ATI TEAS Practice Test 1
1. Xavier Propagated his belief that dragons were real to his friends gathered around
the campfire. Which of the following words could most logically re- place underlined
word without altering the intent of the sentence ANSWER: Expressed
2. Which of the following statement least supports the argument that the American
economy is healthy ANSWER: Last year, the output of the United States' man-
ufacturing sector decreased repeated massive investments by both the private and public
sectors.
3. The next three questions are based on the following table. The Dewey Decimal
System is a library classification system.
The Dewey Decimal Classes
000 Computer science, information, and general works 100
Philosophy and psychology
200 Religion
300 Social sciences
400 Languages
500 Science and mathematics
600 Technical and applied science 700
Arts and recreation
800 Literature
900 History, geography, and biography:
4. Teddy has been assigned to write a history paper about the United States during
the Cold War. His teacher advised him to read some of the works of Noam Chomsky,
an American linguist, philosopher, social scientist, cognitive scientist, historian, social
,critic, and political activist. Teddy was not sure where to begin, so he consulted the
Dewey Decimal classes. While not all inclusive, what choice of three classes would
likely be the most useful ANSWER: - 100,400,900
5. While researching Chomsky's many theories and arguments,Teddy became
interested in post-World War II anarchism, a social science theory asserting the
political philosophy that rejects a compulsory government. He wants to find the most
appropriate works related to the subject. Which section of the library is the most
likely to contain the relevant books ANSWER: 300
6. Also during his research, Teddy discovered information about Chomsky's Jewish
heritage, and he wants to research traditional Judaism as practiced in the early
twentieth century. Which section of the library would most likely contain the most
relevant information ANSWER: 200
7. Samuel teaches at a high school in one of the biggest cities in the United States. His
students come from diverse family backgrounds. Samuel observes
, that the best students in his class are from homes where parental supervision is
minimal. The parents of the bottom five students are the most involved,
by a large margin. There are 24 students in his class. Samuel is going to write an
academic paper based on his students' family backgrounds and academic
performance. The paper will argue that parental involvement is not an important
factor in academic success.
Which of the following statements best describes Samuel's sample size ANSWER: The
sample contains too few members to make meaningful claims applicable to a large group.
8. The next question is based on the following passage.
Annabelle Rice started having trouble sleeping. her biological clock was suddenly
amiss and she began to lead a nocturnal schedule. She thought her insomnia was due
to spending nights writing a horror story, but then she realized that even the idea of
going outside into the bright world scared her to bits she concluded she was now
suffering from heliophobia.
Which of the following most accurately describes the meaning of the under- lined word
in the sentence above ANSWER: Fear of sunlight
9. The next question is based on the following directions.
Follow these instructions in chronological order to transform the word into something
new.
1. Start with the word LOATHING.
2. Eliminate the first and last letter in the starting word.
3. Eliminate all the vowels, except I, from the word.
4. Eliminate the letter H from the word.
1. Xavier Propagated his belief that dragons were real to his friends gathered around
the campfire. Which of the following words could most logically re- place underlined
word without altering the intent of the sentence ANSWER: Expressed
2. Which of the following statement least supports the argument that the American
economy is healthy ANSWER: Last year, the output of the United States' man-
ufacturing sector decreased repeated massive investments by both the private and public
sectors.
3. The next three questions are based on the following table. The Dewey Decimal
System is a library classification system.
The Dewey Decimal Classes
000 Computer science, information, and general works 100
Philosophy and psychology
200 Religion
300 Social sciences
400 Languages
500 Science and mathematics
600 Technical and applied science 700
Arts and recreation
800 Literature
900 History, geography, and biography:
4. Teddy has been assigned to write a history paper about the United States during
the Cold War. His teacher advised him to read some of the works of Noam Chomsky,
an American linguist, philosopher, social scientist, cognitive scientist, historian, social
,critic, and political activist. Teddy was not sure where to begin, so he consulted the
Dewey Decimal classes. While not all inclusive, what choice of three classes would
likely be the most useful ANSWER: - 100,400,900
5. While researching Chomsky's many theories and arguments,Teddy became
interested in post-World War II anarchism, a social science theory asserting the
political philosophy that rejects a compulsory government. He wants to find the most
appropriate works related to the subject. Which section of the library is the most
likely to contain the relevant books ANSWER: 300
6. Also during his research, Teddy discovered information about Chomsky's Jewish
heritage, and he wants to research traditional Judaism as practiced in the early
twentieth century. Which section of the library would most likely contain the most
relevant information ANSWER: 200
7. Samuel teaches at a high school in one of the biggest cities in the United States. His
students come from diverse family backgrounds. Samuel observes
, that the best students in his class are from homes where parental supervision is
minimal. The parents of the bottom five students are the most involved,
by a large margin. There are 24 students in his class. Samuel is going to write an
academic paper based on his students' family backgrounds and academic
performance. The paper will argue that parental involvement is not an important
factor in academic success.
Which of the following statements best describes Samuel's sample size ANSWER: The
sample contains too few members to make meaningful claims applicable to a large group.
8. The next question is based on the following passage.
Annabelle Rice started having trouble sleeping. her biological clock was suddenly
amiss and she began to lead a nocturnal schedule. She thought her insomnia was due
to spending nights writing a horror story, but then she realized that even the idea of
going outside into the bright world scared her to bits she concluded she was now
suffering from heliophobia.
Which of the following most accurately describes the meaning of the under- lined word
in the sentence above ANSWER: Fear of sunlight
9. The next question is based on the following directions.
Follow these instructions in chronological order to transform the word into something
new.
1. Start with the word LOATHING.
2. Eliminate the first and last letter in the starting word.
3. Eliminate all the vowels, except I, from the word.
4. Eliminate the letter H from the word.
