ATI TEAS 7 COMBINED TESTS
2025 CORRECT ANSWERS INDICATED
AFTER THE QUESTIONS
Reading
Questions 1-6 are based upon the following passage:
This excerpt is an adaptation of Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s
Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
My gentleness and good behaviour had gained so far on the
emperor and his court, and indeed upon the army and people in
general, that I began to conceive hopes of getting my liberty in a
short time. I took all possible methods to cultivate this
favourable disposition. The natives came, by degrees, to be less
apprehensive of any danger from me. I would sometimes lie
down, and let five or six of them dance on my hand; and at last
the boys and girls would venture to come and play at hide-
andseek in my hair. I had now made a good progress in
understanding and speaking the language. The emperor had a
mind one day to entertain me with several of the country shows,
wherein they exceed all nations I have known, both for dexterity
and magnificence. I was diverted with none so much as that of
the rope-dancers, performed upon a slender white thread,
extended about two feet, and twelve inches from the ground.
Upon which I shall desire liberty, with the reader’s patience, to
enlarge a little.
This diversion is only practised by those persons who are
candidates for great employments, and high favour at court. They
,are trained in this art from their youth, and are not always of
noble birth, or liberal education. When a great office is vacant,
either by death or disgrace (which often happens,) five or six of
those candidates petition the emperor to entertain his majesty
and the court with a dance on the rope; and whoever jumps the
highest, without falling, succeeds in the office. Very often the
chief ministers
themselves are commanded to show their skill, and to convince
the emperor that they have not lost their faculty. Flimnap, the
treasurer, is allowed to cut a caper on the straight rope, at least
an inch higher than any other lord in the whole empire. I have
seen him do the summerset several times together, upon a
trencher fixed on a rope which is no thicker than a common
packthread in England. My friend Reldresal, principal secretary
for private affairs, is, in my opinion, if I am not partial, the second
after the
311 treasurer; the rest of the great officers are much upon
a par.
1. Which of the following statements best summarize the central
purpose of this text?
,a. Gulliver details his fondness for the archaic yet interesting
practices of his captors.
b. Gulliver conjectures about the intentions of the aristocratic
sector of society.
c. Gulliver becomes acquainted with the people and practices
of his new surroundings.
d. Gulliver’s differences cause him to become penitent around
new acquaintances.
2. What is the word principal referring to in the following text?
My friend Reldresal, principal secretary for private affairs, is,
in my opinion, if I am not partial, the second after the
treasurer; the rest of the great officers are much upon a par.
a. Primary or chief
b. An acolyte
c. An individual who provides nurturing d. One in a subordinate
position
3. What can the reader infer from this passage?
I would sometimes lie down, and let five or six of them dance on
my hand; and at last the boys and girls would venture to come
and play at hideand-seek in my hair.
a. The children tortured Gulliver.
b. Gulliver traveled because he wanted to meet new people.
c. Gulliver is considerably larger than the children who are
playing around him.
d. Gulliver has a genuine love and enthusiasm for people of all
sizes.
, 4. What is the significance of the word mind in the following
passage?
The emperor had a mind one day to entertain me with several of
the country shows, wherein they exceed all nations I have
known, both for dexterity and magnificence.
a. The ability to think
b. A collective vote
c. A definitive decision
d. A mythological question
5. David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest is the holy grail of modern
literature. It will stand the test of time in its relevance. Every
single person who starts
312
reading Infinite Jest cannot physically put down the book until
completing it.
Which of the following is the main point of the passage?
a. David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest is the holy grail of modern
literature. b. Infinite Jest is a page-turner.
c. David Foster Wallace wrote Infinite Jest.
d. Infinite Jest is a modern classic for good reason and
everybody should read it.
6. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is
often ascribed as the cause of World War I. However, the
assassination merely lit the fuse in a combustible situation since
many of the world powers were in complicated and convoluted
military alliances. For example, England, France, and Russia
entered into a mutual defense treaty seven years prior to World
War I. Even without Franz Ferdinand's assassination .
2025 CORRECT ANSWERS INDICATED
AFTER THE QUESTIONS
Reading
Questions 1-6 are based upon the following passage:
This excerpt is an adaptation of Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s
Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
My gentleness and good behaviour had gained so far on the
emperor and his court, and indeed upon the army and people in
general, that I began to conceive hopes of getting my liberty in a
short time. I took all possible methods to cultivate this
favourable disposition. The natives came, by degrees, to be less
apprehensive of any danger from me. I would sometimes lie
down, and let five or six of them dance on my hand; and at last
the boys and girls would venture to come and play at hide-
andseek in my hair. I had now made a good progress in
understanding and speaking the language. The emperor had a
mind one day to entertain me with several of the country shows,
wherein they exceed all nations I have known, both for dexterity
and magnificence. I was diverted with none so much as that of
the rope-dancers, performed upon a slender white thread,
extended about two feet, and twelve inches from the ground.
Upon which I shall desire liberty, with the reader’s patience, to
enlarge a little.
This diversion is only practised by those persons who are
candidates for great employments, and high favour at court. They
,are trained in this art from their youth, and are not always of
noble birth, or liberal education. When a great office is vacant,
either by death or disgrace (which often happens,) five or six of
those candidates petition the emperor to entertain his majesty
and the court with a dance on the rope; and whoever jumps the
highest, without falling, succeeds in the office. Very often the
chief ministers
themselves are commanded to show their skill, and to convince
the emperor that they have not lost their faculty. Flimnap, the
treasurer, is allowed to cut a caper on the straight rope, at least
an inch higher than any other lord in the whole empire. I have
seen him do the summerset several times together, upon a
trencher fixed on a rope which is no thicker than a common
packthread in England. My friend Reldresal, principal secretary
for private affairs, is, in my opinion, if I am not partial, the second
after the
311 treasurer; the rest of the great officers are much upon
a par.
1. Which of the following statements best summarize the central
purpose of this text?
,a. Gulliver details his fondness for the archaic yet interesting
practices of his captors.
b. Gulliver conjectures about the intentions of the aristocratic
sector of society.
c. Gulliver becomes acquainted with the people and practices
of his new surroundings.
d. Gulliver’s differences cause him to become penitent around
new acquaintances.
2. What is the word principal referring to in the following text?
My friend Reldresal, principal secretary for private affairs, is,
in my opinion, if I am not partial, the second after the
treasurer; the rest of the great officers are much upon a par.
a. Primary or chief
b. An acolyte
c. An individual who provides nurturing d. One in a subordinate
position
3. What can the reader infer from this passage?
I would sometimes lie down, and let five or six of them dance on
my hand; and at last the boys and girls would venture to come
and play at hideand-seek in my hair.
a. The children tortured Gulliver.
b. Gulliver traveled because he wanted to meet new people.
c. Gulliver is considerably larger than the children who are
playing around him.
d. Gulliver has a genuine love and enthusiasm for people of all
sizes.
, 4. What is the significance of the word mind in the following
passage?
The emperor had a mind one day to entertain me with several of
the country shows, wherein they exceed all nations I have
known, both for dexterity and magnificence.
a. The ability to think
b. A collective vote
c. A definitive decision
d. A mythological question
5. David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest is the holy grail of modern
literature. It will stand the test of time in its relevance. Every
single person who starts
312
reading Infinite Jest cannot physically put down the book until
completing it.
Which of the following is the main point of the passage?
a. David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest is the holy grail of modern
literature. b. Infinite Jest is a page-turner.
c. David Foster Wallace wrote Infinite Jest.
d. Infinite Jest is a modern classic for good reason and
everybody should read it.
6. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is
often ascribed as the cause of World War I. However, the
assassination merely lit the fuse in a combustible situation since
many of the world powers were in complicated and convoluted
military alliances. For example, England, France, and Russia
entered into a mutual defense treaty seven years prior to World
War I. Even without Franz Ferdinand's assassination .
