TEAS Reading: Craft and Structure

Question 1

A health article opens by describing the nationwide shortage of nurses and concludes by proposing expanded nursing school enrollment. Which text structure does this represent?

Accepted Answer

Problem and solution

Answer

Problem-and-solution structure presents an issue and then describes one or more ways to address it. Cause-and-effect structure, by contrast, explains why an event occurred — not how to fix it.

Question 2

An author writes: 'All applicants to accredited nursing programs must achieve a minimum TEAS score of 60% for admission.' What is the author's PRIMARY purpose?

Accepted Answer

To inform readers of an established admission requirement

Answer

The sentence is factual and directive, delivering a requirement without narrative, emotional appeal, or historical context. Its primary function is to inform.

Question 3

Which transition word BEST signals a contrast or shift between two ideas?

Accepted Answer

However

Answer

'However' introduces a contrasting or opposing idea. 'Furthermore' and 'similarly' add or compare ideas; 'therefore' signals a logical conclusion.

Question 4

A passage about Florence Nightingale describes her early life, then her work in Crimea, then her later reforms to hospital sanitation. Which text structure is being used?

Accepted Answer

Chronological

Answer

Chronological structure organizes events in the order they occurred over time. Signal words like 'then,' 'next,' 'later,' and 'finally' typically appear in this structure.

Question 5

What is the key difference between an author's TONE and an author's PURPOSE?

Accepted Answer

Tone reflects the author's attitude toward the subject; purpose is the reason the author wrote the text

Answer

Tone answers 'How does the author feel?' (e.g., hopeful, skeptical, urgent), while purpose answers 'Why did the author write this?' (to inform, persuade, entertain, or describe). They are related but distinct.

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TEAS Reading: Craft and Structure