ATI TEAS 7 — All Questions

Which sentence uses the correct verb tense to describe a completed past action?

• a.I go to the clinic yesterday.
• b.I have went to the clinic yesterday.
• c.I went to the clinic yesterday.✓
• d.I will go to the clinic yesterday.

The simple past tense 'went' correctly describes a completed action that happened at a specific time in the past (yesterday). 'Have went' is incorrect grammar.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'anti-' in the word 'antibacterial'?

• a.Against✓
• b.Underneath or below
• c.Before
• d.Many

The prefix 'anti-' means 'against' or 'opposing,' so an antibacterial substance works against bacteria. 'Before' is 'pre-,' 'underneath or below' is 'sub-,' and 'many' is 'poly-.'

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• a.The physician reviewed the chart.✓
• b.Running down the hospital hallway.
• c.Because the patient was resting.
• d.When the results arrived.

A complete sentence needs a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought. 'The physician reviewed the chart' has both. The others are fragments.

Choose the sentence with correct capitalization.

• a.we visited new york in july.
• b.We visited New York in July.✓
• c.We visited New york in July.
• d.we Visited New York in July.

The first word of a sentence, proper nouns such as New York, and the names of months such as July all take capitals. 'We visited New York in July.' capitalizes every one of them; the other versions leave 'we' or 'york' lowercase, or wrongly capitalize the verb 'visited.'

Which word is an adjective in the sentence: "The tired nurse rested quietly"?

• a.rested
• b.quietly
• c.tired✓
• d.nurse

An adjective describes a noun. 'Tired' describes the noun 'nurse.' 'Rested' is a verb and 'quietly' is an adverb describing how she rested.

Select the correctly combined sentence: "The test was hard. I passed it."

• a.The test was hard, I passed it.
• b.The test was hard so I passed it.
• c.The test was hard, but I passed it.✓
• d.The test was hard but, I passed it.

Two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction 'but' require a comma before the conjunction. The 'but' also shows the contrast between difficulty and success.

What does the root word 'cardi' mean, as in 'cardiology'?

• a.Lung
• b.Heart✓
• c.Brain
• d.Kidney

The root 'cardi' means 'heart.' Cardiology is the study of the heart. 'Pulmon' refers to lungs and 'nephr' refers to kidneys.

Which sentence correctly uses the word 'their'?

• a.Their going to the seminar this afternoon.
• b.The book is over their.
• c.The students submitted their reports.✓
• d.Their is a new policy on overtime pay.

'Their' is a possessive pronoun showing ownership, so 'the students submitted their reports' is correct. The other sentences need 'they're' in 'they're going to the seminar this afternoon' and 'there' in 'the book is over there' and 'there is a new policy on overtime pay.'

Identify the correctly punctuated list.

• a.We need gloves masks and gowns.
• b.We need gloves, masks and, gowns.
• c.We need gloves, masks, and gowns.✓
• d.We need, gloves, masks, and gowns.

Items in a series are separated by commas, including the optional serial comma before 'and.' 'Gloves, masks, and gowns' is correctly punctuated.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• a.He and I went to class.✓
• b.Me and him went to class.
• c.Him and I went to class.
• d.Him and me went to class.

As the subject of the sentence, the pronouns must be subjective: 'He and I.' Testing each alone ('He went,' 'I went') confirms correctness, while 'him' and 'me' are objective forms.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-itis' as used in 'arthritis'?

• a.Study of
• b.Inflammation✓
• c.Enlargement
• d.Surgical removal

The suffix '-itis' means 'inflammation,' so arthritis is inflammation of the joints. 'Study of' is '-ology,' enlargement is '-megaly,' and surgical removal is '-ectomy.'

Choose the sentence that avoids a double negative.

• a.She can't hardly wait for the results.
• b.We didn't see nobody.
• c.I don't have no time.
• d.I do not have any time.✓

A double negative pairs two negative words where one is needed. 'I do not have any time' uses a single negative correctly. 'Can't hardly,' 'didn't see nobody' and 'don't have no' each stack two negatives, which is nonstandard.

Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?

• a.The clinic was busy; and many patients waited.
• b.The clinic was busy; because many patients waited.
• c.The clinic; was busy.
• d.The clinic was busy; many patients waited.✓

A semicolon joins two closely related independent clauses with no conjunction, which is what 'The clinic was busy; many patients waited' does. Adding 'and' after the semicolon doubles the join, 'because many patients waited' is a dependent clause, not an independent one, and putting a semicolon after 'The clinic' cuts the subject off from its verb.

Identify the adverb in the sentence: "The doctor spoke calmly to the patient."

• a.calmly✓
• b.doctor
• c.patient
• d.spoke

An adverb often ends in -ly and describes how an action is done. 'Calmly' describes how the doctor spoke, modifying the verb 'spoke.'

Which of the following words is a synonym for 'benign'?

• a.Harmless✓
• b.Deadly
• c.Life-threatening
• d.Harmful

'Benign' means not harmful and, of a growth, not cancerous, so 'harmless' is the synonym. 'Harmful,' 'deadly' and 'life-threatening' all describe the opposite, a malignant condition.

Select the sentence with correct pronoun-antecedent agreement.

• a.Each student must bring their own textbook.
• b.Each nurse must complete her charting.✓
• c.Neither of the boys finished their part of the project.
• d.Everyone lost their way.

The singular antecedent 'each nurse' agrees with the singular pronoun 'her.' The other sentences pair a singular antecedent (each student, neither, everyone) with the plural 'their,' which breaks agreement in formal written English.

What type of sentence is the following: "Please close the door."

• a.Exclamatory
• b.Imperative✓
• c.Declarative
• d.Interrogative

An imperative sentence gives a command or request and often has an implied subject 'you.' 'Please close the door' is a polite command, making it imperative.

Which word correctly completes the sentence: "The patient responded well to the treatment; ___, the doctor was pleased."

• a.despite
• b.nevertheless
• c.therefore✓
• d.however

The two clauses show cause and effect: because the patient responded well, the doctor was pleased, and 'therefore' signals that result. 'However' and 'nevertheless' signal contrast instead, and 'despite' is a preposition that cannot join two independent clauses.

Identify the correctly spelled medical term.

• a.Asthama
• b.Hemmorrhage
• c.Pneumonia✓
• d.Diarhea

'Pneumonia' is spelled correctly. The others are misspellings of 'asthma,' 'hemorrhage' and 'diarrhea.'

Which sentence correctly uses the comparative or superlative form?

• a.He runs more faster than she does.
• b.This is the easiest test of all.✓
• c.This is the most easiest test of them all.
• d.She is more taller than him.

The superlative 'easiest' compares three or more things on its own, with no 'most' in front of it. 'Most easiest,' 'more faster' and 'more taller' are all double comparisons, which are incorrect.

Passage: "Hospitals began requiring hand hygiene before every patient contact after several studies linked unwashed hands to the spread of infection. Within two years, infection rates on the units that enforced the rule had fallen by nearly half." Which statement best expresses the main idea of the passage?

• a.Studies of infection are usually conducted inside large teaching hospitals
• b.Enforcing hand hygiene lowered hospital infection rates✓
• c.Infection rates fell for reasons the passage never identifies or explains
• d.Hospital units that ignored the new rule were eventually closed by regulators

Both sentences work together to support one point: the rule was enforced and infections dropped. The passage never says where the studies were conducted, never mentions closures, and does identify a cause, so the remaining choices add information the text does not contain.

Passage: "Every applicant must submit the form by Friday. Late forms will not be reviewed, and no exceptions will be granted for any reason." What is the author's primary purpose in this passage?

• a.To compare this deadline with the deadlines used in previous years
• b.To persuade readers that the deadline is unfair to working applicants
• c.To inform readers of a requirement and its consequence✓
• d.To entertain readers with a story about a missed application deadline

The passage states a rule and what happens if it is broken, which is informing. Nothing in it argues a position, tells a story, or mentions any other year, so the persuasive, entertaining, and comparative purposes are not supported by a single word of the text.

Passage: "Rosa arrived at the clinic before dawn. By the time the doors opened, thirty people stood in line behind her, and the waiting room chairs were full within ten minutes." What can the reader reasonably infer?

• a.The clinic charges nothing for its services
• b.Rosa had an appointment scheduled for dawn
• c.Most of the people in line were turned away
• d.Demand for the clinic exceeds its seating✓

Thirty people arriving before opening and filling every chair in ten minutes supports an inference about heavy demand. Cost, appointments, and who was turned away are never mentioned, so those three go beyond what the passage allows a reader to conclude.

Passage: "The mountain trail is six miles long. In my view, it is the most beautiful hike in the entire state." Which part of the passage is an opinion rather than a fact?

• a.That the trail measures six miles in length
• b.That it is the most beautiful hike in the state✓
• c.That the passage describes a hiking trail
• d.That the trail is located in the mountains

A fact can be checked; a judgment of beauty cannot, and the phrase 'in my view' marks it as the writer's belief. Length, location, and subject matter are all verifiable details, so none of them qualifies as opinion.

Directions on a bottle read: "Shake well. Measure 10 mL using the enclosed cup. Take with food. Refrigerate after opening." A patient has just measured the dose. What should the patient do next?

• a.Shake the bottle a second time
• b.Refrigerate the bottle immediately
• c.Take the dose with food✓
• d.Measure a second 10 mL dose

The steps are listed in order, and the instruction following the measuring step is to take the dose with food. Refrigerating comes afterward, shaking came before measuring, and nothing on the label authorizes a second dose.

Passage: "Unlike the earlier model, which required a technician to calibrate it weekly, the new monitor calibrates itself each time it is switched on." Which text structure does this sentence use?

• a.Chronological sequence
• b.Problem and solution
• c.Compare and contrast✓
• d.Description of a single object

The word 'unlike' sets the old model against the new one on the same feature, which is contrast. No problem is named and solved, no events are placed in time order, and two objects are discussed rather than one.

Passage: "The old bridge groaned under the weight of the truck, and rust flaked from its railings into the brown water below." The word 'groaned' is used to suggest that the bridge:

• a.Collapsed into the river
• b.Was recently repainted
• c.Carried no traffic at all
• d.Strained audibly under the load✓

Giving the bridge a human sound conveys stress from the truck's weight, not destruction. The passage shows the bridge still standing, describes rust rather than fresh paint, and has a truck crossing it, so the other three contradict the text.

A nutrition label lists a serving size of 1 cup and 12 grams of sugar per serving. A student drinks 2.5 cups. How many grams of sugar has the student consumed?

• a.14.5 grams, adding 12 grams and 2.5 cups together
• b.12 grams, because the label gives the total amount
• c.30 grams, since 12 grams multiplied by 2.5 servings✓
• d.24 grams, because partial servings are not counted

Sugar is listed per serving, so 12 x 2.5 = 30 grams. Reporting 12 ignores the amount consumed, 24 discards the half serving rather than counting it, and 14.5 adds grams to cups, which are different units.

Passage: "Some claim that vitamin supplements can replace a balanced diet. However, whole foods supply fiber and compounds that no pill has been shown to duplicate." What is the author's position?

• a.Vitamin supplements are dangerous to take
• b.Supplements cannot substitute for whole foods✓
• c.Nobody should take a supplement of any kind
• d.Fiber is the only nutrient that matters

The word 'however' rejects the claim in the first sentence, and the reason given is that whole foods supply what pills do not. The author never calls supplements dangerous, never says fiber alone matters, and never tells readers to avoid supplements entirely.

A textbook index entry reads: "Diabetes, type 2, 88-94; see also insulin." What does the phrase 'see also insulin' tell the reader?

• a.Insulin is the first topic covered in the whole book
• b.Insulin is another name used for type 2 diabetes
• c.Insulin is discussed only on pages 88 through 94
• d.Related material appears under a separate index entry✓

A cross-reference points the reader toward a different heading that carries related material. It does not assign page numbers, does not claim the two terms are synonyms, and says nothing about the order in which topics appear.

Passage: "Sea turtles hatch at night and crawl toward the brightest horizon, which is normally the moonlit ocean. Beachfront lighting can draw them inland instead, where they die of exhaustion." What is the cause of the hatchlings moving inland?

• a.Hatching during the nighttime
• b.Exhaustion after a long crawl
• c.Artificial light on the beach✓
• d.The brightness of the moon itself

The passage says beachfront lighting draws them the wrong way, making it the cause. Exhaustion is the result rather than the cause, night hatching is normal behavior, and moonlight over the water is what guides them correctly.

Which of these would be considered a primary source for a paper about a 1918 influenza outbreak in a small town?

• a.An encyclopedia article describing influenza outbreaks generally
• b.A recent textbook chapter that summarizes the 1918 pandemic
• c.A documentary film made in 2015 about the 1918 pandemic
• d.A physician's handwritten case log kept during the outbreak✓

A primary source is a record created by a participant at the time of the event, which the case log is. A textbook, an encyclopedia, and a later documentary all interpret events after the fact and are therefore secondary.

Passage: "Dear Neighbors: the water will be shut off Tuesday from 9 a.m. until noon so the main can be replaced. Please store drinking water in advance." Who is the intended audience?

• a.Suppliers who manufacture replacement water pipes
• b.Residents served by the affected water line✓
• c.City engineers assigned to replace the water main
• d.Inspectors who certify completed plumbing work

The greeting addresses neighbors and the advice is about storing drinking water, which only residents would need. Engineers, suppliers, and inspectors would require technical details the notice never gives.

Passage: "The medication reduced pain in 9 of 10 volunteers. All ten volunteers were healthy men between 20 and 25 years old." Which is the strongest reason to question a claim that the drug works for everyone?

• a.Ten volunteers reported that the drug reduced their pain
• b.Pain is difficult for any volunteer to describe precisely
• c.One of the ten volunteers experienced no reduction in pain
• d.The group tested was narrow in age and included no women✓

A sample of young healthy men cannot support a claim about everyone, which is a limitation of who was studied. The success count, the difficulty of describing pain, and the single non-responder are details that do not by themselves address whether the results generalize.

Passage: "The recipe yields twelve muffins and takes forty minutes from start to finish. It calls for only six ingredients, all of which are pantry staples." Which summary is most accurate?

• a.A forty-minute recipe requires shopping for six unusual ingredients
• b.A complicated recipe makes twelve muffins using rare ingredients
• c.A pantry-staple recipe produces six muffins in twelve minutes
• d.A simple six-ingredient recipe makes a dozen muffins in forty minutes✓

An accurate summary keeps every number and characteristic the passage gives: six ingredients, twelve muffins, forty minutes, staples. The others swap the numbers or call common pantry items rare, which reverses the passage.

Passage: "Hana checked the chart twice, counted the tablets aloud, and asked a colleague to confirm the dose before she administered it." What does the passage suggest about Hana?

• a.She is careful about medication accuracy✓
• b.She is new and has not yet been trained
• c.She was reprimanded for an earlier mistake
• d.She does not trust the colleague she asked

Three separate verification steps portray deliberate care. Her experience level, her opinion of her colleague, and any past discipline are never mentioned, so those readings import facts the passage does not supply.

A clinic's hours are posted as Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday 8 a.m.-noon, and closed weekends. A patient needs a 4 p.m. appointment. Which day will NOT work?

• a.Wednesday
• b.Tuesday
• c.Friday✓
• d.Thursday

The clinic closes at noon on Friday, so a 4 p.m. slot is impossible that day. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday all run until 6 p.m., which comfortably includes 4 p.m.

Passage: "The coastal town rebuilt its seawall after the hurricane. Two years later, a storm of similar strength caused only minor flooding." Which conclusion does the passage best support?

• a.The seawall was built with volunteer labor
• b.No town can protect itself against flooding
• c.The rebuilt seawall reduced storm flooding✓
• d.Hurricanes have grown weaker along that coast

A comparable storm produced far less damage after the wall was rebuilt, which supports the wall's effectiveness. The passage calls the second storm similar in strength rather than weaker, never mentions who built the wall, and shows protection working rather than failing.

Passage: "The antique clock, its brass face dulled by a century of polish, still kept perfect time." The word 'dulled' in this sentence most nearly means:

• a.Made less shiny✓
• b.Broken apart
• c.Slowed down
• d.Made quieter

The word describes the clock's brass face after repeated polishing, so it refers to lost luster. The clock still keeps perfect time, ruling out slowing or breakage, and the sentence describes appearance rather than sound.

Passage: "Turn left at the second light. Continue two blocks past the school. The pharmacy is on your right, next to the bank." A driver has just passed the school. What should the driver look for?

• a.A traffic light where a left turn is required
• b.A school building on the left side of the road
• c.A second set of directions from another driver
• d.A pharmacy on the right, beside a bank✓

Once the school is behind the driver, the only landmark left in the directions is the pharmacy next to the bank on the right. The light and the school are steps already completed, and the passage never mentions asking anyone.

Passage: "Every child in the study who ate breakfast scored higher on the morning quiz. The researchers did not record how much sleep the children had the night before." What weakness does the second sentence reveal?

• a.Too many children participated in the study
• b.Another factor may explain the difference✓
• c.The quiz was administered in the morning
• d.Breakfast was not the same for every child

An unrecorded variable such as sleep could be the real reason for the score gap, which is what the second sentence exposes. The morning timing, the number of participants, and menu differences are not what that sentence is about.

Passage: "Cold rain fell for the fourth straight day. The gutters overflowed, the streetlights blurred, and nobody bothered to open the shutters." What is the mood of the passage?

• a.Tense and frightening
• b.Playful and amusing
• c.Gloomy and dreary✓
• d.Hopeful and energetic

Days of cold rain, blurred lights, and closed shutters build a dull, dispiriting atmosphere. Nothing in the scene threatens danger, promises improvement, or invites laughter.

A reader wants to know on which page a textbook defines 'homeostasis.' Which feature of the book should the reader use?

• a.The index✓
• b.The appendix
• c.The dedication
• d.The preface

An index is the alphabetical list of terms with the pages on which they appear, so it answers the question directly. A preface explains the author's aims, a dedication honors someone, and an appendix holds supplementary material rather than a term-to-page list.

Passage: "Volunteers planted 400 trees along the riverbank. The roots now hold soil in place that used to wash away during spring floods." Which sentence states an effect described in the passage?

• a.Four hundred trees were planted by volunteers
• b.The riverbank was chosen as the planting site
• c.Soil that once washed away now stays in place✓
• d.Spring floods occur along the riverbank each year

The retained soil is the outcome produced by the planting, which makes it the effect. The number of trees, the existence of floods, and the choice of site are causes or background rather than results.

Passage: "Marcus insisted the meeting had been productive. His notes, however, listed only the date and a single unanswered question." What does the second sentence accomplish?

• a.It explains why the meeting was scheduled
• b.It identifies who else attended the meeting
• c.It supports Marcus's assessment with evidence
• d.It undercuts the claim Marcus made✓

Nearly empty notes contradict the claim of productivity, and 'however' signals that reversal. The sentence provides no support, no reason for scheduling, and no list of attendees.

Passage: "Bananas ripen faster in a paper bag because the bag traps ethylene, the gas the fruit itself releases." Which question does the passage answer?

• a.Why does a paper bag speed up ripening?✓
• b.Which fruits produce the most ethylene gas?
• c.How long does a banana take to ripen fully?
• d.What temperature keeps bananas from ripening?

The sentence gives a mechanism, trapped ethylene, which explains why the bag works. It never ranks fruits by gas production, never states a ripening time, and never mentions temperature.

Passage: "The report was released Monday. By Wednesday, three council members had withdrawn their support, and by Friday the proposal was dead." How is the passage organized?

• a.From the least to the most important detail
• b.By comparing two competing proposals
• c.By stating a problem and then a solution
• d.In the order the events happened✓

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday move the account forward in time, which is chronological order. Only one proposal appears, no ranking of importance is offered, and no solution is proposed.

A bar graph shows monthly clinic visits: January 220, February 180, March 260, April 240. Between which two consecutive months did visits increase the most?

• a.January to March
• b.February to March✓
• c.March to April
• d.January to February

February to March rises 260 - 180 = 80 visits, the largest single jump. January to February falls by 40, March to April falls by 20, and January to March is not a consecutive pair.

Passage: "Applicants must be at least 18 years old, hold a high school diploma or equivalent, and pass a background check. Applicants who meet all three requirements will be scheduled for an interview." A 19-year-old with a GED who has not yet been screened:

• a.Cannot apply without a high school diploma
• b.Must wait until turning 21 years old
• c.Has met every requirement listed
• d.Is not yet eligible for an interview✓

All three conditions must be satisfied, and the background check is still outstanding, so no interview can be scheduled yet. The age requirement is 18 rather than 21, and the passage expressly accepts an equivalent such as a GED.

Passage: "The author of this guide has worked as a wilderness paramedic for twenty years and has taught field medicine at two universities." Why would a writer include this information?

• a.To warn readers that the guide is out of date
• b.To establish the author's credibility✓
• c.To apologize for the length of the guide
• d.To explain how much the guide costs

Listing relevant experience and teaching posts is how an author signals authority on the subject. The sentence contains no warning, no apology, and no price.