TEAS Reading Questions And Answers
If you are reading a complex text and you come to a word you do not know, which of the
following do you do?
A. Guess at the meaning based on the context
B. Write it down and look up the meaning after finishing the reading
C. Skip the word so you can continue reading
D. Write it down, but forget about the word after the reading B. Write it down and look up
the meaning after finishing the reading
Which of the following describes a key point?
A. It rephrases the controlling idea
B. It is the main idea the author is expressing about the topic
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C. It provides support for the controlling idea
D. It provides a digression from the topic. C. It provides support for the controlling idea
All the key points within a text should support the controlling idea
What are key points? The most important pieces of information that support our
understanding of the controlling idea.
What is the most important pieces of information that support our understanding of the
controlling idea? The key point
What is the controlling idea? The main idea of the text
The main idea of the text controlling idea
Which of the following is true about rephrasing a complex text?
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A. The reader should skin the text to rephrase the gist of it
B. The reader should simplify the ideas using his or her own words
C. The reader should capture all the repetition from the text in the rephrasing. B. The
reader should simplify the ideas using his or her own words
-A good understanding is needed for the reader to simplify and clarify the controlling idea and
key points
What is the goal of paraphrasing? to simplify and clarify in your own words, focus ona
clear statement of the controlling idea and key points.
Meteors are fascinating and even dangerous because although they can teach us about other
planets, they can also cause harm to space stations.
Which one of the following would be an acceptable key point or supportive statement to the
controlling idea above?
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A. Meteors rule
B. Meteors might disappear someday.
C. A meteor is a piece of stone in space.
D. Meteor detection satellites are used to anticipate the damage that meteor showers can wreak
on space stations D. Meteor detection satellites are used to anticipate the damage that
meteor showers can wreak on space stations
This is the key point as it contains facts that support the controlling idea
topic sentence will state the authors main idea of the passage, the reason they are writing
the piece
not always the first sentence
Relevant and irreverent details Relevant information
If you are reading a complex text and you come to a word you do not know, which of the
following do you do?
A. Guess at the meaning based on the context
B. Write it down and look up the meaning after finishing the reading
C. Skip the word so you can continue reading
D. Write it down, but forget about the word after the reading B. Write it down and look up
the meaning after finishing the reading
Which of the following describes a key point?
A. It rephrases the controlling idea
B. It is the main idea the author is expressing about the topic
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C. It provides support for the controlling idea
D. It provides a digression from the topic. C. It provides support for the controlling idea
All the key points within a text should support the controlling idea
What are key points? The most important pieces of information that support our
understanding of the controlling idea.
What is the most important pieces of information that support our understanding of the
controlling idea? The key point
What is the controlling idea? The main idea of the text
The main idea of the text controlling idea
Which of the following is true about rephrasing a complex text?
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A. The reader should skin the text to rephrase the gist of it
B. The reader should simplify the ideas using his or her own words
C. The reader should capture all the repetition from the text in the rephrasing. B. The
reader should simplify the ideas using his or her own words
-A good understanding is needed for the reader to simplify and clarify the controlling idea and
key points
What is the goal of paraphrasing? to simplify and clarify in your own words, focus ona
clear statement of the controlling idea and key points.
Meteors are fascinating and even dangerous because although they can teach us about other
planets, they can also cause harm to space stations.
Which one of the following would be an acceptable key point or supportive statement to the
controlling idea above?
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A. Meteors rule
B. Meteors might disappear someday.
C. A meteor is a piece of stone in space.
D. Meteor detection satellites are used to anticipate the damage that meteor showers can wreak
on space stations D. Meteor detection satellites are used to anticipate the damage that
meteor showers can wreak on space stations
This is the key point as it contains facts that support the controlling idea
topic sentence will state the authors main idea of the passage, the reason they are writing
the piece
not always the first sentence
Relevant and irreverent details Relevant information
