If you are reading for details, your reading speed will be slower than if reading for just a general idea or for pleasure. However, if you are reading only to get some idea of the theme and the main points, then the Survey Reading alone may be sufficient. Estimating Difficulty and Time. Consider the total amount of time which you have available and estimate the difficulty of the material. Decide how you will budget your time, if you play to go beyond the Survey Reading.
Questions can be specific and fact-finding or broad and searching.
Questions aid concentration by stimulating curiosity. The satisfaction of finding answers strengthens retention. Questions make a passive reader into an active one. Through questioning, you can establish a dialogue with the author, a conversation which will increase your enjoyment. Questions will occur during and after reading, but start them early, during Survey Reading.