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ATI TEAS Overview
I. Reading
A. Key Ideas and Details
1. Summarize a complex text: What am I reading about? What is important to know
about text?
a) Summarize - Define main idea, highlight most important supporting
details and arguments, contains same message as original text
b) Paraphrase - Rephrasing, “translates”, into own words including details
2. Infer the logical conclusion from a reading selection: Key Terms
a) Directly stated info - Aim to draw conclusions from info stated
within a passage (no implications)
b) Inference - Piece of info that is implied but not written outright
c) Implications - Things that the author does not say directly, but
readers can assume based off info
3. Identify the topic, main idea, and supporting details: Who/what is paragraph
about?
a) Topic/main idea - Topic is the subject of text, and main idea is most
important point being made
b) Supporting details - Provide evidence and backing for the main point
c) Topic summary/sentences - Encapsulate main idea of text (beginning
of each section)
4. Follow a given set of directions: Terms that signify order, relationship among steps
5. Identify specific info from a printed communication: Memo,
announcements, advertisements
6. Identify info from a graphic representation of info: graphic, legend, representation,
scale
7. Recognize events in a sequence: When, how often, length of time,
chronological, sequential
B. Craft and Structure
1. Distinguish between fact and opinion, biases, and stereotypes: Proven,
tendencies, categorizations
a) Fact/opinion- Fact can be analyzed, proved or disproved. Opinion is
personal thoughts or feelings (beliefs, feelings…)
b) Biases/stereotypes - Biases are unfair/inaccurate and author
ignores reasonable counterargument. Stereotypes are applied
specifically to a group or place
2. Recognize the structure of texts in various formats: Know the modes,
compare/contrast, cause/effect, problem/solution
a) Persuasive - Author convinces reader to believe something about a
topic
b) Problem/solution - Problem presented followed by a solution,
challenges reader to take action
c) Expository - Author informs, explains, or tells how to
d) Cause/effect - Cause (since, because, due too…) and effect
(consequently, therefore…)
e) Compare/contrast - Compare (both, same, too, like, as well…) and
contract (but, however, yet, instead…)
f) Procedure - First, next, then, last, in closing…
g) Descriptive - Focuses on particular subject and attempts to depict
subject to be clear to readers
h) Narrative - Fiction or nonfiction story. Must have plot, characters, and
figurative language
i) Technical - Describes complex object or process
3. Interpret the meaning of words and phrases using context: Distinguish
between connotation, denotation, and figurative language
a) Denotation - Nonfiction, literal meaning of word (dictionary def)
b) Connotation - Beyond denotation by including emotional reaction,
the implied meaning of a word or idea
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i) Simile - Comparison between unlike things by using like or as
ii) Metaphor - Comparison between unlike things without using like
or as
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4. Determine the denotative meaning of words: Identify the correct definition of a
word and a source to find vocabulary definitions
5. Evaluate the author’s purpose in a given text: Ask yourself whether the author is
trying to persuade, inform, or entertain
a) Narrative - Often serve to entertain an audience
b) Informational - Used to inform readers about a specific topic
c) Persuasive - Advertisements, newspapers, made to persuade
6. Evaluate the author’s point of view in a given text: Think about who the author is,
who they are associated with, type of publication, whether info is face or opinion
a) Fact-checking - Verifying facts and statements in text
b) Peer-reviewed journal - Published writings that have been
analyzed by experts in the field
7. Use text features: Find headings/subheadings, identify features (key, legend,
bold/italic, footnote, glossary, index, TOC…) and use navigational tools in media
a) Glossary - Where to find word definitions
Index - Lists topics and page numbers where to
find them Table of Contents - What pages to turn for
list of chapters
C. Integration of knowledge and ideas
1. Identify primary sources in various media: Distinguish between primary
sources and other types of documents
a) Primary source - A firsthand document or source created at the
time in question
b) Secondary source - Secondhand account of events
c) Tertiary source - A compilation of primary and secondary sources
2. Use evidence from text to make predictions and inferences, and draw
conclusions about a piece of writing: Synthesize info from the text to form a prediction, make an
inference, and form a conclusion and cite evidence to support prediction, inference, or conclusion
a) Foreshadowing - An author’s hints for an event to come
b) Prediction - A reader’s guess of events to come
3. Compare and contrast themes from print and other source: List similarities and
differences across different themes, recognize similar themes across cultures, compare/contrast a
theme from one author to another/topic and themes across genres
a) Genre - A group of related writings or other media
b) Social commentary - Use of rhetoric to make statements about current
culture
c) Social structure - The system and relationships between groups of
society
d) Theme - A foundational concept engaged with by a piece of art
4. Evaluate an argument and its specific claims: Identify an author’s argument and
supporting evidence, and examine the info that supports the argument to determine its relevance and
sufficiency
5. Evaluate and integrate data from multiple sources in various formats:
Chart, diagram, graph...how does info fit together and what does it mean?
II. Science
A. Anatomy and Physiology
a. Cell Structure
i. Ribosomes - Synthesize proteins
ii. Golgi Apparatus - Synthesizing material outside of cell
iii.Vacuoles - Storage, digestion, waste removal
iv. Cytoskeleton - Shape/support cell
v. Microtubules - Part of cytoskeleton
vi. Cytosol - Liquid material in cell
vii.Cell membrane - Defines cell as barrier and allows enter/exit of materials
viii. ER - Smooth or rough. Transport system of cell
ix. Mitochondria - Generates ATP, powerhouse
b. Animal cells
i. Centrosome - Pairs of centrioles, involved in mitosis
ii. Centriole - Cylinders involved in cellular division
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ATI TEAS Overview
I. Reading
A. Key Ideas and Details
1. Summarize a complex text: What am I reading about? What is important to know
about text?
a) Summarize - Define main idea, highlight most important supporting
details and arguments, contains same message as original text
b) Paraphrase - Rephrasing, “translates”, into own words including details
2. Infer the logical conclusion from a reading selection: Key Terms
a) Directly stated info - Aim to draw conclusions from info stated
within a passage (no implications)
b) Inference - Piece of info that is implied but not written outright
c) Implications - Things that the author does not say directly, but
readers can assume based off info
3. Identify the topic, main idea, and supporting details: Who/what is paragraph
about?
a) Topic/main idea - Topic is the subject of text, and main idea is most
important point being made
b) Supporting details - Provide evidence and backing for the main point
c) Topic summary/sentences - Encapsulate main idea of text (beginning
of each section)
4. Follow a given set of directions: Terms that signify order, relationship among steps
5. Identify specific info from a printed communication: Memo,
announcements, advertisements
6. Identify info from a graphic representation of info: graphic, legend, representation,
scale
7. Recognize events in a sequence: When, how often, length of time,
chronological, sequential
B. Craft and Structure
1. Distinguish between fact and opinion, biases, and stereotypes: Proven,
tendencies, categorizations
a) Fact/opinion- Fact can be analyzed, proved or disproved. Opinion is
personal thoughts or feelings (beliefs, feelings…)
b) Biases/stereotypes - Biases are unfair/inaccurate and author
ignores reasonable counterargument. Stereotypes are applied
specifically to a group or place
2. Recognize the structure of texts in various formats: Know the modes,
compare/contrast, cause/effect, problem/solution
a) Persuasive - Author convinces reader to believe something about a
topic
b) Problem/solution - Problem presented followed by a solution,
challenges reader to take action
c) Expository - Author informs, explains, or tells how to
d) Cause/effect - Cause (since, because, due too…) and effect
(consequently, therefore…)
e) Compare/contrast - Compare (both, same, too, like, as well…) and
contract (but, however, yet, instead…)
f) Procedure - First, next, then, last, in closing…
g) Descriptive - Focuses on particular subject and attempts to depict
subject to be clear to readers
h) Narrative - Fiction or nonfiction story. Must have plot, characters, and
figurative language
i) Technical - Describes complex object or process
3. Interpret the meaning of words and phrases using context: Distinguish
between connotation, denotation, and figurative language
a) Denotation - Nonfiction, literal meaning of word (dictionary def)
b) Connotation - Beyond denotation by including emotional reaction,
the implied meaning of a word or idea
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QcsZGPJoxwmTzLsHpv- 1/9
r98o06QbiLtosseOVRX_H7S4/pub
https://www.coursehero.com/file/28886373/TEAS-6-Overveiwpdf/
,3/4/201 TEAS 6
8 c) Figurative - Figure of speech
i) Simile - Comparison between unlike things by using like or as
ii) Metaphor - Comparison between unlike things without using like
or as
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8
4. Determine the denotative meaning of words: Identify the correct definition of a
word and a source to find vocabulary definitions
5. Evaluate the author’s purpose in a given text: Ask yourself whether the author is
trying to persuade, inform, or entertain
a) Narrative - Often serve to entertain an audience
b) Informational - Used to inform readers about a specific topic
c) Persuasive - Advertisements, newspapers, made to persuade
6. Evaluate the author’s point of view in a given text: Think about who the author is,
who they are associated with, type of publication, whether info is face or opinion
a) Fact-checking - Verifying facts and statements in text
b) Peer-reviewed journal - Published writings that have been
analyzed by experts in the field
7. Use text features: Find headings/subheadings, identify features (key, legend,
bold/italic, footnote, glossary, index, TOC…) and use navigational tools in media
a) Glossary - Where to find word definitions
Index - Lists topics and page numbers where to
find them Table of Contents - What pages to turn for
list of chapters
C. Integration of knowledge and ideas
1. Identify primary sources in various media: Distinguish between primary
sources and other types of documents
a) Primary source - A firsthand document or source created at the
time in question
b) Secondary source - Secondhand account of events
c) Tertiary source - A compilation of primary and secondary sources
2. Use evidence from text to make predictions and inferences, and draw
conclusions about a piece of writing: Synthesize info from the text to form a prediction, make an
inference, and form a conclusion and cite evidence to support prediction, inference, or conclusion
a) Foreshadowing - An author’s hints for an event to come
b) Prediction - A reader’s guess of events to come
3. Compare and contrast themes from print and other source: List similarities and
differences across different themes, recognize similar themes across cultures, compare/contrast a
theme from one author to another/topic and themes across genres
a) Genre - A group of related writings or other media
b) Social commentary - Use of rhetoric to make statements about current
culture
c) Social structure - The system and relationships between groups of
society
d) Theme - A foundational concept engaged with by a piece of art
4. Evaluate an argument and its specific claims: Identify an author’s argument and
supporting evidence, and examine the info that supports the argument to determine its relevance and
sufficiency
5. Evaluate and integrate data from multiple sources in various formats:
Chart, diagram, graph...how does info fit together and what does it mean?
II. Science
A. Anatomy and Physiology
a. Cell Structure
i. Ribosomes - Synthesize proteins
ii. Golgi Apparatus - Synthesizing material outside of cell
iii.Vacuoles - Storage, digestion, waste removal
iv. Cytoskeleton - Shape/support cell
v. Microtubules - Part of cytoskeleton
vi. Cytosol - Liquid material in cell
vii.Cell membrane - Defines cell as barrier and allows enter/exit of materials
viii. ER - Smooth or rough. Transport system of cell
ix. Mitochondria - Generates ATP, powerhouse
b. Animal cells
i. Centrosome - Pairs of centrioles, involved in mitosis
ii. Centriole - Cylinders involved in cellular division
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QcsZGPJoxwmTzLsHpv- 3/9
r98o06QbiLtosseOVRX_H7S4/pub
https://www.coursehero.com/file/28886373/TEAS-6-Overveiwpdf/
