TEAS Reading Practice Test #2 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following best explains the purpose of a "call to action" in a persuasive text?
- To summarize the opposing viewpoint
- To encourage the reader to take a specific action (Correct answer)
- To provide background information on a topic
- To introduce the author's credentials
Correct answer: To encourage the reader to take a specific action
A call to action is a statement that urges the reader to do something specific — donate, vote, change a behavior, etc. It is the persuasive culmination of the author's argument.
Question 2: A patient's chart note states the patient is "ambulatory." Based on context from a healthcare setting, this most likely means:
- Requiring mechanical ventilation
- Able to walk independently (Correct answer)
- Admitted via ambulance
- Receiving antibiotics
Correct answer: Able to walk independently
"Ambulatory" means able to walk around and not confined to bed. It shares a root with "ambulance" and "amble," all related to movement. Context clues from a healthcare setting confirm this meaning.
Question 3: Which type of text structure is used in a passage that describes how to take a blood pressure reading step by step?
- Cause and effect
- Compare and contrast
- Sequence/chronological (Correct answer)
- Problem and solution
Correct answer: Sequence/chronological
A sequence or chronological structure presents events or steps in a specific order. Instructions that must be followed step by step use this structure, often signaled by words like "first," "next," "then," and "finally."
Question 4: When evaluating a website as a research source, which feature most strongly indicates credibility?
- The website has an attractive design
- The information was written by a verified expert and recently updated (Correct answer)
- The website appears first in search results
- The website contains many photos and videos
Correct answer: The information was written by a verified expert and recently updated
Credibility in research sources depends on author expertise, institutional backing, currency (up-to-date information), and accuracy. Visual design and search ranking do not guarantee accuracy or reliability.
Question 5: What does the word "synthesize" mean in the context of reading multiple sources?
- To copy information directly from sources
- To read each source separately without connecting them
- To combine information from multiple sources into a unified understanding (Correct answer)
- To choose the best source and ignore the rest
Correct answer: To combine information from multiple sources into a unified understanding
Synthesizing means bringing together information from multiple sources to form a new, integrated understanding. It goes beyond summarizing individual sources to finding connections, contrasts, and patterns across them.
Question 6: In a bar graph showing patient recovery times by treatment type, which element helps the reader interpret what each bar represents?
- The title
- The legend/key (Correct answer)
- The x-axis label
- The y-axis values
Correct answer: The legend/key
The legend or key explains what each color, pattern, or bar in the graph represents. Without it, the reader cannot distinguish between categories. The title tells what the graph is about, while axes show measurement scales.
TEAS Reading Practice Test #2 3
Which of the following best explains the purpose of a "call to action" in a persuasive text?