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Reading section
Playful Pooch
Sometimes, your playful pooch might give a little nip to your hand or something else that
shouldn't be bitten. To stop had biting behaviors, you should attempt to redirect your dog's
attention to an appropriate chew toy. You can do thus by placing the toy in their mouth and
praising them, causing your canine companion to associate chewing on the chew toy with
positive emotions Another step you can take to redirect biting behavior is to use biting deterrent
spray. The spray can be homemade or store bought Just make sure that the ingredients won't
make your puppy's tummy sick
Stimulus: 1 of 2
Which of the following terms identifies the author's tone in the passage?
Scientific
Sarcastic
Formal
Informal
Stimulus: 2 of 2
Which of the following best identifies the author's purpose in the passage?
To describe how to train a puppy
To argue that dogs shouldn't bite
To narrate what it's like to have a new puppy
To inform the reader about illness in dogs
,.
Question 3 of 45
Research shows that tipping in a restaurant has little to no effect on service. What tipping does
do is enable restaurateurs to pay less than the federal minimum wage to servers and deßend on
customers to make up the difference between servers salaries and the minimum wage. The
U.S. federal minimum wage for servers is $2.13 per hour. Although minimum wage varies from
state to state, it is safe to say that customers are paying the lion's share of servers' salaries.
This practice leads to resentment on the part of customers, and it devalues servers. It's time to
abolish tipping and pay employees a living wage. The result may well be happy servers who
provide excellent service to grateful customers.
Stimulus: 1 of 2
Which of the following is the writer's main argument?
Customers are resentful of having to help pay the salaries of servers.
The federal rate for servers is too Low.
Servers should provide excellent service no matter how much they make.
The custom of tipping should be abolished, and servers should be paid a living wage.
Stimulus: 2 of 2
Which of the following is evidence the writer provides to support the main argument?
Customers are grateful for excellent service.
Minimum wage varies from state to state.
Servers do not provide good service because of their low pay.
Customers pay a large percentage of servers' salaries.
Excerpt frem a suspense novel
, Shia looked up from his monitor, rubbed his eyes, and stared down the dark hallway toward the
CFO's office. He was certain a sound had come from behind the closed door. It was a heavy
thump, like someone had dropped a bowling ball.
There shouldn't be anyone else here at this hour, Shia thought to himself as he looked at his
watch. The only illumination came from Shia's computer monitor. His office was on the thirtieth
floor, far too high to get much more than a faint glow from the street lights below. Shia slowly
stood up before reaching down to turn off the computer screen, hoping to hide in the darkness.
He considered turning on his phone's flashlight, but his thoughts were cut short by a loud crash
followed by the unmistakable tinkling of shattered glass
Shia froze, as if he were caught by the gaze of Medusa. The initial doubt that he would actually
find someone snooping around the CFO's office had turned to an icy fear that gripped his lungs
and would not let him breathe. His heart was pounding loudly in his ears, he knew whoever was
in his boss's office must be able to hear it.
Another crash, followed by a loud howl that he was sure couldn't be human, shocked Shia into
motion. He broke into a run... in the opposite direction. He sprinted for the emergency stairwell
and rushed downward, jumping over the last few steps of each flight. Shia didn't stop running
until he had burst through the ground floor exit to the parking garage and found his car. His
heart continued racing until he was at home in bed. He sent his boss a single text message
before turning over and trying to force himself to sleep: "I don't think I can work late anymore."
Stimulus: 1 of 5
Which of the following contains only key points of the passage?
There is a thump like a dropped bowling ball, a loud crash, and the tinkling of shattered glass.
Shia is working at his computer, there is little light, and no one else should be in the building.
Shia is working late, he hears mysterious noises, and he is frightened enough to leave work.
There are frightening noises in the office, Shia goes home, Shia sends his boss a text.
Stimulus: 2 of 5
Which of the following is the topic of the excerpt?
A building with poor lighting and security
A boss's expectations of an employee
,TEAS 7 NEW TEST BANK 2
Reading section
Playful Pooch
Sometimes, your playful pooch might give a little nip to your hand or something else that
shouldn't be bitten. To stop had biting behaviors, you should attempt to redirect your dog's
attention to an appropriate chew toy. You can do thus by placing the toy in their mouth and
praising them, causing your canine companion to associate chewing on the chew toy with
positive emotions Another step you can take to redirect biting behavior is to use biting deterrent
spray. The spray can be homemade or store bought Just make sure that the ingredients won't
make your puppy's tummy sick
Stimulus: 1 of 2
Which of the following terms identifies the author's tone in the passage?
Scientific
Sarcastic
Formal
Informal
Stimulus: 2 of 2
Which of the following best identifies the author's purpose in the passage?
To describe how to train a puppy
To argue that dogs shouldn't bite
To narrate what it's like to have a new puppy
To inform the reader about illness in dogs
,.
Question 3 of 45
Research shows that tipping in a restaurant has little to no effect on service. What tipping does
do is enable restaurateurs to pay less than the federal minimum wage to servers and deßend on
customers to make up the difference between servers salaries and the minimum wage. The
U.S. federal minimum wage for servers is $2.13 per hour. Although minimum wage varies from
state to state, it is safe to say that customers are paying the lion's share of servers' salaries.
This practice leads to resentment on the part of customers, and it devalues servers. It's time to
abolish tipping and pay employees a living wage. The result may well be happy servers who
provide excellent service to grateful customers.
Stimulus: 1 of 2
Which of the following is the writer's main argument?
Customers are resentful of having to help pay the salaries of servers.
The federal rate for servers is too Low.
Servers should provide excellent service no matter how much they make.
The custom of tipping should be abolished, and servers should be paid a living wage.
Stimulus: 2 of 2
Which of the following is evidence the writer provides to support the main argument?
Customers are grateful for excellent service.
Minimum wage varies from state to state.
Servers do not provide good service because of their low pay.
Customers pay a large percentage of servers' salaries.
Excerpt frem a suspense novel
, Shia looked up from his monitor, rubbed his eyes, and stared down the dark hallway toward the
CFO's office. He was certain a sound had come from behind the closed door. It was a heavy
thump, like someone had dropped a bowling ball.
There shouldn't be anyone else here at this hour, Shia thought to himself as he looked at his
watch. The only illumination came from Shia's computer monitor. His office was on the thirtieth
floor, far too high to get much more than a faint glow from the street lights below. Shia slowly
stood up before reaching down to turn off the computer screen, hoping to hide in the darkness.
He considered turning on his phone's flashlight, but his thoughts were cut short by a loud crash
followed by the unmistakable tinkling of shattered glass
Shia froze, as if he were caught by the gaze of Medusa. The initial doubt that he would actually
find someone snooping around the CFO's office had turned to an icy fear that gripped his lungs
and would not let him breathe. His heart was pounding loudly in his ears, he knew whoever was
in his boss's office must be able to hear it.
Another crash, followed by a loud howl that he was sure couldn't be human, shocked Shia into
motion. He broke into a run... in the opposite direction. He sprinted for the emergency stairwell
and rushed downward, jumping over the last few steps of each flight. Shia didn't stop running
until he had burst through the ground floor exit to the parking garage and found his car. His
heart continued racing until he was at home in bed. He sent his boss a single text message
before turning over and trying to force himself to sleep: "I don't think I can work late anymore."
Stimulus: 1 of 5
Which of the following contains only key points of the passage?
There is a thump like a dropped bowling ball, a loud crash, and the tinkling of shattered glass.
Shia is working at his computer, there is little light, and no one else should be in the building.
Shia is working late, he hears mysterious noises, and he is frightened enough to leave work.
There are frightening noises in the office, Shia goes home, Shia sends his boss a text.
Stimulus: 2 of 5
Which of the following is the topic of the excerpt?
A building with poor lighting and security
A boss's expectations of an employee
