A.T.I​ ​TEAS​ ​READING NOTES, Complete Solution Guide

ATI​ ​TEAS​ ​READING Key​ ​Ideas​ ​and​ ​Details​ ​(R.1) Summarizing​ ​a​ ​Complex​ ​Text​ ​(R.1.1) The​ ​passage​ ​contains​ ​the​ ​​TOPIC​ ​​(or​ ​subject)​ ​and​ ​the​ ​CONTROLLING​ ​IDEA​ ​(or​ ​supporting​ ​details) ● The​ ​topic​ ​is​ ​a​ ​noun​ ​or​ ​noun​ ​phrase​ ​that​ ​encapsulates​ ​the ​ ​subject​ ​matter​ ​of​ ​the​ ​writing ○ Examples​ ​of​ ​topics​ ​include:​ ​arteries,​ ​acid,​ ​alleles,​ ​mammals,​ ​and​ ​recycling ● The​ ​author​ ​will​ ​include​ ​supporting​ ​details​ ​that​ ​show​ ​and​ ​support​ ​the​ ​point​ ​the​ ​author​ ​is trying​ ​to​ ​make Key​ ​Terms Controlling​ ​Idea​ ​-​ ​​The​ ​main​ ​idea​ ​of​ ​the​ ​text Key​ ​Ideas​ ​-​ ​Ideas​ ​that​ ​support​ ​the​ ​controlling​ ​idea Rephrase/Paraphrase​ ​-​ ​Explain​ ​an​ ​idea​ ​IN​ ​YOUR​ ​OWN​ ​WORDS. Infer​ ​the​ ​Logical​ ​Conclusion​ ​(R.1.2) Making​ ​an​ ​​INFERENCE​ ​​involves​ ​using​ ​what​ ​you​ ​know​ ​to​ ​make​ ​a​ ​guess​ ​about​ ​what​ ​you​ ​don't​ ​know,​ ​or reading​ ​between​ ​the​ ​lines. ● Identifying​ ​key​ ​terms​ ​is​ ​critical ○ Key​ ​terms​ ​include​ ​those​ ​that​ ​provide​ ​sequence​ ​or​ ​chronology,​ ​descriptive​ ​words​ ​and phrases,​ ​and​ ​words​ ​that​ ​convey​ ​value​ ​judgments​ ​and​ ​opinions ○ Key​ ​terms​ ​can​ ​provide​ ​both​ ​explicit​ ​information​ ​and​ ​implicit​ ​information​ ​that​ ​allows​ ​readers to​ ​make​ ​inferences. ● Many​ ​readers​ ​assume​ ​that​ ​making​ ​an​ ​inference​ ​and​ ​drawing​ ​a​ ​conclusion​ ​are​ ​the​ ​same ○ An​ ​inference​ ​​suggests​ ​an​ ​idea​ ​by​ ​details​ ​and​ ​evidence ○ A​ ​conclusion​ ​​asks​ ​the​ ​reader​ ​to​ ​analyze​ ​and​ ​make​ ​a​ ​decision​ ​based​ ​on​ ​predictions, details,​ ​evidence,​ ​and​ ​results. Key​ ​Terms Conclusion​ ​​-​ ​A​ ​deduction​ ​made​ ​by​ ​a​ ​reader​ ​about​ ​an​ ​unstated​ ​outcome​ ​from​ ​a​ ​passage. Explicit​ ​-​ ​​The​ ​information​ ​is​ ​DIRECTLY​ ​STATED​ ​within​ ​the​ ​passage. Inferences​ ​-​ ​​A​ ​conclusion​ ​reached​ ​by​ ​critical​ ​thinking. Implications​ ​=​ ​Things​ ​NOT​ ​DIRECTLY​ ​STATED,​ ​but​ ​readers​ ​can​ ​ASSUME​ ​based​ ​on​ ​what​ ​the​ ​author does​ ​say. Logic​ ​​-​ ​The​ ​framework​ ​of​ ​reasoning​ ​used​ ​to​ ​understand​ ​ideas ...................................................................................................................................................continues