ATI TEAS 7 READING EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (6
DIFFERENT VERSIONS )
Summarize - ANSWER: A summary should accurately define the main idea of the
passage.
Lay out the most important supporting details.
Should contain much of the same message as the original text.
Inference - ANSWER: Piece of information that is implied but not written outright by
the author.
Identifying a logical conclusion - ANSWER: Combine the info given by the text with
what you already know. Must be supported by the text. A logical conclusion follows
directly from the text.
Conclusion - ANSWER: Information stated within a passage, rather than to draw
them from mere implications.
implications - ANSWER: Are things that the author does not state directly, but
readers can assume based on what the author does say.
-evidence is REQUIRED in order to draw conclusions based on implications
topic - ANSWER: subject of text OR what text is all about
-expressed in few words at most
main idea - ANSWER: is the most important point being made by the author.
-often needs a full sentence to be completely defined
Example Penguins are different from other birds in many ways.
supporting details - ANSWER: provide evidence and backing for the main point. In
order to show that a main idea is correct, or valid, authors add details that prove
their point.
-most commonly found in informative and persuasive texts
topic sentence - ANSWER: A sentence, most often appearing at the beginning of a
paragraph, that announces the paragraph's idea and often unites it with the work's
thesis.
summary sentence - ANSWER: usually found at the end of the passage ;
concludes/sums up point in earlier text
follow directions - ANSWER: 1. scan the directions for special equipment or
preparations needed.
2. return to 1st step complete each step.
3. visualize each step before reading the next.
, memo - ANSWER: A correspondence written within an organization.
-usually contain a plan, a request for information on a specific topic, or a response to
such a request.
-usually written in formal style
-organized with bullet points
posted announcement - ANSWER: -must have as much info as necessary in order to
attract the right audience
classified ad - ANSWER: a small advertisement you put in a newspaper to buy or sell
something
contain: product for sale, brief description of product, price, & contact info
blog - ANSWER: A series, or log, of discussion items on a page of the World Wide
Web
1.6 identify information from a graphic representation of information.
graphic - ANSWER: a diagram, graph, illustration, or other piece of artwork
scale - ANSWER: ratio of distance expressed to actual measurement.
legend - ANSWER: Map feature that explains symbols and other elements
sequence - ANSWER: the order in which things happen or should happen
sequential - ANSWER: Forming or following a logical order or sequence. Following a
set order. Fixed order in which there is a logical pattern. For example; pages in a
book. First, second, next, and last are examples also.
chronological - ANSWER: Arranged in order of time of occurrence. In order by time.
For example; today, always, and all year. Chronological signal words describe when
one event occurs and ends, and when another event begins.
fact - ANSWER: A statement that can be proved or disproved. Facts are information
based on real, provable events, or situations.
opinion - ANSWER: beliefs based on personal judgements, which may not be
alterable by research or evidence
bias - ANSWER: prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group
compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
stereotype - ANSWER: A generalized belief about a group of people.
modes - ANSWER: forms of writing
DIFFERENT VERSIONS )
Summarize - ANSWER: A summary should accurately define the main idea of the
passage.
Lay out the most important supporting details.
Should contain much of the same message as the original text.
Inference - ANSWER: Piece of information that is implied but not written outright by
the author.
Identifying a logical conclusion - ANSWER: Combine the info given by the text with
what you already know. Must be supported by the text. A logical conclusion follows
directly from the text.
Conclusion - ANSWER: Information stated within a passage, rather than to draw
them from mere implications.
implications - ANSWER: Are things that the author does not state directly, but
readers can assume based on what the author does say.
-evidence is REQUIRED in order to draw conclusions based on implications
topic - ANSWER: subject of text OR what text is all about
-expressed in few words at most
main idea - ANSWER: is the most important point being made by the author.
-often needs a full sentence to be completely defined
Example Penguins are different from other birds in many ways.
supporting details - ANSWER: provide evidence and backing for the main point. In
order to show that a main idea is correct, or valid, authors add details that prove
their point.
-most commonly found in informative and persuasive texts
topic sentence - ANSWER: A sentence, most often appearing at the beginning of a
paragraph, that announces the paragraph's idea and often unites it with the work's
thesis.
summary sentence - ANSWER: usually found at the end of the passage ;
concludes/sums up point in earlier text
follow directions - ANSWER: 1. scan the directions for special equipment or
preparations needed.
2. return to 1st step complete each step.
3. visualize each step before reading the next.
, memo - ANSWER: A correspondence written within an organization.
-usually contain a plan, a request for information on a specific topic, or a response to
such a request.
-usually written in formal style
-organized with bullet points
posted announcement - ANSWER: -must have as much info as necessary in order to
attract the right audience
classified ad - ANSWER: a small advertisement you put in a newspaper to buy or sell
something
contain: product for sale, brief description of product, price, & contact info
blog - ANSWER: A series, or log, of discussion items on a page of the World Wide
Web
1.6 identify information from a graphic representation of information.
graphic - ANSWER: a diagram, graph, illustration, or other piece of artwork
scale - ANSWER: ratio of distance expressed to actual measurement.
legend - ANSWER: Map feature that explains symbols and other elements
sequence - ANSWER: the order in which things happen or should happen
sequential - ANSWER: Forming or following a logical order or sequence. Following a
set order. Fixed order in which there is a logical pattern. For example; pages in a
book. First, second, next, and last are examples also.
chronological - ANSWER: Arranged in order of time of occurrence. In order by time.
For example; today, always, and all year. Chronological signal words describe when
one event occurs and ends, and when another event begins.
fact - ANSWER: A statement that can be proved or disproved. Facts are information
based on real, provable events, or situations.
opinion - ANSWER: beliefs based on personal judgements, which may not be
alterable by research or evidence
bias - ANSWER: prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group
compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
stereotype - ANSWER: A generalized belief about a group of people.
modes - ANSWER: forms of writing
