TEAS Prep Session 5

TEAS Prep Week 5

Strategies and Practice in Reading, English & Language, Science, and Math

Today's Agenda

• ​Test Taking Strategy Review

• Science Practice

• Math Story Problems + 1 Dosage Calculation

• Reading Practice - emphasis in inference and context clues

• English - One spelling rule and Compound Sentence practice

Test T​aking Strategy Review

Multiple Choice

I should always preview the questions before reading the passage.

• True
• False 

Multiple Choice

How many of the answer choices should you read on each question?

• All of them
• Skim until you see a correct one
• the first and last one
• Just guess

Multiple Select

What strategy/strategies should you use before you read?

• Read all the passage first

• Predict which answer might be right

• Be suspicious of answer options containing words like "always" and "never"

• Identify key words and phrases in the questions and answers

Multiple Choice

True or False: It is OK to take short "brain-breaks" during the test session.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

Answer the easiest questions first and skip the answers you don't know.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What answers should you eliminate?

• Obviously wrong answers

• Choices that are partly wrong

• Answers that are correct but don't answer the question

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Where can you usually find the main idea of the reading passage?

• At the end
• In the first two paragraphs
• In the last paragraph
• In the first sentence

Multiple Choice

If you do not know the answer to a question, you should____.

• make a random guess
• eliminate bad choices, then guess from remaining choices
• skip it

• keep working the problem until you get the answer

​Science Practice

Multiple Choice

What are the products of aerobic respiration?

• Glucose and oxygen
• Carbon dioxide and water
• Lactic acid
• Carbon monoxide

Multiple Select

Which of these are considered to be a a type of muscle?

• Skeletal

• Cardiac

• Rough

• Smooth

Multiple Choice

Skeletal muscles consist of numerous _____________ that contain a bundle of _______________ which are composed of repeating contractile units called _____________?

• muscle fibers, sarcomeres, myofibrils

• sarcomeres, muscle fibers, myofibrils

• sarcomeres, myofibrils, muscle fibers

• muscle fibers, myofibrils, sarcomeres

Multiple Choice

Which plane separates the abdominal cavity from the thoracic cavity?

• sagittal

• transverse

• frontal

• coronal

Multiple Choice

Which statement is correct?

• Knee is distal to the ankle

• Heart is inferior to the diaphragm

• Hip is proximal to the knee

• Wrist is proximal to the elbow

Multiple Choice

Which area of the brain controls vital functions such as respiration and heart rate?

• diencephalon

• cerebellum

• cerebrum

• brainstem

Math Review​

Multiple Choice

A roast was cooked at 325 °F in the oven for 4 hours. Its internal temperature rose from 32 °F to 145 °F. What was the average rise in temperature per hour?

• 32.03°F/hr

• 37°F/hr

• 28.25°F/hr

• 20.2°F/hr

Multiple Choice

The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 78.

What is the smallest of these numbers?

• 24

• 23

• 26

• 28

​Key words: sum, 3 consecutive even numbers, smallest

Multiple Choice

The physician ordered Digoxin 125 mcg. The supply available is 0.25 mg per tablet.

How many tablets will you administer to your patient?

• 0.5 tablets

• 2 tablets

• 1 tablet

• 500 tablets

Multiple Choice

The Starlight Bowling Alley charges $6 to rent shoes and $8 per game. Cameron has only $42 to spend. Which inequality represents this scenario if “x” represents the number of games Cameron can play?

• 6x + 8 ≥ 42
• 8x + 6 ≤ 42
• 6x + 8 > 42
• 8x + 6 < 42

Multiple Choice

Fried’s rule for computing an infant’s dose of medication is:

infant’s dose = ( Child’s age in months x adult dose) / 150

If the adult dose of medication is 15 mg, how much should be given to a 2 year-old child?

• 4.8 mg

• 3.6 mg

• 1.2 mg

• 2.4 mg

​Reading Review

Multiple Choice

According to the passage, in the Dewey Decimal System, all books are categorized into:

• one general class

• one general class and one division

• one general class, one division, and one section

• one general class, including AG

ANSWER: One general class, one division, and one section. 

This question is asking for a detail stated in the passage. The Dewey Decimal System is outlined in the first paragraph, which states that titles are arranged "into 10 classes, with 10 divisions each, with each division having 10 sections."

2 choices omit at least one part, and 1 choice would be found in the Library of Congress Classification.

Multiple Choice

"Melvil Dewey developed and introduced his eponymous Dewey Decimal System for book classification and arrangement in 1876."

The word "eponymous" most nearly means

• most important

• named after a person

• uniquely innovative

• logical and simple

Named after a person. 

The question is asking for the meaning of a word as used in the passage. Research the first sentence for context clues. This sentence introduces Melvil Dewey and the system that carries his name.

epi = upon

onoma = name

Eponymous = to place your name upon something.

Multiple Choice

From the given information, it can be inferred that:

• Male bonobos usually have a lower status than their mothers.

• It is primarily the female bonobos that are very close relatives of humans.

• Bonobo great apes are the primary inhabitants of the forests of the Congo Basin.

• Bonobos' expressive faces can communicate various emotions.

Male bonobos usually have a lower status than their mothers.

To answer this question, you must select the choice that states an inference based on the passage, or something that must reasonably be true given the information in the stimulus and common sense. The paragraph states that bonobo society is matriarchal (led by females—the root matri means "mother," and arch means "to rule"). The text also says that a male's status depends on that of his mother. Given these two facts, a male would likely be of lower status than his mother.

Multiple Choice

Of the following combinations of accommodations, which does the passage suggest would offer the lowest possible rate at Camp Wildflower?

• Simple Bungalow in March

• Simple Bungalow in June

• Rustic Campsite in September

• Rustic Campsite in February

Rustic Campsite in February 

The question asks for an inference about the least expensive accommodations. Research the passage for information about rates. The next-to-last sentence notes that all accommodations are less expensive during the off season. Now determine which costs less, the Simple Bungalow or the Rustic Campsite. The passage introduces the cabins by saying they are appropriate for those with "the budget for a few amenities." (Amenities are comforts or conveniences.) This statement suggests that the indoor options are more expensive than the preceding outdoor options. Thus, you can infer that a Rustic Campsite rents for a lower rate than a Simple Bungalow.

Context Clues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiNggzdWkIo

Multiple Choice

With over $10,000 in scholarship money awarded, Christopher deserved all the accolades he received for his hard work, good grades, and volunteer work. What does ACCOLADES mean in this case?

• kindness

• friendliness

• special honor

• excessive admiration or praise

Synonym Clue -- Accolade = Award

Christopher was awarded a $10,000 scholarship because of his accomplishments. An accolade is an award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgment of merit.

Multiple Choice

The woman's erroneous statements about the safety of her company's products led to a number of lawsuits alleging false representation.

What is the meaning of ERRONEOUS?

• accurate

• incorrect

• argumentative

• singular

Synonym Clue -- Incorrect = false = erroneous

Erroneous has the same root as error, meaning "mistaken" or "wrong." In this case wrong information led to false (another word for erroneous) representation.

Multiple Choice

"Native American's rights to sacred land cannot be abrogated by the U.S. Government."

What does ABROGATE mean?

• to abolish

• to weaken something

• to have a harmful effect

• to fight or argue

Inference

Abrogate is a legal term that means to repeal or do away with a law, right, or formal agreement. Abolish means to destroy. If you abrogate a law, you are essentially destroying it.

"Sacred" (something holy and special) and "rights" (legal or moral entitlements) and should be protected by the law. By inference, the government should not take these away.

Multiple Choice

Some ephemeral plants, with their short life cycles, can be found in forests only during spring.

What does EPHEMERAL mean?

• transitory

• durable

• edible

• beautiful

Punctuation - Appositive

An appositive is a word or phrase that is set beside a noun or pronoun to explain or identify it. When an appositive is set apart with commas, then the appositive is not considered essential to the overall meaning of the sentence. "With their short lifespans" is not necessary for the sentence to make sense, but it does help us better understand what "ephemeral" means.

Multiple Choice

He has great perspicacity: he has a tenacious mind and an excellent understanding of human nature.

Which word has the closest meaning to PERSPICACITY?

• patience

• discernment

• optimism

• determination

Definition - Perspicacity = understanding

"Tenacious mind" (referring to his intelligence and memory) and "excellent understanding" were both ways to describe perspicacity. The closest option was "discernment", which is another way of saying "insight," "shrewdness," "acumen," or "understanding."

​English Language & Usage

Multiple Choice

We find it inconceivable that Dr. Astor would not have wieghed her options before announcing her recommendation for the chief of surgery position.

Which of the following words is misspelled in the sentence above?

• inconceivable

• wieghed

• recommendation

• surgery

Which is correct?

• beleive or believe

• receive or recieve

• cieling or ceiling

• friend or freind

​Spelling Rule:

​"I" before "E" except after "C"

​OR

​When sounding like "A"

​As in "Neighbor" and "Weigh".

Compound sentence = two independent clauses (complete ideas) joined by a conjunction or a semi-colon.

• For (because) - Do not tremble or be afraid, for I am with you.

• And (plus) - We are here, and this is nowhere.

• Nor (neither option) - He won't go, nor will I.

• But (reverse/contrast) - The hare was the fastest runner, but the tortoise won the race.

• Or (option) - Should I stay, or should I go?

• Yet (in spite of/even though) - He wanted to own a car, yet he couldn't drive.

• So (as a result) - I spent all my money, so now I'm broke.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

• Medical knowledge is important, but sympathy is also important.

• While Moses studied, Minh ran a Kahoot session.

• Wherever we go to find happiness.

• That book belongs to Sonya.

Open Ended

Write a compound sentence using FANBOYS.