NURSING ATI TEAS 7 TEST
Topic - Correct Answers -the general subject of the the text
Main idea - Correct Answers -the key message or thesis of the text
Key points - Correct Answers -key points and their supporting details develop the main
idea
Summary - Correct Answers -a brief restatement of the main idea and the most
important key points and details
Inference - Correct Answers -a conclusion reached by critical thinking, reading between
the lines, applying logic to facts and evidence while recognizing context clues
Inference (explicit) - Correct Answers -clearly stated
pH scale - Correct Answers -a numeric representation, from 0 to 14, of acidity
(concentration of hydrogen ions). A neutral solution (such as water) has a pH of 7. Basic
solution pH > 7. An acidic solution pH < 7.
Experiment - Correct Answers -a scientific procedure to test a hypothesis
Hypothesis - Correct Answers -An idea or theory that is not yet proven but can be tested
through experimentation
Control variable - Correct Answers -a variable that is held constant
Homographs - Correct Answers -are words with different meanings that are spelled the
same
Homophones - Correct Answers -are words with different spellings and meanings that
are pronounced the same
Inference (implied) - Correct Answers -implied; not directly stated
Conclusion - Correct Answers -a deduction made about an unstated outcome based on
prediction, details, evidence, and results
,Descriptive - Correct Answers -includes sensory details to create a clear mental picture
for the reader
Expository - Correct Answers -informs, explains, or tells how to do something; uses only
facts and examples
Narrative - Correct Answers -tells a story to entertain, inform, or challenge
Persuasive - Correct Answers -includes facts and strong opinions to make the reader
feel, think, or behave a certain way
Bias - Correct Answers -tendency toward a preconceived idea
Connotative meaning - Correct Answers -the implied meaning of a word, with
assumptions or an emotional charge attached to it
Denotative meaning - Correct Answers -the standard dictionary definition of a word
Rhetorical device - Correct Answers -stylistic language used to have an emotional or
persuasive effect on the reader
Tone - Correct Answers -the writer's attitude or emotions concerning the topic
Argument - Correct Answers -a point the author believes
Compare and Contrast - Correct Answers -to compare means to look for similarities; to
contrast means to look for differences
Prediction - Correct Answers -a reader's guess of what could happen, based on details
found in the text
Primary source - Correct Answers -a firsthand, unaltered document by the original
author or creator; includes novels, letters, original research papers, datasets, paintings
photographs
Secondary source - Correct Answers -a document that analyzes, discusses, or
reproduces a primary source; includes textbooks and many other nonfiction books,
review articles, biographies
Tertiary source - Correct Answers -a reference work that consolidates information from
primary and secondary sources; includes encyclopedias, handbooks, study guides
PEMDAS - Correct Answers -parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition,
and subtraction
, Least common denominator - Correct Answers -the smallest number into which two or
more denominators will divide evenly
Decimals - Correct Answers -represent parts of a whole
Ratio - Correct Answers -a comparison between the quantity of one item and the
quantity of another item
Mean - Correct Answers -the average of a set of numbers
Median - Correct Answers -the middle number
Mode - Correct Answers -the number that appears most often in a set of numbers
Range - Correct Answers -measures the spread of a given set of numbers
Area - Correct Answers -the amount of space within the boundary of the shape
Perimeter - Correct Answers -the distance around the shape
Volume - Correct Answers -the amount of space the object occupies or can hold, as
measured in cubic units
Pythagorean theorem - Correct Answers -applies to right triangles; a^2 + b^2 = c^2
Acute angles - Correct Answers -angles <90 degrees
Hypotenuse - Correct Answers -the side opposite the right angle
Straight angle - Correct Answers -180 degree angle
Celsius to Fahrenheit - Correct Answers -(C x 1.8) + 32
Fahrenheit to Celsius - Correct Answers -(F - 32) / 1.8
Independent variable - Correct Answers -can be manipulated
Dependent variable - Correct Answers -the variable that is a possible effect
Balance - Correct Answers -instrument used to measure an object's mass
Correlation - Correct Answers -the relationship between variables
Positive correlation - Correct Answers -both variables move in the same direction
Topic - Correct Answers -the general subject of the the text
Main idea - Correct Answers -the key message or thesis of the text
Key points - Correct Answers -key points and their supporting details develop the main
idea
Summary - Correct Answers -a brief restatement of the main idea and the most
important key points and details
Inference - Correct Answers -a conclusion reached by critical thinking, reading between
the lines, applying logic to facts and evidence while recognizing context clues
Inference (explicit) - Correct Answers -clearly stated
pH scale - Correct Answers -a numeric representation, from 0 to 14, of acidity
(concentration of hydrogen ions). A neutral solution (such as water) has a pH of 7. Basic
solution pH > 7. An acidic solution pH < 7.
Experiment - Correct Answers -a scientific procedure to test a hypothesis
Hypothesis - Correct Answers -An idea or theory that is not yet proven but can be tested
through experimentation
Control variable - Correct Answers -a variable that is held constant
Homographs - Correct Answers -are words with different meanings that are spelled the
same
Homophones - Correct Answers -are words with different spellings and meanings that
are pronounced the same
Inference (implied) - Correct Answers -implied; not directly stated
Conclusion - Correct Answers -a deduction made about an unstated outcome based on
prediction, details, evidence, and results
,Descriptive - Correct Answers -includes sensory details to create a clear mental picture
for the reader
Expository - Correct Answers -informs, explains, or tells how to do something; uses only
facts and examples
Narrative - Correct Answers -tells a story to entertain, inform, or challenge
Persuasive - Correct Answers -includes facts and strong opinions to make the reader
feel, think, or behave a certain way
Bias - Correct Answers -tendency toward a preconceived idea
Connotative meaning - Correct Answers -the implied meaning of a word, with
assumptions or an emotional charge attached to it
Denotative meaning - Correct Answers -the standard dictionary definition of a word
Rhetorical device - Correct Answers -stylistic language used to have an emotional or
persuasive effect on the reader
Tone - Correct Answers -the writer's attitude or emotions concerning the topic
Argument - Correct Answers -a point the author believes
Compare and Contrast - Correct Answers -to compare means to look for similarities; to
contrast means to look for differences
Prediction - Correct Answers -a reader's guess of what could happen, based on details
found in the text
Primary source - Correct Answers -a firsthand, unaltered document by the original
author or creator; includes novels, letters, original research papers, datasets, paintings
photographs
Secondary source - Correct Answers -a document that analyzes, discusses, or
reproduces a primary source; includes textbooks and many other nonfiction books,
review articles, biographies
Tertiary source - Correct Answers -a reference work that consolidates information from
primary and secondary sources; includes encyclopedias, handbooks, study guides
PEMDAS - Correct Answers -parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition,
and subtraction
, Least common denominator - Correct Answers -the smallest number into which two or
more denominators will divide evenly
Decimals - Correct Answers -represent parts of a whole
Ratio - Correct Answers -a comparison between the quantity of one item and the
quantity of another item
Mean - Correct Answers -the average of a set of numbers
Median - Correct Answers -the middle number
Mode - Correct Answers -the number that appears most often in a set of numbers
Range - Correct Answers -measures the spread of a given set of numbers
Area - Correct Answers -the amount of space within the boundary of the shape
Perimeter - Correct Answers -the distance around the shape
Volume - Correct Answers -the amount of space the object occupies or can hold, as
measured in cubic units
Pythagorean theorem - Correct Answers -applies to right triangles; a^2 + b^2 = c^2
Acute angles - Correct Answers -angles <90 degrees
Hypotenuse - Correct Answers -the side opposite the right angle
Straight angle - Correct Answers -180 degree angle
Celsius to Fahrenheit - Correct Answers -(C x 1.8) + 32
Fahrenheit to Celsius - Correct Answers -(F - 32) / 1.8
Independent variable - Correct Answers -can be manipulated
Dependent variable - Correct Answers -the variable that is a possible effect
Balance - Correct Answers -instrument used to measure an object's mass
Correlation - Correct Answers -the relationship between variables
Positive correlation - Correct Answers -both variables move in the same direction
