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ATI TEAS 6: Reading Questions and Answers
(100% Correct Answers)
Main Idea
Ans: -what the author wants to say about the topic
i.e. ask yourself how the author feels about that topic
NOTE: most of the time fiction will have a theme, and nonfiction will have a main
idea
Topic
Ans: -overall subject matter of the passage
i.e. ask yourself what you're reading about
Theme
Ans: -generally a true idea that the reader might derive from a text
To build an outline of the text
Ans: jot down words and phrases as you read that describe the main idea and
underline the important details
Topic Sentence
Ans: -makes a general statement usually supported by details later
-generally the first sentence or very near
Persuasive Passage
Ans: -supporting details: may use specific facts and data, or it may detail specific
reasons for the author's opinion
Informative Passage
Ans: -will primarily use facts about the topic to support the main idea
Narrative Passage
Ans: -will have supporting details--the specific things the author says to develop the
story and the characters
Signal words or Transitions or Conjuctions
Ans: -adds information, provides counterarguments, create organization, or draw
conclusion
i.e. in particular, in addition, besides, in contrast,
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therefore, because, or many other similar
phrases
NOTE: these signal words indicate how an unfamiliar word is related to the overall
meaning of the sentence or passage
NOTE: To distinguish between a fact and opinion
Ans: ask is a statement can be proven.
-look for subjectivity by asking if an observation could vary according to the
situation or person observing
-opinion = narrator's views
Cause and Effect
Ans: the author describes a situation and then its effects
Compare and Contrast
Ans: the author explores the similarities and differences between two or more things
Problem and Solution
Ans: the author presents a problem and offers a solution
Descriptive
Ans: the author describes a topic
Chronological
Ans: the author lists events in the order in which they happened
NOTE: Repetition
Ans: Authors often use repetition to reinforce an idea. PAY ATTENTION to any
repeated words, phrases or images
-then ask why the author might have repeated them
NOTE: Considering a character's motivation
Ans: -what does the character want to achieve?
-what will the character get by accomplishing this?
-what does the character seem to value the most?
Purpose: Narrative Passage
Ans: the author tells the reader a story often to illustrate a theme or idea the reader
needs to consider
ATI TEAS 6: Reading Questions and Answers
(100% Correct Answers)
Main Idea
Ans: -what the author wants to say about the topic
i.e. ask yourself how the author feels about that topic
NOTE: most of the time fiction will have a theme, and nonfiction will have a main
idea
Topic
Ans: -overall subject matter of the passage
i.e. ask yourself what you're reading about
Theme
Ans: -generally a true idea that the reader might derive from a text
To build an outline of the text
Ans: jot down words and phrases as you read that describe the main idea and
underline the important details
Topic Sentence
Ans: -makes a general statement usually supported by details later
-generally the first sentence or very near
Persuasive Passage
Ans: -supporting details: may use specific facts and data, or it may detail specific
reasons for the author's opinion
Informative Passage
Ans: -will primarily use facts about the topic to support the main idea
Narrative Passage
Ans: -will have supporting details--the specific things the author says to develop the
story and the characters
Signal words or Transitions or Conjuctions
Ans: -adds information, provides counterarguments, create organization, or draw
conclusion
i.e. in particular, in addition, besides, in contrast,
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therefore, because, or many other similar
phrases
NOTE: these signal words indicate how an unfamiliar word is related to the overall
meaning of the sentence or passage
NOTE: To distinguish between a fact and opinion
Ans: ask is a statement can be proven.
-look for subjectivity by asking if an observation could vary according to the
situation or person observing
-opinion = narrator's views
Cause and Effect
Ans: the author describes a situation and then its effects
Compare and Contrast
Ans: the author explores the similarities and differences between two or more things
Problem and Solution
Ans: the author presents a problem and offers a solution
Descriptive
Ans: the author describes a topic
Chronological
Ans: the author lists events in the order in which they happened
NOTE: Repetition
Ans: Authors often use repetition to reinforce an idea. PAY ATTENTION to any
repeated words, phrases or images
-then ask why the author might have repeated them
NOTE: Considering a character's motivation
Ans: -what does the character want to achieve?
-what will the character get by accomplishing this?
-what does the character seem to value the most?
Purpose: Narrative Passage
Ans: the author tells the reader a story often to illustrate a theme or idea the reader
needs to consider
