ATI TEAS 7 Reading Study Guide. Latest update(brand new)

ATI TEAS 7 Reading Study Guide. Latest update(brand new) 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 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 subje