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ATI TEAS 7 science practice questions, set 78

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ATI TEAS 7 science practice questions set 78

You review anatomy, chemistry, and scientific reasoning the way TEAS 7 reports the science line. Five of the 15 questions include the correct answer and rationale. The other ten keep answers in the study hub. Continue with the ATI TEAS 7 exam guide or more ATI TEAS 7 practice questions.

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Question 1

Which of the following is part of the last step of the writing process?

  1. A. Proofreading
  2. B. Brainstorming
  3. C. Citing primary sources
  4. D. Identifying a thesis
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Correct answer: A — Proofreading

Proofreading is an essential part of the last step in the writing process. During proofreading, you carefully review your written work to correct errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and formatting. This step ensures that your writing is polished and error-free before submission. Brainstorming, citing primary sources, and identifying a thesis are typically parts of the earlier stages of the writing process. Brainstorming involves generating ideas, citing primary sources is about researching and providing evidence, and identifying a thesis is establishing the main argument or focus of your writing.

Question 2

Stories have been a part of the world since the beginning of recorded time. For centuries before the invention of the printing press, stories of the world were passed down to generations through oral tradition. With the invention of the printing press, which made written material available to wide ranges of audiences, books were mass-produced and introduced into greater society. For the last several centuries, books have been at the forefront of education and entertainment. With the invention of the Internet, reliance on books for information quickly changed. Soon, almost everything that anyone needed to know could be accessed through the Internet. Large printed volumes of encyclopedias became unnecessary as all of the information was easily available on the Internet. Despite the progression of the Internet, printed media was still very popular in the forms of both fiction and non-fiction books. While waiting for an appointment, enduring a several-hour flight, or relaxing before sleep, books have been a reliable and convenient source of entertainment, and one that society has not been willing to give up. With the progression and extreme convenience of technology, printed books are going to soon become a thing of the past. Inventions such as the iPad from Macintosh and the Kindle have made the need for any kind of printed media unnecessary. With a rechargeable battery, a large screen, and the ability to have several books saved on file, electronic options will soon take over and society will no longer see printed books. Although some people may say that the act of reading is not complete without turning a page, sliding a finger across the screen or pressing a button to read more onto the next page is just as satisfying to the reader. The iPad and Kindle are devices that have qualities similar to a computer and can be used for so much more than just reading. These devices are therefore better than books because they have multiple uses. In a cultural society that is part of the world and due to a longstanding tradition, stories will always be an important way to communicate ideas and provide information and entertainment. Centuries ago, stories could only be remembered and retold through speech. Printed media changed the way the world communicated and was connected, and now, as we move forward with technology, it is only a matter of time before we must say goodbye to the printed past and welcome the digital and electronic future.

Which of the following statements is an opinion?

  1. A. Despite the progression of the Internet, printed media was still very popular in the forms of both fiction and non-fiction books
  2. B. Although some people may say that the act of reading is not complete without turning a page, sliding a finger across the screen, or pressing a button to read more onto the next page is just as satisfying to the reader
  3. C. With the invention of the Internet, reliance on books for information quickly changed
  4. D. Stories have been a part of the world since the beginning of recorded time
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Correct answer: B — Although some people may say that the act of reading is not complete without turning a page, sliding a finger across the screen, or pressing a button to read more onto the next page is just as satisfying to the reader

Statement B is an opinion because it expresses a personal viewpoint about the act of reading and satisfaction related to different reading formats. The phrase 'just as satisfying to the reader' reflects subjective feelings and preferences rather than objective facts. Choices A, C, and D are not opinions but statements of fact. Choice A discusses the continued popularity of printed media despite the Internet's advancement. Choice C talks about the change in reliance on books due to the Internet. Choice D states the historical presence of stories in the world, which is a factual statement about the past.

Question 3

Caret, carrot, and to, two, and too share something in common. They:

  1. A. Are nouns
  2. B. Are monosyllabic
  3. C. Are homophones
  4. D. Represent things in nature
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Correct answer: C — Are homophones

The correct answer is C. Caret, carrot, and to, two, and too are all examples of homophones. Homophones are words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings. In this case, while these words are spelled differently and have different meanings, they are pronounced the same way. Choices A, B, and D are incorrect because these words being discussed do not all fall under the same grammatical category as nouns, monosyllabic words, or representations of things in nature. The commonality among these words lies in being homophones, not in being nouns, monosyllabic, or representations of nature.

Question 4

Which sentence correctly answers the question: What were you doing when the thunderstorm started?

  1. A. I mowed the lawn.
  2. B. I am mowing the lawn.
  3. C. I was mowing the lawn.
  4. D. I have mowed the lawn.
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Correct answer: C — I was mowing the lawn.

The correct answer is 'C: I was mowing the lawn.' This sentence correctly uses the past continuous tense to indicate an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past when the thunderstorm started. Choice A 'I mowed the lawn' is in simple past tense, not past continuous, and does not convey the ongoing nature of the action. Choice B 'I am mowing the lawn' is in present continuous tense, not past continuous, and does not match the past timeframe. Choice D 'I have mowed the lawn' is in present perfect tense, not past continuous, and does not convey the ongoing action at a specific past time.

Question 5

In the United States, the foreign language requirement for high school graduation is decided at the state level. This means the requirement varies, with some states deciding to forego a foreign language requirement altogether (www.ncssfl.org). It is necessary that these states reconsider their position and amend their requirements to reflect compulsory completion of a course of one or more foreign languages. Studying a foreign language has become increasingly important for the global economy. As technology continues to make international business relations increasingly easy, people need to keep up by increasing their communication capabilities. High school graduates with foreign language credits have been shown to have an increased college acceptance rate. In addition, students who have mastered more than one language typically find themselves in greater demand when they reach the job market. Students who did not study a foreign language often find themselves unable to obtain a job at all.

Which of the following would be a useful source of information to determine the validity of the argument presented in this passage?

  1. A. A survey of high school students' foreign language preferences
  2. B. A comparison of the correlation between learning a second language at home and subsequent job placement rates
  3. C. A survey that asks parents about the foreign language they want their children to study in high school
  4. D. A comparison of the correlation between high school students' study of a foreign language and subsequent college acceptance rates
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Correct answer: D — A comparison of the correlation between high school students' study of a foreign language and subsequent college acceptance rates

Choice D is the correct answer as it can provide evidence to support the claim made in the passage that high school graduates who studied a foreign language are more likely to be accepted to college. This choice aligns with the argument presented in the passage, making it a useful source. Choices A and C focus on opinions rather than concrete evidence of the impact of studying a foreign language on future success. Choice B is not directly relevant as it talks about learning a second language at home, while the passage specifically discusses the importance of studying a foreign language in high school.

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Question 6

Passage 1: Fairy tales, fictional stories that involve magical occurrences and imaginary creatures like trolls, elves, giants, and talking animals, are found in similar forms throughout the world. This occurs when a story with an origin in a particular location spreads geographically to, over time, far-flung lands. All variations of the same story must logically come from a single source. As language, ideas, and goods travel from place to place through the movement of peoples, stories that catch human imagination travel as well through human retelling. Passage 2: Fairy tales capture basic, fundamental human desires and fears. They represent the most essential form of fictionalized human experience: the bad characters are pure evil, the good characters are pure good, the romance of royalty (and of commoners becoming royalty) is celebrated, etc. Given the nature of the fairy tale genre, it is not surprising that many different cultures come up with similar versions of the same essential story.

Which of the following is not an example of something the author of Passage 1 claims travels from place to place through human movement?

  1. A. Fairy tales
  2. B. Language
  3. C. Ideas
  4. D. Foods
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Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a prewriting strategy?

  1. A. Brainstorming
  2. B. Visual mapping of ideas
  3. C. Asking questions
  4. D. Organizing writing into paragraphs
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Question 8

The greatest changes in sensory, motor, and perceptual development happen in the first two years of life. When babies are first born, most of their senses operate in a similar way to those of adults. For example, babies are able to hear before they are born; studies show that babies turn toward the sound of their mothers' voices just minutes after being born, indicating they recognize the mother's voice from their time in the womb. The exception to this rule is vision. A baby's vision changes significantly in its first year of life; initially it has a range of vision of only 8 - 12 inches and no depth perception. As a result, infants rely primarily on hearing; vision does not become the dominant sense until around the age of 12 months. Babies also prefer faces to other objects. This preference, along with their limited vision range, means that their sight is initially focused on their caregiver.

Which of the following is a concise summary of the passage?

  1. A. Babies focus on their caregivers' faces due to their lack of depth perception until 12 months.
  2. B. Babies recognize their mothers' voices at birth, relying primarily on hearing initially.
  3. C. Babies have adult-like senses except for vision, which fully develops by 12 months.
  4. D. Babies' senses undergo significant changes in their first year of life.
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Question 9

Lisa Grant: 'Schools should make students wear uniforms. Everyone would look the same. Students would be able to respect each other based on their ideas and character because they would no longer be judged by their appearance.' Vivian Harris: 'Students should not have to wear uniforms. Clothing is an important part of self-expression. Taking away that method of expression is suppressing that student's rights.'

Which of the following would be an effective primary source to support Vivian Harris' argument?

  1. A. A study showing that fewer students are bullied at schools that require uniforms
  2. B. An article describing the negative effects of uniforms in American schools
  3. C. An interview with a local principal who regrets implementing uniform requirements
  4. D. A persuasive essay written by Vivian that includes statistics and quotes from psychological studies and other students that support her position
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Question 10

What is the initial step a writer takes when generating new ideas for a writing task?

  1. A. Brainstorm
  2. B. Final edit
  3. C. Draft
  4. D. Revision
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Question 11

She was really looking forward to the picnic, _________ she feared it might rain that afternoon. Which of the following transition words or phrases is more appropriate to complete the sentence above?

  1. A. after all
  2. B. likewise
  3. C. in other words
  4. D. although
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Question 12

Most scientists agree that while the scientific method is an invaluable methodological tool, it is not a failsafe method for arriving at objective truth. It is debatable, for example, whether a hypothesis can actually be confirmed by evidence. When a hypothesis is of the form “All x are y,†it is commonly believed that a piece of evidence that is both x and y confirms the hypothesis. For example, for the hypothesis “All monkeys are hairy,†a particular monkey that is hairy is thought to be a confirming piece of evidence for the hypothesis. A problem arises when one encounters evidence that disproves a hypothesis: while no scientist would argue that one piece of evidence proves a hypothesis, it is possible for one piece of evidence to disprove a hypothesis. To return to the monkey example, one hairless monkey out of one billion hairy monkeys disproves the hypothesis “All monkeys are hairy.†Single pieces of evidence, then, seem to affect a given hypothesis in radically different ways. For this reason, the confirmation of hypotheses is better described as probabilistic. Hypotheses that can only be proven or disproven based on evidence need to be based on probability because sample sets for such hypotheses are too large. In the monkey example, every single monkey in the history of monkeys would need to be examined before the hypothesis could be proven or disproven. By making confirmation a function of probability, one may make provisional or working conclusions that allow for the possibility of a given hypothesis being disconfirmed in the future. In the monkey case, then, encountering a hairy monkey would slightly raise the probability that “all monkeys are hairy,†while encountering a hairless monkey would slightly decrease the probability that “all monkeys are hairy.†This method of confirming hypotheses is both counterintuitive and controversial, but it allows for evidence to equitably affect hypotheses and it does not require infinite sample sets for confirmation or disconfirmation.

Which of the following is true of hypotheses of the form 'All x are y'?

  1. A. Something that is neither x nor y disproves the hypothesis.
  2. B. Something that is both x and y disproves the hypothesis.
  3. C. Something that is x but not y disproves the hypothesis.
  4. D. Something that is y but not x disproves the hypothesis.
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Question 13

Hedy Lamar was a woman of many talents. She was first known as a European film actress in the 1930s and early 1940s. Some of her popular films included Boom Town (1940) and White Cargo (1942); however, her roles generally did not include very many spoken lines and she became bored. To relieve this boredom, Lamar took up inventing. Hedy Lamar did not have any formal training, but she did not allow that to stop her from teaching herself in her spare time. Although she had a number of failed inventions, such as an improved traffic light and a carbonated drink, Lamar did not stop coming up with ideas. She even spent time working with the science engineering team employed by Howard Hughes, the aviation tycoon. During World War II, Lamarr learned that one of the military's new technologies, radio-controlled torpedoes, were too easily jammed and redirected. She came up with a type of radio signal that changed, or "hopped," frequencies and was unable to be tracked or disrupted. With the assistance of her friend George Antheil, she was able to design the system and patent it in August 1942. Unfortunately, the United States Navy was not interested. The technology of the era wasn't quite good enough to easily implement Lamarr's system, and the Navy was not particularly interested in civilian inventions at the time. It wasn't until 20 years later, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, that a version of Lamarr's system began appearing on Navy ships. The work Lamarr and Antheil did creating this frequency-hopping system led to many technologies that are often taken for granted today. Their work led to the development of cell phones, Bluetooth, and WiFi. Just think, we might not have any of those things if Hedy Lamarr had been given more interesting roles.

Why was Lamarr's invention not of interest to the US?

  1. A. Hollywood was known to have spies
  2. B. The navy preferred to use the work of military engineers
  3. C. The military was too preoccupied to consider new inventions
  4. D. They suspected her patent was invalid
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Question 14

Which of the following situations represents work being done on an object?

  1. A. Pushing against a wall without moving it
  2. B. Carrying a heavy object without lifting it
  3. C. Lifting a box to place it on a shelf
  4. D. Holding a book stationary in your hand
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Question 15

Which gas is the most abundant in Earth's atmosphere?

  1. A. Nitrogen
  2. B. Oxygen
  3. C. Carbon dioxide
  4. D. Argon
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