Free TEAS Practice Test: 40 Questions + Your Estimated Score

Which statement best expresses the main idea of the passage?

1. AMost households in the county waste money on tools they use only one time.
2. BLibraries should spend less on new bestsellers and more on household equipment.
3. CA library's tool-lending room overcame early problems and became a popular service.
4. DPower tools are too dangerous for a public library to lend to its patrons.

According to the passage, how did library staff respond when borrowed items came back damaged?

1. AThey required borrowers to complete an orientation before taking power equipment.
2. BThey closed the tool room for a full year while the broken items were being repaired.
3. CThey charged borrowers a fee for every item that was returned with any damage.
4. DThey removed all power equipment from the collection and kept only hand tools.

The author mentions the waiting list for the tile saw mainly to

1. Acriticize the library for buying too few tile saws.
2. Bsuggest that patrons have stopped reading new books.
3. Cexplain why damage reports fell after the first year.
4. Dshow how much demand the tool collection now has.

Which detail from the passage best supports the librarians' original reason for starting the program?

1. ADamage reports fell sharply in the year after the orientation was introduced.
2. BMany households bought a tool for one project and never used it again.
3. CThe collection now holds more than four hundred items of many different kinds.
4. DCritics still argue that lending tools is not the proper business of a library.

According to the passage, how do worker bees warm the brood on cold days?

1. ABy fanning warm air from the hive entrance deep into the nest
2. BBy shivering their flight muscles while keeping their wings still
3. CBy spreading thin films of water across the surface of the comb
4. DBy sealing the empty cells around the brood with extra wax

The phrase "like living hot-water bottles" in the second paragraph is an example of which literary device?

1. APersonification
2. BHyperbole
3. CAlliteration
4. DSimile

Which conclusion is best supported by the final paragraph of the passage?

1. AHive temperature is controlled by many workers reacting to local conditions.
2. BThe queen signals the workers whenever the hive becomes too warm or too cold.
3. COlder workers control the hive temperature better than younger workers do.
4. DHoneybee colonies cannot survive in regions that have long, cold winters.

Based on the passage, what is a likely result if the brood is kept well below its normal temperature range?

1. AThe workers will abandon the hive and build a new nest.
2. BThe brood will develop faster to make up for the cold.
3. CAdult bees may emerge with crumpled wings or poor memory.
4. DForagers will bring back more water to cool the comb.

Which sentence in the ferry description expresses an opinion rather than a fact?

1. ASentence 1
2. BSentence 2
3. CSentence 3
4. DSentence 4

A swimmer wants to swim laps before work on the first Monday of the month. Based on the schedule, what should she conclude?

1. AThe pool is closed that day, so her next lap swim is Wednesday morning.
2. BShe can swim laps from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. that Monday, as she does every week.
3. CShe can swim laps during open swim that Monday afternoon, after the cleaning.
4. DShe can swim laps on Tuesday afternoon while the swim lessons are being taught.

Solve for x: 4(x − 3) + 7 = 2x + 15

1. Ax = 5.5
2. Bx = 10
3. Cx = 17
4. Dx = 4

A jacket priced at $80 is marked down 25%. At the register, an additional 10% is taken off the sale price. What is the final price?

1. A$52.00
2. B$56.00
3. C$54.00
4. D$60.00

An oral antibiotic suspension contains 125 mg of drug in every 5 mL. A child is prescribed a 300 mg dose. How many milliliters should be given?

1. A12 mL
2. B7.5 mL
3. C15 mL
4. D2.4 mL

Which list orders the numbers from least to greatest?

1. A58%, 4/7, 0.59, 7/12
2. B7/12, 4/7, 58%, 0.59
3. C4/7, 7/12, 58%, 0.59
4. D4/7, 58%, 7/12, 0.59

A phone plan costs $18 per month plus $0.05 for each text message. Rosa wants her monthly bill to be no more than $30. What is the greatest number of texts she can send?

1. A600
2. B360
3. C240
4. D250

A child weighs 46 lb. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, what is the child's weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest tenth?

1. A101.2 kg
2. B20.9 kg
3. C23.0 kg
4. D18.4 kg

A rectangular garden measures 12 ft by 9 ft. A gravel path 3 ft wide surrounds the garden on all sides. What is the area of the path alone?

1. A126 sq ft
2. B270 sq ft
3. C108 sq ft
4. D162 sq ft

A student records her hours of sleep for 7 nights: 6, 8, 5, 7, 9, 6, 10. Which statement about the data is true?

1. AThe median is greater than the mode.
2. BThe mean is less than the median.
3. CThe range of the data is 4 hours.
4. DThe mode is equal to the median.

A clinic gave 240 flu shots in September and 300 flu shots in October. What was the percent increase from September to October?

1. A20%
2. B25%
3. C60%
4. D125%

A contrast dye is injected directly into the pulmonary veins. Which chamber of the heart will the dye enter first?

1. ARight atrium
2. BLeft ventricle
3. CLeft atrium
4. DRight ventricle

A hiker is startled by a snake on the trail. Which response is caused by activation of the sympathetic nervous system?

1. AIncreased salivation and digestion
2. BConstriction of the pupils
3. CSlowing of the heart rate
4. DDilation of the bronchioles

A patient has a condition that flattens the villi lining the small intestine. Which process is most directly impaired?

1. AAbsorption of nutrients into the blood
2. BMechanical breakdown of food by chewing
3. CProduction and storage of bile
4. DReabsorption of water in the colon

Shortly after a meal rich in carbohydrates, which hormone rises in the blood, and what does it do?

1. AGlucagon, which helps body cells take up glucose
2. BInsulin, which breaks down glycogen in the liver
3. CInsulin, which helps body cells take up glucose
4. DGlucagon, which converts glucose into glycogen

Which sequence correctly describes what happens during a normal, quiet inhalation?

1. ADiaphragm relaxes, chest volume increases, pressure in the lungs falls
2. BDiaphragm contracts, chest volume increases, pressure in the lungs falls
3. CDiaphragm contracts, chest volume decreases, pressure in the lungs rises
4. DDiaphragm relaxes, chest volume decreases, pressure in the lungs rises

In a species of beetle, a shiny shell (S) is dominant over a matte shell (s). A heterozygous shiny beetle is crossed with a matte beetle. What percentage of the offspring are expected to have matte shells?

1. A50%
2. B25%
3. C75%
4. D0%

Cells in the pancreas secrete large amounts of digestive enzymes, which are proteins. Which organelle would you expect these cells to have in unusual abundance?

1. ASmooth endoplasmic reticulum
2. BLysosomes
3. CPeroxisomes
4. DRough endoplasmic reticulum

A diploid cell from an animal has 24 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will each cell have at the end of meiosis?

1. A24
2. B12
3. C48
4. D6

Which equation correctly shows the balanced combustion of propane?

1. AC₃H₈ + 3O₂ → 3CO₂ + 4H₂O
2. BC₃H₈ + 5O₂ → 3CO₂ + 8H₂O
3. CC₃H₈ + 5O₂ → 3CO₂ + 4H₂O
4. DC₃H₈ + 4O₂ → 3CO₂ + 4H₂O

Solution A has a pH of 3 and Solution B has a pH of 5. How does the hydrogen ion concentration of Solution A compare with that of Solution B?

1. AIt is 100 times greater
2. BIt is 2 times greater
3. CIt is 100 times smaller
4. DIt is 20 times greater

A student grows duckweed in containers that receive 4, 8, or 12 hours of light per day. All containers hold the same volume of pond water, and after two weeks she counts the fronds in each one. What is the dependent variable?

1. AThe hours of light per day
2. BThe volume of pond water
3. CThe two-week growing period
4. DThe number of duckweed fronds

Thirty students with dry hands use a new hand cream for two weeks, and 24 report that their skin improved. The researchers conclude that the cream works. Which change would most strengthen this conclusion?

1. AInclude only students who said they liked the cream after the first day
2. BAsk every student to rate the smell and texture of the new hand cream
3. CAdd a group that uses the same cream without the active ingredient
4. DLet each student decide how many times a day to apply the hand cream

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

1. AThe shelter needed three things before winter; blankets, canned food, and volunteers.
2. BThe shelter needed three things before winter: blankets, canned food, and volunteers.
3. CThe shelter needed: three things before winter, blankets, canned food, and volunteers.
4. DThe shelter needed three things, before winter: blankets canned food, and volunteers.

Choose the verb that correctly completes the sentence: "Neither the coach nor the players ___ ready when the early bus arrived."

1. Awas
2. Bis
3. Chas been
4. Dwere

Which word is spelled correctly?

1. Aprivilege
2. Bpriviledge
3. Cprivelege
4. Dprivilage

Which sentence is most appropriate for a formal email to an instructor asking for an extension?

1. AHey, any chance I could turn the lab thing in a few days late? Stuff came up at home.
2. BI need more time on that report, so I will probably just send it in whenever it's done.
3. CI am requesting a three-day extension on the lab report due to a family emergency.
4. DSorry!!! Family drama this week means my lab report is gonna be late, hope that's okay.

Which choice best combines these sentences? "The trail was steep and muddy. The hikers reached the summit before noon."

1. AAlthough the trail was steep and muddy, the hikers reached the summit before noon.
2. BBecause the trail was steep and muddy, the hikers reached the summit before noon.
3. CThe trail was steep and muddy, the hikers reached the summit before noon.
4. DThe trail was steep and muddy, so the hikers reached the summit before noon.

Which sentence is the clearest and avoids a misplaced or dangling modifier?

1. AWalking to the parking lot, the rain soaked Dana's new coat.
2. BAs Dana walked to the parking lot, the rain soaked her new coat.
3. CThe rain soaked Dana's new coat walking to the parking lot.
4. DWalking to the parking lot, Dana's new coat was soaked by rain.

Read the sentence: "The volunteer's account of the flood was so lucid that even listeners who had never seen the river could picture every street that went under water." What does "lucid" most nearly mean?

1. AEmotional
2. BLengthy
3. CInaccurate
4. DClear

The prefix "hemi-" in the word "hemisphere" means

1. Ablood
2. Bhalf
3. Caround
4. Dabove

A runner is told she has tendinitis in her ankle. Based on the suffix, what does the diagnosis describe?

1. ASurgical removal of a tendon
2. BStudy of the tendons
3. CInflammation of a tendon
4. DPain without a known cause