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.
- Pause to summarize
- Don’t read each thought
- Watch for key words
“distractors” - Pay attention to detail
- Anticipate the
- Note author’s answer to analytical
purpose questions
- Note author’s - Base your answer on
tone/feeling the text only
- Prove your answer
from the passage
, Critical Reading Passages
Skim the question first.
- Look for the key Then read passage for understanding.
words to activate your
memory - Pause to summarize Answer the questions.
- Don’t read each thought
“distractors” - Pay attention to detail - Watch for key words
- Note author’s - Anticipate the answer
purpose and to analytical questions
tone/feeling - Base your answer on
the text only
- 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.
- Pause to summarize
- Don’t read each thought
- Watch for key words
“distractors” - Pay attention to detail
- Anticipate the
- Note author’s answer to analytical
purpose questions
- Note author’s - Base your answer on
tone/feeling the text only
- Prove your answer
from the passage
, Critical Reading Passages
Skim the question first.
- Look for the key Then read passage for understanding.
words to activate your
memory - Pause to summarize Answer the questions.
- Don’t read each thought
“distractors” - Pay attention to detail - Watch for key words
- Note author’s - Anticipate the answer
purpose and to analytical questions
tone/feeling - Base your answer on
the text only
- Prove your answer
from the passage
