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TEAS Reading

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show Firsthand records of events, theories, opinions, or actions. These records may come in the form of either published or unpublished documents, recordings, or artifacts, and they must be contemporary to the events, people, or info that is at issue.  
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show Information based on real provable events, or situations.  
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show Beliefs based on personal judgements, rather than on indisputable facts.  
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Biases   show
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show Oversimplified opinions, that do not account for individual differences, about an entire group of people or things.  
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show A reading style in which the reader carefully analyzes the text, judging its credibility and the author's intentions, rather than simply accepting the material as fact, is generally preferable to passive reading. Decide how much trust to place in material  
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show Main reason for writing a particular piece. (Narrative, expository, technical and persuasive)  
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Narrative   show
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show Passage introduces or explains a subject, gives groundwork information that is necessary for understanding later ideas, or analyzes information objectively.  
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Technical   show
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Persuasive   show
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Topic   show
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Main idea   show
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show Flesh out, and explain, the main idea.  
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Themes   show
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show Express the main point of a paragraph, or of a larger text structure (such as an essay or a book chapter). Usually, a paragraph starts with a topic sentence. Then it goes on to back up that sentence with supporting ideas, or to explore the topic in detail  
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show Generally appear at (or near) the end if the paragraph, chapter, section, or document. Sometimes they sum up the point of the earlier text, driving the message home so that the reader does not forget it or miss it. Draws a conclusion.  
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Logical conclusions   show
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show "Read between the lines" (an inference is a next step or logical conclusion that is not actually written in the text; rather, it is deduced by the reader, based in information that is in the text) and conclusions, and making predictions.  
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test structure   show
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Sequence   show
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Problem-Solution   show
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show Presents two different cases, usually with the intent of making the reader consider the differences (or similarities) between the two cases.  
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show First presents an action, and then describes the effects that result (or may result) from that action  
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show Passage of text that describes or characterizes a person, thing, or idea  
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Context   show
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show Listing of publication's chapters, sections, or other organizational units; includes page numbers (Web documents may have links to the various sections)  
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index   show
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show circle graph: divided into sectors representing the frequency of an event; sectors total 100%  
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show Any standard instrument of measurement that has marking at established intervals.  
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show the information obtained from a scale  
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legend   show
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show Symbol that indicates the cardinal directions (north, south, and west) as they relate to the map  
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distance scale   show
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show Titles that preface a section of text; advertise the subject of the text below, making it easier to skim or search for a particular topic; give the text structure  
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show Headings that appear below other headings; appear in a smaller typeface than headings, so that they may be easily distinguished; single heading may have many subheadings, and these subheadings may have their own subheadings.  
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show Way of organizing text to better present thoughts or ideas; includes sequence, problem-solution, comparison-contrast, description, and cause-effect  
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