MOMETRIX TEST PREPARATION ATI TEAS 7
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Terms in this set (48)
What is the difference between the Topic = subject of a text (what the text is all
topic and the main idea? about)
Main Idea = the most important point the author
makes
The topic is usually expressed in a few words at
the most while the main idea often needs a full
sentence to be completely defined. For example,
a text may have the topic of penguins and
the main idea, "Penguins are different from
other
birds in many ways."
What are supporting details, and Supporting details provide evidence and backing
what is their purpose? for the main point. All texts contain details, but
they are only classified as supporting details
when they serve to reinforce some larger point.
In order to show that a main idea is correct, or
valid, authors add the supporting details that
prove their point.
, What should an effective summary - Define the main idea.
include? - Lay out the most important supporting
details or arguments from the passage. All
of the
significant supporting details should be included,
and none of the details included should be
irrelevant or insignificant.
Too often, the desire for brevity in a summary
leads to the sacrifice of clarity or accuracy.
An effective summary should contain much the
same message as the original text.
What is paraphrasing? One puts what they have read into their own
words by rephrasing what the author has written,
or one translates all of what the author
shared
into their own words by including as many
details as they can.
What is an inference? A piece of info that is implied but not
written outright by the author.
For instance, consider the following sentence:
After the final out of the inning, the fans were
filled with joy and rushed the field. From this
sentence, a reader can infer that the fans were
watching a baseball game and their team won the
game.
How should readers go about The contextual clues will help you find the
choosing the correct answer to answer that is the best answer out of the given
inference-based questions? choices. An answer can be true but not correct.
When asked for the implied meaning of
a statement made in the passage, you
should
immediately locate the statement and read
the context in which the statement was made.
Also, look for an answer choice that has a
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Terms in this set (48)
What is the difference between the Topic = subject of a text (what the text is all
topic and the main idea? about)
Main Idea = the most important point the author
makes
The topic is usually expressed in a few words at
the most while the main idea often needs a full
sentence to be completely defined. For example,
a text may have the topic of penguins and
the main idea, "Penguins are different from
other
birds in many ways."
What are supporting details, and Supporting details provide evidence and backing
what is their purpose? for the main point. All texts contain details, but
they are only classified as supporting details
when they serve to reinforce some larger point.
In order to show that a main idea is correct, or
valid, authors add the supporting details that
prove their point.
, What should an effective summary - Define the main idea.
include? - Lay out the most important supporting
details or arguments from the passage. All
of the
significant supporting details should be included,
and none of the details included should be
irrelevant or insignificant.
Too often, the desire for brevity in a summary
leads to the sacrifice of clarity or accuracy.
An effective summary should contain much the
same message as the original text.
What is paraphrasing? One puts what they have read into their own
words by rephrasing what the author has written,
or one translates all of what the author
shared
into their own words by including as many
details as they can.
What is an inference? A piece of info that is implied but not
written outright by the author.
For instance, consider the following sentence:
After the final out of the inning, the fans were
filled with joy and rushed the field. From this
sentence, a reader can infer that the fans were
watching a baseball game and their team won the
game.
How should readers go about The contextual clues will help you find the
choosing the correct answer to answer that is the best answer out of the given
inference-based questions? choices. An answer can be true but not correct.
When asked for the implied meaning of
a statement made in the passage, you
should
immediately locate the statement and read
the context in which the statement was made.
Also, look for an answer choice that has a
