ATI TEAS, 6th
Edition
Test of Essential Academic Skills
CRITICAL READING
, ATI TEAS Reading Overview
Content # of Items Percentage Time
TOTAL READING 47 + 6 31% 64 min
SECTION
Key Ideas 22
• Topic, main idea, theme, supporting details, summary
• Summarize, draw conclusions
• Identify and apply information from printed communication and graphics
• Follow directions
Structure 14
• Recognize facts, opinion, point of view, purpose
• Identify passage structure (modes and types)
• Use references and text features
• Denotative and connotative word meanings
Evaluation & Integration 11
• Primary sources
• Themes
• Predict or infer
• Integrate, compare and contrast information from multiple media (graphics)
, Hints for Critical Reading
Passages
Skim the question first.
- Look for the key Then read passage for understanding.
words to activate
your memory Anticipate the answer.
- Don’t read
“distractors”
, Critical Reading Passages
Skim the question first.
- Look for the key Then read passage for understanding.
words to activate your
memory - Pause to Answer the questions.
- Don’t read summarize each
“distractors” thought - Watch for key words
- Pay attention to - Anticipate the
detail answer to analytical
- Note questions
author’s - Base your answer
purpose and on the text only
tone/feeling - Prove your
answer from the
passage
Edition
Test of Essential Academic Skills
CRITICAL READING
, ATI TEAS Reading Overview
Content # of Items Percentage Time
TOTAL READING 47 + 6 31% 64 min
SECTION
Key Ideas 22
• Topic, main idea, theme, supporting details, summary
• Summarize, draw conclusions
• Identify and apply information from printed communication and graphics
• Follow directions
Structure 14
• Recognize facts, opinion, point of view, purpose
• Identify passage structure (modes and types)
• Use references and text features
• Denotative and connotative word meanings
Evaluation & Integration 11
• Primary sources
• Themes
• Predict or infer
• Integrate, compare and contrast information from multiple media (graphics)
, Hints for Critical Reading
Passages
Skim the question first.
- Look for the key Then read passage for understanding.
words to activate
your memory Anticipate the answer.
- Don’t read
“distractors”
, Critical Reading Passages
Skim the question first.
- Look for the key Then read passage for understanding.
words to activate your
memory - Pause to Answer the questions.
- Don’t read summarize each
“distractors” thought - Watch for key words
- Pay attention to - Anticipate the
detail answer to analytical
- Note questions
author’s - Base your answer
purpose and on the text only
tone/feeling - Prove your
answer from the
passage
