TEAS Test of Essential Academic Skills TEAS-SECTION-1 Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  The supreme Court's reversal of its previous ruling on the issue of State's right __________ its reputation for __________.

  A. sustained; infallibility

  B. compromised; consistency

  C. bolstered; doggedness

  D. exacerbated; inflexibility

  E. dispelled; vacillation

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 2:

  Medieval illuminated manuscripts art too __________ for exhibition except under rigorously controlled conditions of light, temperature, and humidity, and thus are the __________ majority of art lovers.

  A. intricate; imperceptible to

  B. immaculate; idolized by

  C. fragile; available to

  D. valuable; scorned by

  E. vulnerable; inaccessible to

  Correct Answer: E

• Question 3:

  The artistry of cellist Yo Yo Ma is essentially __________; the melodic line rises __________, imbued with feeling and totally lacking in apparent calculation.

  A. carefree; stiffly

  B. reserved; involuntarily

  C. lyrical; passionately

  D. detached; carefully

  E. deliberate; methodically

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 4:

  According to Burgess, a novelist should not __________, for sermonizing has no place in good fiction.

  A. invent

  B. offend

  C. inform

  D. preach

  E. distort

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 5:

  The archaeologist enjoyed the __________ life she led while gathering artifacts; she never stayed at any one site long enough to get bored.

  A. stealthy

  B. nomadic

  C. clamorous

  D. indiscreet

  E. rustic

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 6:

  All female red Color bus monkeys leave their natal troops, but because these females are __________ by young females from other troops, the practice has little effect on troops' size and composition.

  A. joined

  B. replaced

  C. ignored

  D. influenced

  E. rejected

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 7:

  Some travelers from United States experience culture shock when they suddenly find themselves in a place where "yes" may mean "no" where a fixed price is __________, where laughter may signify __________.

  A. alterable; joy

  B. unchangeable; insult

  C. sovereign; merriment

  D. incalculable; harmony

  E. negotiable; anger

  Correct Answer: E

• Question 8:

  The athlete's insistence on self-discipline had become __________; rarely, it seemed, did he allow himself even a minor indulgence.

  A. dilatory

  B. obsessive

  C. spontaneous

  D. infectious

  E. unemotional

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 9:

  Alice Walker's prize winning novel exemplifies the strength of first person narratives; the protagonist tells her own story so effectively that any additional commentary would be __________.

  A. subjective

  B. eloquent

  C. superfluous

  D. incontrovertible

  E. impervious

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 10:

  Denise was astounded to hear that her brother, whom she knew to be quite __________, was described as taciturn and aloof by his colleagues at the university.

  A. insular

  B. placid

  C. anguished

  D. vacuous

  E. garrulous

  Correct Answer: E