Nursing ATI TEAS 7 Test
Topic - (correct Answer) - the general subject of the the text
Main idea - (correct Answer) - the key message or thesis of the text
Key points - (correct Answer) - key points and their supporting details develop the main idea
Summary - (correct Answer) - a brief restatement of the main idea and the most important key points
and details
Inference - (correct Answer) - a conclusion reached by critical thinking, reading between the lines,
applying logic to facts and evidence while recognizing context clues
Inference (explicit) - (correct Answer) - clearly stated
Inference (implied) - (correct Answer) - implied; not directly stated
Conclusion - (correct Answer) - a deduction made about an unstated outcome based on prediction,
details, evidence, and results
Descriptive - (correct Answer) - includes sensory details to create a clear mental picture for the reader
Expository - (correct Answer) - informs, explains, or tells how to do something; uses only facts and
examples
Narrative - (correct Answer) - tells a story to entertain, inform, or challenge
Persuasive - (correct Answer) - includes facts and strong opinions to make the reader feel, think, or
behave a certain way
Bias - (correct Answer) - tendency toward a preconceived idea
Connotative meaning - (correct Answer) - the implied meaning of a word, with assumptions or an
emotional charge attached to it
Denotative meaning - (correct Answer) - the standard dictionary definition of a word
Rhetorical device - (correct Answer) - stylistic language used to have an emotional or persuasive effect
on the reader
Tone - (correct Answer) - the writer's attitude or emotions concerning the topic
Argument - (correct Answer) - a point the author believes
Compare and Contrast - (correct Answer) - to compare means to look for similarities; to contrast means
to look for differences
Prediction - (correct Answer) - a reader's guess of what could happen, based on details found in the text
, Primary source - (correct Answer) - a firsthand, unaltered document by the original author or creator;
includes novels, letters, original research papers, datasets, paintings photographs
Secondary source - (correct Answer) - a document that analyzes, discusses, or reproduces a primary
source; includes textbooks and many other nonfiction books, review articles, biographies
Tertiary source - (correct Answer) - a reference work that consolidates information from primary and
secondary sources; includes encyclopedias, handbooks, study guides
PEMDAS - (correct Answer) - parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction
Least common denominator - (correct Answer) - the smallest number into which two or more
denominators will divide evenly
Decimals - (correct Answer) - represent parts of a whole
Ratio - (correct Answer) - a comparison between the quantity of one item and the quantity of another
item
Mean - (correct Answer) - the average of a set of numbers
Median - (correct Answer) - the middle number
Mode - (correct Answer) - the number that appears most often in a set of numbers
Range - (correct Answer) - measures the spread of a given set of numbers
Area - (correct Answer) - the amount of space within the boundary of the shape
Perimeter - (correct Answer) - the distance around the shape
Volume - (correct Answer) - the amount of space the object occupies or can hold, as measured in cubic
units
Pythagorean theorem - (correct Answer) - applies to right triangles; a^2 + b^2 = c^2
Acute angles - (correct Answer) - angles <90 degrees
Hypotenuse - (correct Answer) - the side opposite the right angle
Straight angle - (correct Answer) - 180 degree angle
Celsius to Fahrenheit - (correct Answer) - (C x 1.8) + 32
Fahrenheit to Celsius - (correct Answer) - (F - 32) / 1.8
Independent variable - (correct Answer) - can be manipulated
Dependent variable - (correct Answer) - the variable that is a possible effect
Balance - (correct Answer) - instrument used to measure an object's mass
Correlation - (correct Answer) - the relationship between variables
Topic - (correct Answer) - the general subject of the the text
Main idea - (correct Answer) - the key message or thesis of the text
Key points - (correct Answer) - key points and their supporting details develop the main idea
Summary - (correct Answer) - a brief restatement of the main idea and the most important key points
and details
Inference - (correct Answer) - a conclusion reached by critical thinking, reading between the lines,
applying logic to facts and evidence while recognizing context clues
Inference (explicit) - (correct Answer) - clearly stated
Inference (implied) - (correct Answer) - implied; not directly stated
Conclusion - (correct Answer) - a deduction made about an unstated outcome based on prediction,
details, evidence, and results
Descriptive - (correct Answer) - includes sensory details to create a clear mental picture for the reader
Expository - (correct Answer) - informs, explains, or tells how to do something; uses only facts and
examples
Narrative - (correct Answer) - tells a story to entertain, inform, or challenge
Persuasive - (correct Answer) - includes facts and strong opinions to make the reader feel, think, or
behave a certain way
Bias - (correct Answer) - tendency toward a preconceived idea
Connotative meaning - (correct Answer) - the implied meaning of a word, with assumptions or an
emotional charge attached to it
Denotative meaning - (correct Answer) - the standard dictionary definition of a word
Rhetorical device - (correct Answer) - stylistic language used to have an emotional or persuasive effect
on the reader
Tone - (correct Answer) - the writer's attitude or emotions concerning the topic
Argument - (correct Answer) - a point the author believes
Compare and Contrast - (correct Answer) - to compare means to look for similarities; to contrast means
to look for differences
Prediction - (correct Answer) - a reader's guess of what could happen, based on details found in the text
, Primary source - (correct Answer) - a firsthand, unaltered document by the original author or creator;
includes novels, letters, original research papers, datasets, paintings photographs
Secondary source - (correct Answer) - a document that analyzes, discusses, or reproduces a primary
source; includes textbooks and many other nonfiction books, review articles, biographies
Tertiary source - (correct Answer) - a reference work that consolidates information from primary and
secondary sources; includes encyclopedias, handbooks, study guides
PEMDAS - (correct Answer) - parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction
Least common denominator - (correct Answer) - the smallest number into which two or more
denominators will divide evenly
Decimals - (correct Answer) - represent parts of a whole
Ratio - (correct Answer) - a comparison between the quantity of one item and the quantity of another
item
Mean - (correct Answer) - the average of a set of numbers
Median - (correct Answer) - the middle number
Mode - (correct Answer) - the number that appears most often in a set of numbers
Range - (correct Answer) - measures the spread of a given set of numbers
Area - (correct Answer) - the amount of space within the boundary of the shape
Perimeter - (correct Answer) - the distance around the shape
Volume - (correct Answer) - the amount of space the object occupies or can hold, as measured in cubic
units
Pythagorean theorem - (correct Answer) - applies to right triangles; a^2 + b^2 = c^2
Acute angles - (correct Answer) - angles <90 degrees
Hypotenuse - (correct Answer) - the side opposite the right angle
Straight angle - (correct Answer) - 180 degree angle
Celsius to Fahrenheit - (correct Answer) - (C x 1.8) + 32
Fahrenheit to Celsius - (correct Answer) - (F - 32) / 1.8
Independent variable - (correct Answer) - can be manipulated
Dependent variable - (correct Answer) - the variable that is a possible effect
Balance - (correct Answer) - instrument used to measure an object's mass
Correlation - (correct Answer) - the relationship between variables
