TEAS Prep Week 7 - Oct. 16, 2021

TEAS Prep Week 7

Specific Test-Taking Strategies and Examples

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​​Questions from your own Practice

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​Reminder of Test Prep Resources

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Reading Questions - 47 scored / 53 total / 64 minutes to complete

• Key Ideas and Details - 22 questions

• Craft and Structure - 14 questions

• Integration of Knowledge and Ideas - 11 questions

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Mathematics Questions - 32 scored / 36 total / 54 minutes to complete

• Number and Algebra - 23 questions

• Measurement and Data - 9 questions

Science Questions - 47 scored / 53 total / 63 minutes to complete

• Human Anatomy and Physiology - 32 questions

• Life and Physical Sciences - 8 questions

• Scientific Reasoning - 7 questions

English and Language Usage - 24 scored / 28 total / 28 minutes to complete

• Conventions of Standard English - 9 questions

• Knowledge of Language - 9 questions

• Vocabulary Acquisition - 6 questions

General Rules to Remember

• In the Reading section, DO NOT read the passage first. ALWAYS read the question and answer options first.

• Read all questions carefully to make sure you understand the question completely.

• When in doubt, trust your "gut instinct."

• Answer every question: guess if you have to, flag the question, and come back if you have time.​

Test Taking Strategies for Multiple Choice Questions

Source: ATI TEAS Study Manual Sixth Edition

ISBN: 978-1-56533-575-2

Rule out wrong answers.

Eliminate obviously wrong answers and focus on the remaining choices.

Multiple Choice

Regina has a severe allergy to dairy products. She is going to attend a work-related function during which lunch will be served. She requests to see the menu before the function to make sure there is something she will be able to eat. For lunch, the organizers will be serving soup, bread, and a light salad. 

Which of the following soup options is most likely the best choice for Regina?

• Cream of potato soup

• Lentil soup

• Broccoli cheese soup

• Cream of tomato soup

​Cream is a form of dairy. So is cheese. That leaves lentil soup.

Multiple Choice

Follow the instructions to transform PREVARICATE into a different word.

Remove the P.

Replace the first A with the final E.

Remove the I from the word.

Remove the C from the word.

Remove the A from the word.

• REVEST

• REVERT

• REVIEW

• REVERSE

​The instructions require you remove letters from the word or move them around within the word. No new letters are added to the word, so REVEST, REVIEW, and REVERSE are incorrect.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes an anatomical relationship between two structures in the human body?

• The mouth is anterior to the nose.

• The ribs are lateral to the sternum.

• The patella is inferior to the tibia.

• Muscles are superficial to the skin.

Multiple Choice

(2x + 4)(x - 6)

Simplify the expression above. Which of the following is correct?

• $$2x^2+8x-24$$  

• $$2x^3-8x-24$$  

• $$2x^2-8x-24$$  

• $$2x^2-8-24x$$  

Cover the choices and answer the question.

Try to guess the answer without looking at the choices, then choose the option closest to your answer. Don't second-guess yourself by reading the other options.

Multiple Choice

On the map, the  $$\wedge$$  symbol indicates mountains. How many different mountain ranges are listed on the map?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following guide words would appear at the top of a printed dictionary page containing the word "aptitude."

• anesthetize and anthology

• Appalachian and aviator

• allergic and apology

• area and army

​Aptitude starts with APT. This falls between APP and AVI in alphabetical order.

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Multiple Choice

Where is the ilium located?

• In both arms

• Within the chest

• In the inner ear

• Within the pelvis

Multiple Choice

The square above is based on the eye color of two parents, one of whom has brown eyes and carries the recessive gene for green eyes (a). What is the probability that a biological child of these parents will have brown eyes?

• 0%

• 25%

• 50%

• 100%

Recognize opposite response options.

Sometimes, if you find two opposite response choices, one of them is usually correct.

Multiple Choice

In the words, proactive, progress, and projecting, pro- is a(n) ____ and means ____.

• suffix; good / on top of / over

• prefix; before / forward / front

• affix; after / behind / in back of

• prefix; against / under / below

• The prefix pro- from Latin means before, earlier, prior to; for or forward; or front.

• Both prefixes and suffixes are affixes.

​Opposite answer options: Prefix versus Suffix

​Prefixes come at the beginning of words, and suffixes come at the end of words.​

Multiple Choice

Which of the following situations requires the inclusion of a citation?

• The author made up the information.

• The author wants to emphasize the information.

• The author is giving an opinion.

• The author is quoting a source.

​Making up information and quoting a source are opposite actions.

​Any time you quote someone or use their ideas, images, and words, you must give them credit by citing the author and the work.

Multiple Choice

A client delivered an infant with Dandy-Walker syndrome. The nurse overhears the client tell a friend that the infant is “perfectly fine.” The nurse knows that this statement indicates that the client is in which stage of grief?

• acceptance

• bargaining

• denial

• anger

​Clients in the denial phase express the belief that this could not be happening to their infant or that everything will be fine with their newborn.

​"Acceptance" and "Denial" are opposite concepts.

Multiple Choice

At the end of a sprint, a runner breathes hard because the medulla oblongata senses which of the following?

• low oxygen levels in blood

• low carbon dioxide levels in blood

• blood becoming more alkaline

• blood becoming more acidic

Acidic is the opposite of alkaline

Respiratory acidosis develops when the lungs do not expel carbon dioxide adequately (inadequate ventilation), a problem that can occur in disorders that severely affect the lungs (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, severe pneumonia, heart failure, and asthma).

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Respiratory acidosis can also develop when disorders of the brain or of the nerves or muscles of the chest (such as Guillain-Barré syndrome or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) impair breathing. In addition, people can develop respiratory acidosis when their breathing is slowed due to oversedation as a result of opioids (narcotics), alcohol, or strong drugs that induce sleep (sedatives). As a result of the slowed breathing, the level of oxygen in the blood may be low.

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Sleep-disordered breathing (for example, sleep apnea) can repeatedly pause breathing long enough to cause temporary respiratory acidosis.

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As blood pH drops (becomes more acidic), the parts of the brain that regulate breathing are stimulated to produce faster and deeper breathing (respiratory compensation). Breathing faster and deeper increases the amount of carbon dioxide exhaled, which raises the blood pH back toward normal.

Multiple Choice

What kind of association does the scatter plot show?

• positive linear association

• negative linear association

• non-linear association

• no association can be determined

​A straight line could be drawn that is close to many of the points. The slope of that line would be negative, so the points have a negative linear association.

​Positive linear association is the opposite of negative linear association.

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Positive lines go up from left to right. Negative lines go down from left to right.

Watch out for absolute words or phrasing.

Look for words like always, never, all, only, must, and will. Statements using absolute or definite words tend to be incorrect because they do not apply in all situations. The same is true of statements that use all-or-nothing phrasing: "Cats are better than dogs." "College degrees are useless."

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This type of question is more common in the Reading and Science portion.​

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a factual statement?

• Obesity is caused by inappropriate eating habits.

• Obese people do not have willpower.

• One in three adolescents is obese.

• Obese people just need to lose weight.

Three of the options imply all obese people do something or are a certain way, or that bad eating habits is the only reason for obesity. Only one option does not take an all-or-nothing stance.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true regarding T cells?

• They are seen only in those with leukemia

• They are a specialized type of red blood cell

• They mature in the thyroid

• They play a role in the immune system

​T cells are a specialized type of white blood cells that play an important role in the immune response of all humans.

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Hopefully, you recognized and eliminated the option that says: "They are seen only in those with leukemia"

Multiple Choice

From the passage, it can be assumed that

• primary sources are easier to find than secondary sources

• primary sources provide more accurate information than secondary sources

• secondary sources give more accurate information than primary sources

• secondary sources are always used when books or articles are being written

​The phrase: "Secondary sources are always used . . ." eliminates this answer option as credible.

Make educated guesses.

If you can't decide which answer option is best, make an educated guess.

Multiple Choice

Thomas Macauley once commented: "Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish action."

Which option below is the best definition of the underlined word?

• advice

• preferences

• quotes

• sayings

​The context suggests that people seldom apply wise sayings to avoid foolishness. The plural word used indicates you need to use a plural synonym, so advice doesn't work. Preferences doesn't make any sense in the sentence. The sentence itself is a quote--and wise sayings are often quoted--but quotes cannot be a synonym for apothegms.

Multiple Choice

Russia makes up what percent of the earth's total area? 

• 6.7%

• 6.5%

• 11.5%

• 6.4%

​Russia is the largest country on earth, occupying 11.5% of the total area. Canada is the second largest country, taking up about 6.7%. USA is third at 6.5%, and China is fourth at 6.4%.

Multiple Choice

Because of the expansion of the universe, the stars and other celestial bodies are all moving away from each other. This phenomenon is known as

• the big bang

• Newton’s first law

• gravitational collapse

• Hubble flow

​You might be able to guess the answer by process of elimination based on what you already know.

​The Big Bang relates to the creation of the universe.

​​Newton's First Law has to do with the inertia of an object either at rest or in motion.

​Gravitational collapse happens when matter is drawn inward (not outward) to the center of gravity of an astronomical object.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is listed in order from least to greatest?

• $$-2,\ -\frac{3}{4},\ -0.45,\ 3\%,\ 0.36$$   

• $$-\frac{3}{4},\ -0.45,\ -2,\ 0.36,\ 3\%$$  

• $$-0.45,\ -2,\ -\frac{3}{4},\ 3\%,\ 0.36$$  

• $$-2,\ -\frac{3}{4},\ -0.45,\ 0.36,\ 3\%$$  

Work backward.

Sometimes, you might need to look at the options first and then work backward. This technique works best with math questions.

Multiple Choice

The nurse is administering amoxicillin to a child. The order reads 500 mg of amoxicillin q 4 hours. On hand is amoxicillin 125 mg/tsp. How many teaspoons should the nurse administer?

• 0.25 teaspoons

• 2 teaspoons

• 3 teaspoons

• 4 teaspoons

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a client complaining of pain (7/10 on the pain scale). The nurse will administer the client’s prescribed Demerol (meperidine hydrochloride). The client is ordered 50 mg I.M. and the medication is supplied in a 100 mg/mL ampule. What amount should the nurse administer?

• 0.2 mL

• 0.5 mL

• 1.0 mL

• 2.0 mL

​Desired dose = 50 mg

Available dose = 100 mg

Available quantity per dose = 1 mL​

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Multiple Choice

$$\frac{1}{2}+\frac{2}{3}+\frac{3}{4}$$   Which of the following is the correct way to simplify the expression to a fraction in lowest terms?

• $$\frac{1}{2}+\frac{2}{3}+\frac{3}{4}=\frac{6}{9}$$  

• 0.5 + 0.66 + 0.75 = 1.91

• $$\frac{1}{2}+\frac{2}{3}+\frac{3}{4}=\frac{6}{24}$$  

• $$\frac{6}{12}+\frac{8}{12}+\frac{9}{12}=\frac{23}{12}$$  

Multiple Choice

x - 5 = -32

• x = -27

• x = 37

• x = 27

• x = -37 

​TEAS Prep Resources

• www.learningexpresshub.com

• www.nursehub.com/free-ati-teas-vi-practice-test/

• www.nursehub.com/free-hesi-a2-practice-test/

• www.teaspracticetest.com

• www.mometrix.com/academy/teas-practice-test/

• www.test-guide.com/free-teas-practice-tests.html

• https://uniontestprep.com/teas/practice-test/science/pages/1

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• https://study.com/teas/teas-practice-tests.html

• www.tests.com/practice/TEAS-tests

• www.kaptest.com/teas/free/teas-practice

• ATI TEAS Study Manual: https://atitesting.com/teas/study-manual. This can be purchased as a physical book or an e-book on their website for $25. 

Questions from Your Own Practice