a text to get the general idea or overview to focus on the main points rather than details.

For Examples:

 

1. we often skim a newspaper article to get a sense of the main news story without reading every paragraph.


2.we often skim a book’s introduction or chapter summary to get an idea of what the chapter we will cover.