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Ati_Teas_Study_GuideAti Teas Study Guide:
Reading Section:
Passages that you might have:
King Henry VII- Expository
● The word infamous in the passage means – Notorious
Social Media- Persuasive
● It’s talking how now of days there’s a lot of news on the internet, which some are true and some are fakes. People
just share them depends on how they feel about it.
● It’s trying to get people to fact checking before just posting random information. (By Tamika Y.)
UFO- Narrative
● It’s talking about aliens, and an old man that got lost. (READ THE PASSAGE, Is on The GROUP
:) Greek Theater- Expository
The robbery passage (Dog and Humans are Best friend)- Persuasive
● When it asks how would you rename this passage answer is (Jewel Thief on the Lose)
Frida Kahlo- Expository/ Informative
● They will ask you to put her life in chronological order and the answer to that question is: First, she got hit by a
train; Next, she started drawing pictures of herself; Then, she married Diego. (Credit to Tamika Young for this)
Casino Passage- Persuasive
● It’s trying to explain how is better to go to a Casino then buying a lottery ticket. Buying a lottery ticket, you have
a lowest change of winning than going to a Casino and playing.
The Chili Recipe- Expository
● Read carefully the Recipe and the questions.
● One of the answers is to rinse the beans first.
Central Park Passage- Expository / Informative
● All I remember is that it’s a famous park in New York.
● The passage will ask you to put the sentences in chronological order. (By Tamika
Y.) Time Management-
Chimney Passage-
Type of Passages:
● Expository: Something you find in an academic journal, a recipe, etc. (Very technical) (Teach, Inform, or explain.)
● Technical: Is like following steps to complete something.
● Narrative: Telling a story and entertain
● Persuasive: Making you believe something or to do something.
● Descriptive: Give physical details or provide unique characteristics
Most know this:
● Author Purpose: His reason to write a specific topic.
● Theme: The subject to talk, a piece of writing, a person thoughts.
● Topic: that part of a sentence about which something is said. (a conversation)
● Main Idea: Is usually in the first sentence, overall idea of the paragraph.
● Fact: Something that it can be prove is true.
● Opinion: A view or judgment.
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● Bia: Against something or someone.
● Compare: two or more
● Inform: Give facts
● Entertain: Fiction
● Express: Feelings
● Stereotypes: A characteristics ascribed to groups of people involving gender, race, origin, etc.
● 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.
● Chronological: The author list events in the order in which they happened.
● Mood: Influences a reader emotional state in the piece.
● Tone: Describes the author’s attitude toward the topic.
To Respond to Questions, you Should know this:
● Almanac: A book that gives you important dates such tidal waves, astronomical events, etc.
● Thesaurus: A dictionary that has definitions, synonyms and antonyms.
● Bibliography : A list of books, magazines, articles, etc.
● Biography: Story of someone written by someone else.
● Autobiography: Story of someone written by the same person.
● Atlas: A book of maps or charts.
● Appendix: A section or table at the end of the book.
● Index: Reference in alphabetical order to where everything is in the book.
● Glossary: Alphabetical list of terms of words with definition.
The word Disseminate is in one the Passages and they ask you what does it means: Answer will be (Spread of disperse)
● Metaphor: A figure of speech containing an implied comparison, in which a word or phrase ordinarily and
primarily used of one thing is applied to another. Example: Noah Has a heart of a lion
● Simile: A comparison of two different things using the words LIKE or AS. Example: On her first day of school, Jane
was as cool as a cucumber.
● Forum: Online message board.
● Rhetorical: Used for effect not meaning.
● Memorandum: A written informal note usually used for business purposes.
● Sequential: Following SET of Orders. (First, Second, Third, Next, While, Last, Before, After)
● Anecdote: A short story that illustrates a concept but isn’t the main idea.
Math Section:
Percentages (Very Important, Must Know):
Covert Decimal to Percent by: Multiplying by
100 Convert Percent to Decimal by: Divide by
100 Convert Decimal to a Fraction by:
Milli means: one thousand of something
1Liter (L) = 1000mL
1 Yard (Yd.) = 3 Feet
(Ft) 12 Foot = 4Yd
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1inch = 12 Ft
Less than <
Less or Equal than ≤
Greater than >
Greater or Equal than ≥
Irrational Number: A number that can NOT Be expressed as terminating or repeating decimals.
Rational Numbers: A number that can be expresses as a fraction.
● Example: 1/2
Contextual: Related to surrounding content.
Erroneous: Incorrect
Extraneous: Irrelevant
Solution: The answer
Terminate: To end
Percent means: Per 100
Area of a circle: A=π × r^2
Area formula of a Square: A= L × L^2
Area of a rectangle: A= L × W
Area of a triangle: A= ½ × b × h
ALWAYS REMEMBER:
King Henry Die By Drinking Chocolate Milk
Example of a question that could be
on the Test:
What number is 20% of 8?
● You must multiply 20% × 8 = 160
● 160 divided by 100= 1.6
24 is what % of 250?
● 24 divided by 250 = 0.096
● Then multiply 0.096 times 100 to get the percent which =
9.6%
5/8 of my class passed. What percentage of students in my class failed?
● 5 divided by 8 = 62.5
● 100 – 62.5= 37.5 didn’t passed, but you must convert this into a fraction
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