TEAS QUIZ (READING)

SUMMARIES ARE DIFFICULT TO READ BECAUSE THEY OMIT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT:

A. SUPPORTING DETAILS

B. GRACEFUL LANGUAGE

C. DIGRESSIONS

D. ASIDES

A. SUPPORTING DETAILS

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES THE TEXT AT THE CONCLUSIONS OF A PAGE OUTLINIG WHERE FACTS AND FIGURES WERE FOUND?:

A. FOOTNOTE

B. ENDNOTE

C. TAILNOTE

D. LOGNOTE

A. FOOTNOTE

WHAT IS A FOOTNOTE?

TEXT AT THE BOTTOM OF A PAGE WHICH LISTS WHERE FACTS AND FIGURES WITHIN THAT DOCUMENT AGE WERE OBTAINED

WHAT IS EVIDENCE?

DETAILS THAT PROVE A POINT

WHAT IS AN INFERENCE?

A PIECE OF INFO. IMPLIED BUT NOT WRITTEN OUT BY THE AUTHOR

WHAT ARE IMPLICATIONS?

THINGS THAT THE AUTHOR DOES NOT STATE DIRECTLY, BUT READERS CAN ASSUME BASED ON WHAT THE AUTHOR SAYS.

WHAT IS AN ENDNOTE?

A LIST AT THE END OF PARAGRAPHS AND CHAPTERS OF A DOCUMENT

WHAT IS A PREFACE?

A NOTE THAT EXPLAINS THE BACKGROUND OF THE BOOK OR INTRODUCTION.

WHAT ARE BAR GRAPHS USED FOR?

THEY ARE USED TO ILLUSTRATE SETS OF NUMERICAL DATA

WHAT IS A LINE GRAPH USED FOR?

THEY ARE TYPICALLY USED FOR MEASURING TRENDS OVERTIME

WHAT IS A PICTOGRAPH?

A GRAPH THAT USES PICTURES/SYMBOLS TO REP. DATA

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS MOST IMPORTANT WHEN DRAWING CONCLUSONS FROM THE TEXT?

A. THE CONCLUSIONS MAKE SENSE TO OTHERS

B. THE CONCLUSIONS ARE SUPPORTED DIRECTLY BY THE TEXT

C. THE CONCLUSIONS AGREE WITH PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS

D. THE CONCLUSINS ALIGN WITH THE AUTHOR’S PURPOSE FOR WRITING THE TEXT

B. THE CONCLUSIONS ARE SUPPORTED DIRECTLY BY THE TEXT

WHAT BENEFITS DO TOPIC SENTENCES PROVIDE FOR THE READERS?

A. THE CONCLUSIONS MAKE SENSE TO OTHERS

B. THE CONCLUSIONS ARE SUPPORTED DIRECTLY BY THE TEXT

C. THE CONCLUSIONS AGREE WITH PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS

D. THE CONCLUSIONS ALIGN WITH THE AUTHOR’S PURPOSE FOR WRITING THE TEXT

B. THE CONCLUSIONS ARE SUPPORTED DIRECTLY BY THE TEXT

WHAT BEENFITS DO TOPIC SENTENCES PROVIDE FOR THE READER?

A. THEY ORGANIZE A TEXT INTO HEADINGS AND SUBHEADINGS

B. THEY PREPARE THE READER TO RECIEVE NEW INFO. BY PROVIDING THE MAIN IDEA

C. THE CONCLUSIONS AGREE WITH PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS

D. THE CONCLUSIONS ALIGN WITH THE AUTHOR’S PURPOSE FOR WRITING THE TEXT

B. THEY PREPARE THE READER TO RECIEVE NEW INFO. BY PROVIDING THE MAIN IDEA

WHAT IS IMPLIED BY THE FOLLOWING SCENARIO?

I HURRIED AS FAST AS I COULD TO CLASS, ONLY TO FIND THE TEST HAD ALREADY STARTED WHEN I ARRIVED.

A. I AM AT THE WRONG CLASS

B. I STAYED UP LATE AND SLEPT PAST MY ALARM

C. I AM LATE FOR CLASS

D. THE TEST IS TOO HARD

C. I AM LATE FOR CLASS

WHICH TYPE OF TOOL IS TYPICALLY USED FOR MEASURING TRENDS OVER TIME?

A. LINE GRAPH

B. BAR GRAPH

C. PIE CHART

D. FLOW CHART

A. LINE GRAPH

WHAT IS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE?

LANGUAGE THAT GOES BEYOND LITERAL MEANING OF A WORD/PHRASE

WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE?

• FIGURATIVE

• DISCRIPTIVE

• EXAGGERATION

• SIMILES/METAPHOR

WHAT IS A METAPHOR?

IT IS A FIGURATIV ELANGRUAGE WHERE WRITERS EQUARE SOMETHING WITH ANOTHER THING THAT IS NOT SIMILAR

WHAT IS A PERSUASIVE TEXT?

A TEXT THAT ATTEMPTS TO CHANGE/CONVINCE READERS MIND

WHAT IS A DESCRIPTIVE TEXT?

A TEXT THAT FOCUSES ON A PARTICULAR SUBJECT

WHAT ARE THE 3 THINGS A NARRATIVE TEXT NEEDS?

1. PLOT

2. CHARACTERS

3. FIG. LANGUAGE

WHAT IS A TEHNIAL TEXT?

A TEXT THAT DESCRIBES COMPLEX OBJECTS/PROCES

WHAT ARE 5 RHETORICAL DEVICES AND WHAT DO THEY DO FOR THE AUDIENCE?

1. APPEALS TO READERS EMOTION: PERSUADES/DISTRACT READER

2. PIT: DELIVERS HEAR-RENDING STORY

3. BANDWAGON: SUGGEST THE AUTHORS OPINION IS CORRECT BECAUSE IT IS HELD BY MAJORITY

4. NAME CALLING: INSULTS AND HARSH WORDS ARE DELIVERED

5. CELEBRITY TESTIMONIAL: FAMOU PERSON ENDORSING A PRODUCT

WHAT ARE TYPES OF PRIMARY SOURES?

BOOKS, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, TRANSCRIPTS, SPEECHES, VIDEOS, PHOTOS, DIARIES, PERSONAL JOURNALS

WHAT IS A SECONDARY SOURCE?

REFERENCE INFO. ORIGINALLY PROVIDED BY ANOTHER SOURCE

TYPES OF SECONDARY SOURCES

ARTICLES, ESSAYS, VIDEOS, BOOKS, MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS, FILMS, DATA, WEBSITES

HOW DO WE EVALUATE PUBLIC JOURNAL ARTICLES?

1. SOURCE

2. LENGTH

3. AUTHORITY

4. DATE

5. AUDIENCE

6. USEFULNESS

WHAT ARE THE BASIC WAYS TO ORGANIZE INFO?

1. SPATIAL ORGINIZATION: LETS USER “SEE” INFO

2. CHRONOLOGICAL ORGINIZATION: INFO PLACED IN SEQUENCE OF OCCURANCE (LIKE A TIMELINE)

3. LOGICAL ORGINIZATION: LOGICAL PATTERN

WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE?

• METAPHOR

• SIMILE

• PERSONIFICATION

WHAT IS PERSONIFICATION?

A FIG. LANGUAGE THAT DESCRIBES NON-HUMAN THINGS, LIKE AN ANIMAL OR OBJECT, AS IT IT WERE HUMAN. W

WHAT FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IS THIS SENTENCE?

“THE SUN WAS LIKE AN ORANGE, EAGER AS A BEAVER, AND NIMBLE AS A MOUNTAIN GOAT.”

SIMILE

WHAT FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IS THIS SENTENCE?

'“SWAYING SKELETONS RECHED FOR THE SKY AND GROANED AS THE WIND BLEW THROUGH THEM.”

METAPHOR

WHAT FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IS THIS SENTENCE?

“THE TREE GROANS IN THE WIND.”

PERSONIFICATION

WHAT IS AN INFORMATIVE TEXT?

A TEXT WRITTEN TO EDUCATE AND ENLIGHTEN READERS

WHAT IS PERSUASIVE WRITING?

PERSUASIVE WRITING IS WHERE THE AUTHOR ATTEMPTS TO CHANGE THE READERS’S MIND OR CONVINE HIM/HER

WHAT IS AN ENTERTAINING TEXT?

An entertaining text is writing designed primarily to amuse, engage, or evoke emotions in the reader, such as joy, suspense, or curiosity.

WHAT IS A DESCRIPTIVE TEXT?

IT FOCUSES ON A PARTICULAR SUBJECT

WHAT IS A TECHNICAL PASSAGE?

IT DESCRIBES A COMPLEX OBJECT OR PROCESS

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN OPINION?

A. BASKETBALL IS THE BEST SPORT BECAUSE IT MAINTAINS THE MOST CONSTANT ACTION

B. STEPHEN HAS A MEETING AFTER LUNCH THIS AFTERNOON

C. MARK’S FAVORITE COLOR IS ORANGE BECAUSE IT REMINDS HIM OF AUTUMN

D. JIM’S TEAM HASN’T MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS IN 3 YEARS

A. BASKETBALL IS THE BEST SPORT BECAUSE IT MAINTAINS THE MOST CONSTANT ACTION

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A FORM OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE?

A. EXAGGERATION

B. SIMILE

C. FACT

D. METAPHOR

C. FACT

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INCLUDE A PERSONIFICATION?

A. SHE SPUN WITH SUCH INCREDIBLE FEROCITY; IT WAS HARD TO BELIEVE SHE WOULDN’T FALL

B. THE SWANS DANCED GRACEFULLY ACROSS THE SURFACE OF THE WATER UNDERNEATH THE MOONLIGHT

C. UNABLE TO BE CONTAINED ANY LONGER, HIS MIRTH ERUPTED FORTH WITH RAUCOUS ROARS OF LAUGHTER

D. HIS SHOUT OF TRIUMPH RESOUNDED THROUGHOUT THE STADIUM AS HE CROSSED THE FINISH LINE

B. THE SWANS DANCED GRACEFULLY ACROSS THE SURFACE OF THE WATER UNDERNEATH THE MOONLIGHT

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES CONTAINS A SIMILE?

A. THE LIGHT FADED WITH EACH STEP AS THE TREES GREW EVER DENSER

B. HIS EYES BEGAN TO WATER AS THE CAR QUICKLY PULLED AWAY

C. HE’S AS STUBBORN AS A MULE AND TWICE AS UGLY

D. WITHOUT SO MUCH AS A PAUSE, SHE DEFTLY DARTED ARIYND THE OBSTACLE AND CONTNUED RUNNING

C. HE’S AS STUBBORN AS A MULE AND TWICE AS UGLY

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES CONTAINS A METAPHOR?

A. SHE COULD NOT REMEMBER THE LAST TIME SHE FELT SO LOST, PERHAPS NOT SINCE BEFORE THE ACCIDENT

B. THE SNOW BLANKETED THE SMALL TOWN IN A PRISTINE WHITE QUILT

C. DESPITE HIS BEST EFFORTS, THE GROUP GREW MRE AND MORE UNRULY AS THE PARTY CONTINUED

D. WITHOUT A SOUND, SHE RETURENED TO THE NIGH AS QUICKLY AS SHE HAD COME

B. THE SNOW BLANKETED THE SMALL TOWN IN A PRISTINE WHITE QUILT

WHAT ARE THE 6 MAJOR TYPES OF LOGICAL ORGINIZATION THAT ARE FREQUENTLY USED?

1. ILLUSTRATIONS

2. DEFINITIONS

3. DIVIDING OR CLASSIFYING

4. COMPARING

5. CAUSE AND EFFECT

6. PROBLEM AND SOLUTION

HOW MANY MAJOR TYPES OF LOGICAL ORGANIZATION ARE THERE?

6

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A PRIMARY SOURCE?

A. BIBLIOGRAPHY

B. A REVIEW OF A MOVIE

C. AUTOBIOGRAPHY

D. A MOVIE ADAPTATION OF REAL-LIKE EVENTS

C. AUTOBIOGRAPHY

AN AUTHOR ARGUING THAT HIS POINT IS CORRECT BECAUSE EVERYBODY ELSE ALREADY AGREES WITH IT IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHICH TYPE OF PERSUASICE TECHNIQUE?

A. TRADITIONALISM

B. BANDWAGON APPROACH

C. TESTIMONIALS

D. GENERALIZATIONS

B. BANDWAGON APPROACH

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ARGUMENT AND PERSUASUSION IN A FREE SOCIETY?

TO REACH THE BEST SOLUTION FOR A COMMON GOOD