Are you a surface reader?

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Answer these questions to find out. Compare your answers with the typical surface reader and the typical deep reader.

Questions	Surface	Deep
Did you start reading by getting an overview (skim-reading, scrolling down to the bottom of the text)?	NO	YES
Did you start reading carefully from line one?	YES	NO
Did you try to remember details like the names of the boys, etc.?	YES	NO
Did you try to find important information that might come up in the questions afterwards?	YES	NO
Did the text make you start asking yourself questions?	NO	YES
Would you be able to write a reasonable summary?	YES	YES
Would you be able to write a reasonable review?	NO	YES
Would you be able to discuss the differences between modern men and women, using information from the text?	POSSIBLY	YES
Did you read the review at the end before you read the actual text?	NO	POSSIBLY
Can you honestly say that you understood the "messages" in the text?	POSSIBLY	YES
Did you wonder whether there is an Eve's Diary?	NO	POSSIBLY
Did you think of when this text might have been written?	NO	POSSIBLY
Did you think of who might have written the text?	NO	POSSIBLY

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