TIP: Keep track of the time.
SKIMMEN: look at the title(s), pictures and lay-out. What do you already know about the subject?
Difficult words: Try to understand difficult words by looking at the context. Read the sentences around the word. Does the word look like a word you already know?
SCANNEN: Scan the text looking for a specific word, number or name. Look for capital letters if applicable.
ELZA: Read the first and last line of the paragraph.
Close reading: read word by word, line by line, to find the answer to the question.
Remember!! The answer is always in the text!