ATI TEAS Key Ideas and Details Summary

The main idea is the one point that every sentence supports. The first sentence says gardens "do more than grow vegetables," and the next three sentences list benefits: neighbors meet, children learn, and empty lots improve. All of these add up to "gardens help neighborhoods in several ways."

Wrong choices

• Children should learn where their food comes from.: This is one supporting detail, not the point that the whole passage makes.
• Empty lots in cities often collect trash.: This is part of one detail. The passage is about gardens, not about trash.
• Vegetables are easy to grow in the city.: The passage never says that growing vegetables is easy.

An inference is a conclusion built from clues in the text. The early alarm, packed lunch, coffee, work boots, and safety vest all point to one thing: Marcus is preparing for an early workday. The other choices are not supported or go against the clues.

Wrong choices

• Marcus is packing for a beach vacation.: Work boots and a safety vest do not fit a beach trip.
• Marcus works in a quiet office.: Heavy work boots and a reflective vest suggest outdoor or site work, not an office.
• Marcus does not like coffee.: He fills a thermos with coffee, so this is not supported.

The memo tells staff to "park in the west lot from 6 p.m. Monday until 6 a.m. Wednesday." Tuesday night falls inside that time, so staff should use the west lot.

Wrong choices

• In the east lot: The east lot is being repaved, and cars left there will be towed.
• In the visitor garage: The memo does not mention a visitor garage.
• On the street near the building: The memo does not mention street parking.

Follow the order words: first hold MODE, when the screen flashes use the arrow keys, then press SET, finally wait one minute. The step right after the flash is choosing a temperature with the arrow keys.

Wrong choices

• Press SET to save.: This step comes after the temperature is chosen.
• Press and hold MODE for five seconds.: This is the first step, which makes the screen flash.
• Wait one minute and check the room reading.: This is the last step.

The label says "Do not take more than 3 tablets in 24 hours." This matches the dosing schedule too: one tablet every 8 hours is 3 tablets in 24 hours.

Wrong choices

• 8: 8 is the number of hours between doses, not the number of tablets.
• 1: 1 tablet is the amount for each dose, not the daily limit.
• 24: 24 is the number of hours in the time period, not a tablet count.

The topic is what the passage is about, in a few words. Every sentence is about the waggle dance and how it tells other bees where food is, so the topic is how honeybees share information about food.

Wrong choices

• How honeybees make honey: The passage does not explain how honey is made.
• Why honeybees sting: Stinging is not mentioned.
• How beehives are built: The passage does not describe building a hive.

The notice says lap swimming is "from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on weekdays." Tuesday is a weekday, so an adult can swim laps from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Wrong choices

• From noon to 6 p.m.: This is open swim time, not lap swimming.
• Only on weekends: Lap swimming is on weekdays, and Tuesday is a weekday.
• Any time from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.: The pool is not offering lap swimming for that whole span.

The last sentence gives the reason directly: otters wrap themselves in kelp "so that they do not drift away." When a question says "according to the passage," the answer is stated in the text.

Wrong choices

• To crack open shellfish: The passage says otters use rocks, not kelp, to crack shells.
• To hide from other animals: Hiding is not mentioned in the passage.
• To stay warm in cold water: The passage does not give warmth as the reason.

The question asks about a busy schedule, which is about time. Only the detail about "short breaks during the day" talks about fitting walking into limited time. The other details support different points (cost, place) or are the main idea itself.

Wrong choices

• It needs no special equipment beyond comfortable shoes.: This shows walking is cheap and simple, but it says nothing about time.
• It can be done in a shopping mall.: This is about where you can walk, not about finding time.
• Walking is one of the easiest ways to stay active.: This is the main idea of the passage, not a detail about a busy schedule.

Add the 25-minute travel time to each departure:

1. 6:10 a.m. + 25 min = 6:35 a.m. (on time)
2. 6:40 a.m. + 25 min = 7:05 a.m. (on time)
3. 7:10 a.m. + 25 min = 7:35 a.m. (late)

The latest bus that arrives by 7:15 a.m. is the 6:40 a.m. bus. Check: 7:05 is before 7:15, and the next bus arrives at 7:35.

Wrong choices

• 7:10 a.m.: This bus arrives at 7:35 a.m. (7:10 + 25 minutes), which is too late.
• 6:10 a.m.: This bus gets her there on time (6:35 a.m.), but it is not the latest one that works.
• 7:40 a.m.: This bus leaves after the time she must already be at the hospital.