OET Reading: Skimming for Information 2

Question 1

What is the main purpose of skimming a text in OET Reading Part A?

Accepted Answer

To quickly locate the general gist and relevant sections

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To memorize every word

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To translate the text

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To check spelling errors

Question 2

In OET Reading Part A, how long do you have to complete all four texts and questions?

Accepted Answer

15 minutes

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10 minutes

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30 minutes

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45 minutes

Question 3

When skimming, which part of a paragraph most often signals its main idea?

Accepted Answer

The topic sentence, usually first

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The middle sentence

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Any quotation

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The footnote

Question 4

A nurse needs to find which of four texts covers dosage guidelines. The fastest approach is to:

Accepted Answer

Skim headings and subheadings of each text

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Read all four texts fully

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Read only the last text

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Guess based on title length

Question 5

Which feature should you ignore while skimming for general meaning?

Accepted Answer

Detailed numerical footnotes

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Headings

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Bold key terms

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Topic sentences

Question 6

Skimming is best described as reading that is:

Accepted Answer

Fast and selective for overall meaning

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Slow and word-by-word

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Backwards

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Aloud and repeated

Question 7

If a Part A text uses subheadings, the most efficient skimming strategy is to:

Accepted Answer

Use subheadings to map where each topic appears

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Ignore the subheadings

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Read every subheading twice

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Only read the first subheading