Cara Cantarella - McGraw-Hill Education TEAS Review

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If youre applying to health science school and youve picked up a copy of this book, chances are youre already familiar with the ATI Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) and have decided youd like help with reviewing whats on the test before taking the exam. This book focuses on just that: content review and review questions. Inside, youll see content review regarding the major topics on all four subjects tested on the ATI TEAS, hundreds of review questions to help reinforce your skills, and a full-length practice test.

Before we begin, lets take a look at the subjects youll encounter on the TEAS. Well also make some recommendations regarding how to use this book for optimal results.

The Test of Essential Academic Skills is a test administered to health science school candidates to test exactly what the name implies: essential academic skills. These are fundamental skills that are considered to be required for success in health science school. The skills tested fall into four subject categories: Reading, Mathematics, Science, and English and Language Usage. You will see them on the TEAS in that order. The TEAS test has four sections, as described in the table below:

The Reading section of the test covers three main areas: main ideas and supporting information, passage organization, and synthesis of information. Main idea and supporting information questions test your understanding of what you read when reviewing various forms of written communication (such as academic passages, articles, advertisements, and e-mails) and graphic sources (such as maps, labels, diagrams, and other resources). Passage organization questions test your understanding of structure, purpose, and meaning. Synthesis questions test your ability to evaluate, compare, and contrast.

The Mathematics section of the test covers four subjects: numbers and operations, algebraic applications, data interpretation, and measurement. Numbers and operations questions test your ability to perform basic math and to solve problems involving fractions, ratios, proportions, and percentages. Algebraic applications questions test your ability to solve problems involving an unknown quantity. Data interpretation questions require you to answer questions based on information obtained from graphs and charts. Measurement questions require you to measure various dimensions and to convert measurements from one form to another.

The Science section of the test covers three main areas: human body science, life and physical science, and scientific analysis. Human body science questions test your knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of specific body systems. Life and physical science questions are concerned with biology and chemistry. Scientific analysis questions test your understanding of the scientific method and principles underlying scientific inquiry.

Finally, the English and Language Usage section of the test covers three subcategories. The first assesses your knowledge of the rules of spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. The second subcategory tests your understanding of grammar and the process of composition. The third English subcategory tests your ability to determine the meanings of words based on their context and your knowledge of roots, prefixes, and suffixes.

The content review presented in this book does not include every possible topic that might be tested on the TEAS. Instead it presents a review of important topics you are likely to see on the test, and it explains different question types you may encounter.

Sometimes understanding what a question is asking for can be key to identifying the correct answer. In the Reading sections, for instance, youll see some questions that ask about details from the passage, and other questions that ask you to draw conclusions based on information given in the passage. The answer to a detail question will always be given right in the passage, and the answer to a conclusions question will