ATI TEAS Reading Exam Preparation Notes

Key Ideas and Details

• 15 questions out of 39 total for reading.
• Includes:
  • Summarizing multiple-paragraph details
  • Making inferences and drawing conclusions
  • Demonstrating comprehension of written directions
  • Locating specific information in a passage
  • Analyzing and interpreting charts and graphs
  • Interpreting events in sequence

Summarizing Multiple-Paragraph Details

• Identify Topics:
  • Usually found at the beginning or in the introduction.
  • May be explicitly stated or implied.
  • Ask: "What is the paragraph mostly about?"
  • Examples: rain forest animals, effects of global warming.
• Main Idea and Supporting Details:
  • Main idea found in the topic sentence (often the first sentence).
  • Supporting details explain and develop the main idea.
  • Differentiate between topic and main idea using examples.
• Key Points:
  • Most important information in a paragraph.
  • Support with evidence such as facts and descriptions.
• Paraphrasing Key Points:
  • Express information in different words.
  • Practice to improve reading comprehension.

Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions

• Inference: Educated guess based on text evidence.
• Conclusion: Statement reached after evaluating evidence.
• Explicit vs. Implicit Evidence:
  • Explicit is directly stated.
  • Implicit requires inference.
• Logical Conclusions:
  • Use evidence to deduce logically plausible outcomes.

Demonstrating Comprehension of Written Directions

• Identifying Order and Relationships:
  • Use words like first, next, then, and finally.
• Identifying Priorities:
  • Signal words help determine task importance and order.
• Missing Information and Contraindications:
  • Look for implied or stated contradictory information.

Locating Specific Information in a Passage

• Finding Relevant Information:
  • Reread questions, scan for keywords, read surrounding text.
• Textual Features:
  • Use glossaries, indexes, headings, subheadings to locate information quickly.

Analyzing and Interpreting Charts and Graphs

• Locate Information:
  • Note the title, and labels on axes.
• Interpreting Graphic Representations:
  • Use elements like title, legend, scale to solve problems.
• Bias and Misleading Information:
  • Critically evaluate for biased or incomplete data.

Interpreting Events in Sequence

• Signal Phrases:
  • Indicate order of events with words like first, next, then.
• Cohesion and Ordering:
  • Use cohesion phrases like in addition, moreover for sequence clarity.
• Gaps in Sequence:
  • Use world knowledge and personal experience to fill gaps.

Additional Resources

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