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ATI TEAS 7 READING
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
THE TOPICS IN THIS GUIDE ALIGN WITH THE EXAM. GOOD LUCK!!
With all of the planning that preceded her daughter's wedding, Marci decided that
picking out a new paint color for her own living room was largely peripheral.
A. meaningless
B. contrived
C. unimportant
D. disappointing -ANS-C. While planning her daughter's wedding, Marci is likely to find
picking
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out a paint color for the living room important.
- Therefore, answer choice C is the most logical option.
- Choosing a paint color might also be meaningless the moment, but it is not
without meaning altogether. It is not simply not as important
- Answer choice A. infers more than the sentence implies.
- Answer choice B could be forced into the sentence (if Marci was looking for a
distraction from the stress of wedding planning, for instance), but it is not
natural, and it is certainly not a synonym for peripheral.
- Answer choice D makes little sense in the context of the sentence.
1. The next two questions are based on the following chart.
Between 1925 and 1991, Latvia was part of the Soviet Union. Since 1991, the
population of which ethnic group in Latvia appears to have decreased the most?
A. Latvian
B. Russian
C. Ukrainian
D. German -ANS-B. The Russian population of Latvia decreased the most since 1991.
- The Latvia population decreased slightly, but not the same degree.
- The Ukrainian population decreased by an even smaller percentage since 1991.
- The German population remained relatively unchanged between 1991 and 2011.
2. The next two questions are based on the following chart.
After World War II ended in 1945, large numbers of non-Latvian workers entered
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the country, primarily to work at construction jobs. Among these non-Latvian
ethnic groups, the increase in workers represented a population percentage shift
of less than one percent before 1945 to more than three percent by the time of
the Soviet Union's collapse. Which ethnic group shown on the chart best
represents this shift?
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A. Latvian
B. Russian
C. Ukrainian
D. German -ANS-C. On the chart, the only ethnic group that represents
approximately one percent of the population after World War II and
approximate three percent by 1991 is the Ukrainian population.
- The Latvia and Russian populations represent much larger percentages of the
total population of Latvia.
- The German population decreased significantly during this time period.
Which answer choice represents the most useful resource for Hilaire in the following
vignette?
Hilaire's professor instructed him to improve the word choice in his papers.
As the professor noted, Hilaire's ideas are good, but he relies too heavily on
simple expressions when a more complex word would be appropriate.
A. Roget's Thesaurus
B. Webster's Dictionary
C. Encyclopedia Britannica
D. University of Oxford Style Guide -ANS-A. If Hilarie's vocabulary needs a
boost, he needs a thesaurus, which provides a range of synonyms (or
antonyms) for words.
- A dictionary is useful for word meanings, but it will not necessarily assist
Hilarie in improving the words he already has in his papers.
- The encyclopedia is also irrelevant, particularly since the professor already
approves of Hilarie's work and is not asking him to research further.
- The style guide will be helpful if the paper needs more attention on grammar.
ATI TEAS 7 READING
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
THE TOPICS IN THIS GUIDE ALIGN WITH THE EXAM. GOOD LUCK!!
With all of the planning that preceded her daughter's wedding, Marci decided that
picking out a new paint color for her own living room was largely peripheral.
A. meaningless
B. contrived
C. unimportant
D. disappointing -ANS-C. While planning her daughter's wedding, Marci is likely to find
picking
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out a paint color for the living room important.
- Therefore, answer choice C is the most logical option.
- Choosing a paint color might also be meaningless the moment, but it is not
without meaning altogether. It is not simply not as important
- Answer choice A. infers more than the sentence implies.
- Answer choice B could be forced into the sentence (if Marci was looking for a
distraction from the stress of wedding planning, for instance), but it is not
natural, and it is certainly not a synonym for peripheral.
- Answer choice D makes little sense in the context of the sentence.
1. The next two questions are based on the following chart.
Between 1925 and 1991, Latvia was part of the Soviet Union. Since 1991, the
population of which ethnic group in Latvia appears to have decreased the most?
A. Latvian
B. Russian
C. Ukrainian
D. German -ANS-B. The Russian population of Latvia decreased the most since 1991.
- The Latvia population decreased slightly, but not the same degree.
- The Ukrainian population decreased by an even smaller percentage since 1991.
- The German population remained relatively unchanged between 1991 and 2011.
2. The next two questions are based on the following chart.
After World War II ended in 1945, large numbers of non-Latvian workers entered
,3|Page
the country, primarily to work at construction jobs. Among these non-Latvian
ethnic groups, the increase in workers represented a population percentage shift
of less than one percent before 1945 to more than three percent by the time of
the Soviet Union's collapse. Which ethnic group shown on the chart best
represents this shift?
, 4|Page
A. Latvian
B. Russian
C. Ukrainian
D. German -ANS-C. On the chart, the only ethnic group that represents
approximately one percent of the population after World War II and
approximate three percent by 1991 is the Ukrainian population.
- The Latvia and Russian populations represent much larger percentages of the
total population of Latvia.
- The German population decreased significantly during this time period.
Which answer choice represents the most useful resource for Hilaire in the following
vignette?
Hilaire's professor instructed him to improve the word choice in his papers.
As the professor noted, Hilaire's ideas are good, but he relies too heavily on
simple expressions when a more complex word would be appropriate.
A. Roget's Thesaurus
B. Webster's Dictionary
C. Encyclopedia Britannica
D. University of Oxford Style Guide -ANS-A. If Hilarie's vocabulary needs a
boost, he needs a thesaurus, which provides a range of synonyms (or
antonyms) for words.
- A dictionary is useful for word meanings, but it will not necessarily assist
Hilarie in improving the words he already has in his papers.
- The encyclopedia is also irrelevant, particularly since the professor already
approves of Hilarie's work and is not asking him to research further.
- The style guide will be helpful if the paper needs more attention on grammar.
