TEAS 7 Reading Questions with Answers (LATEST)
Don’t Look Back Now is the story of Keisha (Joy Taylor), a woman who has moved across
country to escape her creepy ex-boyfriend stalker, Tom (Kevin Highsmith). However, mysterious
things keep happening to the people in Keisha’s life, and the authorities don’t believe her. But
there’s one thing nobody knows – she’s got a secret that will make anyone coming to harm her
regret it – especially Tom. This thriller is an exciting roller coaster ride that constantly keeps the
audience guessing.
Director Juliette Cho knows exactly how to manipulate the camera to capture every shadow and
peripheral movement, keeping the viewer on edge. The close-up shots feel claustrophobic, like
the perspective is skewed. For any other movie this might be annoying, but for this one, it helps
put the viewer in Keisha’s suspicious shoes very well. With a running time of 98 minutes, the
pacing is quick and efficient, and Cho uses cinematography deftly to show the quick and jerky
passage of time from Keisha’s perspective.
The performances are rock solid all the way through. Joy Taylor is brittle and violent, simmering
below the surface with rage. You can see the toll this stalking experience has had on her in every
twitch of her eye and clench of her jaw. The strength she displays once the film shifts into the
darker, triumphant second act is a wonder to behold. Kevin Highsmith gives off just the right
vibe of charming and sinister as Tom, effortlessly shifting his entire performance between sweet
and suddenly dangerous.
This is a tense thrill rise that will not disappoint fans of Joy Taylor orr this genre in general. You
can find Don’t Look Back Now at the Main Street Metroplex 12 and the Movie Palace 20 starting
Friday.
1. Which of the following sentences best summarizes the second paragraph of the passage?
a. The film takes place mostly in the dark, which makes lighting and camera angles very
important.
b. The direction and cinematography are the key elements to creating the film’s tense,
suspenseful tone.
c. Close-up shots are an important way to showcase a character’s state of mind.
d. Joy Taylor’s performance helps the audience feel more sympathetic toward her character,
Keisha.
Answer: b. The direction and cinematography are the key elements to creating the film’s tense,
suspenseful tone.
2. Which of the following conclusions could a reader make from this passage?
a. Tom is able to protect Keisha from her stalker.
b. There is a big twist in the second half of the movie.
c. The film has a sad ending.
d. Juliette Cho is a first-time director.
Answer: b. There is a big twist in the second half of the movie.
3. Which of the following information from the passage contains an opinion?
a. Starting Friday, the movie will be showing at the Main Street Metroplex 12 and the Movie
Palace 20.
b. The plot of the movie is about a woman who has moved across country to escape her
boyfriend.
c. Juliette Cho’s close-up shots make the viewer feel claustrophobic and frightened.
d. The movie, starring Joy Taylor and Kevin Highsmith, lasts a little longer than an hour and a
half.
Answer: c. Juliette Cho’s close-up shots make the viewer feel claustrophobic and frightened.
4. Which of the following sentences from the passage includes a fact?
a. “With a running time of 98 minutes, the pacing is quick and efficient… ”
b. “You can see the toll this stalking experience has had on her every twitch of her eye and
clench of her jaw.”
c. “The close-up shots feel claustrophobic, like the perspective is skewed.”
d. This is a tense thrill ride that will not disappoint fans of Joy Taylor or this genre in general.
Answer: a. “With a running time of 98 minutes, the pacing is quick and efficient… ”
5. In which of the following genres would Don’t Look Back Now most likely be classified?
a. Drama
b. Action-Adventure
c. Suspense
d. Romance
Answer: c. Suspense
It can be difficult to write sometimes, especially if you are creating something brand new. It is
even harder when you must write while following certain rules. Some writers thrive when there
are limits, like poets. Many poetry forms follow very specific rules, like sonnets or elegies: you
can’t just throw some words on a page and call it a haiku. On the other hand, some successful
poets really enjoy breaking the rules. They will reuse to use proper punctuation or follow any
sort of structure. So then what good are the rules if you can just break them and still succeed?
That doesn’t make any sense. I guess that is why I am not a poet.
1. Based on the authors support and evidence, which of the following is a valid evaluation of the
paragraph?
a. It is an entertaining piece based on personal bias opinion.
b. It is part of a student essay on how poets develop their craft
c. It is a logical argument, proving that it is impossible to write well
d. It is a scholarly work about the business of being a good writer.
Answer: a. It is an entertaining piece based on personal bias opinion.
2. Which of the following is the most likely source for most of the authors’ statement in the
passage?
a. The writers’ local university library
b. The online writing lab at Purdue University
c. Archive of recorded poetry and literature
d. The writers own knowledge about writing.
Answer: d. The writers own knowledge about writing.
Infomercial
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equipment for your home food station! Are you tired of your blocks of premium aged cheddar
getting all crumbly when you try to slice them? Don’t you hate leaving your fingerprints on that
hard stick of butter? Well, worry no more! From the company that brought you the SmackDice
comes the McGrabs! You no longer have to worry about your firm, sweaty grip destroying your
cheese or your kinds of butter. All you have to do is slip on your patented heat-deflecting mittem,
complete with plastic-grp palm pad, and slice your smooth dairy products with no threat of them
smelting or crumbling from your body heat!
1. Which of the following phrases from this infomercial contains instructions about how to use
the advertised product?
a. Slip on our patented heat-deflecting mitten.
b. No longer worry about your firm, sweaty grip destroying your cheeses or your butter.
c. Leaving your fingerprints in that hard stick of butter.
d. Bring you a brand-new piece of equipment for your home food station.
Answer: a. Slip on our patented heat-deflecting mitten.
2. Which of the following options best describe how Turman supports his argument?
a. By appealing to a shared sense of community and values.
b. By evoking the feeling of annoyance and relief.
c. By addressing his audience at just the right moment.
d. By assembling evidence and logical explanation.
Answer: b. By evoking the feeling of annoyance and relief.
3. Which of the following options best describes the purpose of this infomercial?
a. To amuse the audience with enthusiastic rhetoric
b. To persuade the audience to buy the Dairy McGrabs
c. To express frustration with the common dairy food problems
d. To explain how the Dairy McGrabs works.
Answer: b. To persuade the audience to buy the Dairy McGrabs
Studies suggest that more than 9 billion metric tons of plastic have been produced since 1950,
more than four times the volume of Mt. Everest, and about 75% of its remains in landfills or has
entered the environment as pollution. As a material, plastic has many advantages. However, it is
difficult to recycle because popular single-use and convenience items, such as packaging and
water bottles, are low in quality and value when recycled. Part of the magic of plastic is that it
seemingly lasts forever. But when it cannot be re-used efficiently, it leads to stark realities like an
island of plastic, twice the size of Texas, floating in the Pacific Ocean.
Plastic is consumed by fish and birds and is seeping into the air, water, and our food.
1. Based on evidence from the passage, which of the following is the most likely inference?
a. If we increased production of single-use plastic packaging, more plastic would be recycled.
b. Most of the plastic that has been produced has been recycled.
c. The best thing about plastic is that it is recyclable, a renewable resource.
d. Plastic makes life convenient, but its use has so many cons that its use should be reduced.
Answer: d. Plastic makes life convenient, but its use has so many cons that its use should be
reduced.
2. Which of the following pairs of examples from the passage best demonstrates why the use of
plastics is a divisive topic?
a. Plastic has advantages. Plastic is difficult to recycle efficiently
b. Plastic is consumed by birds. Plastic is entering our food
c. Plastic is popular. Plastic is used for packaging
d. Plastic is in landfills. Plastic is in the ocean.
Answer: a. Plastic has advantages. Plastic is difficult to recycle efficiently
The Great Emu War
In 1932, the Australian government lost a war against the native emu population. The operation
that has since become known as the Great Emu War began as an initiative to combat
overpopulation of the crop-destroying birds invading farmland around Chandler and Walgoolan.
The initial assault on the flightless avians began on November 2 and lasted six days before the
military personnel withdrew. Efforts resumed on November 12, but by early December, the
feathered foes had adopted guerrilla tactics against the targeted wheat fields, rendering military
involvement largely ineffective. The Australian government declined further involvement with
the ongoing conflict in 1934, 1943, and 1948, despite the repeated pleas for assistance by the
farmers in the area.
1. During the Great Emu War, which of the following events happened immediately after the
conflict resumed in mid-November?
a. Military efforts became ineffective
b. The Australian government launched the initial assault
c. The military withdrew
d. Emus resorted to guerrilla tactics.
Answer: d. Emus resorted to guerrilla tactics.
2. Which of the following statements is a logical conclusion based on this report?
a. Emus continued destroying crops in the area throughout the 1930s and 1940s
b. After losing the support of Australian government, farmer engaged in guerrilla warfare to
combat the emus in 1934, 1943 and 1948
c. From 1932 to 1948, the Australian government battled emus on behalf of farmers
d. After losing the great emu war in 1932, the Australian government provided limited military
support to farmers in 1934, 1943 and 1948.
Answer: a. Emus continued destroying crops in the area throughout the 1930s and 1940s
3. Which of the following words is synonym for avain in this passage?
a. Bird
b. Flying
c. Aerial
d. Plane
Answer: a. Bird
You might think the largest animal on Earth is the blue whale, and you would be correct. Blue
whales can reach a length of 98 ft. long and can weigh as much as 198 tons. However, in the
Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon, there is an organism currently covering an area of 3 square
miles and estimated to weigh at least 7,500 tons: the Armillaria ostoyae fungus, also known as
the honey mushroom or shoestring fungus. Though A. ostoyae is found in other places, such as
Michigan and Germany, only Oregon’s fungus has grown to such an enormous size. The
humongous fungus is estimated to be anywhere from 2,000 to 8,000 years old, and it continues to
grow by 1 to 3 feet every year.
1. Which of the following is the purpose of the passage?
a. To persuade
b. To describe
c. To entertain
d. To inform
Answer: d. To inform
2. Which of the following best describes the report?
a. Human kind versus nature
b. Hierarchy in nature
c. Nature as beauty
d. Extraordinary natural phenomena
Answer: d. Extraordinary natural phenomena
Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman, the first civilian licensed Black pilot in the world, was born in 1892 to
sharecroppers in Texas, where she attended a segregated school and worked with her family in
the cotton fields. She dreamed of becoming a pilot but no flight schools in America would accept
her, so she moved to France to earn her pilot’s license.
When she returned to the U.S., she wanted to open a flight school for Black students. She
became a stunt flier and performed for paying audiences, which she insisted be desegregated.
Following her death in a plane crash in 1926, the Bessie Coleman Aero Club was established in
Los Angeles in 1929. She was inducted into the National Aviation hall of Fame in 2006.
1. Which of the following sources would be useful for gathering more information about Bessie
Coleman?
a. A documentary film on female pilots in World War 1
b. A biography of the Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbur
c. The national museum of African American history and culture
d. A comprehensive history of sharecropping eastern Texas.
Answer: c. The national museum of African American history and culture
2. Which of the following statements correctly identifies the sequence of events in the reading?
a. Born to sharecropper parents, Bessie Coleman moved to France to take flight training and then
returned to the United States as a stunt pilot
b. After life as a sharecropper, Bessie Coleman raised money as a stunt pilot to attend flight
school in France
c. Bessie Coleman’s parents were sharecroppers who sent her to France as a child to become a
pilot, after which she returned and opened a flight school
d. Bessie Coleman was a pilot, then a sharecropper, who lived in France where she was inducted
into the national aviation hall of fame.
Answer: a. Born to sharecropper parents, Bessie Coleman moved to France to take flight
training and then returned to the United States as a stunt pilot
3. A parent is researching types of sunscreen to use for his child to wear to swim lessons. Which
of the following resources would be the most reliable for the parent to consult?
a. An advertisement for sunscreen in a parenting magazine
b. A published interview with well-known heart surgeon
c. A review of sunscreens from a skin cancer research foundation
d. A recommendation from the child’s swim instructor.
Answer: c. A review of sunscreens from a skin cancer research foundation
4. Which of the following information sources contains copyright information for a given book?
a. Index
b. Publication page
c. Title page
d. Table of content
Answer: c. Title page
Editor Wanted
Copy editor needed for new corporate magazine. All applicants must have four years of editorial
experience. A college degree in journalism or English is required. The job requires full-time
hours with competitive benefits offered. The starting salary is $30,000 per year.
Contact human resources at 444-4444 to apply.
Using the employment advertisement above, which of the following applicants could meet the
requirements of this job?
a. A college graduate who majored in layout design.
b. A newspaper reporter who has 2 years of editing experience.
c. A teacher who has taught for 4 years.
c. A writer looking to work for 40 hours a week.
Answer: c. A teacher who has taught for 4 years.
Peanut Butter Cookies
Grandma Harry; 30 minutes; Cookies/Desserts; Makes 1 dozen
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup flour
Beat egg white until foamy. Stir in sugar, beat again until stiff peaks form. Gently fold in peanut
butter and vanilla. Add flour in small increments until dough forms. Chill dough for at least 2
hours. Roll into balls, roll in sugar, press down with a fork, and bake at 350 degrees F for 10 to
12 minutes. Let cool on cookie sheet. These are very fragile.
1. Which of the following statements about the passage is true?
a. These cookies should be cooked on a baking rack
b. These cookies can be cooked in a microwave oven
c. Folding I peanut butter must be done
d. Beating egg whites means stirring them vigorously
Answer: d. Beating egg whites means stirring them vigorously
2. A high school football team arrives to practices one day to find that all of their equipment is
missing. The coach wants to make sure he has considered every possibility before he alerts the
principal. Which of the following pieces of evidence would be relevant to help explain what
happened?
a. Many of the players’ parents have raised concerns over the potential for head injuries in
contact football
b. The school board has instituted budget cuts to the football program
c. The football team often exchanges pranks with the biggest rival, a high school team from the
next town
d. The equipment has failed a recent safety inspection.
Answer: c. The football team often exchanges pranks with the biggest rival, a high school team
from the next town
3. Which of the following areas of a textbook includes supplementary materials and additional
information to the text?
a. Glossary
b. Index
c. Bibliography
d. Appendix
Answer: d. Appendix
1. Which of the following phrases on the label is a subheading?
a. Nutrition facts
b. Servings Per Container
c. Amounts Per Serving
d. Trans Fat
Answer: c. Amounts Per Serving
2. Which of the following is the best source to consult about the famous jazz saxophonist Charlie
“yardbird” Parker’s childhood in Kansas City in the 1940s?
a. Photographs of jazz clubs in Kansas City from 1941
b. A greatest hits album of Charlie Parker’s most popular songs
c. A published magazine interview with Charlie Parker
d. The “arts” section of a 1940 issue of Kansas City newspaper.
Answer: c. A published magazine interview with Charlie Parker
3. Which of the following sources would provide relevant information about the cost of property
destruction following a natural disaster?
a. A photograph of the damage taken by a bystander
b. A speech celebrating community first responders
c. A newspaper article about the natural disaster
d. A pamphlet about local food and shelter resources
Answer: c. A newspaper article about the natural disaster
ATI TEAS 7 Reading Study Guide
Text in various formats
• Persuasive/Argumentative
o Author convinces reader to believe something about a topic
o Must be able to portray strong opinion words: in the first place, without a
doubt, unquestionably, from my point of view, should, good, best, seeing,
most
• Problem/Solution
o Problem presented followed by a solution, challenges reader to take action
• Expository
o If you see numbers, most of the time it means expository
o Factual, the author informs, explains, or tells how to
o Historical passages are expository
o Textbook, all factual
• Cause/Effect
o Cause (since, because, due too…) and effect (consequently, therefore…)
• Compare/contrast
o Compare is to find similarities (both, same, too, like, as well…)
o Contrast is to identify differences (but, however, yet, instead)
• Procedure
o First, next, then, last, in closing…
• Descriptive
o Focuses on particular subject and attempts to depict subject to be clear to
readers
• Narrative
o Personal story, passages with pronouns mostly likely narrative
o Fiction, dialogs, people talking, quotation marks, conversation
o Purpose is to entertain, inform, and challenge
• Technical
o Describes complex objects or process
• Denotation
o Nonfiction, literal meaning of word (dictionary def)
Interpret the meaning of words and phrases using context
• Distinguish between connotation, denotation, and figurative language
• Denotation
o Nonfiction, literal meaning of word (dictionary def)
• Connotation
o Beyond denotation by including emotional reaction, the implied
meaning of a word or idea
• Figurative
o Figure of speech
• Simile
o Comparison between two unlike things by using “like or as”
• Metaphor
o Comparison between unlike things without using like or as
• Personification
o Giving human attributes to something nonhuman
Logical Inferences (logically be inferred) and Conclusion
• Look for clues
• Read between the lines
• Never pick “all of the above” or “both of the above”
• Must be supported by the text
• Conclusion made based on the logic presented
• An inference is a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
• When you’re reading, it’s helpful to look for patterns or relationships in the text that might
shed greater light on the subject
Implications
• Author doesn’t state directly but the reader can assume based off info
Identify the topic, main idea, and supporting details: Who/what the paragraph is about?
• Topic
o Topic is the subject of text
o First sentence of each paragraph until you find the correct one
o Look at the answers and see which sentence appears in the
paragraph
• Main idea
o Important point by author
o Thesis statement-last sentence of the first paragraph
• Supporting details
o Provides evidence and backing for the main point
o Same paragraph as the topic sentence
• Summary
o First sentence of the last paragraph
o Appears at the end of a paragraph, chapter, section, document
Follow a given set of directions
• Complete each step before moving to the next
• Find key terms that signify order
Printed Communications
• Memo
o Written by and for members of the same organization
o Official documents
o Organized with numbers, bullet points, makes it easier to identify key ideas
• Posted Announcement
o Flyers, notices
o Need to have all information to act on message
• Classified Advertisement
o Ads in newspapers, circulars, online
o Begins with what is being sold or sought
o Can contain abbreviations, price, and contact information
• Scale reading
o Reading standard measurement instruments
• Legend or Key of a map
• Events of sequence
o Order in which things happen
Facts and Opinion
• Facts
o Facts do not contain any opinions
o Passages with numbers are almost always a fact
o Doesn’t reveal author’s feelings
o Information can be proven or verified are facts
• Opinion
o Indicates words like believe, think, or feel
o Not true or false
o One person’s viewpoint
o Words that can indicate opinions: should, best, seems, most, good, better,
worst Biases and Stereotypes
• Biases
o Someone’s personal opinion
o Unfair/inaccurate and the author ignores reasonable
counterargument
o Opinion words: should, best, good, seems, etc
• Stereotypes
o Opinion of some people towards race, gender, other certain groups
of people
o Opinion words: should, best, good, seems, etc
o Look to see if the passage refers to/labels a group of people
o Passing judgement
Mood vs. Tone
• Mood
o How passage makes you feel
• Tone
o How the passage makes author feel
Determine the denotative meaning of words
• Identify the correct definition of a word and a source to find vocabulary definitions
Evaluate the author’s purpose in a given text
• Ask yourself whether the author is trying to persuade,
inform, or entertain
• Narrative
o Often serve to entertain an audience
• Informational
o Used to inform readers about a specific topic
• Persuasive
O Advertisements, newspapers, made to persuade
• Author Purpose
o The writer’s purpose with passage
o Easy as PIE
o “P” stands for “persuade”-advertisements use to
persuade to make a purchase
o “I” stands for “inform”-newspapers
o “E” stands for “Entertain”-written to please the
reader (novels, short stories, and poems)
Author’s point of view in a given text
• Headings and Subheadings
o Printed in larger and bolder fonts
• Footnotes and Endnotes
o Footnotes are at the bottom of the page
o Endnotes are like footnotes but its at the end of the
paragraphs, chapters, documents
• Bold Text and Underline
o Bold is often because the author wants to emphasize the
point, importance, key terms,
o Underlining serves a similar purpose, used to suggest
emphasis, used titles of books, magazines, art
• Italics
o Important word, phrase and sentences in a text
• Index
o At the end of book
o Find information about specific topics
• Table of Contents
o List of different subjects or chapter titles with a page
number
Primary sources in various media
• Primary sources
o Documentary evidence closest to the subject being studied
• Internet sources
Making Predictions and Drawing Conclusion
• Predictions
o Guessing about what is going to happen next
• Foreshadowing
o Author hinting about what is going to happen next
• Drawing conclusions
o Information they have read
Themes in print and other sources
• Theme
o An issue, idea, or a question raised by the text
o Supposed to be an oversimplification of the story’s meaning
o Main topic or central idea
• Similar themes across cultures
o Writers from different cultures address similar themes
• Difference in addressing themes in various cultures and genres
o Similar themes but done in different ways
Evaluating an argument
• Argument or persuasive
o Passage should be a calm and reasonable presentation of an author’s idea for others
to consider
• Evidence
o Refers to information that supports a main point, minor point and conclusion
