TEAS READING - modes and structures of test passages.

expository

intended to explain or describe something The author is informing the reader about a topic or explaining how to do something. Not based on opinion! Only facts!

Signals words of the narrative story identify the order of the events in the story.

Ex:Afterward As soon as Finally Next Later During Now When Meanwhile Soon Then While

compare

Ex:Alike Similar to AS Well as Both Likewise Equally

procedural writing

Explaining a process step by step instructions using the technical writing Ex:After To begin While Finally First/second/ etc Next Then Last These are the sequences word like such as procedures of cooking recipes.

Modes of test vocabulary

Expository Technical Persuasive Descriptive Narrative

Problem and solution

Problem and solution have set up of Introduction the problem Describe the problem Suggest a solution Conclusion often asks reader to take action. It is often used in persuasive Essays.

Technical writing

It's a type of expository Technical-inform or direct someone on how to do something Ex:Assembly instructions How to guide Manuals

contrast (differences)

On the contrary But,yet However Instead Otherwise Alternatively

Where do you often find expository writing?

Textbooks/encyclopedia News paper article Manuals

cause and effect

The reason something happens and the result of it happening. If I study more effectively,my grade will increase.

Narrative

The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. Fairytale story begging ,middle and end of the story message.

persuasive or argumentative essays

attempt to convince audiences to accept an author's claim or motivate to take a course of action. In persuasive essays: The author make claim Provide evidence (data,stats,etc) Use emotional ,logical and ethical appeals May use counterclaim Note:usually they use persuasive words and develop their argument in logical order.

compare and contrast

finding similarities and differences between 2 things

descriptive -

giving details about places,people and things Use many adjectives and adverbs We can close eyes and tell what is going on in the passage. Ex-The white fluffy rabbit bounce like a ball as it hopped along the lush green grass. Descriptive is more language uses then mode of text , but the teas may uses as an answer. Choice.

text structure

the author's method of organizing text Vocabulary Procedural Compare and contract Problem and solution