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

• Question 41:

  Because they are __________ to take financial loss that results from providing drugs for __________ markets, pharmaceutical manufacturers often do not produce needed drugs for rare diseases.

  A. proud; small

  B. eager; known

  C. prone; nebulous

  D. loath; limited

  E. reluctant; expanding

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 42:

  She was ___________ success and eager to create a name for herself.

  A. deprecatory toward

  B. impatient for

  C. querulous about

  D. sated by

  E. impassive to

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 43:

  His ___________ to succumb to flattery made him __________ to the of people who wished to take advantage of him.

  A. immune; predilection

  B. prejudicial; intentions

  C. susceptible; cajolery

  D. resistant; blandishments

  E. amenable; rejection

  Correct Answer: C

  If a person was inclined to succumb to flattery, people who wished to take advantage of him would naturally flatter him. Among the choices for the second missing word, it is only "cajolery" and "blandishments" which mean flattery. But the pair word of "blandishments; namely resistant," would result in a self-contradictory sentence. So, "susceptible; cajolery" is the answer.

• Question 44:

  The murderous capriciousness of Nero infused the Roman Empire with such pervasive __________ that not even the most citizens felt safe.

  A. distaste; vulgar

  B. paranoia; suspicious

  C. enthusiasm; apathetic

  D. unease; oppressed

  E. panic distinguished

  Correct Answer: E

  The phrase "not even" implies a contrast within the sentence.

  Among the choices for the second missing word, it is only "distinguished" that will bring out this contrast. Its

  pair word "panic" (meaning great fear), could well have been the result of Nero's murderous

  capriciousness. So, "panic; distinguished" is the answer.

• Question 45:

  The production's slight romantic appeal depends on its two stars, who are __________ to watch even when they are delivering __________ speeches.

  A. overbearing; innocent

  B. farcical; complex

  C. attractive; creative

  D. impossible; dull

  E. pleasant; empty

  Correct Answer: E

  The use of the conjunction "even when" implies a contrast within the sentence. So, the two missing words must mean the opposites of each other. If the drama's appeal depends on its two stars, it means that they are either "attractive" to watch or "pleasant" to watch. But the pair "attractive; creative" does not justify the use of the phrase "even when." So, "pleasant; empty" is the answer.

• Question 46:

  The jellyfish's show pulsing action people it in a graceful, seemingly __________ drift, but its tentacles contain poison potent enough to stun a swimming human.

  A. sinister

  B. rhythmic

  C. murky

  D. harmless

  E. patient

  Correct Answer: D

  The use of the conjunction "but" implies a contradiction within the sentence. The second part says that the jellyfish's tentacles contain a poison which can kill a swimming human. So, to justify the use of the conjunction "but", the first part must imply that the jellyfish looks "harmless." So, "harmless" is the answer.

• Question 47:

  Explanations given to the patient by the anesthetist prior to surgery often _________ anxiety and __________ the need for analgesics.

  A. intensifies; counteract

  B. parallel; assume

  C. explore; prepare

  D. relieve; reduce

  E. ignore; preclude

  Correct Answer: D

  If an anesthetist (the physician who administers chloroform) gives some explanations to the patient before the surgery, it will not be with a view to "intensify" his anxiety, but to "relieve" his anxiety. If this is so, there will be less need to give him analgesics (meaning drugs which produce insensitivity to pain). So, "ignore; preclude" is the answer.

• Question 48:

  Even the most insulated and __________ government has to be concerned today about the popular mind; some systems may be less __________ than others, but at some point all must pay attention.

  A. parochial; vociferous

  B. corrupt; theoretical

  C. arbitrary; sensitive

  D. obscure; reined

  E. vibrant; responsive

  Correct Answer: C

  The last phrase in the sentence, "but at some point, all most pay attention" implies that the second missing word must mean attentive. Among the choices for this word, it is only "sensitive" and "responsive" which have this meaning. But an insulated (meaning with no touch with the people) government cannot be described as a "vibrant" one. So, "arbitrary; sensitive" is the answer.

• Question 49:

  The movie avoids many of the __________ novel, bringing into sharper focus characters that originally were amiable or disagreeable __________.

  A. subtleties; monsters

  B. excellencies; stereotypes

  C. allusions; individuals

  D. particulars; nonentities

  E. shortcomings; blur

  Correct Answer: E

  If the movie had brought the characters in the novel to a sharper focus, those characters must have been portrayed with less sharpness in the novel. Among the choices, it, is "stereotypes" and "blurs" which have this meaning. But "stereotypes" cannot be described as excellence of a novel. So, "excellencies" can also

  be ruled out.

  The pair "shortcomings; blur" completes a meaningful sentence, and is the answer.

• Question 50:

  People, being prisoners of __________, have made failing a basic metaphor for failure, from the fall of the stock market to the fall of government.

  A. politics

  B. gravity

  C. greed

  D. turbulence

  E. emotion

  Correct Answer: B

  The author says that the use of the word "fall", as a metaphor to represent "failure", arises out of the people being prisoners of something. Among the given choices, it is "gravity" that is the best choice, because it is gravity that brings every physical object from a higher (success) to a lower (failure) level. So, "gravity" is the answer.