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NURSING ATI TEAS 7 STUDY GUIDE
TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 2026
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
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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
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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
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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
NURSING ATI TEAS 7 STUDY GUIDE
TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 2026
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
, 2
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
, 3
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
, 4
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
