ATI TEAS 7 / NCLEX COMPREHENSIVE
PRACTICE EXAMINATION
150 Practice Questions Across Key Nursing Domains with Complete Answer Key &
Detailed Explanations
Exam Overview & Blueprint Coverage:
• Section 1: Reading & English Language Usage (Questions 1–30)
• Section 2: Mathematics & Dosages (Questions 31–60)
• Section 3: Anatomy, Physiology & Biological Sciences (Questions 61–105)
• Section 4: Nursing Care, Fundamentals & Clinical Judgment (Questions 106–150)
• Complete Answer Key & Rationales provided at the end of the document.
SECTION 1: READING & ENGLISH LANGUAGE USAGE (Q1 - Q30)
,Question 1: Which of the following is the primary purpose of a passage written in chronological
order?
A. To present arguments and supporting evidence
B. To sequence events according to the time they occurred
C. To highlight similarities and differences
D. To explain the root cause of an outcome
Question 2: Identify the noun phrase in the sentence: 'The small, rusty key unlocked the ancient
chest.'
A. unlocked the ancient chest
B. The small, rusty key
C. unlocked the key
D. ancient chest
Question 3: What prefix added to the root word 'vascular' creates a word meaning 'pertaining to
blood vessels and heart'?
A. Cardio-
B. Extra-
C. Intra-
D. Micro-
Question 4: Choose the correctly punctuated sentence below:
A. Before the nurse administered the medication, she verified the patient's ID.
B. Before the nurse administered the medication she verified the patient's ID.
C. Before, the nurse administered the medication she verified the patient's ID.
D. Before the nurse administered, the medication she verified the patient's ID.
Question 5: Which word is an antonym for 'benign'?
A. Harmless
B. Malignant
C. Gentle
D. Soft
Question 6: In an informational text, what graphic organizer best demonstrates steps in a clinical
process?
A. Pie chart
B. Flowchart
C. Venn diagram
D. Scatter plot
Question 7: Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:
A. The team of nurses are meeting today.
B. The team of nurses is meeting today.
C. The team of nurses were meeting today.
D. The team of nurses have met today.
Question 8: What type of sentence is this? 'Although the patient felt tired, she completed her
physical therapy exercises.'
A. Simple
B. Compound
, C. Complex
D. Compound-Complex
Question 9: Determine the meaning of 'exacerbate' in the context of asthma symptoms:
A. To relieve or lessen
B. To make worse or aggravate
C. To monitor closely
D. To diagnose accurately
Question 10: Which of the following sentences utilizes passive voice?
A. The physician performed the surgery.
B. The patient swallowed the tablet.
C. The medication was administered by the nurse.
D. The lab technician analyzed the blood sample.
Question 11: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q11] Which of the following is the primary purpose of a
passage written in chronological order?
A. To present arguments and supporting evidence
B. To sequence events according to the time they occurred
C. To highlight similarities and differences
D. To explain the root cause of an outcome
Question 12: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q12] Identify the noun phrase in the sentence: 'The small,
rusty key unlocked the ancient chest.'
A. unlocked the ancient chest
B. The small, rusty key
C. unlocked the key
D. ancient chest
Question 13: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q13] What prefix added to the root word 'vascular' creates a
word meaning 'pertaining to blood vessels and heart'?
A. Cardio-
B. Extra-
C. Intra-
D. Micro-
Question 14: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q14] Choose the correctly punctuated sentence below:
A. Before the nurse administered the medication, she verified the patient's ID.
B. Before the nurse administered the medication she verified the patient's ID.
C. Before, the nurse administered the medication she verified the patient's ID.
D. Before the nurse administered, the medication she verified the patient's ID.
Question 15: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q15] Which word is an antonym for 'benign'?
A. Harmless
B. Malignant
C. Gentle
D. Soft
Question 16: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q16] In an informational text, what graphic organizer best
demonstrates steps in a clinical process?
A. Pie chart
, B. Flowchart
C. Venn diagram
D. Scatter plot
Question 17: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q17] Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb
agreement:
A. The team of nurses are meeting today.
B. The team of nurses is meeting today.
C. The team of nurses were meeting today.
D. The team of nurses have met today.
Question 18: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q18] What type of sentence is this? 'Although the patient
felt tired, she completed her physical therapy exercises.'
A. Simple
B. Compound
C. Complex
D. Compound-Complex
Question 19: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q19] Determine the meaning of 'exacerbate' in the context
of asthma symptoms:
A. To relieve or lessen
B. To make worse or aggravate
C. To monitor closely
D. To diagnose accurately
Question 20: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q20] Which of the following sentences utilizes passive
voice?
A. The physician performed the surgery.
B. The patient swallowed the tablet.
C. The medication was administered by the nurse.
D. The lab technician analyzed the blood sample.
Question 21: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q21] Which of the following is the primary purpose of a
passage written in chronological order?
A. To present arguments and supporting evidence
B. To sequence events according to the time they occurred
C. To highlight similarities and differences
D. To explain the root cause of an outcome
Question 22: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q22] Identify the noun phrase in the sentence: 'The small,
rusty key unlocked the ancient chest.'
A. unlocked the ancient chest
B. The small, rusty key
C. unlocked the key
D. ancient chest
Question 23: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q23] What prefix added to the root word 'vascular' creates a
word meaning 'pertaining to blood vessels and heart'?
A. Cardio-
B. Extra-
C. Intra-
PRACTICE EXAMINATION
150 Practice Questions Across Key Nursing Domains with Complete Answer Key &
Detailed Explanations
Exam Overview & Blueprint Coverage:
• Section 1: Reading & English Language Usage (Questions 1–30)
• Section 2: Mathematics & Dosages (Questions 31–60)
• Section 3: Anatomy, Physiology & Biological Sciences (Questions 61–105)
• Section 4: Nursing Care, Fundamentals & Clinical Judgment (Questions 106–150)
• Complete Answer Key & Rationales provided at the end of the document.
SECTION 1: READING & ENGLISH LANGUAGE USAGE (Q1 - Q30)
,Question 1: Which of the following is the primary purpose of a passage written in chronological
order?
A. To present arguments and supporting evidence
B. To sequence events according to the time they occurred
C. To highlight similarities and differences
D. To explain the root cause of an outcome
Question 2: Identify the noun phrase in the sentence: 'The small, rusty key unlocked the ancient
chest.'
A. unlocked the ancient chest
B. The small, rusty key
C. unlocked the key
D. ancient chest
Question 3: What prefix added to the root word 'vascular' creates a word meaning 'pertaining to
blood vessels and heart'?
A. Cardio-
B. Extra-
C. Intra-
D. Micro-
Question 4: Choose the correctly punctuated sentence below:
A. Before the nurse administered the medication, she verified the patient's ID.
B. Before the nurse administered the medication she verified the patient's ID.
C. Before, the nurse administered the medication she verified the patient's ID.
D. Before the nurse administered, the medication she verified the patient's ID.
Question 5: Which word is an antonym for 'benign'?
A. Harmless
B. Malignant
C. Gentle
D. Soft
Question 6: In an informational text, what graphic organizer best demonstrates steps in a clinical
process?
A. Pie chart
B. Flowchart
C. Venn diagram
D. Scatter plot
Question 7: Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:
A. The team of nurses are meeting today.
B. The team of nurses is meeting today.
C. The team of nurses were meeting today.
D. The team of nurses have met today.
Question 8: What type of sentence is this? 'Although the patient felt tired, she completed her
physical therapy exercises.'
A. Simple
B. Compound
, C. Complex
D. Compound-Complex
Question 9: Determine the meaning of 'exacerbate' in the context of asthma symptoms:
A. To relieve or lessen
B. To make worse or aggravate
C. To monitor closely
D. To diagnose accurately
Question 10: Which of the following sentences utilizes passive voice?
A. The physician performed the surgery.
B. The patient swallowed the tablet.
C. The medication was administered by the nurse.
D. The lab technician analyzed the blood sample.
Question 11: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q11] Which of the following is the primary purpose of a
passage written in chronological order?
A. To present arguments and supporting evidence
B. To sequence events according to the time they occurred
C. To highlight similarities and differences
D. To explain the root cause of an outcome
Question 12: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q12] Identify the noun phrase in the sentence: 'The small,
rusty key unlocked the ancient chest.'
A. unlocked the ancient chest
B. The small, rusty key
C. unlocked the key
D. ancient chest
Question 13: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q13] What prefix added to the root word 'vascular' creates a
word meaning 'pertaining to blood vessels and heart'?
A. Cardio-
B. Extra-
C. Intra-
D. Micro-
Question 14: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q14] Choose the correctly punctuated sentence below:
A. Before the nurse administered the medication, she verified the patient's ID.
B. Before the nurse administered the medication she verified the patient's ID.
C. Before, the nurse administered the medication she verified the patient's ID.
D. Before the nurse administered, the medication she verified the patient's ID.
Question 15: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q15] Which word is an antonym for 'benign'?
A. Harmless
B. Malignant
C. Gentle
D. Soft
Question 16: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q16] In an informational text, what graphic organizer best
demonstrates steps in a clinical process?
A. Pie chart
, B. Flowchart
C. Venn diagram
D. Scatter plot
Question 17: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q17] Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb
agreement:
A. The team of nurses are meeting today.
B. The team of nurses is meeting today.
C. The team of nurses were meeting today.
D. The team of nurses have met today.
Question 18: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q18] What type of sentence is this? 'Although the patient
felt tired, she completed her physical therapy exercises.'
A. Simple
B. Compound
C. Complex
D. Compound-Complex
Question 19: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q19] Determine the meaning of 'exacerbate' in the context
of asthma symptoms:
A. To relieve or lessen
B. To make worse or aggravate
C. To monitor closely
D. To diagnose accurately
Question 20: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q20] Which of the following sentences utilizes passive
voice?
A. The physician performed the surgery.
B. The patient swallowed the tablet.
C. The medication was administered by the nurse.
D. The lab technician analyzed the blood sample.
Question 21: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q21] Which of the following is the primary purpose of a
passage written in chronological order?
A. To present arguments and supporting evidence
B. To sequence events according to the time they occurred
C. To highlight similarities and differences
D. To explain the root cause of an outcome
Question 22: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q22] Identify the noun phrase in the sentence: 'The small,
rusty key unlocked the ancient chest.'
A. unlocked the ancient chest
B. The small, rusty key
C. unlocked the key
D. ancient chest
Question 23: [Reading/Verbal Domain Q23] What prefix added to the root word 'vascular' creates a
word meaning 'pertaining to blood vessels and heart'?
A. Cardio-
B. Extra-
C. Intra-