ATI 7 TEAS TEST Reading Section

Topic Sentence:

FIRST sentence of EVERY PARAGRAPH in the TEAs

Supporting Details:

in SAME PARAGRAPH as TOPIC sentence

Main Idea:

LAST sentence of the FIRST paragraph

Summary:

FIRST sentence of LAST paragraph

Qualitative

- Can't be measured

- Words

- Small

- Make hypothesis

Quantitative

- Can be measured

- Numbers

- Large

- Test hypothesis

Logical Conclusion

Text that has been clearly stated

Ex: Company recommended no items be stored in the closet.

Supporting Detail

Sentence that supports the MAIN IDEA (explains why the main idea is what it is)

Author Tone: Empathetic

includes self in support (many of US)

Author Tone: Ambivalent

having mixed feelings or contradictions

Author Tone: Concerned

does NOT include self in support

Author Tone: Sentimental

includes emotional personal story

Primary Source Examples

1. Artifacts (Music Albums)

2. Scientific data

3. Novels, poems, paintings, music

4. Legal docs

5. Autobiographies

Secondary Source Examples

1. Biographies, Documentaries

2. Scientific REVIEW aritcles, commentaries

3. Art REVIEWS

4. Law ANALYSIS/SUMMARIES

Author's Claim is based on

Summary

"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread"

people who are new or inexperienced at something will often taken dangerous chances that wiser or more experienced people would avoid

"Curiosity killed the cat"

Curiosity is bad in and of itself

Pictograph

a graph that is typically used to represent simple numerical data with pictures

Example of Pictograph

# of each type of fruit (bananas, apples, and oranges) a restaurants order each week

Example of Pie Chart

percentage of students who made an A, B, C, D, or F

Example of Bar Graph

heights of the 5 tallest redwoods in the US

Example of Line Graph

average car price over the year

Scatter plot:

correlation between multiple variables

Line graph:

trends/continuous data over time

Pie or Circle Charts:

comparing proportions

Bar Graphs:

comparing different groups or categories

Bias is based on

charge and less academic words

Headlines

quickly convey the most important information about a significant event

Simile:

direct comparison

Ex: Like, as

Metaphor:

implied or hidden comparison

Ex: Is, was

Personification:

giving human characteristics to non-human

Ex: Lonely road, angry sea

Hyperbole:

exaggerated claim

Ex: I would walk 500 miles!

Ethos:

credibility and reliability (doctor w emotion)

Pathos:

emotional connection and empathy

Logos:

facts and logic