What is the difference between skimming and scanning?
A. These are synonymous terms.
B. Scanning is visually searching text for a specific item.
C. Scanning is capturing the essence of text without reading details.
D. Scanning is a form of speed reading.
B/Explanation
A. Skimming is capturing the essence of text without reading details, but scanning is visually searching text for a specific item.
B. Skimming is capturing the essence of text without reading details, but scanning is visually searching text for a specific item.
C. Skimming is capturing the essence of text without reading details, but scanning is visually searching text for a specific item.
D. Skimming is capturing the essence of text without reading details, and is a form of speed reading. But scanning is visually searching text for a specific item, and is not typically associated with speed reading.
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