ATI TEAS 7
ATI TEAS Reading Questions
Extract:
The Student Cafe
There are several reasons why the new student cafe has not been as successful as expected. One factor is that prices are higher than originally advertised, so many students cannot afford to buy food and beverages there. Also, the cafe closes rather early; as a result, students go out in town to other late-night gathering places rather than meeting friends at the cafe on campus.
Question 1 of 5
Which organizational style is used in the following passage?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The passage uses a cause and effect order to explain the reasons for the cafe's lack of success. It presents causes (higher prices and early closure) first, followed by their effects (students unable to afford food and beverages, students going elsewhere). This structure helps readers understand the relationship between the causes and their resulting effects.
Choice B, 'Compare and contrast order,' is incorrect as the passage does not focus on comparing different aspects or contrasting ideas.
Choice C, 'Spatial order,' is incorrect as it does not describe physical locations or arrangements.
Choice D, 'Time order,' is incorrect as the passage does not primarily follow a chronological sequence of events.
Extract:
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is often ascribed as the cause of World War I. However, the assassination merely lit the fuse in a combustible situation since many of the world powers were in complicated and convoluted military alliances. For example, England, France, and Russia entered into a mutual defense treaty seven years prior to World War I. Even without Franz Ferdinand's assassination ______________________.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following most logically completes the passage?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is A. The passage indicates that the world powers were already in a combustible situation due to complicated military alliances, making war extremely likely even without the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Choice B is incorrect because the passage does not suggest that World War I would never have happened.
Choice C is incorrect as it specifically names the countries that would have started the war, which is not supported by the passage.
Choice D is also incorrect as the passage does not solely attribute the war's start to Austria.
Extract:
"Did you ever come across a protege of his"â€one Hyde?" He asked. "Hyde?" repeated Lanyon. "No. Never heard of him. Since my time." That was the amount of information that the lawyer carried back with him to the great, dark bed on which he tossed to and fro until the small hours of the morning began to grow large. It was a night of little ease to his toiling mind, toiling in mere darkness and besieged by questions. Six o'clock struck on the bells of the church that was so conveniently near to Mr. Utterson's dwelling, and still he was digging at the problem. Hitherto it had touched him on the intellectual side alone; but now his imagination also was engaged, or rather enslaved; and as he lay and tossed in the gross darkness of the night in the curtained room, Mr. Enfield's tale went by before his mind in a scroll of lighted pictures.
Question 3 of 5
What can one infer about the meaning of the word 'Juggernaut' from the author's use of it in the passage?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is B. Juggernaut is used to describe something that is powerful and overwhelming, instilling fear. In the passage, Mr. Utterson's mind is toiling and besieged by questions, engaging his imagination and leaving him restless in the darkness of the night. This conveys a sense of fear and being overwhelmed, aligning with the meaning of 'Juggernaut.'
Choices A, C, and D are incorrect as they do not relate to the context provided in the passage. The passage does not mention any apparition appearing at daybreak, association with space travel, or Mr. Utterson finding it soothing.
Extract:
The speaker addresses his audience as My Good Friends-what kind of credibility does this salutation give to the speaker?
Question 4 of 5
Which best describes the meaning of the word decay as used in this passage?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: In the context provided, 'decay' implies a gradual deterioration or breaking down over time. It does not specifically refer to decomposing, shrinking, or withering.
Therefore, the correct answer is '
To deteriorate.' '
To decompose' is incorrect as it refers to the breakdown of organic matter, '
To shrink' is incorrect as it means to become smaller, and '
To wither' is incorrect as it means to dry up or wilt, none of which fully capture the meaning of decay in this context.
Extract:
The Dewey Decimal Classes
000 Computer science, information, and general works
100 Philosophy and psychology
200 Religion
300 Social sciences
400 Languages
500 Science and mathematics
600 Technical and applied science
700 Arts and recreation
800 Literature
900 History, geography, and biography
Question 5 of 5
Jorgen is doing a project on the ancient Greek mathematician and poet Eratosthenes. In his initial review, Jorgen learns that Eratosthenes is considered the first person to calculate the circumference of the earth, and that he is considered the first to describe geography as it is studied today. To which section of the library should Jorgen go to find one of the early maps created by Eratosthenes?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The 900 section contains works on history, geography, and biography, which is where Jorgen is likely to find early maps by Eratosthenes. Eratosthenes was not only a mathematician but also a geographer, so his maps would be classified under history and geography, making Section 900 the most appropriate choice. Sections 100, 300, and 600 do not specifically cater to history, geography, or biography where Eratosthenes' early maps would be located.