ATI TEAS 6 Reading Study Guide Latest Update 2023

ATI TEAS 6 Reading Study Guide Latest Update 2023 ATI TEAS Reading Study Guide Logical Inferences (logically be inferred) and Conclusion • Look for clues • Read between the lines • Never pick “all of the above” or “both of the above” • Must be supported by the text • Conclusion made based on the logic presented • An inference is a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning • When you’re reading, it’s helpful to look for patterns or relationships in the text that might shed greater light on the subject Implications Author doesn’t state directly but the reader can assume based off info Identify the topic, main idea, and supporting details: Who/what the paragraph is about? • Topic o Topic is the subject of text o First sentence of each paragraph until you find the correct one o Look at the answers and see which sentence appears in the paragraph • Main idea o Important point by author o Thesis statement-last sentence of the first paragraph • Supporting details o Provides evidence and backing for the main point o Same paragraph as the topic sentence • Summary o First sentence of the last paragraph o Appears at the end of a paragraph, chapter, section, document Follow a given set of directions • Complete each step before moving to the next • Find key terms that signify order Printed Communications • Memo o Written by and for members of the same organization o Official documents o Organized with numbers, bullet points, makes it easier to identify key ideas • Posted Announcement o Flyers, notices o Need to have all information to act on message • Classified Advertisement o Ads in newspapers, circulars, online o Begins with what is being sold or sought o Can contain abbreviations, price, and contact information • Scale reading o Reading standard measurement instruments • Legend or Key of a map • Events of sequence o Order in which things happen Facts and Opinion • Facts o Facts do not contain any opinions o Passages with numbers are almost always a fact o Doesn’t reveal author’s feelings o Information can be proven or verified are facts • Opinion o Indicates words like believe, think, or feel o Not true or false o One person’s viewpoint o Words that can indicate opinions: should, best, seems, most, good, better, worst Biases and Stereotypes • Biases o Someone’s personal opinion o Unfair/inaccurate and the author ignores reasonable counterargument o Opinion words: should, best, good, seems, etc • Stereotypes o Opinion of some people towards race, gender, other certain groups of people o Opinion words: should, best, good, seems, etc o Look to see if the passage refers to/labels a group of people o Passing judgement Text in various formats • Persuasive/Argumentative o Author convinces reader to believe something about a topic o Must be able to portray strong opinion words: in the first place, without a doubt, unquestionably, from my point of view, should, good, best, seeing, most • Problem/Solution o Problem presented followed by a solution, challenges reader to take action • Expository o If you see numbers, most of the time it means expository o Factual, the author informs, explains, or tells how to o Historical passages are expository o Textbook, all factual • Cause/Effect o Cause (since, because, due too…) and effect (consequently, therefore…) • Compare/contrast o Compare is to find similarities (both, same, too, like, as well…) o Contrast is to identify differences (but, however, yet, instead) • Procedure o First, next, then, last, in closing… • Descriptive o Focuses on particular subject and attempts to depict subject to be clear to readers • Narrative o Personal story, passages with pronouns mostly likely narrative o Fiction, dialogs, people talking, quotation marks, conversation o Purpose is to entertain, inform, and challenge • Technical o Describes complex objects or process • Denotation o Nonfiction, literal meaning of word (dictionary def) Interpret the meaning of words and phrases using context • Distinguish between connotation, denotation, and figurative language • Denotation o Nonfiction, literal meaning of word (dictionary def) • Connotation o Beyond denotation by including emotional reaction, the implied meaning of a word or idea • Figurative o Figure of speech • Simile o Comparison between two unlike things by using “like or as” • Metaphor o Comparison between unlike things without using like or as • Personification o Giving human attributes to something nonhuman Mood vs. Tone • Mood o How passage makes you feel • Tone o How the passage makes author feel Determine the denotative meaning of words Identify the correct definition of a word and a source to find vocabulary definitions Evaluate the author’s purpose in a given text • Ask yourself whether the author is trying to persuade, inform, or entertain • Narrative o Often serve to entertain an audience • Informational o Used to inform readers about a specific topic • Persuasive o Advertisements, newspapers, made to persuade • Author Purpose o The writer’s purpose with passage o Easy as PIE o “P” stands for “persuade”-advertisements use to persuade to make a purchase o “I” stands for “inform”-newspapers o “E” stands for “Entertain”-written to please the reader (novels, short stories, and poems) Author’s point of view in a given text • Headings and Subheadings o Printed in larger and bolder fonts • Footnotes and Endnotes o Footnotes are at the bottom of the page o Endnotes are like footnotes but its at the end of the paragraphs, chapters, documents • Bold Text and Underline o Bold is often because the author wants to emphasize the point, importance, key terms, o Underlining serves a similar purpose, used to suggest emphasis, used titles of books, magazines, art • Italics o Important word, phrase and sentences in a text • Index o At the end of book o Find information about specific topics • Table of Contents o List of different subjects or chapter titles with a page number Primary sources in various media • Primary sources o Documentary evidence closest to the subject being studied • Internet sources Making Predictions and Drawing Conclusion • Predictions o Guessing about what is going to happen next • Foreshadowing o Author hinting about what is going to happen next • Drawing conclusions o Information they have read Themes in print and other sources • Theme o An issue, idea, or a question raised by the text o Supposed to be an oversimplification of the story’s meaning o Main topic or central idea • Similar themes across cultures o Writers from different cultures address similar themes • Difference in addressing themes in various cultures and genres o Similar themes but done in different ways Evaluating an argument • Argument or persuasive o Passage should be a calm and reasonable presentation of an author’s idea for others to consider • Evidence o Refers to information that supports a main point, minor point and conclusion