ATI TEAS 7
TEAS Reading Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Hedy Lamarr 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, Lamarr took up
inventing.
Hedy Lamarr 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, Lamarr 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.
Question 1 of 5
What prompted Hedy Lamarr to take up inventing?
Extract:
The volunteers for the incumbent candidate planned to canvass the neighborhood in an attempt to garner more support from constituents in their political party. Unbeknownst to them, the voter address list was erroneously switched. Meaning that although they were walking door to door, they were walking to the doors of people registered under a different political party.
In a surprising twist, the process of discussing the candidate's stance on the issues did raise support. On Election Day, the incumbent candidate lost, but received more votes in the neighborhoods where volunteers canvassed, despite focusing on members of the opposing party.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following sources would be the best to understand the suspense genre better?
Extract:
Shia looked up from his monitor, rubbed his eyes, and stared down the dark hallway
toward the CFO's office. He was certain a sound had come from behind the closed
door. It was a heavy thump like someone had a dropped a bowling ball. There
shouldn't be anyone else here at this house, Shia thought to himself as he looked at his
watch. The only illumination came from Shia's computer monitor. His office was on
the thirteenth floor, far too high to get much more than a faint glow from the street lights
below. Shia slowly stood up before reaching down to turn off the computer screen,
hoping to hide in the darkness. He considered turning on his phone's flashlight, but his
thoughts were cut short by a loud crash followed by the unmistakable tinkling of
shattered glass. Shia froze as if he were caught by the gaze of Medusa. The initial
doubt that he would actually find someone snooping around the CFO's office had
turned to an icy fear that gripped his lungs and would not let him breathe. His heart
was pounding loudly in his ears; he knew whoever was in his boss's office must be
able to hear it. Another crash, followed by a loud howl that he was sure couldn't be
human, shocked Shia into motion. He broke into a run, in the opposite direction. He
sprinted for the emergency stairwell and rushed downward, jumping over the...
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following law firms would provide the necessary experience to pursue her claim and ensure the lowest overall cost?
Extract:
Research shows that tipping in a restaurant has little to no effect on
service. What tipping does do is enable restauranteurs to pay less
than the federal minimum wage to servers and depend on customers to
make up the difference between servers' salaries and the minimum wage.
The U.S. federal minimum wage for servers is $2.13 per hour. Although
minimum wage varies from state to state, it is safe to say that
customers are paying the lion's share of servers' salaries. This
practice leads to resentment on the part of customers and it devalues
servers. It's time to abolish tipping and pay employees a living wage.
The result may well be happy servers who provide excellent service to
grateful customers.
Question 4 of 5
Why do cicadas make a buzzing sound?
Extract:
1821: Clara Barton is born in North Oxford, Massachusetts.
1831: Barton cares for her brother David after he falls from a roof and
is severely injured.
1855: Barton moves to Washington D.C. to work as the first female
federal patent clerk.
1861: Barton begins gathering and distributing food, clothing, and medical
supplies to wounded soldiers during the Civil War.
1862: Barton works on the front lines as a self–taught nurse.
1865: After the war, Barton begins identifying anonymous soldiers to be properly buried
through the Office of Missing Soldiers.
1869: Barton travels to Europe, assisting with preparing military hospitals and supplying aid to the poor.
1881: Barton petitions President Chester A. Arthur to open an American
branch of the International Red Cross Organization.
Question 5 of 5
What is the purpose of the passage?