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Reading Styles:
Scanning and Skimming
Learner’s Module in English 7
Quarter 1 ● Module 1

SYDNEY SHAN M. CARIÑO

Developer
 Department of Education • Cordillera Administrative Region

NAME:________________________ GRADE AND SECTION:________________

TEACHER: ____________________ SCORE _____________________________
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Cordillera Administrative Region
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BAGUIO CITY
Military Cut-off, Baguio City

Published by:
DepEd Schools Division of Baguio City
Curriculum Implementation Division

COPYRIGHT NOTICE
2020

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 PREFACE

This module is a project of the DepEd Schools Division of Baguio City through
the Curriculum Implementation Division (CID) which is in response to the
implementation of the K to 12 Curriculum.

This Learning Material is a property of the Department of Education, Schools

Division of Baguio City. It aims to improve students’ academic performance
specifically in English.

Date of Development : May 2020

Resource Location : DepEd Schools Division of Baguio City
Learning Area : English
Grade Level :7
Learning Resource Type : Module
Language : English
Quarter/Week : Q1/W1
Learning Competency/Code : Use the appropriate reading style (scanning,
skimming, speed reading, intensive reading etc.)
for one’s purpose (EN7RC-I-a-7)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The developer wishes to express his gratitude to those who helped in the
development of this learning material. The fulfillment of this learning material would
not be possible without them.
Our school’s supervisory office headed by our school principal, Madam
Brenda M. Cariño. Thank you all for your moral and technical support in the crafting
of this learning module. To my colleagues in the English department of Baguio City
National High School for sharing your knowledge and expertise as I developed this
learning resource. Lastly, to the office of DepEd Division of Baguio City for giving us
the opportunity to discover our skills as module writers.

Development Team
Author/s: Sydney Shan M. Cariño
Layout Artist: Alvin A. Sevilla

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School Learning Resources Management Committee
Brenda M. Cariño School Principal
Dolores T. Comom Subject/ Learning Area Specialist
Sherwin Fernando School LR Coordinator

Quality Assurance Team

Lillian S. Pagulongan EPS – English
Lourdes B. Lomas-e PSDS – District III

Learning Resource Management Section Staff

Loida C. Mangangey EPS – LRMDS
Christopher David G. Oliva Project Development Officer II – LRMDS
Priscilla A. Dis-iw Librarian II
Lily B. Mabalot Librarian I
Ariel Botacion Admin. Assistant

CONSULTANTS

JULIET C. SANNAD, EdD

Chief Education Supervisor – CID

SORAYA T. FACULO, PhD

Asst. Schools Division Superintendent

MARIE CAROLYN B. VERANO, CESO V

Schools Division Superintendent
TABLE OF CONTENTS

COPYRIGHT NOTICE......................................................................................................ii
PREFACE........................................................................................................................iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT..................................................................................................iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS...................................................................................................v
What I Need to Know.......................................................................................................2
What I Know.....................................................................................................................3
What’s In...........................................................................................................................5
What’s New......................................................................................................................5
Activity : The Definitions Please!......................................................................................5
What’s In It..............................................................................................6
What’s More.....................................................................................................................6
Activity 1: Same or Different?...........................................................................................6
Activity 2: Speed Test!......................................................................................................7

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What I Have Learned.......................................................................................................8
Activity: Filling in those blanks!........................................................................................8
What I Can Do..................................................................................................................8
Activity 1: Scanning for specific information...................................................................10
Activity 2: Skimming for the main idea...........................................................................10
Assessment....................................................................................................................11
Additional Activity...........................................................................................................12
Activity: A Sales Pitch.....................................................................................................12
ANSWER KEY...............................................................................................................14
REFERENCES...............................................................................................................15

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Reading Styles:
Scanning and Skimming
Learner’s Module in English 7
Quarter 1 ● Module 1

SYDNEY SHAN M. CARIÑO

Developer
Department of Education • Cordillera Administrative Region

NAME:________________________ GRADE AND SECTION: _______________

TEACHER: ____________________ SCORE: ____________________________

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 What I Need to Know
Hello learner! This module was designed and written with you in mind.
Primarily, its scope is to develop your reading styles depending on your purpose for
reading.

While going through this module, you are expected to:

1. scan for specific information;
2. skim for major or central ideas; and
3. read intensively to find answers to specific questions.
By the way, use an answer sheet to write your answers of the different activities
presented in this learning module. DO NOT ANSWER here directly.
Here is an outline of the different parts of your learning material. The descriptions will
guide you on what to expect on each part of the module.
Icon Label Description
What I need to know This states the learning objectives that you need
to achieve as you study this module.

What I know This is to check what you already know about the
lesson on this module.

What’s In
This connects the current lesson with a topic or
concept necessary to your understanding.
What’s New This introduces the lesson to be tackled through
an activity.

What’s In it
This contains a brief discussion of the learning
module lesson.

What’s More
These are activities to check your understanding
and to apply what you have learned from the
lesson.
What I have Learned
This generalizes the essential ideas tackled from
this module through a lesson summary or an
activity.
What I Can Do
This is a real-life application of what you have
learned.
Post-Assessment
This is an evaluation of what you have learned
from this learning material.
Additional Activity
This is an activity that will strengthen and fortify
your knowledge about the lesson.

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 What I Know
If you answer all the test items correctly in this pretest, then you may skip
studying this learning material and proceed to the next learning module.

Multiple Choice: Select the best answer to each question by writing the letter of your
choice. Remember to write you answers on an answer sheet.

1. What characterizes the reading technique, scanning? A. It is searching for a

particular information.
B. It is looking over the text slowly.
C. It is reading a text word for word.
D. It is looking only at the title.

2. What characterizes the reading technique, skimming? A. It is going over the

text slowly.
B. It is searching for a specific information.
C. It is reading a text word for word.
D. It is getting the general idea of a text.

3. How is scanning and skimming similar to each other? A. It is looking over a text
quickly.
B. It is looking over a text slowly.
C. It is reading a text word for word.
D. It is reading only the title of a text.

4. What are you doing if you scan a dictionary? A. You find a word.
B. You read a story.
C. You search for a spelling.
D. You look for the name of a writer.

5. What are you doing if you skim a newspaper?

A. You read the whole story in the front page.
B. You read the headlines of the front page.
C. You search for a particular data.
D. You search for the author of an article.

True or False: Write the word TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the
statement is NOT correct.

6. Intensive reading involves reading in detail having a specific aim.

7. Scanning is a reading technique for rapid reading.
8. Skimming is a reading technique for intensive reading.
9. Both scanning and skimming do not improve your ability to read quickly.
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 10. Keywords are used to target particular facts or information.

Skim and scan the infographic below as you answer the following questions.

Source:https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=552017
835450343&set=pcb.552017895450337

11. What is the infographic all about?

12. How many have died because of the COVID-19 in Baguio City?
13. When was the infographic updated?
14. Which type of test has more total tests done?
15. Are there more people who recovered among the suspected cases?

What’s In

Imagine your mother, who forgot her reading glasses, needs to read a long text
message. She handed her mobile phone then asks you to simply tell her what the
message is all about. After reading the long text message, you try to make sense of

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what was written and do what your mother has told you to do – tell her simply what
the message is all about.
Thinking about it, were you really able to get the main thought of the text message
and relayed it to your mother correctly? If you did, then you have fully comprehended
the content of what you have read. You have good reading comprehension skills.

Reading comprehension does not always require you to read the entire text of a
reading material. It depends on your purpose for reading. This then relates to the
concept of reading styles or reading strategies.

In this module, you will be learning about two reading styles – scanning and
skimming. These will be discussed in detail on the following part of this module.
What you first need to note is that both scanning and skimming are reading skills that
you employ in intensive reading as well.

As the name implies, intensive reading puts emphasis on deconstructing texts to get
its central idea. This is done when you want to fully comprehend what a text is all
about. Intensive reading also involves extracting particular details either from linear
texts such as paragraphs or non-linear texts like infographics or graphs.

What’s New
Activity : The Definitions Please!
Fill in with vowels the boxes of each word to unlock the meaning of scanning
and skimming. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

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 What’s In It
When you scan, you only look for specific information without reading everything.
Scanning allows you to find details and locate facts by focusing on the information
that you only need to find. It uses keywords to target particular facts or data.
Scanning is also useful when reading infographics. You also employ scanning when
you only want to look for particular data presented probably on a graph or a chart.

When you skim, you do not read the whole text word for word. Skimming is done by
reading a page or pages and paying attention to word cues such as the title,
heading, or even the first sentence of a paragraph. For instance, if your teacher
assigned you to get the main idea of a magazine article, then you purposely read its
title first to get a bird's eye view of what it is all about. If the article is a bit long, you
proceed to reading the first sentence of each paragraph just to get a preview of its
content.

Both scanning and skimming are reading techniques that also improve your ability to
read quickly. In other words, speed reading. Isn’t it that there are times when you
look for something particularly on your Facebook page, you scroll up and down on a
somewhat speedy manner? You are doing a quick scan. On the other hand, if you’re
a fan of reading stories in Wattpad, you rapidly read a sequence of story titles written
on cover pages and whatever catches your interest is the story you would most likely
read. You are doing a quick skim.

What’s More

Activity 1: Same or Different?

Using the Venn diagram, where do you think should these sentences be
appropriately placed?

1. It is to read a text
speedily.

2. It is to search for a
particular data or
idea.

3. It is to seek the
main thought or
topic of the text.

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Activity 2: Speed Test!
2.1. First, read the question below. Then, skim the infographic found on this page.
Time yourself to see how long it will take you to answer the question. For
comparison, let your classmate or other members of your family do this as well.

What is the infographic all about?

a. it narrates the history of popular places in Baguio City
b. it describes the different tourist spots in Baguio City
c. it shows directions on how to get from one tourist spot to the next
d. it talks about the native people and their dialects

2.2. Start with the first question, then go back to looking at the infographic and scan
for the answer. Do this with the other questions that follows. Time yourself while
answering the questions from the first to the last.

1.How
many tourist
spots are
presented?

2. What
park is
located at
the center
of the city?

3. What
park gives
you a
panoramic
view of
Benguet?

4. Where do
you see lots
of flora and
fauna?

5. What is
the official
residence of
the
President?

Source
Accessed on November 7, 2019.

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 What I Have Learned
Activity: Filling in those blanks!
To check your understanding of the lesson, fill in the blanks with the appropriate
words and complete the thoughts or ideas being established. Choose from the words
found in the textbox. Try reading the selection aloud as you search for the right word
to complete each statement. Then, write the letter of your choice only on your
answer sheet.

A. central B. keywords
C. techniques D. skimming
E. preview F. quickly
G. scanning H. answers
I. efficiently J. comprehend

1._____________ is looking over the text to look for a particular information.

Scanning allows you to use 2.____________ in finding the information you are
specifically
searching for. On the other hand, 3._______________is reading a text to get the
4.___________ or main idea of a reading selection. Both scanning and skimming are
reading styles that help you 5.____________ what you are reading in a swift
manner. This does not mean that you are pressured to 6.____________ read a text,
rather these are 7.___________ at your disposal in reading more 8. __________. It
saves you time in looking for 9.______________ to specific questions and enables
you to have a 10.____________ of what you are about to read.

What I Can Do
Here is an online article written by Kaye Lara at thesummitexpress.com posted on
November 8, 2017. After intensively reading the article, apply scanning and
skimming as you answer the following questions.

Filipino Colloquial Words: How Lodis Gave Werpa to Ordinary Talk

‘Lodi ka talaga orb! Petmalu! More werpa to you!’

Today’s Filipino social media is teeming with these words. Millennials, our ‘tatis and
totis’, and even the ‘damatans’ are familiar with this trend. But what, exactly, do these
mean and why are they so popular these days? How can we be lodis with werpas to
become petmalu?

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1. Lodi ‘Lodi’ is the reversed form of ‘Idol’. It is used to address celebrities or a familiar
person who did something impressive.
2. Petmalu
‘Petmalu’ is the reversed form of ‘Malupet’, which in Filipino slang means amazing,
incredible, or simply cool.
3. Werpa
Based from how PowerPoint was changed to WerpaPoint, ‘Werpa’ is the reverse of
‘Pawer’, which is how some Filipinos pronounce ‘Power’. It is used to give support to
someone.

While these three are the top frequently used reverse words nowadays, some other
notable slang terms are ‘Orb’ for ‘Bro’, ‘Rapsa’ for ‘Sarap’ or delicious, and ‘Matsala’
for‘Salamat’ or thanks.
Now that we’ve got the meanings out of the way, why exactly are these so trending
today? Where in the world did these terms emerge from?

Root of the Trend

It all started within the Facebook group called What’s Your Ulam, Pare (WYUP). As
their description states, they are a group focused on daily food experiences. Members
mainly post photos of their food-for-the-day which ranges from picturesque gourmet
dishes to plainly silly ones snapped for comedic purposes.
They started seven months ago, but only gained much online traction when the
millennial members started to very much appreciate the slang terms used by the older
members. Words like lodi, petmalu, and werpa flooded the comments sections. And soon
enough, the colloquial words began to spread like wildfire through Filipino social media,
like how we see them today.
However, while the trend today is mainly credited to the group, Reddit Philippines’
imaginelyrics begs to differ. According to the user, the practice of reversing Filipino
words has been around since the 90s. In the comments section, another user added that it
goes beyond the 90s. And, true enough, the words astig (tigas or badass), ermat/erpat
(mater/pater or mother/father), and olats (talo or lose) have been around even before lodi,
petmalu, and werpa were trending.
So, now that we know that the Filipino language is a colorful and ever-expanding one,
how should we receive this trend?
While this lodi, petmalu, and werpa trend is receiving mixed reactions from the
netizens – quite a number of which are negative responses – it is important to keep in
mind that it is a natural tendency for people to adapt their language. As a study by Luke
Strongman points out, identity is created from language to adapt to different situations.
This trend is no exception, as some millennials find amusement in expressing themselves
through saying these new colloquial terms.
Whether it’s a good thing or a bad thing depends on each person. Marcelo H. del Pilar,
however, seemed to think it is. More werpa, mga petmalung lodi!

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Activity 1: Scanning for specific information
Scan the article to locate the specific information asked below.
_______________ 1. This slang is the reversed form of petmalu. _______________
2. This reversed word means to give support.
_______________ 3. Matsala is the reversed form of this word.
_______________ 4. What Facebook group started the trend of reversed words?
_______________ 5. True or False: The trend of reversing words happens because
some people find it amusing to express themselves through saying these terms.

Activity 2: Skimming for the main idea

Below are extracts from the newspaper article you have read. Skim over it and
answer the following questions.

1. What is suggested by the headline/title of the newspaper article?

A. that the article will discuss words used by Filipinos specifically on colloquials
B. that the article will talk about people who become lodis of the Filipino people
C. that the article will dwell on colonizers of the Filipino people
D. that the article will tackle giving power to ordinary Filipino citizens

2. What is the central idea of the paragraph?

A. that a lot of people do not like using words like lodi and petmalu
B. that it is natural for people, especially the millenials, to follow the trend of using a
language
C. that words like werpa and petmalu are words only used by millenials
D. that the identity of the Filipino becomes lost when people started using colloquials
and slangs

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 Assessment
Multiple Choice: Select the best answer to each question by writing the letter of your
choice on your answer sheet.

1. What characterizes the reading technique scanning? A. It is searching for a

particular information.
B. It is looking over the text slowly.
C. It is reading a text word for word.
D. It is looking only at the title.

2. What characterizes the reading technique skimming? A. It is going over the

text slowly.
B. It is searching for a specific information.
C. It is reading a text word for word.
D. It is getting the general idea of a text.

3. How is scanning and skimming similar to each other? A. It is looking over a text
quickly.
B. It is looking over a text slowly.
C. It is reading a text word for word.
D. It is reading only the title of a text.

4. What are you doing if you scan a dictionary? A. You find a word.
B. You read a story.
C. You search for a spelling.
D. You look for the name of a writer.

5. What are you doing if you skim a newspaper?

A. You read the whole story in the front page.
B. You read the headlines of the front page.
C. You search for a particular data.
D. You search for the author of an article.

True or False: Write the word TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the
statement is NOT correct

6. Intensive reading involves reading in detail with a specific aim.

7. Scanning is a reading technique for rapid reading.
8. Skimming is a reading technique for intensive reading.
9. Both scanning and skimming do not improve your ability to read quickly.
10. Keywords are used to target particular facts or information.

Skim and scan the infographic below and answer the following questions.

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 Source:https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=552017
835450343&set=pcb.552017895450337

11. What is the infographic all about?

12. How many have died because of the COVID-19 in Baguio City?
13. When was the infographic updated?
14. Which type of test has more total tests done?
15. Are there more people who recovered among the suspected cases?

Additional Activity
Activity: A Sales Pitch
A ‘sales pitch’ is when you try to persuade someone to buy something. You do this
by using persuasive words to convince a person that your ‘pitch’ or what you have
written is believable and interesting.
Now, here is the scenario. Your mother cooks merienda like sandwiches and pasta
on a small booth outside your house. However, she does not have many customers.
So, you decided to help her gain more customers by advertising her snack foods
online. For you to do this, you need to provide a short description of what your

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mother is selling using a short paragraph. Thus, a ‘sales pitch’ to be posted on your
Facebook page. What would be the text of your ‘sales pitch’? Remember that the
people who will scroll over your Facebook page are only scanning and skimming so
the manner of writing your ‘sales pitch’ greatly matters.
Be guided by these questions to help you in crafting your ‘sales pitch’.

1. What will be a ‘catchy’ title for my Facebook post?

2. How will I introduce my mother’s snack foods on the first sentence of my
paragraph?
3. What are the keywords that I will use in my one-paragraph ‘sales pitch’ so that
my Facebook post readers can easily know the details of what I am selling?

ANSWER KEY

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What I know What’s New What’s More What’s More
1 .A Activity 1: Activity 2:
2 .D
3 .A Scanning is looking What describes skimming? It 2.1 . B
4 .A over the text quickly is to seek the main thought or
5 .B in search of a topic of the text. 2.2 .
6 .TRUE specific information.
7 . TRUE What makes skimming and 1. 5
8 . TRUE Skimming is reading scanning similar? 2. Burnham
9 . FALSE a text quickly to get It is to read a text speedily Park
10 . TRUE the general idea of a 3. Mines View
11 . COVID-19 reading material. What describes scanning? It Park
MONITORING OF is to search for a particular 4. Botanical
BAGUIO CITY data or idea. Garden
12. 1 5. The
13 . MAY 2, 2020 Mansion
14 . RT PCR
15 . YES
What I Have What I Can Do Assessment Additional Activity
Learned
Activity 1: 1 .A * answers may vary
1 .G 2 .D
2 .B 1 . Malupet 3 .A
3 .D 2 . Werpa 4 .A
4 .A 3 . Salamat 5 .B
5. J 4 . WYUP 6 .TRUE
6 .F 5 . True 7 . TRUE
7 .C 8 . TRUE
8 .I Activity 2: 9 . FALSE
9 .H 1 .A 10 . TRUE
10 .E 2 .B 11 19 . COVID- MONITORING
OF BAGUIO CITY
12. 1
13. MAY 2, 2020
14 . RT PCR
15 . YES
 REFERENCES

Lara, Kay. “Filipino Colloquial Words. How Lodis Gave Werpa to Ordinary Talk,” The
Summit Express, November 8, 2017.
https://www.thesummitexpress.com/2017/10/colloquial-words-more-werpa-to
petmalung-lodis.html
Public Information Office – City of Baguio, “Baguio City Case Monitoring as of May
2, 2020,” Facebook, May 2, 2020.
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=552017835450343&set=pcb.55201789
5450337
“Scanning.” Teaching English. https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk./article/scanning.
“Skimming.” Teaching English. https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk./article/skimming.

“Types of Reading.”. Slllc.Ucalgary.Ca.

https://slllc.ucalgary.ca/Brian/611/readingtype.html#extensivereading.
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ANSWER SHEET

What I know What’s New What’s More What’s More

1. _________ Activity 1: Activity 2:

2. _________
3. _________ Scanning is What describes 2.1.________
4. _________ ____________________ skimming?
5. _________ ____________________ ____________________ 2.2.
6._________ ____________________ ____________________
7. _________ 6. ___________
8. _________ Skimming is What makes skimming 7. ___________
9. _________ ____________________ and scanning similar? 8. ___________
10. _________ ____________________ ____________________ 9. ___________
11. _________ ____________________ ____________________ 10. ___________
____________ ____________________
12. _________ ____________________ What describes
13. _________ scanning?
____________________
14. _________
____________________
15._________

What I Have What I Can Assessment Additional Activity

Learned Do

1. _____ Activity 1: 1. _______

2. _____ 2. _______
3. _____ 1. _________ 3. _______
4. _____ 2. _________ 4. _______
3. _________ 5. _______
5. _____
4. _________ 6._______
6. _____
7. _______
7. _____ 5. _________
8. _______
8. _____
9. _______
9. _____ Activity 2:
10. ______
10. ____ 11. _______
1. _________
__________
2. _________ 12. _______
13. _______
14. _______
15._______

If you have any questions or queries with the content of this module, kindly write it below.
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