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Ati 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.● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 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 = 4Yd1inch = 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 1 [Show More]