Free ATI TEAS 7 practice test: are you ready?

5 sample ATI TEAS 7 questions, explained

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1. 1. Read this sentence from a passage about hospital medication systems: "The new bar-coding system, praised in the capital as a cure-all, has become just another paperweight on busy nurses' stations." What is the author's tone toward the system?

   • A. Enthusiastic endorsement of a valuable new tool
   • B. Objective reporting of the system's benefits and limitations
   • C. Skeptical dismissal of a system that is not working as promised
   • D. Confusion about how the system is supposed to function
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   Correct: C (Skeptical dismissal of a system that is not working as promised).

   The metaphor "paperweight" portrays the system as idle and ineffective, while the contrast with "cure-all" indicates the author is skeptical of its touted benefits. "Objective" is wrong because the figurative language carries a clear negative judgment rather than neutral reporting.

   Topic: Reading, Finding Meaning in TEAS Passages

2. 2. Which of the following correctly rewrites 7 - 12 as an equivalent addition expression?

   • A. 7 + (-12)
   • B. (-7) + (-12)
   • C. (-7) + 12
   • D. 7 + 12
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   Correct: A (7 + (-12)).

   Subtracting 12 is equivalent to adding the opposite of 12, which is -12, so 7 - 12 becomes 7 + (-12). The closest distractor, 7 + 12, treats subtraction as addition of a positive number and does not preserve the value, since 7 - 12 = -5 while 7 + 12 = 19.

   Topic: Mathematics, From Fundamentals to Data Analysis

3. 3. An observational study of 400 hospital nurses finds that nurses who drink more than three cups of coffee per day report significantly fewer sick days than nurses who drink no coffee. Which conclusion is best supported by this study?

   • A. Drinking more coffee causes nurses to miss less work.
   • B. Coffee consumption is associated with fewer reported sick days, but causation cannot be determined from this study.
   • C. Nurses who work fewer night shifts both drink more coffee and take fewer sick days.
   • D. Coffee protects nurses from illness.
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   Correct: B (Coffee consumption is associated with fewer reported sick days, but causation cannot be determined from this study.).

   Because the study is observational and did not randomly assign nurses to coffee or no coffee, it cannot rule out other explanations such as shift schedule or other health habits. The data support only an association between coffee consumption and fewer reported sick days.

   Topic: Scientific Reasoning and Biology, Thinking Like a Life Scientist

4. 4. What is the mass number of an atom that contains 15 protons and 16 neutrons?

   • A. 15
   • B. 16
   • C. 31
   • D. 46
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   Correct: C (31).

   Mass number is the sum of protons and neutrons: 15 + 16 = 31. The values 15 and 16 are individual particle counts, and 46 incorrectly adds the mass number to the proton count.

   Topic: Chemistry, Atomic Structure Through Reactions and Solutions

5. 5. Which of the following is a typical location of stratified squamous epithelium, which protects against friction and wear?

   • A. Lining of the trachea
   • B. Epidermis of the skin and lining of the esophagus
   • C. Lining the alveoli
   • D. Inner lining of blood vessels
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   Correct: B (Epidermis of the skin and lining of the esophagus).

   Stratified squamous epithelium forms the epidermis and lines the oral cavity and esophagus, where multiple layers provide protection against friction. Alveoli and blood vessels are lined by simple squamous epithelium, and the trachea is lined by pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium.

   Topic: Anatomy and Physiology I, Support, Movement, and Control

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From the practice tests in our ATI TEAS 7 study guide, mixed across every topic of the exam: 25 questions per attempt. The sample questions on this page are not repeated in the test.

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