ATI TEAS READING

Footnote

text listed at the bottom of a page that provides additional information or citations related to the main text.

Endnote

a reference or comment placed at the end of a paragraphs and chapters, often used to provide additional information or citations.

Main ideas

most important point being made.

Topics

subject of a text, or what the text is about.

Explicitly

stated ideas or information clearly and directly.

Implicit

ideas or information that are not directly stated but can be inferred from context. These ideas require readers to read between the lines to understand the underlying meanings.

Implications

things the author does not state directly but readers can assume based on what the author does say.

Maps contain a _____ or ______

key or legend that explains the symbols used on the map.

Index

for you to find information about specific topics-listed in alphabetical order.

First-person

narrative point of view where the narrator is a character in the story, using "I" or "we."

Second-person

narrative point of view that addresses the reader directly using "you."

Third-person

narrative point of view where the narrator is outside the story, using "he," "she," or "they."

Biases

Ignoring reasonable counterarguments or distort opposing viewpoints.

Stereotype

generalizes characteristics about a group or place, often leading to unfair assumptions.

Pie chart

Useful for depicting how a single unit or category is divided. Proportional in size.

Bar graphs

Used to illustrate sets of numerical data.

Line graph

Used for measuring trends over time. Set along a vertical and a horizontal axis.

Pictograph

Generally in the horizontal orientation, uses pictures or symbols to represent data.

Memorandum

Written communication that contains heading and body usually written in formal style

Denotation

The literal meaning.

Connotative

Goes beyond the denotative meaning to include the emotional reaction that a word may evoke.

Figurative language

Goes beyond the literal meaning of a word or phrase.

Descriptive language

Evokes imagery in the readers mind and is one type of figurative language.

Other types of figurative language

Exaggeration, comparing two things, similes (using like or as)

Metaphors

A type of figurative language in which the writer equates something with another thing that is not particularly similar, instead of using like or as. Ex. The bird was an arrow arcing through the sky.

Personification

A type of figurative language that is describing a non human thing like an animal or object, as if it were human.

Primary sources

Contains original information that was witnessed, gathered, or otherwise produced by the sources authors. Ex. First hand accounts, books, autobiographies, transcripts, speeches, videos, photos, person journals, government docs.

Secondary sources

Reference information originally provided by another source. The original source may be cited, quoted, paraphrased, or described in a secondary source. Ex. Articles, essays, videos, or books found in periodicals, magazines, newspapers, films, databases, or websites.