Reading TEAS 7 teas practice test questions and answers
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7. technical passage: Written to DESCRIBE A COMPLEX OBJECT OR PROCESS. More
common in medical and technological fields which is complex ideas. Many technical passages
would look like an outline. Technical passages often have clear headings and subheadings
8. Denotative: dictionary meaning/literal meaning
9. Connotative: the implied or associated meaning of a word or emotion reaction
10. Denotative vs. Connotative: Language with exact meaning vs. language with suggested,
emotional meaning
11. How to tell the authors purpose is to inform: If the author makes their Main idea clear from
the beginning then the likely purpose of the text is to inform
12. How to tell the authors purpose is to persuade: If the author begins by making a claim and
provides various arguments of support that claim, then the purpose is probably to persuade
13. footnote vs endnote: A footnote is a text that is listed at the bottom of which lists where facts
and figures within that document were obtained.
An endnote is similar to a footnote, but differs in the fact that it is listed at of paragraphs and
chapters of a document, instead of the bottom of eac the document
14. When to underline: Books, magazines, and works of art
15. when to italicize: It is appropriate to use italics when saying that something is an unusual
adjective. Italics are also used for the titles of long or large works, like books, magazines, long
operas, and epic poems. Shorter works are typically place within quotation marks