TEAS test

15% of 500 is what number ?

.15 x 500 = A

25% of what number is 8 ?

.25 x A = 8

I

1

X

10

C

100

M

1000

MCDXLV in Arabic numerals

1445

V

5

L

50

An amount of 50 decreases by 5. What is the percent decrease.

50-45/50 X 100

D

500

How many milligrams are there in 5 grams ?

5000

Covert DLIV in Arabic numerals

554

Which fraction is greater 9/12 or 8 /12

9/12

What percent of 250 is 10 ?

A x 250 = 10

369 in Roman numerals

CCCLXIX

Write 825 in Roman numerals

DCCCXXV

Each girl was presented with their varsity letter.

Each girl was presented with her varsity letter

nominalization

He had a negative reaction to the nutritionist's presentation. (or) My aunt made a statement about the red vehicle.

Active verbs

He reacted negatively to the nutritionist's presentation. (or) My aunt stated that the red vehicle

Simple sentences/independent clause

I am going away from the noisy, crowded cafeteria

First person

I did not realize the significance of obtaining a driver's license as a rite of passage in our culture

compound sentences

I enjoy watching golf matches on television, especially on Sundays near the end of the tournament, but I also like to play golf with friends at out local nine-hole course

nominalizations

I made an estimation* of the number of possible scenarios. I had a transformation* when I saw the moon shining brightly overhead. I had a realization* that there was plenty of available light on the night of the crime.

cumulative sentences

I still dream of traveling in space, floating through clouds, slipping past-lone flying birds, all the while pitying the ground-dwellers below

Third person

People sometimes fail to realize the significance of obtaining a driver's license as a rite of passage in our culture

periodic sentences

Propelled by my jet propulsion backpack, speeding past my astonished parents, blasting through the limits of the atmosphere, I imagines myself as the first astronaut to orbit the earth without a spaceship

They guy reiterated the possibility of danger to each person as they entered the bus

The guy reiterated the possibility of danger to each person as he or she entered the bus

complex sentences/dependent clauses

When this happens, I don't try to pull my thoughts back to the present

express feelings

a large amount of poetry

interest

add

Primary sources

are firsthand records of events, theories, opinions, or actions. These may come in the form of published or unpublished docs, recordings or artifacts. If written 100 years later, it is not a primary source, also not always accurate and can be ambiguous and fragmentary making them difficult to analyze.

cause-effect

author presents an action and then describes the effects that result (or may result) from that actions

comparison-contrast

author presents two different cases with the intent of making the reader consider the differences/similarities

In percents the word (is) -

equals

entertain

ex: most fiction novels

topic sentences

expresses the main point of a paragraph or of a large text structure. EX: Recent years have shown a trend toward microchip consolidation which manufacturing centered on a few giant modern Asian Factories, many in Taiwan

supporting detail

flesh out and explain the main idea. EX: the new Asian factories can be trusted to keep major brands' secrets.

topic

general subject matter covered by the work. EX: technology and industry

summary sentences

generally appear at (or near) the end of a paragraph, chapter section or document

sequence

ideas as a bulleted list or numbered list (reading a recipe and its ingredients)

problem- solution

illustrated by presenting the problem in one paragraph and the solution in another

inform

inform the reader about some fact or events, ex: newspapers

expository writing

introduces or explains a subject, gives groundwork info that is necessary for understanding later ideas, or analyzes info objectively. Uses facts to inform or explain something to the reader in a more general sense

logical conclusions

is an idea that follows from the facts or idea presented in the text. Does not need to be factual or true

From small -> big

left

Purpose

main reason for writing a particular piece. Includes narrative, expository, technical and persuasive

In percents the word (of)

multiply

percent increase

new value - original value / original value X 100

percent decrease

original value - new value / original value X 100

technical writing

passages along precise info, usually a specific topic and usually a formal or semi formal style. Teaches reader how to use a specific object or preform a specific action. "Learners guide"

persuade

persuade the reader to a particular view point. advertisements

From big -> small

right

Which fraction is greater .778 or .788?

since 8 is greater than 7, .788 is greater

themes

subjects that a written work frequently touches upon. Are simple ideas or concepts that the book comes back to again and again. EX: A few large factories vs a many small factories

service charge

subtract

narrative writing

tells a story or relates to a chain of events

main idea

the work's specific message. Reason why the fact is written . EX: Microchips are increasingly manufactured in a few giant Asian factories

persuasive writing

tries to get the reader to agree with the author

Passive verbs

was seen; was effective

Second person

you have failed to realize the significance of obtaining a driver's license as a rite of passage in our culture