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Quiz Session - Attempts With Random Questions

ATI TEAS Exam Questions

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121.

The ratio of students to teachers in a kindergarten school is 30:1. If there are 8 teachers, what is the total number of people in the school?

  • 248

  • 240

  • 312

  • 232

Correct answer: 248

Use a ratio to find the number of students.
Set up a proportion comparing students to teachers: 

30 students / 1 teacher = x students / 8 teachers 

Cross-multiply to solve:  

30⋅8 = 1⋅x  

x = 240

Find the total number of people.
The total number of people in the school is Teachers + Students = 8 + 240 = 248 people.

122.

Jenna wants to estimate the total amount of TV she's watched this week. She estimates that she has watched 23 minutes of advertisements, which make up 17% of her TV watching time. How much television has she watched this week?

  • 135 minutes

  • 160 minutes

  • 145 minutes

  • 120 minutes

Correct answer: 135 minutes

Write an equation connecting advertisements to total TV time.
17% of the total TV time x would be 0.17x, which must be equal to 23 minutes.

Solve for x.
If 0.17x = 23, x = 23/0.17 = 135.3 minutes, which is closest to 135 minutes.

123.

Which of the following correctly changes this sentence from passive voice to active voice?

“Over the course of the year, many errors were made.”

  • We made many errors over the course of the year.

  • Many errors have been made throughout the year.

  • Though errors were made, they are being rectified.

  • If errors were made, we are unaware of them.

Correct answer: We made many errors over the course of the year.

The verb form for passive voice is be verb + past participle. Passive voice allows for a sentence without an actor. The object of the action is placed in the subject position in passive voice. The sentence in active voice is: We made many errors over the course of the year. This choice identifies the acting agents as we, moves the acting agents into subject position and the object of the action into object position in the sentence, and changes the verb form to simple past. These changes mark the change to active voice.

Many errors have been made throughout the year changes the verb form from simple past to present perfect, but the sentence remains in the passive voice.

Though errors were made, they are being rectified. This choice simply adds a second clause in the passive voice, this one in the present progressive, marked with are being rectified. The entire sentence remains in the passive voice.

If errors were made, we are unaware of them. This option does not change the passive voice of the first clause If errors were made. Instead, it merely adds a second clause that is in the active voice: we are unaware of them.

124.

Two sides of a triangle have lengths 17 and 19. If the perimeter of the triangle is 52, what is the length of the third side?

  • 16

  • 17

  • 19

  • 15

Correct answer: 16

Write an expression for the perimeter.
If the unknown side has length x, then the perimeter is 17 + 19 + x = 52.

Solve for x.
Since 17 + 19 + x = 52, 36 + x = 52 and x = 52-36 = 16.

125.

How many grams are there in 13.2 kilograms?

  • 13,200 g

  • 132,000 g

  • 1,320 g

  • 132 g

Correct answer: 13,200 g

Use a unit conversion fraction:

13.2 kilograms (kg) × 1000 grams(g)/1 kg = 13,200 g.

126.

Which type of mutual fund is explained in the passage?

  • Debt funds

  • Equity funds

  • Liquid funds

  • Hybrid funds

Correct answer: Debt funds

The reader can answer this question by simply reading the passage. The passage’s last paragraph explains what debt funds are.

The passage does not explain what equity, liquid, or hybrid funds are; it just states that they are categories of mutual funds.

127.

Audrey is walking her dog in the park. To keep a safe distance from joggers and walkers ahead of her and behind her, she steps off the paved trail and walks on the grass adjacent to the trail but quickly steps into a hole that was concealed from view by grass that had grown over it. As a result, she sprains her ankle. Which of the following is the root cause of Audrey’s ankle sprain?

  • The grassy area being improperly maintained

  • Audrey stepping into the hole

  • The other park-goers making the trail overly crowded

  • Audrey’s decision to move off the trail

Correct answer: The grassy area being improperly maintained

Audrey stepping into the hole is the immediate cause of her ankle sprain. The grassy area being improperly maintained is the root cause since it created the conditions through which Audrey would sprain her ankle. 

The nearby park-goers are the condition that led to Audrey’s decision to move off the trail, but it was Audrey's perception of that condition that led her to decide to move off the trail. Audrey’s decision caused her to move off the trail but did not cause her to sprain her ankle.

128.

Which of the following is the most reasonable heading to insert in the blank spot of this Table of Contents of a grammar book?

  • Numbers

  • Taking notes

  • Writing a response

  • Memo

Correct answer: Numbers

The most reasonable heading to insert in the blank spot is “Numbers.” The blank is located under the second topic in chapter five, which is “Checking Mechanics”; therefore, the heading should have something to do with checking the mechanics of writing during the proofreading process. Numbers would be the appropriate heading, as the proofreader would need to make sure the author wrote out or used numerals in the proper manner.

Taking notes, writing a response, and memo would not be reasonable headings, as they are forms of writing, not mechanics of writing.

129.

The statement: “100% of color blind people currently enrolled in my school are male; therefore, 100% of color blind people in the world are male” is an example of:

  • Statistical induction

  •  Dependent variable

  • Predictive induction

  • Causal deduction

Correct answer: Statistical induction

Statistical induction uses a small statistical set to generalize about a large population. 

A predictive induction arrives at a hypothesis about the future using data accumulated in the past. This example does not involve a temporal association. Deductive reasoning uses a broad generalization to develop a hypothesis for a specific instance. This statement uses inductive rather than deductive reasoning. A dependent variable is one whose values can be explained by changes in the other variable in an experiment.

130.

Which of the following statements is an opinion?

  • The politician is in over his head with this campaign

  • The politician has over twenty years of experience in law enforcement

  • The politician is married with two children

  • The politician was elected as a senator

Correct answer: The politician is in over his head with this campaign

Facts can be supported by specific, verifiable details. Opinions are based on assumptions and people's perception of an incident. Also, look closely at the word choices to help you determine if a statement is a fact or an opinion. In this instance, it is an opinion that the politician is in over his head with the campaign.

131.

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.

Anarchists are known for being ________.

  • subversive

  • nefarious

  • perfunctory

  • salacious

Correct answer: subversive

Subversive means pervert or corrupt by undermining of morals, allegiance, or faith; overturn from the foundation.

Nefarious means evil, wicked. Perfunctory means mechanical-like. Salacious means erotic; lascivious.

132.

Which of the following words is spelled correctly?

  • Recommend

  • Conveneint

  • Tempermental

  • Villian

Correct answer: Recommend

Recommend is the only word spelled correctly. The other words should be spelled as follows: convenient, temperamental, villain.

133.

The bond of a covalently bonded compound is termed polar when which of the following occurs?

  • When the bond’s electrons are not equally shared

  • When the bond’s electrons are shared equally

  • When the bond’s neutrons are shared equally

  • When the bond’s neutrons are not equally shared

Correct answer: When the bond’s electrons are not equally shared

The bond of a covalently bonded compound is termed polar when the bond’s electrons are not equally shared. A covalent bond is formed when two atoms share their electrons. Covalent bonds are the strongest type of chemical bond.

The bond of a covalently bonded compound is termed nonpolar when the bond’s electrons are shared equally. The other two options are incorrect because covalent bonds share electrons, not neutrons.

134.

Which of the following words is spelled correctly?

  • Perceive

  • Perceeve

  • Percieve

  • Perceve

Correct answer: Perceive

Perceive is spelled correctly. 

The rule "I before E except after C" applies here. In the spelling of perceive, the -e comes before the -i.

135.

The glycolysis phase of cellular respiration takes place in which of the following?

  • Cytosol

  • Mitochondria

  • Chloroplast

  • Golgi apparatus

Correct answer: Cytosol

The glycolysis phase of cellular respiration takes place in the cell's cytosol.

The Krebs cycle and the electron transport system are phases of cellular respiration that occur within the mitochondria.

136.

Atoms are composed of three particles, which include all except which of the following?

  • Neurons

  • Protons

  • Neutrons

  • Electrons

Correct answer: Neurons

Neurons are cells that transmit nerve impulses and they are not particles that form atoms.

Atoms are composed of neutrons, protons, and electrons. Neutrons are neutral, protons have a positive charge, and electrons have a negative charge. Protons and neutrons are found in the nucleus of an atom and electrons surround the nucleus.

137.

The price of a pizza with tax and delivery is $26. If the delivery charge is $4 and the tax is 10%, what was the original cost of the pizza? (Note: there is no tax on the delivery charge)

  • $20

  • $18

  • $22

  • $19

Correct answer: $20

Write an equation for the total cost.
If the unknown cost is x, then the cost with tax is 1.1x. The total with tax and delivery is 1.1x + 4 = 26.

Solve for x.
Since 1.1x + 4 = 26, subtract 4 from both sides, giving 1.1x = 22, or x = 22/1.1 = $20.

138.

If parents have pure breeding traits, it means which of the following?

  • One is pure dominant and one is pure recessive

  • One is pure dominant and one is half dominant

  • Both are recessive

  • Both are half dominant and half recessive

Correct answer: One is pure dominant and one is pure recessive

If parents have pure breeding traits, it means that one parent is pure dominant and one parent is pure recessive. The dominant parent’s genome contains two dominant alleles and the recessive parent’s genome contains two recessive alleles. Their offspring will always contain one dominant and one recessive gene.

Pure breeding traits are not reflected in parents that are both dominant, parents that are both recessive, or parents that are half dominant and half recessive.

139.

In order for a solution to have an acidic pH, its pH should be:

  • Below 7.0

  • Above 7.0

  • 7.0

  • Between 0.0 and 14.0

Correct answer: Below 7.0

pH is the measure of acidity or alkalinity.

  • Acid: substance with a pH less than 7
  • Base (alkaline): substance with a pH greater than 7
  • Neutral: substance with a pH of 7

140.

The endocrine system is a set of organs that secrete hormones directly into which body system?

  • Cardiovascular system

  • Respiratory system

  • Integumentary system

  • Reproductive system

Correct answer: Cardiovascular system

The endocrine system is a set of organs that secrete hormones directly into the cardiovascular (circulatory) system. Its principal functions are hormone production and internal communication and coordination. The major glands in the endocrine system are the pineal, hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid and parathyroid, thymus, adrenal, pancreas, and ovaries or testes. These glands send hormones through the blood to other organs and tissues in the body to control the function of that organ.

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