Subject: English

Submitted To: Professor Sameer

Submitted By: Hadiqa Gill
MCQ'S Topic: Skimming, Scanning, Survey and Guessing Unfamiliar Words

Skimming
1.What is Skimming?
(a) Quickly reading over a text to get a general gist.
(b) Quickly reading over a text to find a specific piece of information which is
focused upon
(c) Taking the time to understand the whole text in depth.
2.Looking through a magazine to check what articles to read, for example of…?
(a) Skimming
(b) Scanning
3.Scrolling through Instagram to see what's popular is an example of…?
(a) Skimming
(b) Scanning
4.Skimming is mostly used while reading a newspaper and magazine.
(a) True
(b) False
5.If you were reading a patient's case notes in order to gain a general overview of the patient,
which reading strategy would be the most useful?
(a) Skimming
(b) Scanning
6.Skimming techniques include..
(a) Looking for the main ideas of article
(b) Looking for specific words, phrases, names, dates or places
7.What sort of reading is Skimming?
(a) Quick reading
(b) Slow reading
8.If you skim a newspaper what are you doing?
(a) Reading the front page
(b) Seeing what's in the paper
9.Reading quickly without pausing to study the details is called.
(a) Scanning
(b) Skimming
10.Skimming is a method of rapid reading which helps you understand the…
(a) Overall theme or general meaning of the text
(b) Whole meaning of the text
11. Skimming is a part of?
(a) Reading techniques
(b) Writing techniques
12. Skimming involves…
(a) Discovering the purpose and organization of a text.
(b) Only focuses on theme
13. What is the first step of identity Skimming?
(a) Quick reading
(b) Central idea
14. Skimming is very…
(a) Useful
(b) Waste of time
15. Skimming techniques are used to…
(a) Obtain the gist or the overall sense of a text.
(b) Review the text which you have already read.
16. Identifying which parts of a text you will need to read more thoroughly later
(a) Scanning
(b) Close reading
(c) Skimming
17. Looking at chapters and subheadings to get an idea of what a text is about
(a) Scanning
(b) Skimming
(c) Close reading
18. Glancing through a magazine article, to decide if it is worth reading in depth
(a) Scanning
(b) Skimming

Scanning
919.What is scanning?
(a) Quickly reading over a text to find a specific piece of information which is
focused upon
 (b) Quickly reading over a text to get a general gist
20. Looking through a Google search list is an example of…?
(a) Skimming
(b) Scanning
22. Looking up the meaning of the word in the dictionary is an example of…?
(a) Skimming
(b) Scanning
23. Looking where to buy the Avengers movie is an example of…?
(a) Scanning
(b) Skimming
24. Looking for your flight number at the airport information board is an example of…?
(a) Scanning
(b) Skimming
25. Searching Spotify for Marshmello's song, is an example of?
(a) Skimming
(b) Scanning
26. Scanning techniques include
(a) Looking for the main ideas of article
(b) Looking for specific words, phrases, names, places and dates
27. What sort of reading is scanning?
(a) Quick reading
(b) Slow reading
28. If you scan a dictionary what are you doing?
(a) Finding a word
(b) Reading a story
29. It is good to scan a story if you want to read it quickly.
(a) True
(b) False
30. Key words and numbers can help with…
(a) Scanning
(b) Skimming
31. If you want to find the football results in a paper, do you…
(a) Scan a paper
(b) Skim a paper
32. If you want to see what ingredients you need in a recipe , do you…
(a) Scan recipe
(b) Skim recipe
33. If you are reading to find your team's score, are you…
(a) Just looking for the score, you are Scanning
(b) Skimming
34. Looking for specific information within a text, to answer an exam question
(a) Skimming
(b) Scanning
35. Reading a TV magazine to find out what time a programme is on
(a) Scanning
(b) Skimming
36. Use a dictionary to find the meaning of word
(a) Skimming
(b) Scanning
37. Looking through a telephone directory to find a phone number
(a) Scanning
(b) Skimming
38. Reading a timetable to find out when the next train is due
(a) Skimming
(b) Scanning
39. Scanning is faster than…
(a) Skimming
(b) Close reading
40. Locate specific information…
(a) Skimming
(b) Scanning
41. Reading a text in detail in order to find specific information…
(a) Skimming
(b) Scanning
42. Scanning is a part of?
(a) Reading techniques
(b) Writing techniques
43. Scanning is commonly used in…
(a) Everyday
(b) Sometimes
44. I want some diagrams for my PowerPoint presentation.
(a) Skim
(b) Scan

Survey
45. SQ3R techniques was developed bta psychologist
(a) Erikson
(b) Freud
(c) Robinson
 (d) Skinner
46. In SQ3R, S stands for…
(a) Survey
(b) Space
(c) Sequence
(d) Summary
47. Last stage of SQ3R technique is…
(a) Read
(b) Review
(c) Recall
(d) Recite
48. SQ3R technique was developed in
(a) 1946
(b) 1943
(c) 1947
(d) 1949
49. Second R in SQ3R represents…
(a) Recall
(b) Review
(c) Read
(d) Recite
50. SQ3Q is a step_process for comprehending and thinking about the texts.
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 10
51. During the survey step of SQ3R, the reader surveys_looking for key ideas that may be in the
text.
(a) Questions
(b) The assignment sheet
(c) Text features
 (d) Study guides
52. In SQ3R, what provides the basis for the question that the readers write in the second step of
the process?
(a) The survey of text features
(b) The teacher's assignment
(c) The student lecture notes
(d) The course syllabus
53. How many steps in this method?
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 10
54. Surveying is the _step.
(a) Reading
(b) Review
(c) Pre-reading
(d) Pre-reviewing
55. What is a survey tip?
(a) Write the answer to your questions.
(b) Read the title
(c) As you read, look for answers to your questions.
(d) Reread your questions and answers.
56. What does the "Q" in SQ3R stand for?
(a) Question
(b) Quality
57. What is a question tip?
(a) One by one, reread your questions.
(b) Based on headings, write questions using who, when, what, why and how?
58. What does R1 stand for?
(a) Read
(b) Review
59. This tip applies to which step? Reread the answer to each question, either aloud or to
yourself.
(a) S
(b) Q
(c) R1
(d) R2
60. What does R3 stand for?
(a) Remove
(b) Review
61. What does R2 stand for?
(a) Read
(b) Recite
62. What is a R1 tip?
(a) As you read, look for answers to your questions.
(b) Read the conclusion for a summary of the article's main point.
63. What is a R3 tip?
(a) Read the instructions and all of the headings.
(b) Look for answers to any lingering question you may have.
64. Why do we use SQ3R?
(a) To help us comprehend readings from textbook
(b) To help us comprehend poems
65. When do we use SQ3R?
(a) When reading a fantasy novel
(b) When reading information from a textbook
66. What does it mean to survey the text?
(a) Write down all the important headings
(b) Write down all the subheadings
(c) Write down all vocabulary words
(d) All of the above
67. When we are reading during SQ3R we should be active readers and annotate the text
(a) True
 (b) False
68. When do we summarize the text we read?
(a) Review
(b) Question
69. When we summarize the text, how long should our summary be?
(a) One sentence
(b) 3-4 sentence
70. Which 'R' comes first during SQ3R?R
(a) Read
(b) Write
(c) Recite
(d) Review

Guessing Unfamiliar Words

Context:
71. I meandered through the mall taking my time looking at all the clothes in the windows.
(a) Hurried
(b) Ran
(c) Wandered
(d) Jogged
72. The obedient child always followed her mother's request. That night, she brushed her teeth,
folded her clothes and went to bed before her mother had to come in and remind her.
(a) Followed her mother's request
(b) Folded her clothes
(c) Brushed her teeth
(d) That night
73. If you have trouble understanding a word in a passage or sentence in a story, you may want
to read previous words or at the end of the sentence to determine what the word means. What is
this strategy known as?
(a) Text messaging
(b) Content origins
 (c) Context clues
(d) Scanning
74. At the restaurant we were offered a variety of beverages, like milk and ice tea.
(a) Bread
(b) Silverware
(c) Drink
(d) Milk
75. When I fell of the trampoline, I
fractured my arm and wore a cast
(a) Rested
(b) Broke
(c) Avoided
(d) Looked at
76. Ms. Hawkins Reprimanded a student for throwing paper airplanes in class.
(a) Scolded
(b) Arrested
(c) Rewarded
(d) Seated
77. Read the sentence. Then choose the sentence below that uses the underlined in the same way.
Can you Catch baseball?
(a) Carl tried to CATCH the vase.
(b) The girls played CATCH.
(c) The window CATCH is broken.
(d) Let's CATCH a movie tonight.
78. What do you call a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?
(a) A homonym
(b) A synonym
(c) C. An antonym
(d) D. An explanation
79. When you are reading and come to an unknown word, what should you do first?
(a) A look for clues in the text
 (b) Skip it and keep reading
(c) Look it up in a dictionary
(d) Ask the teacher what it means
80. Based on context clues in the passage below ecstatic means…
They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling for days.
(a) Nervous
(b) Watchful
(c) Discouraged
(d) Excited
81. What is the definition of a highlighted word?
The teacher was appalled, or disgusted, by the honey covered homework the student turned in.
(a) Pleased
(b) Surprised
(c) Frustrated
(d) Disgusted
82. Water gushed out of the sink. What does gushed mean?
(a) Flowed
(b) Stopped
(c) Filled
(d) Pushed
83. The frightened baby trembled when he couldn't find his mother. What does trembled mean?
(a) Yelled
(b) Shook
(c) Laugh
(d) Cry
84. The shallow river was usually easy for hikers to wade across. However the recent heavy rains
has turned it into a rushing torrent, too treacherous to cross.
(a) Dangerous
(b) Wet
(c) Muddy
(d) Foggy
85. The mummies of Egypt are very old. So people think the Egyptians had special ways of
embalming. Actually, It was the dry air that helped them preserve the dead.
(a) Making pyramids
(b) Keeping the dead from rotting/decomposing
(c) Keeping thing alive
86. What is one of the hints that the author uses to give hints about unfamiliar words?
(a) Word parts
(b) Dictionary
(c) They don't
(d) I know all the words
87. The pointer stopped and quietly stared ahead when he heard the sound of the rabbit.
(a) A teacher
(b) A point at something
(c) A hunting dog
(d) A sword
88. The little boy was fascinated by the model train set. Even when the rest of his family moved
on, he stared intently at the tiny tracks.
(a) Depressed by
(b) Attracted to
(c) Forgetful
(d) Glad
89. What is the context clue?
(a) Clues that good readers use to find the meaning of unknown words in the
text.
(b) Learning how to read
(c) Using a dictionary to look up words that I don't know
(d) Asking my teacher for help with words I'm suck on
90. What is special about today?
(a) It's friday!
(b) It's half a day!
(c) It's Monday!
 (d) I don't know

Cause and Effect

91. Little Johnny Wiggins fell down a well on the farm. His family looked for him. Finally, at
sundown, Mr. Wiggins found johnny. He had been trapped in the well for three hours.
Cause: Johnny Wiggins fell down a well.
What was the Effect?
(a) He was trapped for three hours.
(b) His mother found him at sundown.
(c) He was visiting the farm.
92. Jessica wanted to be a dancer. She knew that dancers must work every day. She took dance
lessons every Tuesday. She practiced a few hours each day.
Effect: Jessica practices every day. What was the Cause?
(a) She wanted to be a dancer.
(b) She took lessons every day.
93. The three men traveled on horseback. It was a long journey. They rode all day long. It was
dark. When they reached the camp.
Effect: It was dark when the men reached camp.
What was the Cause?
(a) They left.
(b) The journey was long.
94. Mark went on a fishing trip with his father. His father caught three fish. Mark caught two
fish. Mark's fish were so little that he had to throw them back.
Cause: Mark's fish is very small.
What was the Effect?
(a) He had to throw them back.
(b) He went fishing with his father.
95. Policemen sometimes use dogs to help them in their line of Work. Dogs have a good sense of
smell. This makes them useful in tracking down outlaws. Dogs can also help find stolen goods.
Cause: Dogs have a good sense of smell.
What was the Effect?
 (a) They are good at stealing.
(b) They can track down outlaws.
96. The clown did a trick on his bicycle. He went very fast and stood up on his seat. I'm a good
bike rider, but not that good. When I tried the trick, I fell off my bike.
Cause: I tried to do a bicycle trick.
What was the Effect?
(a) I'm a good bike rider.
(b) I fell off my bike.
97. It is a good idea to lock your door at night. Mr. Griswold forgot to lock his door last Monday.
When he returned home, he found his new TV. Set had been stolen.
Effect: Mr. Griswold TV was stolen.
What was the Cause?
(a) He forgot to lock his door.
(b) It was very late.
98. Someone rang my doorbell last night. He must have ran away, though. I got up when I heard
the bell. But when I opened the door, there was nobody there.
Cause: Someone must have run away.
What was the Effect?
(a) There was nobody at the door.
(b) I got up when I heard the bell.
99. Rosa and her friends spent two weeks in a cabin on the lake. There was no electricity in the
cabin. The girls had to use a lantern for light. Sometimes they made a fire in the fireplace.
Cause: The cabin has no electricity.
What was the Effect?
(a) The cabin was on the lake.
(b) The girls use a lantern for a light.
100. Bruce dared Katy to go into the dark cave. Katy wanted to seem brave. She crawled in and
looked around. It really wasn't too scary after all.
Cause: Katy wanted to seem brave.
What was the Effect?
(a) She went into the cave.
 (b) She saw Bruce in the cave.
101. Our dog is a hero in our town. One day, little Jimmy Ward did not come home for dinner.
Everyone looked for him all over town. Finally, our dog found Jimmy asleep under a tree.
Cause: Jimmy did not come home for dinner.
What was the Effect?
(a) Everyone looked for him.
(b) Our dog was asleep.
102. Micheal did not want to go to the dentist. He was afraid that Dr. Yurman would hurt him.
He cried all the way to the office. But after all that, It didn't hurt at all.
Effect: Micheal cried all the way to the office.
What was the Cause?
(a) He wanted to see Dr. Yurman.
(b) He was afraid of the dentist.
103. Name the underlined part of the sentence.
My button was loose, so my grandmother sewed it on tightly.
(a) Cause
(b) Effect
104. Name the underlined part of the sentence.
Jessica had a stomachache because she ate too many peanut butter cookies.
(a) Cause
(b) Effect
105. Name the underlined part of the sentence.
Since, the weather was so hot, we went to the swimming pool.
(a) Cause
(b) Effect
106. Name the underlined part of the sentence.
Carlos fell asleep in a car because he went to bed late last night.
(a) Cause
(b) Effect
107. Name the underlined part of the sentence.
My feet grew over the summer, so I needed new shoes.
 (a) Cause
(b) Effect
108. Name the underlined part of the sentence.
My mom cooked dinner because we were all hungry.
(a) Cause
(b) Effect
109. Name the underlined part of the sentence.
Brandon misplaced his drumsticks, so he was unable to play in the concert.
(a) Cause
(b) Effect
110. Name the underlined part of the sentence.
Due to upcoming storm, we put our bikes in garage.
(a) Cause
(b) Effect
111. What is the definition of a cause?
(a) The cause is what happens.
(b) The cause never has an effect.
(c) The cause is the reason why something is happens.
112. What is the definition of Effect?
(a) The effect is what happens.
(b) The effect always come before the Cause.
(c) The effect is the reason why something is happens.
(d) The effect is never caused by something.
113. The boy hit a dog with a stick and…
(a) The dog licked his hand.
(b) The dog was excited.
(c) The dog bit him.
(d) The dog played fetch with him.
114. The music next door was bluring so loud…
(a) I couldn't study.
(b) I wished it were louder.
115. If you eat a lot of food and you never exercise, you will…
(a) Gain weight and be out of shape.
(b) Be able to ran long races.