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
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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
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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
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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
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