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Summaries can be difficult to read A. supporting details
because they omit all of the
following EXCEPT: Correct
A. supporting details Summaries are often difficult to read because
they omit all of the graceful language,
B. graceful language digressions, and asides that distinguish great
writing. However, an effective summary should
C. digressions contain much the same message as the original
text. All of the significant supporting details
D. asides should be included, and none of the details
included should be irrelevant or insignificant.
Which of the following describes A. Footnote
the text at the conclusion of a page Correct
outlining where facts and figures A footnote is text at the bottom of a page which
were found? lists where facts and figures within that document
A. footnote page were obtained. An endnote is similar to a
footnote but differs in the fact that it is listed at
B. endnote the end of paragraphs and chapters of a
document instead of the bottom of each page of
C. tailnote the document.
D> lognote
,Which of the following is most B. The conclusions are supported directly by the
important when drawing text
conclusions from a text?
A. the conclusions make sense to Correct
others. It is important to be careful to draw your
conclusions from evidence directly supported in
B. the conclusions are supported the text. This ensures you have come to a logical
directly by the text. conclusion, which will help you determine
whether you agree with the writer or not. If the
C. the conclusions agree with author intended for the reader to draw a certain
previous convictions. conclusion, then you can expect the arguments
and details presented will lead you to that
D. the conclusions align with the conclusion. Sometimes, several conclusions can
author's purpose for writing the be drawn from the same passage, but you must
text. be careful that they are actually supported by the
text.
What benefit do topic sentences B. They prepare the reader to receive new
provide for the reader? information by providing the main idea.
A. They organize a text into Correct
headings and subheadings. Topic sentences should encapsulate the main
idea of a text. In some textbooks and academic
B. They prepare the reader to articles, the author will place a topic or summary
receive new information by sentence at the beginning of each section as a
providing the main idea. means of preparing the reader for what is to
come. Research suggests that the brain is more
C. They convince the reader with receptive to new information when it has been
detailed evidence. prepared by the presentation of the main idea or
some key words. The phenomenon is somewhat
D. they give the reader a call to akin to the primer coat of paint that allows
action based on the supporting subsequent coats of paint to absorb more easily.
evidence.
, What is implied by the following C. I am late for class.
scenario?
I hurried as fast as I could to class, Correct
only to find the test had already Implications are things that the author does not
started when I arrived. state directly but readers can assume based on
what the author does say. In the sentence in
A. I am at the wrong class. question: / hurried as fast as I could to class, only
to find the test had already started when I
B. I stayed up late and slept past my arrived, the author doesn't mention the wrong
alarm. class or talk about how difficult the test is. It is
safe to conclude that the author was late to class,
C. I am late for class. but there isn't enough information to assume that
she's late because she stayed up to late.
D. The test is too hard.
Topic Sentences First sentence of every paragraph in the TEAS
Main Idea Last sentence of the first paragraph
Supporting details Found in the same paragraph as the topic
sentence
Summary First sentence of the last paragraph
Explicit Evidence Information stated clearly and in detail, leaving
no room for doubt
Example: sign that says "wet paint" tells you the
paint is wet
Memory tip: thing "E" in both "Explicit" and
"expressed"