ATI TEAS English Practice Test: Vocabulary, Word Parts and Context Clues
- Vocabulary Acquisition
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
The TEAS tests vocabulary through word parts and context clues, and many examples come from health care. Tip: split a long medical word into prefix, root and suffix, then put the meanings together.
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Question 1
In the word hypertension, what does the prefix hyper- mean?
Correct answer: B
Hyper- means above or excessive, so hypertension is blood pressure that is higher than normal. Hypo- means below.
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Question 2
What does the suffix -itis mean, as in tonsillitis or arthritis?
Correct answer: A
-itis means inflammation: tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils. Surgical removal is -ectomy, and "study of" is -ology.
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Question 3
The root cardi, as in cardiology, refers to which body part?
Correct answer: D
Cardi- refers to the heart, so cardiology is the study of the heart. The lung root is pulmon- or pneum-, the kidney root is nephr- or ren-, and the liver root is hepat-.
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Question 4
A patient's chart notes bradycardia. What does this word describe?
Correct answer: A
Brady- means slow and -cardia refers to the heart, so bradycardia is a slow heart rate. A fast heart rate is tachycardia.
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Question 5
What does an appendectomy involve?
Correct answer: B
The suffix -ectomy means surgical removal. Inflammation of the appendix is appendicitis, and a cut into an organ is -otomy.
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Question 6
The burn was superficial, affecting only the outer layer of the skin.
Which word is closest in meaning to superficial as used here?
Correct answer: D
The phrase "affecting only the outer layer" shows that superficial means near the surface, or shallow. Nothing in the sentence describes pain or infection.
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Question 7
A doctor notes bilateral swelling in a patient's ankles. What does bilateral mean?
Correct answer: C
Bi- means two and lateral means side, so bilateral swelling affects both ankles. Swelling on one side would be called unilateral.
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Question 8
After the long surgery, the patient was lethargic; he could barely keep his eyes open and answered questions slowly.
What does lethargic mean?
Correct answer: A
Barely keeping his eyes open and answering slowly point to a lack of energy. "Alert and talkative" is the opposite of the clues in the sentence.
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Question 9
The biopsy showed that the growth was benign, so no further treatment was needed.
Which word is opposite in meaning to benign in this sentence?
Correct answer: C
Benign means not harmful or not cancerous, and the clue is that no treatment was needed. Malignant means cancerous or harmful, the opposite. "Harmless" is a synonym.
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Question 10
A dermatologist is a doctor who specializes in which part of the body?
Correct answer: D
The root derm- means skin, and -ologist means a specialist in a field. Blood is hemat-, nerves are neur-, and bones are oste-.
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