what the passage says as a whole
📖ATI TEAS 7 STUDY GUIDE
ATI TEAS 7 Reading Study Guide
Practice main idea, evidence, inference, text organization, source use, and argument evaluation for TEAS Reading.
8 key ideas8 flashcards5 practice questions
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Move from claim to evidence before choosing.
the line that backs the answer
what the evidence permits
Key ideas to know
Start with the relationships between ideas. Then close the notes and explain each one from memory.
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The Reading section has 45 total questions, 39 scored questions, and 55 minutes.
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Fifteen scored items cover central ideas and details.
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Nine scored items cover craft and structure.
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Fifteen scored items cover the use of ideas and evidence across a text.
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A main idea states the broad point that the details develop.
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An inference must be supported by stated details even when it is not directly written.
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Text structure may follow sequence, comparison, cause and effect, problem and solution, or description.
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Source evaluation asks whether evidence is relevant, credible, and adequate for the claim.
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→The main idea is always the first sentence
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It may be implied or appear elsewhere in the passage.
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→An inference can rely on personal experience
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The answer must be anchored in the passage.
Flashcards
Answer before opening each card. The effort to retrieve is part of the learning.
1How many scored Reading items are listed by ATI?Show answer ＋
39.
2How much time is allowed for Reading?Show answer ＋
55 minutes.
3What is a main idea?Show answer ＋
The broad point developed by the passage.
4What makes an inference defensible?Show answer ＋
It follows from details in the text.
5What does a transition often signal?Show answer ＋
The relationship between nearby ideas.
6What is the author's purpose?Show answer ＋
The intended effect, commonly to explain, argue, describe, or instruct.
7What makes evidence relevant?Show answer ＋
It directly bears on the claim being tested.
8What is a primary source?Show answer ＋
A record produced by a participant, witness, or original investigator.
Explain it in your own words
Use the answer as a check after you have written or spoken your response.
01A passage section gives three examples after one broad sentence. What job does the broad sentence perform?
It likely states the main idea that the examples develop.
02How can “however” affect the next clause?
It signals contrast with the preceding idea.
03Why is a date alone not enough to judge source credibility?
Authorship, evidence, publication setting, and fit with the claim also matter.
04What separates an inference from an unsupported guess?
An inference can be tied to specific passage details.
05How should two passages that disagree be compared?
Identify each claim, evidence, assumptions, and the point where their reasoning diverges.
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