ATLAS Reading Comprehension 3

Question 1

Which ATLAS reading skill requires students to distinguish between facts and opinions in a nonfiction text?

Accepted Answer

Identifying fact versus opinion

Answer

Distinguishing fact from opinion is a core ATLAS informational text skill that helps students evaluate the reliability of a source.

Question 2

On ATLAS, what does 'summarizing' a text require a student to do?

Accepted Answer

Retell only the most important ideas in their own words, leaving out details

Answer

ATLAS summaries require students to identify and restate only the key ideas in their own words, omitting minor details.

Question 3

How does ATLAS assess a student's ability to use a graphic organizer or diagram included in a nonfiction passage?

Accepted Answer

Students answer questions about what information the graphic adds to the text

Answer

ATLAS nonfiction questions may ask how a diagram, chart, or graphic enhances or supplements the information in the written text.

Question 4

Which literary device does ATLAS expect upper elementary students to identify when an author hints at future events?

Accepted Answer

Foreshadowing

Answer

Foreshadowing is the technique of hinting at future plot events, and ATLAS assesses students' ability to recognize it in literary texts.

Question 5

On ATLAS, what is the purpose of a 'central idea' question in an informational text?

Accepted Answer

To identify the most important point the author is making about the topic

Answer

Central idea questions on ATLAS ask students to identify the primary point the author is communicating, supported by key details in the text.

ATLAS - Arkansas Teaching & Learning Assessment System Practice Test