ATI TEAS 6: Reading with correct answers and their explanation

Main Idea - ANSWER--what the author wants to say about the topic i.e. ask yourself how the author feels about that topic NOTE: most of the time fiction will have a theme, and nonfiction will have a main idea Topic - ANSWER--overall subject matter of the passage i.e. ask yourself what you're reading about Theme - ANSWER--generally a true idea that the reader might derive from a text To build an outline of the text - ANSWER-jot down words and phrases as you read that describe the main idea and underline the important details Topic Sentence - ANSWER--makes a general statement usually supported by details later -generally the first sentence or very near Persuasive Passage - ANSWER--supporting details: may use specific facts and data, or it may detail specific reasons for the author's opinion Informative Passage - ANSWER--will primarily use facts about the topic to support the main idea Narrative Passage - ANSWER--will have supporting details--the specific things the author says to develop the story and the characters Signal words or Transitions or Conjuctions - ANSWER--adds information, provides counterarguments, create organization, or draw conclusion i.e. in particular, in addition, besides, in contrast, therefore, because, or many other similar phrases NOTE: these signal words indicate how an unfamiliar word is related to the overall meaning of the sentence or passage NOTE: To distinguish between a fact and opinion - ANSWER-ask is a statement can be proven. -look for subjectivity by asking if an observation could vary according to the situation or person observing -opinion = narrator's views Cause and Effect - ANSWER-the author describes a situation and then its effect