Scanning titles headings is a metacognitive process to be used: Before reading
After reading
During reading
All of the above

Know what  the text is going to be about

to activate background knowledge about the topic being discussed

to get a gist of the text

odysseus shows many acts of bravery in homer's epic poem the odyssey. first, he shows bravery when he tricks polyphemus, the cyclops, and gouges out his eye. this is an act of bravery. it will also cost him because polyphemus was the son of poseidon, the god of the sea.

explanation:

every four years the american people choose a new president, and 1988 is one of those years."