Ministry of public education of the republic of uzbekistan

Possible answer:
Skimming — getting the essence from reading material without reading all the words
Following are some tips and techniques for recognizing what is important to read in the act of skimming:

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  Have clear purpose for reading
  
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  Read vertically as well as horizontally
  
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  Separate the important from the unimportant material in the course of your reading
  

• Try to detect the main idea in the introductory and last paragraphs

• Read the first sentence in each paragraph

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  Read headings
  

• Don’t necessarily read complete sentences

• Skip examples and proofs

Activity 5
Tell trainees that speed in skimming is important. Invite trainees to read the 3rd text (Handout 4) in pairs: one person as a reader and the other as a timekeeper. Tell timekeepers to have a watch available. Ask readers to read the text and count the number of words they have read in a minute.
After trainees have read and counted their words, give them out the Handout 5
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Handout 5
1 to 200 WPM (words per minute): You're a talker. You read one word at a time at about the same speed as you talk and you may move your lips when you read. Most talkers are held back because they engage in vocalization while they read — they speak the words silently to themselves as they read them. Unless you're an especially fast talker, reading at the speed you talk slows you down.

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  200 to 300 WPM: You're an average reader, one who probably doesn't enjoy reading as a hobby. You engage in some vocalization as you read, but you can read several words at once. Most people read at this speed.
  
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  300 to 700 WPM: You're an above average reader who can read groups of words in a single glance, recognizing and reading phrases in sentences quickly. You vocalize a little when you read. You very likely have a large vocabulary.
  
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  700+ WPM: You're a speed reader. You're adept at reading 10 to 16 words at a glance, both horizontally and vertically on the page. You read with a great degree of confidence and agility.