ATI TEAS PRACTICE TEST Reading
1. READING
Which of the answer choices gives the best definitions for the
underlined word to the following sentence?
Adelaide attempted to assuage her guilt her the piece of cheesecake by
limiting herself to salads the following day.
A. Increase
B. Support
C. Appease
D. Conceal>>>> C. Appease
To assuage is to lessen the effects of something, in this case
Adelaide's guilt over eating the pice of cheesecake.
2. READING
Which of the following would best support the argument that people
cause global climate change?
A. The average global temperature has increased 1.5 degrees
Fahrenheit since 1880.
B. Common greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide and water vapor.
C. Most of the greenhouse gases today come from burning things like
coal and other fossil fuels for energy.
D. The average person breathes out about 1.0 kg of carbon dioxide every
day, while the average cow produces about 80 kg of methane.>>>> C. This
choice shows how greenhouse gases are released from burning coal
and other fuels, which people need for power.
3. READING
1. THE NEXT THREE QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING
INFOR- MATION
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
Lise is doing a research project on the various psychological theories
that Sigmund Freud developed and on the modern response to those
theories. She is not sure where to begin, so she consults the chart of
Dewy Decimal Classes. To which section of the library should she go to
begin looking research material?
A. 100 B. 200. C. 300. D. 900>>>> A. 100
To find information on Freud's psychological theories, Lisa should go to
class 100.
4. READING
2. 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
During her research, Lise discovers that Freud's theory of the Oedipal
com- plex was based on Ancient Greek mythology that was made famous
by Sophocles' play Oedipus Rex. To which section of the library should
she go if she is interested in reading the play?
A. 300. B.400. C. 800. D. 900>>>> C. 800
In this case, Lise needs to find a work of literature instead of work
psychology, so she should consult the 800s.
5. 3. 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
1. READING
Which of the answer choices gives the best definitions for the
underlined word to the following sentence?
Adelaide attempted to assuage her guilt her the piece of cheesecake by
limiting herself to salads the following day.
A. Increase
B. Support
C. Appease
D. Conceal>>>> C. Appease
To assuage is to lessen the effects of something, in this case
Adelaide's guilt over eating the pice of cheesecake.
2. READING
Which of the following would best support the argument that people
cause global climate change?
A. The average global temperature has increased 1.5 degrees
Fahrenheit since 1880.
B. Common greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide and water vapor.
C. Most of the greenhouse gases today come from burning things like
coal and other fossil fuels for energy.
D. The average person breathes out about 1.0 kg of carbon dioxide every
day, while the average cow produces about 80 kg of methane.>>>> C. This
choice shows how greenhouse gases are released from burning coal
and other fuels, which people need for power.
3. READING
1. THE NEXT THREE QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING
INFOR- MATION
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
Lise is doing a research project on the various psychological theories
that Sigmund Freud developed and on the modern response to those
theories. She is not sure where to begin, so she consults the chart of
Dewy Decimal Classes. To which section of the library should she go to
begin looking research material?
A. 100 B. 200. C. 300. D. 900>>>> A. 100
To find information on Freud's psychological theories, Lisa should go to
class 100.
4. READING
2. 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
During her research, Lise discovers that Freud's theory of the Oedipal
com- plex was based on Ancient Greek mythology that was made famous
by Sophocles' play Oedipus Rex. To which section of the library should
she go if she is interested in reading the play?
A. 300. B.400. C. 800. D. 900>>>> C. 800
In this case, Lise needs to find a work of literature instead of work
psychology, so she should consult the 800s.
5. 3. 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
