Ati Teas Study Guide: Reading Section, Math Section, SCIENCE
SECTION, and ENGLISH SECTION
Reading Section:
Passages that you might have:
King Henry VII- Expository
·0 The word infamous in the passage means – Notorious
Social Media- Persuasive
·1 It’s talking how now of days there’s a lot of news on the internet, which some are true and some are fakes.
People just share them depends on how they feel about it.
·2 It’s trying to get people to fact checking before just posting random information. (By Tamika Y.)
UFO- Narrative
·3 It’s talking about aliens, and an old man that got lost. (READ THE PASSAGE, Is on The GROUP :)
Greek Theater- Expository
The robbery passage (Dog and Humans are Best friend)- Persuasive
·4 When it asks how would you rename this passage answer is (Jewel Thief on the Lose)
Frida Kahlo- Expository/ Informative
·5 They will ask you to put her life in chronological order and the answer to that question is: First, she got hit
by a train; Next, she started drawing pictures of herself; Then, she married Diego. (Credit to Tamika Young
for this)
Casino Passage- Persuasive
·6 It’s trying to explain how is better to go to a Casino then buying a lottery ticket. Buying a lottery ticket, you
have a lowest change of winning than going to a Casino and playing.
The Chili Recipe- Expository
·7 Read carefully the Recipe and the questions.
·8 One of the answers is to rinse the beans first.
Central Park Passage- Expository / Informative
·9 All I remember is that it’s a famous park in New York.
·10 The passage will ask you to put the sentences in chronological order. (By Tamika Y.)
Time Management-
Chimney Passage-
Type of Passages:
·11 Expository: Something you find in an academic journal, a recipe, etc. (Very technical) (Teach, Inform, or
explain.)
·12 Technical: Is like following steps to complete something.
·13 Narrative: Telling a story and entertain
·14 Persuasive: Making you believe something or to do something.
·15 Descriptive: Give physical details or provide unique characteristics
,Most know this:
·16 Author Purpose: His reason to write a specific topic.
·17 Theme: The subject to talk, a piece of writing, a person thoughts.
·18 Topic: that part of a sentence about which something is said. (a conversation)
·19 Main Idea: Is usually in the first sentence, overall idea of the paragraph.
·20 Fact: Something that it can be prove is true.
·21 Opinion: A view or judgment.
·22 Bia: Against something or someone.
·23 Compare: two or more
·24 Inform: Give facts
·25 Entertain: Fiction
·26 Express: Feelings
·27 Stereotypes: A characteristics ascribed to groups of people involving gender, race, origin, etc.
·28 Cause and Effect: The author describes a situation and then its effects.
·29 Compare and Contrast: The author explores the similarities and differences between two or more things.
·30 Chronological: The author list events in the order in which they happened.
·31 Mood: Influences a reader emotional state in the piece.
·32 Tone: Describes the author’s attitude toward the topic.
To Respond to Questions, you Should know this:
·33 Almanac: A book that gives you important dates such tidal waves, astronomical events, etc.
·34 Thesaurus: A dictionary that has definitions, synonyms and antonyms.
·35 Bibliography: A list of books, magazines, articles, etc.
·36 Biography: Story of someone written by someone else.
·37 Autobiography: Story of someone written by the same person.
·38 Atlas: A book of maps or charts.
·39 Appendix: A section or table at the end of the book.
·40 Index: Reference in alphabetical order to where everything is in the book.
·41 Glossary: Alphabetical list of terms of words with definition.
The word Disseminate is in one the Passages and they ask you what does it means: Answer will be (Spread of
disperse)
·42 Metaphor: A figure of speech containing an implied comparison, in which a word or phrase ordinarily and
primarily used of one thing is applied to another. Example: Noah Has a heart of a lion
·43 Simile: A comparison of two different things using the words LIKE or AS. Example: On her first day of school,
Jane was as cool as a cucumber.
·44 Forum: Online message board.
·45 Rhetorical: Used for effect not meaning.
·46 Memorandum: A written informal note usually used for business purposes.
·47 Sequential: Following SET of Orders. (First, Second, Third, Next, While, Last, Before, After)
·48 Anecdote: A short story that illustrates a concept but isn’t the main idea.
, Math Section:
Percentages (Very Important, Must Know):
Covert Decimal to Percent by: Multiplying by
100 Convert Percent to Decimal by: Divide by
100 Convert Decimal to a Fraction by:
Milli means: one thousand of something
1Liter (L) = 1000mL
1 Yard (Yd.) = 3 Feet
(Ft) 12 Foot = 4Yd
1inch = 12 Ft
Less than <
Less or Equal than ≤
Greater than >
Greater or Equal than ≥
Irrational Number: A number that can NOT Be expressed as terminating or repeating decimals.
Rational Numbers: A number that can be expresses as a fraction.
·49 Example: 1/2
Contextual: Related to surrounding content.
Erroneous: Incorrect
Extraneous: Irrelevant
Solution: The answer
Terminate: To end
Percent means: Per 100
Area of a circle: A=π × r^2
Area formula of a Square: A= L × L^2
Area of a rectangle: A= L × W
Area of a triangle: A= ½ × b × h
ALWAYS REMEMBER:
SECTION, and ENGLISH SECTION
Reading Section:
Passages that you might have:
King Henry VII- Expository
·0 The word infamous in the passage means – Notorious
Social Media- Persuasive
·1 It’s talking how now of days there’s a lot of news on the internet, which some are true and some are fakes.
People just share them depends on how they feel about it.
·2 It’s trying to get people to fact checking before just posting random information. (By Tamika Y.)
UFO- Narrative
·3 It’s talking about aliens, and an old man that got lost. (READ THE PASSAGE, Is on The GROUP :)
Greek Theater- Expository
The robbery passage (Dog and Humans are Best friend)- Persuasive
·4 When it asks how would you rename this passage answer is (Jewel Thief on the Lose)
Frida Kahlo- Expository/ Informative
·5 They will ask you to put her life in chronological order and the answer to that question is: First, she got hit
by a train; Next, she started drawing pictures of herself; Then, she married Diego. (Credit to Tamika Young
for this)
Casino Passage- Persuasive
·6 It’s trying to explain how is better to go to a Casino then buying a lottery ticket. Buying a lottery ticket, you
have a lowest change of winning than going to a Casino and playing.
The Chili Recipe- Expository
·7 Read carefully the Recipe and the questions.
·8 One of the answers is to rinse the beans first.
Central Park Passage- Expository / Informative
·9 All I remember is that it’s a famous park in New York.
·10 The passage will ask you to put the sentences in chronological order. (By Tamika Y.)
Time Management-
Chimney Passage-
Type of Passages:
·11 Expository: Something you find in an academic journal, a recipe, etc. (Very technical) (Teach, Inform, or
explain.)
·12 Technical: Is like following steps to complete something.
·13 Narrative: Telling a story and entertain
·14 Persuasive: Making you believe something or to do something.
·15 Descriptive: Give physical details or provide unique characteristics
,Most know this:
·16 Author Purpose: His reason to write a specific topic.
·17 Theme: The subject to talk, a piece of writing, a person thoughts.
·18 Topic: that part of a sentence about which something is said. (a conversation)
·19 Main Idea: Is usually in the first sentence, overall idea of the paragraph.
·20 Fact: Something that it can be prove is true.
·21 Opinion: A view or judgment.
·22 Bia: Against something or someone.
·23 Compare: two or more
·24 Inform: Give facts
·25 Entertain: Fiction
·26 Express: Feelings
·27 Stereotypes: A characteristics ascribed to groups of people involving gender, race, origin, etc.
·28 Cause and Effect: The author describes a situation and then its effects.
·29 Compare and Contrast: The author explores the similarities and differences between two or more things.
·30 Chronological: The author list events in the order in which they happened.
·31 Mood: Influences a reader emotional state in the piece.
·32 Tone: Describes the author’s attitude toward the topic.
To Respond to Questions, you Should know this:
·33 Almanac: A book that gives you important dates such tidal waves, astronomical events, etc.
·34 Thesaurus: A dictionary that has definitions, synonyms and antonyms.
·35 Bibliography: A list of books, magazines, articles, etc.
·36 Biography: Story of someone written by someone else.
·37 Autobiography: Story of someone written by the same person.
·38 Atlas: A book of maps or charts.
·39 Appendix: A section or table at the end of the book.
·40 Index: Reference in alphabetical order to where everything is in the book.
·41 Glossary: Alphabetical list of terms of words with definition.
The word Disseminate is in one the Passages and they ask you what does it means: Answer will be (Spread of
disperse)
·42 Metaphor: A figure of speech containing an implied comparison, in which a word or phrase ordinarily and
primarily used of one thing is applied to another. Example: Noah Has a heart of a lion
·43 Simile: A comparison of two different things using the words LIKE or AS. Example: On her first day of school,
Jane was as cool as a cucumber.
·44 Forum: Online message board.
·45 Rhetorical: Used for effect not meaning.
·46 Memorandum: A written informal note usually used for business purposes.
·47 Sequential: Following SET of Orders. (First, Second, Third, Next, While, Last, Before, After)
·48 Anecdote: A short story that illustrates a concept but isn’t the main idea.
, Math Section:
Percentages (Very Important, Must Know):
Covert Decimal to Percent by: Multiplying by
100 Convert Percent to Decimal by: Divide by
100 Convert Decimal to a Fraction by:
Milli means: one thousand of something
1Liter (L) = 1000mL
1 Yard (Yd.) = 3 Feet
(Ft) 12 Foot = 4Yd
1inch = 12 Ft
Less than <
Less or Equal than ≤
Greater than >
Greater or Equal than ≥
Irrational Number: A number that can NOT Be expressed as terminating or repeating decimals.
Rational Numbers: A number that can be expresses as a fraction.
·49 Example: 1/2
Contextual: Related to surrounding content.
Erroneous: Incorrect
Extraneous: Irrelevant
Solution: The answer
Terminate: To end
Percent means: Per 100
Area of a circle: A=π × r^2
Area formula of a Square: A= L × L^2
Area of a rectangle: A= L × W
Area of a triangle: A= ½ × b × h
ALWAYS REMEMBER:
