ATDH TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE
Photographs of planet Earth taken from satellites show an exquisite spherical body with
an apparently smooth, clearly defined surface. However, we who dwell on the Earth's
surface have a different perspective: we know that the surface includes both miles-high
peaks and miles-deep valleys.
Which transition word could be substituted for the word however without changing the
meaning of the sentence?
A) Likewise B) Therefore C) Thus D) Yet - ANSWER-D) Yet
The valleys, on the other hand, present daunting challenges—submerged under
oceans, many of these valleys remain elusive to all but a tiny number of daring, highly
motivated explorers.
Which is the meaning of the word daunting as it is used in this sentence?
A) Foreseeable
B) Formidable
C) Mundane
D) Mysterious - ANSWER-B) Formidable
The Mariana Trench is the result of an ancient geological confrontation—a collision
between two massive plates in the planet's crust—called a subduction.
Which is the author's purpose for including the underlined clause?
A) To communicate the meaning of a scientific term
B) To convey the dangers of oceanic exploration
C) To describe where the trench is located
D) To explain how the trench became so deep - ANSWER-A) To communicate the
meaning of a scientific term
Which best describes the main idea of paragraph 4?
A) Explorers of the Mariana Trench are a daring and accomplished group.
B) Most people who explore the Mariana Trench are motivated by curiosity.
C) The Mariana Trench is of interest to both geologists and oceanographers.
D) Those who explore the Mariana Trench are honored internationally. - ANSWER-A)
Explorers of the Mariana Trench are a daring and accomplished group.
, Which literary device does the author use to present ideas in both paragraph 1 and
paragraph 5?
A) Contrast
B) Exaggeration
C) Irony
D) Repetition - ANSWER-A) Contrast
Looking closer, Vescovo concluded that it was that ubiquitous artifact of twenty- first-
century life—a plastic bag!
Which is the meaning of ubiquitous as it is used in this sentence?
A) Controversial
B) Conventional
C) Universal
D) Unusual - ANSWER-C) Universal
The vast Mariana Trench hosts an abundance of marine species that thrive in its
underwater ecosystem.
A) True
B) False
C) Not enough information is given - ANSWER-B) False
Which paragraph contains details that most directly support the main idea of paragraph
6?
A) Paragraph 1
B) Paragraph 3
C) Paragraph 4
D) Paragraph 5 - ANSWER-C) Paragraph 4
I like biology, but I'm taking cell biology 301 next semester, which looks difficult.
Which option uses correct capitalization?
A. Biology, but I'm taking Cell Biology 301
B. Biology, but I'm taking cell biology 301
C. biology, but I'm taking Cell biology 301
D. biology, but I'm taking Cell Biology 301 - ANSWER-D. biology, but I'm taking Cell
Biology 301
I hope that you will __________ my congratulations.
A. accent
ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE
Photographs of planet Earth taken from satellites show an exquisite spherical body with
an apparently smooth, clearly defined surface. However, we who dwell on the Earth's
surface have a different perspective: we know that the surface includes both miles-high
peaks and miles-deep valleys.
Which transition word could be substituted for the word however without changing the
meaning of the sentence?
A) Likewise B) Therefore C) Thus D) Yet - ANSWER-D) Yet
The valleys, on the other hand, present daunting challenges—submerged under
oceans, many of these valleys remain elusive to all but a tiny number of daring, highly
motivated explorers.
Which is the meaning of the word daunting as it is used in this sentence?
A) Foreseeable
B) Formidable
C) Mundane
D) Mysterious - ANSWER-B) Formidable
The Mariana Trench is the result of an ancient geological confrontation—a collision
between two massive plates in the planet's crust—called a subduction.
Which is the author's purpose for including the underlined clause?
A) To communicate the meaning of a scientific term
B) To convey the dangers of oceanic exploration
C) To describe where the trench is located
D) To explain how the trench became so deep - ANSWER-A) To communicate the
meaning of a scientific term
Which best describes the main idea of paragraph 4?
A) Explorers of the Mariana Trench are a daring and accomplished group.
B) Most people who explore the Mariana Trench are motivated by curiosity.
C) The Mariana Trench is of interest to both geologists and oceanographers.
D) Those who explore the Mariana Trench are honored internationally. - ANSWER-A)
Explorers of the Mariana Trench are a daring and accomplished group.
, Which literary device does the author use to present ideas in both paragraph 1 and
paragraph 5?
A) Contrast
B) Exaggeration
C) Irony
D) Repetition - ANSWER-A) Contrast
Looking closer, Vescovo concluded that it was that ubiquitous artifact of twenty- first-
century life—a plastic bag!
Which is the meaning of ubiquitous as it is used in this sentence?
A) Controversial
B) Conventional
C) Universal
D) Unusual - ANSWER-C) Universal
The vast Mariana Trench hosts an abundance of marine species that thrive in its
underwater ecosystem.
A) True
B) False
C) Not enough information is given - ANSWER-B) False
Which paragraph contains details that most directly support the main idea of paragraph
6?
A) Paragraph 1
B) Paragraph 3
C) Paragraph 4
D) Paragraph 5 - ANSWER-C) Paragraph 4
I like biology, but I'm taking cell biology 301 next semester, which looks difficult.
Which option uses correct capitalization?
A. Biology, but I'm taking Cell Biology 301
B. Biology, but I'm taking cell biology 301
C. biology, but I'm taking Cell biology 301
D. biology, but I'm taking Cell Biology 301 - ANSWER-D. biology, but I'm taking Cell
Biology 301
I hope that you will __________ my congratulations.
A. accent
