ATI TEAS 7 — All Questions

Passage: "The letter closed: 'I remain, as ever, your obedient servant.' Such formulas were standard in nineteenth-century correspondence and carried no literal meaning." What is the author explaining?

• a.That the letter writer was employed as a servant
• b.That the writer disliked the letter's recipient
• c.That nineteenth-century letters were rarely delivered
• d.That a polite convention should not be read literally✓

The passage labels the closing a standard formula with no literal force, cautioning against a literal reading. It says the opposite of employment as a servant, expresses no dislike, and says nothing about delivery.

Passage: "The first paragraph defines the disorder. The second lists its symptoms. The third explains the standard treatment." What organizational pattern does this article follow?

• a.A sequence of events in the order they happened
• b.A comparison of two different disorders
• c.A general topic developed in logical stages✓
• d.An argument followed by opposing rebuttals

Definition, then symptoms, then treatment moves through one topic in an orderly progression. No argument is advanced or rebutted, no timeline of events is given, and only one disorder appears.

Passage: "Hospitals report that falls are the most common inpatient injury. Nearly all of them occur when a patient tries to reach the bathroom unassisted." Which prevention step follows most logically from the passage?

• a.Reduce the number of hours patients spend in bed
• b.Limit the amount of water patients may drink
• c.Move all bathrooms further from patient rooms
• d.Assist patients with trips to the bathroom✓

The passage locates nearly all falls in unassisted bathroom trips, so providing assistance targets the stated cause. Shorter bed rest, more distant bathrooms, and fluid restriction either ignore the cause or would make the situation worse.