ATI TEAS Reading Practice Test: Key Ideas and Details
- Key Ideas and Details
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
This test covers the Key Ideas and Details part of the TEAS Reading section. Tip: answer from what the passage actually says, not from what you already know about the topic.
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Question 1
Many people think of sleep as a time when the brain shuts down. In fact, the sleeping brain stays busy. During deep sleep, it sorts through the day's experiences, strengthening some memories and letting others fade. Fluid also moves through brain tissue more freely during sleep, which may help clear away waste products that build up while we are awake.
What is the main idea of the passage?
Correct answer: D
Every sentence after the first describes something the brain does during sleep. The other options either go beyond the passage or turn one detail into a claim it never makes.
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Question 2
Many people think of sleep as a time when the brain shuts down. In fact, the sleeping brain stays busy. During deep sleep, it sorts through the day's experiences, strengthening some memories and letting others fade. Fluid also moves through brain tissue more freely during sleep, which may help clear away waste products that build up while we are awake.
According to the passage, what happens to fluid in the brain during sleep?
Correct answer: B
The passage states that fluid moves through brain tissue more freely during sleep. It is waste products, not fluid, that build up while we are awake.
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Question 3
When you arrive, sign in at the front desk and show your insurance card. Next, complete the health history form on the tablet. After a nurse calls your name, you will be weighed and have your blood pressure taken before you see the provider. Please arrive 15 minutes before your appointment.
According to the instructions, what happens right before the patient sees the provider?
Correct answer: A
The third sentence says weight and blood pressure are taken "before you see the provider." Signing in, showing the card and filling out the form all happen earlier.
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Question 4
Before her twelve-hour shift, Marisol packed two meals, a refillable water bottle and a second pair of compression socks. She set her alarm for 4:45 a.m. and laid out her scrubs the night before.
Which inference is best supported by the passage?
Correct answer: C
Packing extra supplies and preparing the night before point to someone who plans for a long shift. Nothing suggests a new job or lateness, and a 4:45 a.m. alarm fits a day shift.
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Question 5
Community gardens offer more than fresh vegetables. Gardeners often get more physical activity, since digging, planting and weeding all use large muscle groups. Neighbors who might never have spoken begin trading tips and seeds over the fence. In some cities, empty lots that once collected trash have become green spaces that families visit on weekends.
Which detail supports the idea that community gardens bring neighbors together?
Correct answer: A
Trading tips and seeds is social contact between neighbors. The other details support different benefits: exercise, a cleaner city and food.
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Question 6
Community gardens offer more than fresh vegetables. Gardeners often get more physical activity, since digging, planting and weeding all use large muscle groups. Neighbors who might never have spoken begin trading tips and seeds over the fence. In some cities, empty lots that once collected trash have become green spaces that families visit on weekends.
Which sentence best states the author's main point?
Correct answer: B
The first sentence ("more than fresh vegetables") introduces a list of benefits, and the rest of the passage gives examples of them. The other options make claims the author never makes.
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Question 7
Antibiotics kill bacteria or stop them from multiplying, but they have no effect on viruses. Colds and most sore throats are caused by viruses, so antibiotics will not speed recovery from them. Taking antibiotics when they are not needed also gives bacteria more chances to develop resistance, which makes future infections harder to treat.
Which is the best summary of the passage?
Correct answer: B
A good summary keeps both main points: antibiotics do not treat viral illness, and overuse leads to resistance. "Never for any sore throat" goes too far, because the passage says only most sore throats are viral.
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Question 8
Start with the word PLATE. Remove the letter P. Change the T to a K. Replace the L with a B. Add the letter R right after the B. What word do you have now?
Correct answer: C
PLATE becomes LATE, then LAKE, then BAKE, then BRAKE. BLAKE comes from skipping the step that replaces the L.
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Question 9
Nurses on one hospital floor switched from paper checklists to a tablet app for shift handoffs. Over three months, the number of missed medication doses reported on that floor fell from 14 to 6. Nurses on the other floors kept using paper, and their numbers stayed about the same.
Which conclusion is best supported by the passage?
Correct answer: D
The drop happened only on the floor that used the app, which supports a cautious link. One floor over three months cannot prove the app works everywhere or that paper causes most errors.
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Question 10
Theo read the discharge instructions three times, underlining the dosage with his pen. When the pharmacist handed him the bottle, he compared the label to his notes, word by word, before he nodded.
Which word best describes Theo in this passage?
Correct answer: C
Rereading, underlining and checking the label word by word all show care. Someone confused would ask questions rather than calmly confirm and nod.
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