ATI- Teas Study Guide 2024-2025
Reading Practice Problems with
certified solutions
(1) By 2018, the obesity rate in the United States was about 43%. Nurses play a
vital role in helping patients learn to control their weight and thus their risk for heart
disease.
(2) Regular exercise provides numerous benefits for optimal heart health. Among
these are lower blood pressure, reduced inflammation in the body, and a healthier
body weight. Most importantly, a lifestyle that includes regular, consistent exercise
can help reduce the chance of cardiac events. For instance, exercise helps blood
circulate more effectively so the heat does not need to work.............. To keep the
heart healthy, the most effective exercise routine should include both aerobic
activities and resistance training with moderate weights.
(3) Another way to control weight is through diet. A heart healthy diet includes
eating an appropriate portion............... ingredients they need to prepare heart-
healthy meals. - n
ANS✔
Which of the following is the topic of the passage?
a) Heart-healthy foods
b) Rising Obesity rates
c) Taking care of the heart
d) Exercise techniques
C.) Taking care of the heart
Qs
Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
a.) Exercise routines should always include both aerobic and resistance training
b) Exercise and healthy eating should be encouraged to prevent heart disease
c) Planning ahead can lead to easier dietary changes
d) Exercise helps blood circulate more easily through the body - n
,ANS✔
b) Exercise and healthy eating should be encouraged to prevent heart disease
Qs
Which of the following is a key point in Paragraph 2?
a) "Among these are lower blood pressure, reduced inflammation in the body, and a
healthier body weight."
b) " For instance, exercise helps blood circulate more effectively so the heart does
not need to work hard"
c) " Another way to control weight is through diet."
d) " Regular exercise provides numerous benefits for optimal heart health." - n
ANS✔
d) " Regular exercise provides numerous benefits for optimal heart health."
Qs
Which of the following is the most important supporting detail in paragraph 3?
a) "Heart-healthy diet includes eating an appropriate portion of each of the
following food categories: fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat proteins".
b) "An occasional treat is acceptable as long as the core diet remains true to these
standards".
c) "One way to achieve this eating style is to plan ahead".
d) " By planning meals, patients are able to ensure that their homes contain the
ingredients they need to prepare heart-healthy meals". - n
ANS✔
a) "Heart-healthy diet includes eating an appropriate portion of each of the
following food categories: fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat proteins".
Qs
After graduating from high school, Danielle decided to become a neonatal nurse.
Her grandmother had been a pioneer in caring for premature babies. She had to
developed many of the procedures used in neonatal care. Danielle enrolled in her
community college's associate degree in nursing program. She worked hard and
completed the program in four semesters. As Danielle approached her graduation
date, she learned about the nursing residency program at a nearby hospital.
, Danielle was especially intrigued by the "transition to practice" philosophy of the
nursing residency program. This would allow her to find out if nursing was what she
really wanted to do with her life. The next enrollment period for the program would
begin soon after graduation. This meant she would be eligible to apply. However,
she would also need to complete cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR) and basic life
support(BLS) training.. intensive care - n
ANS✔
Which of the following best supports the inference that Danielle has a lot of
determination?
a) She decides to become a nurse like her grandmother
b) She enrolls in nursing program in a community college
c) She completes the program in four semesters
d) She is interested in various areas of specialization
C) She completes the program in four semesters
Qs
Which of the following details from the passage is implicit evidence?
a) Danielle is eligible to become a nurse after high school
b) Danielle is eligible to apply for the nursing residency program
c) Danielle considers various areas of specialization
d) Danielle wants to follow in her grandmother's foot steps - n
ANS✔
d) Danielle wants to follow in her grandmother's foot steps
Qs
Which of the following can be concluded about the "transition to practice" program
based on evidence from the passage? (Select all that apply)
a) It is a program specializing in neonatal care
b) Nursing students can begin hands-on training soon after the program ends
c) Nursing students can gain experience while learning about nursing
d) It can lead to a job in the same hospital if the student does well in the program
Reading Practice Problems with
certified solutions
(1) By 2018, the obesity rate in the United States was about 43%. Nurses play a
vital role in helping patients learn to control their weight and thus their risk for heart
disease.
(2) Regular exercise provides numerous benefits for optimal heart health. Among
these are lower blood pressure, reduced inflammation in the body, and a healthier
body weight. Most importantly, a lifestyle that includes regular, consistent exercise
can help reduce the chance of cardiac events. For instance, exercise helps blood
circulate more effectively so the heat does not need to work.............. To keep the
heart healthy, the most effective exercise routine should include both aerobic
activities and resistance training with moderate weights.
(3) Another way to control weight is through diet. A heart healthy diet includes
eating an appropriate portion............... ingredients they need to prepare heart-
healthy meals. - n
ANS✔
Which of the following is the topic of the passage?
a) Heart-healthy foods
b) Rising Obesity rates
c) Taking care of the heart
d) Exercise techniques
C.) Taking care of the heart
Qs
Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
a.) Exercise routines should always include both aerobic and resistance training
b) Exercise and healthy eating should be encouraged to prevent heart disease
c) Planning ahead can lead to easier dietary changes
d) Exercise helps blood circulate more easily through the body - n
,ANS✔
b) Exercise and healthy eating should be encouraged to prevent heart disease
Qs
Which of the following is a key point in Paragraph 2?
a) "Among these are lower blood pressure, reduced inflammation in the body, and a
healthier body weight."
b) " For instance, exercise helps blood circulate more effectively so the heart does
not need to work hard"
c) " Another way to control weight is through diet."
d) " Regular exercise provides numerous benefits for optimal heart health." - n
ANS✔
d) " Regular exercise provides numerous benefits for optimal heart health."
Qs
Which of the following is the most important supporting detail in paragraph 3?
a) "Heart-healthy diet includes eating an appropriate portion of each of the
following food categories: fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat proteins".
b) "An occasional treat is acceptable as long as the core diet remains true to these
standards".
c) "One way to achieve this eating style is to plan ahead".
d) " By planning meals, patients are able to ensure that their homes contain the
ingredients they need to prepare heart-healthy meals". - n
ANS✔
a) "Heart-healthy diet includes eating an appropriate portion of each of the
following food categories: fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat proteins".
Qs
After graduating from high school, Danielle decided to become a neonatal nurse.
Her grandmother had been a pioneer in caring for premature babies. She had to
developed many of the procedures used in neonatal care. Danielle enrolled in her
community college's associate degree in nursing program. She worked hard and
completed the program in four semesters. As Danielle approached her graduation
date, she learned about the nursing residency program at a nearby hospital.
, Danielle was especially intrigued by the "transition to practice" philosophy of the
nursing residency program. This would allow her to find out if nursing was what she
really wanted to do with her life. The next enrollment period for the program would
begin soon after graduation. This meant she would be eligible to apply. However,
she would also need to complete cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR) and basic life
support(BLS) training.. intensive care - n
ANS✔
Which of the following best supports the inference that Danielle has a lot of
determination?
a) She decides to become a nurse like her grandmother
b) She enrolls in nursing program in a community college
c) She completes the program in four semesters
d) She is interested in various areas of specialization
C) She completes the program in four semesters
Qs
Which of the following details from the passage is implicit evidence?
a) Danielle is eligible to become a nurse after high school
b) Danielle is eligible to apply for the nursing residency program
c) Danielle considers various areas of specialization
d) Danielle wants to follow in her grandmother's foot steps - n
ANS✔
d) Danielle wants to follow in her grandmother's foot steps
Qs
Which of the following can be concluded about the "transition to practice" program
based on evidence from the passage? (Select all that apply)
a) It is a program specializing in neonatal care
b) Nursing students can begin hands-on training soon after the program ends
c) Nursing students can gain experience while learning about nursing
d) It can lead to a job in the same hospital if the student does well in the program
