Previewing is a method used to a. review text for the central ideas. b. summarize an article's main concepts. c. pick up clues about written material. d. scan for specific details or information.

Previewing is a method used to pick up clues about written material. Previewing contains the prefix /pre-/ which means before. Readers do this so that they have a general idea of what they are reading before they actually read the article. During the previewing process, a reader will read the title, any headings or subheadings, look at any images within the text and their captions, as well as reading the a few sentences of the first paragraph.

Previewing is an important step in the reading process. Many people do it subconsciously when they pick up a text and take a quick look to see whether or not it is worth their time to read. With novels, readers will often look at the cover, read the back, and maybe even a little of the first page to preview the novel.

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Reviewing the text for central ideas is what a reader does after reading. Reviewing contains the prefix /re-/ which means to do something again. In this option, the reader already has read the reading material and is no longer looking for "clues".

Summarizing an article's main concept is also not done in the previewing stage. In order to summarize, the reader would need to have already read the text.

Scanning for specific details or information is a technique used when answering comprehension questions or collecting evidence from a text to support an argument. It is done after the text has already be read and not beforehand.

Subject: English

Level: High School

Chapter: Reading Strategies

previewing, reading strategies, summarizing

Types of Reading Strategies:

Reading Functional Text