ATDH TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2024-2025
Photographs of planet Earth taken from satellites show an exquisite spherical body
with a smooth, clearly defined surface. However, we who dwell on the Earth's
surface have a different perspective: we know that the surface includes both
miles-high peaks and miles-deep valleys.
Which transition word could be substituted for the word however without changing
the meaning of the sentence?
A) Likewise B) Therefore C) Thus D) Yet - ANSWER D) Yet
The valleys, on the other hand, present daunting challenges—submerged under
oceans, many of these valleys remain elusive to all but a tiny number of daring,
highly motivated explorers.
What is the meaning of the word daunting as it is used in this sentence?
A) Foreseeable
B) Formidable
C) Mundane
D) Mysterious - ANSWER B) Formidable
The Mariana Trench is the result of an ancient geological confrontation—a
collision between two massive plates in the planet's crust—called a subduction.
Which is the author's purpose for including the underlined clause?
A) To communicate the meaning of a scientific term
B) To convey the dangers of oceanic exploration
C) To describe where the trench is located
, D) To explain how the trench became so deep - ANSWER A) To communicate the
meaning of a scientific term
Which best describes the main idea of paragraph 4?
A) Explorers of the Mariana Trench are a daring and accomplished group.
B) Most people who explore the Mariana Trench are motivated by curiosity.
C) The Mariana Trench is of interest to both geologists and oceanographers.
D) Those who explore the Mariana Trench are honored internationally. - ANSWER
A) Explorers of the Mariana Trench are a daring and accomplished group.
Which literary device does the author use to present ideas in both paragraph 1 and
paragraph 5?
A) Contrast
B) Exaggeration
C) Irony
D) Repetition - ANSWER A) Contrast
Looking closer, Vescovo concluded that it was that ubiquitous artefact of
twenty-first-century life—a plastic bag!
Which is the meaning of ubiquitous as it is used in this sentence?
A) Controversial
B) Conventional
C) Universal
D) Unusual - ANSWER C) Universal
The vast Mariana Trench hosts an abundance of marine species that thrive in its
underwater ecosystem.
2024-2025
Photographs of planet Earth taken from satellites show an exquisite spherical body
with a smooth, clearly defined surface. However, we who dwell on the Earth's
surface have a different perspective: we know that the surface includes both
miles-high peaks and miles-deep valleys.
Which transition word could be substituted for the word however without changing
the meaning of the sentence?
A) Likewise B) Therefore C) Thus D) Yet - ANSWER D) Yet
The valleys, on the other hand, present daunting challenges—submerged under
oceans, many of these valleys remain elusive to all but a tiny number of daring,
highly motivated explorers.
What is the meaning of the word daunting as it is used in this sentence?
A) Foreseeable
B) Formidable
C) Mundane
D) Mysterious - ANSWER B) Formidable
The Mariana Trench is the result of an ancient geological confrontation—a
collision between two massive plates in the planet's crust—called a subduction.
Which is the author's purpose for including the underlined clause?
A) To communicate the meaning of a scientific term
B) To convey the dangers of oceanic exploration
C) To describe where the trench is located
, D) To explain how the trench became so deep - ANSWER A) To communicate the
meaning of a scientific term
Which best describes the main idea of paragraph 4?
A) Explorers of the Mariana Trench are a daring and accomplished group.
B) Most people who explore the Mariana Trench are motivated by curiosity.
C) The Mariana Trench is of interest to both geologists and oceanographers.
D) Those who explore the Mariana Trench are honored internationally. - ANSWER
A) Explorers of the Mariana Trench are a daring and accomplished group.
Which literary device does the author use to present ideas in both paragraph 1 and
paragraph 5?
A) Contrast
B) Exaggeration
C) Irony
D) Repetition - ANSWER A) Contrast
Looking closer, Vescovo concluded that it was that ubiquitous artefact of
twenty-first-century life—a plastic bag!
Which is the meaning of ubiquitous as it is used in this sentence?
A) Controversial
B) Conventional
C) Universal
D) Unusual - ANSWER C) Universal
The vast Mariana Trench hosts an abundance of marine species that thrive in its
underwater ecosystem.
