ATI TEAS 6 - READING
Main Idea
-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
-overall subject matter of the passage
i.e. ask yourself what you're reading about
Theme
-generally a true idea that the reader might derive from a text
To build an outline of the text
- jot down words and phrases as you read that describe the main idea and underline the
important details
Topic Sentence
-makes a general statement usually supported by details later
-generally the first sentence or very near
Persuasive Passage
-supporting details: may use specific facts and data, or it may detail specific reasons for the
author's opinion
Informative Passage
-will primarily use facts about the topic to support the main idea
, Narrative Passage
-will have supporting details--the specific things the author says to develop the story and the
characters
Signal words or Transitions or Conjuctions
-adds information, provides counterarguments, create organization, or draw conclusion
i.e. in particular, in addition, besides, in contrast,
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
- 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
- the author describes a situation and then its effects
Compare and Contrast
- the author explores the similarities and differences between two or more things
Problem and Solution
- the author presents a problem and offers a solution
Descriptive
- the author describes a topic
Main Idea
-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
-overall subject matter of the passage
i.e. ask yourself what you're reading about
Theme
-generally a true idea that the reader might derive from a text
To build an outline of the text
- jot down words and phrases as you read that describe the main idea and underline the
important details
Topic Sentence
-makes a general statement usually supported by details later
-generally the first sentence or very near
Persuasive Passage
-supporting details: may use specific facts and data, or it may detail specific reasons for the
author's opinion
Informative Passage
-will primarily use facts about the topic to support the main idea
, Narrative Passage
-will have supporting details--the specific things the author says to develop the story and the
characters
Signal words or Transitions or Conjuctions
-adds information, provides counterarguments, create organization, or draw conclusion
i.e. in particular, in addition, besides, in contrast,
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
- 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
- the author describes a situation and then its effects
Compare and Contrast
- the author explores the similarities and differences between two or more things
Problem and Solution
- the author presents a problem and offers a solution
Descriptive
- the author describes a topic
