When previewing a text you have never seen before, which technique should you use?

A.

skimming

B.

scanning

C.

predicting

D.

inferring

A. is wrong, skimming is used to gain a summary of a text.

B. is wrong, scanning is used to find specific information.

C. is correct, you have not read the material before, so you predict what will happen.

D. could also be correct, but it applies to any text, not just one you have not seen before, so it does not fit the question, and C is a much better answer.

I think skimming Remember you want to know to important bits