fast and efficiently (Schwartz, 1984: 60). Careful reading refers to reading slowly and carefully to glean detailed information from the given texts.
Skimming for the general idea
Skimming is defined as “expeditious reading carried out for the purpose of extracting gist” (Urquhart & Weir, 1998: 252). Hughes (2003: 138) also states that by using the strategy of skimming readers can extract the main ideas quickly and efficiently; rapidly establish the structure of a text and decide the relevance of text (or part of a text) to their needs. In a timed reading test, skimming is a helpful technique to note the chief point and its relevant information within the shortest time.