{"id":13312,"date":"2019-12-04T15:47:28","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T20:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=13312"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:40:18","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:40:18","slug":"whats-tested-on-the-teas-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/teas\/whats-tested-on-the-teas-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"What's Tested on the TEAS: Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"

Understanding written material will be critical to your success in a nursing or health science program and to your ability to care for clients as a health care professional. Whether reading a textbook, a patient\u2019s chart, a healthcare facility\u2019s policies, or research study results, you will need to be able to grasp an author\u2019s main idea and purpose in writing, evaluate trends or patterns in words and data, focus on important details, draw appropriate conclusions on the basis of what you\u2019ve read, and apply information and conclusions to your work. The TEAS Reading <\/i>content area tests your ability to perform these tasks.
\n[\u00a0RELATED:\u00a0<\/strong>TEAS Reading: How to Read Strategically<\/a> ]
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The TEAS Reading Content Area<\/h3>
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\nOf the 170 items on the TEAS, 53 will be in the Reading <\/i>content area, and you will have 64 minutes to answer them.
\nWhile you have on average just over a minute per question, most questions will require reading a
\nshort passage or a figure or table first. As a rule of thumb, if you invest about 45 seconds in reading a paragraph of text, a table, or a figure and take about 30 seconds to answer each question, you will stay on pace to complete the Reading <\/i>section.
\nExample: <\/i>A three-paragraph text passage has four questions associated with it.
\n45 seconds \u00d7 3 paragraphs = 2 minutes 15 seconds
\n30 seconds \u00d7 4 questions = 2 minutes<\/span>
\nReading the passage and answering four questions takes 4 minutes 15 seconds.
\nOf course, some passages, tables, and figures are very short and will take much less than 45 seconds to read, while others are longer and will require more time to map. Some questions will not refer to any information beyond what\u2019s in the question itself. The key is to work at a steady pace. Reading in a hurry because you are worried about time will lead to choosing wrong answers.
\nOf the 53 Reading <\/i>questions, 47 will be scored and 6 will be unscored. You won\u2019t know which questions are unscored, so do your best on every question.
\nThe 47 scored Reading <\/i>questions come from three sub-content areas:
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Sub-content Areas<\/td>Number of Questions<\/td><\/tr>
Key ideas and details<\/a><\/td>22<\/td><\/tr>
Craft and structure<\/td>14<\/td><\/tr>
Integration of knowledge and ideas<\/td>11<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>