ATI TEAS Reading Exam Preparation

Overview

• Key ideas and details are critical for the ATI TEAS reading exam.
• Topics include main idea and supporting details, inferences and interpretations, and literary devices.
• The reading section has 15 scored items out of 39 questions.

Key Ideas and Details

Objectives

• Summarize multiple paragraph details.
• Make inferences and draw conclusions.
• Demonstrate comprehension of written directions.
• Locate specific information in a passage.
• Analyze and interpret charts and graphs.
• Interpret events in a sequence.

Summarizing Multiple Paragraph Details

• Identifying Topic:

  • Usually found at the beginning of a paragraph; may be explicit or implied.
  • Ask: What is the paragraph mostly about?
  • Examples: Topics in nursing textbooks.

• Main Idea and Supporting Details:

  • Main idea often in the topic sentence (first sentence).
  • Ask: What is the main point? What are the supporting details?
  • Example: Topic - vital signs; Main idea - how to measure temperature.

• Supporting Details:

  • Include examples, reasons, consequences, purpose, or results.
  • Difference between topic and main idea.

• Key Points:

  • Most important information to support the paragraph’s main idea.
  • Ask: What is most important? What details support the main idea?

Explaining Supporting Details

• Identify details that are relevant vs. irrelevant.
• Practice paraphrasing key points to improve comprehension and test-taking skills.

Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions

• Inference: An educated guess or assumption.
• Conclusion: A statement reached after evidence consideration.
• Explicit vs. Implicit Evidence:
  • Explicit: Directly stated in the text.
  • Implicit: Suggested but not directly stated.

Demonstrating Comprehension of Written Directions

• Identifying Order and Relationships:
  • Procedural texts use words like "first," "next," "then."
• Identifying Priorities: Using signal words to determine importance.
• Identifying Missing Information:
  • Understand implied or explicit directions.
  • Use signal words like "either/or."

Locating Specific Information in a Passage

• Finding Relevant Information:
  • Re-read questions; scan for keywords.
  • Use textual features like glossaries, indexes, and table of contents.

Analyzing and Interpreting Charts and Graphs

• Interpreting Graphs:

  • Understand titles, labels, and axes.

• Graphic Representations:

  • Use maps, diagrams, and assess potential bias or misleading data.

Interpreting Events in a Sequence

• Identifying Signal Phrases:

  • Words like "first," "second," help determine sequence.

• Language for Cohesion:

  • Use phrases like "in addition," "however."

• Identifying Gaps: Use prior knowledge to fill missing information.

Conclusion

• Practice paraphrasing, drawing inferences, and identifying important details.
• Use resources like NurseChon.com for additional help and practice.
• Continue to review and prepare for the ATI TEAS exam.