Reading a text “quickly, trying to get a general
understanding”, as mentioned in subitem 3, “A willingness
to think about how to learn”, describes the reading
strategy named

Question

Leia o texto a seguir para responder à questão:     Inside the classroom, some learners seem to take
advantage of what is going on more than others. Aware of
this, teachers will frequently say that successful students
possess some or all of the following characteristics.
1. A willingness to listen: good learners listen to what
is going on – not just in the sense of paying attention,
but also in terms of really listening to the English
that is being used, soaking it up with eagerness and
intelligence.
2. A willingness to try new things: many good learners
are not afraid to ‘have a go’. They are prepared to
try things out and see how it works. Of course, not
all successful language learners are extroverts, but
the urge to use the language (loudly or quietly) is an
important one.
3. A willingness to think about how to learn: good
learners bring or invent their own study skills when
they come to a lesson. They think about the best way
to memorize vocabulary, the best way to read a text
(slowly, translating every word? Or quickly, trying to get
a general understanding?), the best method of drafting
and re-drafting a piece of writing.

4. A willingness to ask questions: although some
teachers can become irritated by students who are
constantly asking difficult (and sometimes irrelevant)
questions, the urge to find out why is part of a
successful learner’s equipment.

5. A willingness to accept correction: good learners
are prepared to accept corrections if it helps them.
They are keen to get feedback from the teacher and
act upon what they are told. But this only works where
teachers are able to offer constructive criticism. It
involves teachers in judging their students’ responses
to correction so that they can act accordingly.
(Jeremy Harmer. How to teach English, 1998. Adaptado) Reading a text “quickly, trying to get a general
understanding”, as mentioned in subitem 3, “A willingness
to think about how to learn”, describes the reading
strategy named Alternativa A: anticipating. Ou Alternativa B: skimming. Ou Alternativa C: inferring.  Ou Alternativa D: evaluating. Ou Alternativa E: scanning.

Qconcursos · Accepted Answer

Alternativa [B] skimming. Alternativa correta: B – skimming

Tema central: a questão avalia estratégias de leitura (reading strategies), especialmente como identificar o tipo de leitura usado para obter a ideia geral de um texto de forma rápida.

Resumo teórico:
- Skimming: leitura rápida para captar o gist (ideia principal), sem focar em detalhes. Normalmente observa-se títulos, subtítulos, tópico frasal e conclusão. (Harmer, 1998; Nuttall, 2000; Grabe & Stoller, 2013)
- Scanning: leitura para localizar informação específica (datas, nomes, números), ignorando o restante.
- Anticipating/Predicting: prever conteúdo com base em pistas do texto e conhecimento prévio.
- Inferring: inferir significados implícitos, ler nas entrelinhas.
- Evaluating: julgar confiabilidade, qualidade ou relevância do texto/argumentos.

Justificativa da correta (B – skimming): o enunciado referencia ler “quickly, trying to get a general understanding”. Essa é a definição clássica de skimming (reading for gist): ler rápido para entender o assunto central e a ideia principal, sem se deter em detalhes. Ex.: passar os olhos por uma notícia para saber do que trata.

Análise das incorretas:
- A – anticipating: trata de previsão do conteúdo antes/durante a leitura; não descreve obtenção rápida da ideia geral do texto completo.
- C – inferring: exige leitura cuidadosa de pistas para deduzir informações implícitas; não é leitura rápida de panorama.
- D – evaluating: envolve julgamento crítico do texto; ocorre após compreensão, não para captar o gist rapidamente.
- E – scanning: busca dados específicos (ex.: “1998”, “Jeremy Harmer”); diferente de entender o tema geral.

Estratégia para acertar questões assim:
- Associe palavras-chave: “quickly” + “general understanding” → skimming/gist.
- Se a pista for “procurar nomes, números, datas” → scanning.
- Se mencionar “prever” ou “supor” → anticipating ou inferring.
- Se falar em “julgar a qualidade” → evaluating.

Referências essenciais: Harmer, J. How to Teach English (1998); Nuttall, C. Teaching Reading Skills in a Foreign Language (2000); Grabe, W. & Stoller, F. Teaching and Researching Reading (2013).

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