Skimming and Scanning
Which reading technique is best for quickly finding a specific detail like a date or name in a text?
(a) Extensive reading (b) Intensive reading (c) Skimming (d) Scanning
D. Scanning
Which verb best completes the collocation: "_______ a decision"?
(a) Do (b) Take (c) Make (d) Get
(c) Make
Choose the most appropriate word to complete the sentence: "The company decided to _______ its new product line in a series of online advertisements."
(a) launch (b) initiate (c) commence (d) establish
A. Launch
Choose the correctly spelled word:
(a) Accommodate (b) Acommodate (c) Accomodate (d) Acomodate
(a) Accommodate
In which country did the Renaissance begin?
(a) France (b) England (c) Italy (d) Spain
C. Italy
When you skim a text, what are you primarily trying to do?
(a) Understand every word and sentence. (b) Get a general overview of the topic and main ideas. (c) Find specific information related to a question. (d) Analyze the author's writing style.
(b) Get a general overview of the topic and main ideas.
Which word best completes the collocation: "_______ advantage of"?
(a) Have (b) Take (c) Make (d) Do
B. Take
Which word is the opposite of "meticulous"?
(a) Careful (b) Precise (c) Sloppy (d) Thorough
C. Sloppy
Which word is misspelled in the following sentence: "The professor was renowned for his expertise in mideval history."
(a) renowned (b) expertise (c) mideval (d) history
(c) mideval (Correct spelling: medieval)
What is the smallest country in the world?
(a) Monaco (b) Vatican City (c) Nauru (d) Tuvalu
B. Vatican City
Which of these is NOT a helpful strategy for skimming?
(a) Reading the first sentence of each paragraph. (b) Looking at headings and subheadings. (c) Paying close attention to every word in the introduction. (d) Noting any keywords that stand out.
(c) Paying close attention to every word in the introduction.
Complete the collocation: "pay _______ to."
(a) money (b) attention (c) refresh (d) visit
B. Attention
Identify the incorrect word in this sentence: "The breathtaking scenery of the mountains left me speechless."
(a) breathtaking (b) scenery (c) mountains (d) speechless
D. Speechless
Identify the correctly spelled word:
(a) Embarassment (b) Embarrassment (c) Embarrasment (d) Embarrasment
(b) Embarrassment
Which element has the chemical symbol "Au"?
(a) Silver (b) Gold (c) Argon (d) Aluminum
(b) Gold
Which of the following tasks would be most suitable for using scanning?
(a) Summarizing a scientific article. (b) Critically analyzing a historical document. (c) Finding the opening hours of a museum in a brochure. (d) Understanding the character development in a novel.
(c) Finding the opening hours of a museum in a brochure.
Which of the following is NOT a correct collocation?
(a) heavy traffic (b) strong coffee (c) hard rain (d) big wind
D. Big Wind
Which word best describes someone who is easily irritated or annoyed?
(a) Amicable (b) Grumpy (c) Jovial (d) Placid
B. Grumpy
Question: Which sentence contains a spelling error?
(a) The chef prepared a delicious gourmet meal.
(b) The athlete's performance was truely remarkable. (c) The scientist conducted a groundbreaking experiment.
(d) The artist's work was displayed in a prestigious gallery.
(b) The athlete's performance was truely remarkable.
In which year did the Titanic sink?
(a) 1912 (b) 1902 (c) 1922 (d) 1892
A. 1912
True or False: Skimming and scanning should be the only reading strategies you use in the IELTS test.
False
Which verb best completes the collocation: "_______ an effort"?
(a) Give (b) Put (c) Do (d) Have
A. Give
Fill in the blank: The company's success was due in part to the _______ efforts of its marketing team.
(a) relentless (b) dormant (c) stagnant (d) passive
A. relentless
Which word is misspelled in this sentence: "The desert landscape was vast and beatiful."
(a) desert (b) landscape (c) vast (d) beatiful
(d) beatiful (Correct spelling: beautiful)
Which famous composer wrote the "Moonlight Sonata"?
(a) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (b) Ludwig van Beethoven (c) Johann Sebastian Bach (d) Frédéric Chopin
(b) Ludwig van Beethoven