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TEAS 7 Reading Questions with Answers Passage: Bessie Coleman Bessie Coleman, the first civilian licensed Black pilot in the world, was born in 1892 to sharecroppers in Texas, where she attended a segregated school and worked with her family in the cotton fields. She drea...

TEAS 7 Reading Questions with Answers Passage: Bessie Coleman Bessie Coleman, the first civilian licensed Black pilot in the world, was born in 1892 to sharecroppers in Texas, where she attended a segregated school and worked with her family in the cotton fields. She dreamed of becoming a pilot but no flight schools in America would accept her, so she moved to France to earn her pilot’s license. When she returned to the U.S., she wanted to open a flight school for Black students. She became a stunt flier and performed for paying audiences, which she insisted be desegregated. Following her death in a plane crash in 1926, the Bessie Coleman Aero Club was established in Los Angeles in 1929. She was inducted into the National Aviation hall of Fame in 2006. 1. Which of the following sources would be useful for gathering more information about Bessie Coleman? i. A documentary film on female pilots in World War 1 ii. A biography of the Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbur iii. The national museum of African American history and culture iv. A comprehensive history of sharecropping eastern Texas. Davis Craig | Beststudy Academics ([email protected]/[email protected])  2. Which of the following statements correctly identifies the sequence of events in the reading? i. Born to sharecropper parents, Bessie Coleman moved to France to take flight training and then returned to the United States as a stunt pilot ii. After life as a sharecropper, Bessie Coleman raised money as a stunt pilot to attend flight school in France iii. Bessie Coleman’s parents were sharecroppers who sent her to France as a child to become a pilot, after which she returned and opened a flight school iv. Bessie Coleman was a pilot, then a sharecropper, who lived in France where she was inducted into the national aviation hall of fame. 3. A parent is researching types of sunscreen to use for his child to wear to swim lessons. Which of the following resources would be the most reliable for the parent to consult? An advertisement for sunscreen in a parenting magazine A published interview with well-known heart surgeon A review of sunscreens from a skin cancer research foundation A recommendation from the child’s swim instructor. Davis Craig | Beststudy Academics ([email protected]/[email protected])  4. Which of the following information sources contains copyright information for a givenbook? i. Index ii. Publication page iii. Title page 1. Table of content Passage: Infomercial Hey there, kitchen utensil aficionados! It’s Thurman again, bring you a brand-new piece of equipment for your home food station! Are you tired of your blocks of premium aged cheddar getting all crumbly when you try to slice them? Don’t you hate leaving your fingerprints on that hard stick of butter? Well, worry no more! From the company that brought you the SmackDice comes the McGrabs! You no longer have to worry about your firm, sweaty grip destroying your cheese or your kinds of butter. All you have to do is slip on your patented heat-deflecting mittem, complete with plastic-grp palm pad, and slice your smooth dairy products with no threat of them smelting or crumbling from your body heat! 1. Which of the following phrases from this infomercial contains instructions about how to use the advertised product? a. Slip on our patented heat-deflecting mitten. b. No longer worry about your firm, sweaty grip destroying your cheeses or your butter. Davis Craig | Beststudy Academics ([email protected]/[email protected])  c. Leaving your fingerprints in that hard stick of butter. d. Bring you a brand-new piece of equipment for your home food station. 2. Which of the following options best describe how Turman supports his argument? a. By appealing to a shared sense of community and values. b. By evoking the feeling of annoyance and relief. c. By addressing his audience at just the right moment. d. By assembling evidence and logical explanation. 3. Which of the following options best describes the purpose of this infomercial? a) To amuse the audience with enthusiastic rhetoric b) To persuade the audience to buy the Dairy McGrabs c) To express frustration with the common dairy food problems d) To explain how the Dairy McGrabs works. Passage: Copy Editor Copy editor needed for new corporate magazine. All applicants must have four years of editorial experience. A college degree in journalism or English is required. The job requires full-time hours with competitive benefits offered. The starting salary is $30,000 per year. Contact human resources at 444-4444 to apply. Davis Craig | Beststudy Academics ([email protected]/[email protected]) Using the employment advertisement above, which of the following applicants could meetthe requirements of this job? a. A college graduate who majored in layout design. b. A newspaper reporter who has 2 years of editing experience. c. A teacher who has taught for 4 years. c. A writer looking to work for 40 hours a week. Passage: Don’t Look Back Now Don’t Look Back Now is the story of Keisha (Joy Taylor), a woman who has moved across country to escape her creepy ex-boyfriend stalker, Tom (Kevin Highsmith). However, mysterious things keep happening to the people in Keisha’s life, and the authorities don’t believe her. But there’s one thing nobody knows – she’s got a secret that will make anyone coming to harm her regret it – especially Tom. This thriller is an exciting roller coaster ride that constantly keeps the audience guessing. Director Juliette Cho knows exactly how to manipulate the camera to capture every shadow and peripheral movement, keeping the viewer on edge. The close-up shots feel claustrophobic, like the perspective is skewed. For any other movie this might be annoying, but for this one, it helps put the viewer in Keisha’s suspicious shoes very well. With a running time of 98 minutes, the pacing is quick and efficient, and Cho uses cinematography deftly to show the quick and jerky passage of time from Keisha’s perspective. The performances are rock solid all the way through. Joy Taylor is brittle and violent, simmering below the surface with rage. You can see the toll this stalking experience has had on her in every twitch of her eye and clench of her jaw. The strength she displays once the film shifts into the darker, triumphant second act is a wonder to behold. Kevin Highsmith gives off just the right vibe of charming and sinister as Tom, effortlessly shifting his entire Davis Craig | Beststudy Academics ([email protected]/[email protected]) performance between sweet and suddenly dangerous. This is a tense thrill rise that will not disappoint fans of Joy Taylor orr this genre in general. You can find Don’t Look Back Now at the Main Street Metroplex 12 and the Movie Palace 20 starting Friday. 1. Which of the following sentences best summarizes the second paragraph of the passage? a. The film takes place mostly in the dark, which makes lighting and camera angles very important. b. The direction and cinematography are the key elements to creating the film’s tense, suspenseful tone. c. Close-up shots are an important way to showcase a character’s state of mind. d. Joy Taylor’s performance helps the audience feel more sympathetic toward her character, Keisha. 2. Which of the following conclusions could a reader make from this passage? a. Tom is able to protect Keisha from her stalker. b. There is a big twist in the second half of the movie. c. The film has a sad ending. d. Juliette Cho is a first-time director. 3. Which of the following information from the passage contains an opinion? Davis Craig | Beststudy Academics ([email protected]/[email protected])  a. Starting Friday, the movie will be showing at the Main Street Metroplex 12 and the Movie Palace 20. b. The plot of the movie is about a woman who has moved across country to escape her boyfriend. c. Juliette Cho’s close-up shots make the viewer feel claustrophobic and frightened. d. The movie, starring Joy Taylor and Kevin Highsmith, lasts a little longer than an hour and a half. 4. Which of the following sentences from the passage includes a fact? a. “With a running time of 98 minutes, the pacing is quick and efficient… ” b. “You can see the toll this stalking experience has had on her every twitch of her eye and clench of her jaw.” c. “The close-up shots feel claustrophobic, like the perspective is skewed.” d. This is a tense thrill ride that will not disappoint fans of Joy Taylor or this genre in general. 5. In which of the following genres would Don’t Look Back Now most likely beclassified? a. Drama b. Action-Adventure c. Suspense c. Romance Davis Craig | Beststudy Academics ([email protected]/[email protected]) Passage: Poetry It can be difficult to write sometimes, especially if you are creating something brand new. It is even harder when you must write while following certain rules. Some writers thrive when there are limits, like poets. Many poetry forms follow very specific rules, like sonnets or elegies: you can’t just throw some words on a page and call it a haiku. On the other hand, some successful poets really enjoy breaking the rules. They will reuse to use proper punctuation or follow any sort of structure. So then what good are the rules if you can just break them and still succeed? That doesn’t make any sense. I guess that is why I am not a poet. 1. Based on the authors support and evidence, which of the following is a valid evaluation of the paragraph? a) It is an entertaining piece based on personal bias opinion. b) It is part of a student essay on how poets develop their craft c) It is a logical argument, proving that it is impossible to write well d) It is a scholarly work about the business of being a good writer. 2. Which of the following is the most likely source for most of the authors’ statement in the passage? a) The writers’ local university library b) The online writing lab at Purdue University c) Archive of recorded poetry and literature d) The writers own knowledge about writing. Davis Craig | Beststudy Academics ([email protected]/[email protected]) Passage: Plastic Studies suggest that more than 9 billion metric tons of plastic have been produced since 1950, more than four times the volume of Mt. Everest, and about 75% of its remains in landfills or has entered the environment as pollution. As a material, plastic has many advantages. However, it is difficult to recycle because popular single-use and convenience items, such as packaging and water bottles, are low in quality and value when recycled. Part of the magic of plastic is that it seemingly lasts forever. But when it cannot be re-used efficiently, it leads to stark realities like an island of plastic, twice the size of Texas, floating in the Pacific Ocean. Plastic is consumed by fish and birds and is seeping into the air, water, and our food. 1. Based on evidence from the passage, which of the following is the most likely inference? a. If we increased production of single-use plastic packaging, more plastic would be recycled. b. Most of the plastic that has been produced has been recycled. c. The best thing about plastic is that it is recyclable, a renewable resource. d. Plastic makes life convenient, but its use has so many cons that its use should be reduced. 2. Which of the following pairs of examples from the passage best demonstrates why the use of plastics is a divisive topic? a. Plastic has advantages. Plastic is difficult to recycle efficiently b. Plastic is consumed by birds. Plastic is entering our food Davis Craig | Beststudy Academics ([email protected]/[email protected])  c. Plastic is popular. Plastic is used for packaging d. Plastic is in landfills. Plastic is in the ocean. Passage: The Great Emu War In 1932, the Australian government lost a war against the native emu population. The operation that has since become known as the Great Emu War began as an initiative to combat overpopulation of the crop-destroying birds invading farmland around Chandler and Walgoolan. The initial assault on the flightless avians began on November 2 and lasted six days before the military personnel withdrew. Efforts resumed on November 12, but by early December, the feathered foes had adopted guerrilla tactics against the targeted wheat fields, rendering military involvement largely ineffective. The Australian government declined further involvement with the ongoing conflict in 1934, 1943, and 1948, despite the repeated pleas for assistance by the farmers in the area. 1. During the Great Emu War, which of the following events happened immediatelyafter the conflict resumed in mid-November? i. Military efforts became ineffective ii. The Australian government launched the initial assault iii. The military withdrew iv. Emus resorted to guerrilla tactics. 2. Which of the following statements is a logical conclusion based on this report? i. Emus continued destroying crops in the area throughout the 1930s and 1940s Davis Craig | Beststudy Academics ([email protected]/[email protected])  ii. After losing the support of Australian government, farmer engaged in guerrilla warfare to combat the emus in 1934, 1943 and 1948 iii. From 1932 to 1948, the Australian government battled emus on behalf of farmers iv. After losing the great emu war in 1932, the Australian government provided limited military support to farmers in 1934, 1943 and 1948. 3. Which of the following words is synonym for avain in this passage? i. Bird ii. Flying iii. Aerial iv. Plane Passage: Blue Whales You might think the largest animal on Earth is the blue whale, and you would be correct. Blue whales can reach a length of 98 ft. long and can weigh as much as 198 tons. However, in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon, there is an organism currently covering an area of 3 square miles and estimated to weigh at least 7,500 tons: the Armillaria ostoyae fungus, also known as the honey mushroom or shoestring fungus. Though A. ostoyae is found in other places, such as Michigan and Germany, only Oregon’s fungus has grown to such an enormous size. The humongous fungus is estimated to be anywhere from 2,000 to 8,000 years old, and it continues to grow by 1 to 3 feet every year. 1. Which of the following is the purpose of the passage? i. To persuade ii. To describe Davis Craig | Beststudy Academics ([email protected]/[email protected])  iii. To entertain iv. To inform 2. Which of the following best describes the report? ii. Human kind versus nature iii. Hierarchy in nature iv. Nature as beauty v. Extraordinary natural phenomena Passage: Peanut Butter Cookies Grandma Harry; 30 minutes; Cookies/Desserts; Makes 1 dozen - 1 egg - ¾ cup sugar - 1 cup peanut butter - 1 teaspoon vanilla - ½ cup flour Beat egg white until foamy. Stir in sugar, beat again until stiff peaks form. Gently fold in peanut butter and vanilla. Add flour in small increments until dough forms. Chill dough for at least 2 hours. Roll into balls, roll in sugar, press down with a fork, and bake at 350 degrees F for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool on cookie sheet. These are very fragile. 4. Which of the following statements about the passage is true? o These cookies should be cooked on a baking rack o These cookies can be cooked in a microwave oven Davis Craig | Beststudy Academics ([email protected]/[email protected])  o Folding I peanut butter must be done o Beating egg whites means stirring them vigorously 3. A high school football team arrives to practices one day to find that all of their equipment is missing. The coach wants to make sure he has considered every possibility before he alerts the principal. Which of the following pieces of evidence would be relevant to help explain what happened? Many of the players’ parents have raised concerns over the potential for head injuries in contact football The school board has instituted budget cuts to the football program The football team often exchanges pranks with the biggest rival, a high school team from the next town The equipment has failed a recent safety inspection. 4. Which of the following areas of a textbook includes supplementary materials and additional information to the text? Glossary Index Bibliography Appendix Nutrition Facts Davis Craig | Beststudy Academics ([email protected]/[email protected])  Serving Size.5 Cups (12g) Servings Per Container 8 Amount Per Serving Calories 120 Calories from Fat 30 % Daily Values Total Fat 4g Saturated Fat 0g Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 3mg 1. Which of the following phrases on the label is a subheading? a. Nutrition facts b. Servings Per Container c. Amounts Per Serving d. Trans Fat 5. Which of the following is the best source to consult about the famous jazz saxophonist Charlie “yardbird” Parker’s childhood in Kansas City in the 1940s? i. Photographs of jazz clubs in Kansas City from 1941 ii. A greatest hits album of Charlie Parker’s most popular songs iii. A published magazine interview with Charlie Parker iv. The “arts” section of a 1940 issue of Kansas City newspaper. Davis Craig | Beststudy Academics ([email protected]/[email protected])  6. Which of the following sources would provide relevant information about the cost of property destruction following a natural disaster? ii. A photograph of the damage taken by a bystander iii. A speech celebrating community first responders iv. A newspaper article about the natural disaster v. A pamphlet about local food and shelter resources Beststudy Academics Founder: Davis Craig Contacts: [email protected] [email protected] **DON’T SHARE THIS FILE** Davis Craig | Beststudy Academics ([email protected]/[email protected])