TEAS Reading: Inference and Critical Analysis 2

Question 1

A passage states: "By the time the rescuers arrived, the climbers had already built a snow shelter and were sharing the last of their rations." What can the reader infer about the climbers?

Accepted Answer

They were resourceful and prepared

Answer

Building a shelter and rationing food shows the climbers acted resourcefully and were prepared for survival.

Question 2

An author writes: "The new policy was praised in every press release the company issued." The phrase "every press release the company issued" suggests the author may be:

Accepted Answer

Hinting that the praise was self-serving

Answer

Noting the praise came only from the company's own materials implies the approval was self-serving rather than independent.

Question 3

A character "checked the locks twice, then a third time, before finally sitting down." What is the most reasonable inference?

Accepted Answer

The character feels anxious or unsafe

Answer

Repeatedly checking the locks implies anxiety or a feeling of being unsafe.

Question 4

Which statement is an inference rather than an explicit fact?

Accepted Answer

The patient must be fighting an infection

Answer

Concluding the patient is fighting an infection goes beyond the stated data and is an inference.

Question 5

A passage describes a town where "shops closed early, streets emptied by dusk, and few new families had moved in for years." The author most likely wants the reader to conclude the town is:

Accepted Answer

In decline

Answer

Early closures, empty streets, and no new residents together imply a town in decline.

TEAS Practice Test

TEAS Practice Test

TEAS Reading: Inference and Critical Analysis 2