ATI TEAS PRACTICE TEST (2026 EDITION) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Reading Section (Questions 1-6)
1. Read the passage below and answer the question.
The Amazon rainforest is often called the lungs of the Earth because it produces
more than 20 percent of the worlds oxygen. It is home to an estimated 390 billion
individual trees divided into 16,000 species. Deforestation threatens this
ecosystem, with an estimated 17 percent of the forest lost in the last 50 years.
Conservation efforts continue, but illegal logging remains a significant problem.
Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
A. The Amazon has 390 billion trees.
B. Deforestation has destroyed 17 percent of the Amazon.
C. The Amazon rainforest is vital to the Earths oxygen supply and is threatened
by deforestation.
D. Illegal logging is the only problem facing the Amazon.
Answer: C
RATIONALE: The passage emphasizes both the importance of the Amazon (oxygen
production) and the threat of deforestation. Options A and B are supporting
details, not the main idea. Option D is incorrect because illegal logging is not the
only problem.
2. Which of the following is an example of a primary source?
A. A textbook about World War II
B. A diary written by a soldier during World War I
, C. A biography of Abraham Lincoln
D. A documentary about the civil rights movement
Answer: B
RATIONALE: A primary source is an original document or firsthand account
created at the time of an event. A diary from a soldier is a primary source.
Textbooks, biographies, and documentaries are secondary sources.
3. Based on the prefix dys, what does the word dysfunction mean?
A. Good function
B. Without function
C. Abnormal or impaired function
D. Excessive function
Answer: C
RATIONALE: The prefix dys means bad, difficult, or abnormal. Dysfunction means
abnormal or impaired function. Dys does not mean without (A), good (B), or
excessive (D).
4. Read the sentence below.
The patient refused to take the medication however the nurse explained its
benefits.
Which punctuation correction is needed?
A. Add a comma before however
B. Add a semicolon before however and a comma after however
C. Remove the word however
D. Add a period after medication and capitalize the
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Reading Section (Questions 1-6)
1. Read the passage below and answer the question.
The Amazon rainforest is often called the lungs of the Earth because it produces
more than 20 percent of the worlds oxygen. It is home to an estimated 390 billion
individual trees divided into 16,000 species. Deforestation threatens this
ecosystem, with an estimated 17 percent of the forest lost in the last 50 years.
Conservation efforts continue, but illegal logging remains a significant problem.
Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
A. The Amazon has 390 billion trees.
B. Deforestation has destroyed 17 percent of the Amazon.
C. The Amazon rainforest is vital to the Earths oxygen supply and is threatened
by deforestation.
D. Illegal logging is the only problem facing the Amazon.
Answer: C
RATIONALE: The passage emphasizes both the importance of the Amazon (oxygen
production) and the threat of deforestation. Options A and B are supporting
details, not the main idea. Option D is incorrect because illegal logging is not the
only problem.
2. Which of the following is an example of a primary source?
A. A textbook about World War II
B. A diary written by a soldier during World War I
, C. A biography of Abraham Lincoln
D. A documentary about the civil rights movement
Answer: B
RATIONALE: A primary source is an original document or firsthand account
created at the time of an event. A diary from a soldier is a primary source.
Textbooks, biographies, and documentaries are secondary sources.
3. Based on the prefix dys, what does the word dysfunction mean?
A. Good function
B. Without function
C. Abnormal or impaired function
D. Excessive function
Answer: C
RATIONALE: The prefix dys means bad, difficult, or abnormal. Dysfunction means
abnormal or impaired function. Dys does not mean without (A), good (B), or
excessive (D).
4. Read the sentence below.
The patient refused to take the medication however the nurse explained its
benefits.
Which punctuation correction is needed?
A. Add a comma before however
B. Add a semicolon before however and a comma after however
C. Remove the word however
D. Add a period after medication and capitalize the
