TEAS TEAS Certifications TEAS-SECTION-1 Questions & Answers

• Question 51:

  Far from exercising a counter influence to intellectual orthodoxy, the movement itself has become a center of __________.

  A. conformity

  B. notoriety

  C. enmity

  D. theology

  E. idealism

  Correct Answer: A

  The use of the phrase "far from" becoming a challenge to "intellectual orthodoxy" implies that the new movement has also become something similar to such orthodoxy. Among the choices, it is the word "conformity" which is closest to the word "orthodoxy." So, "conformity" is the answer.

• Question 52:

  This book has neither merit nor distinction, and it all but __________ whatever prestige the author may once have had.

  A. challenges

  B. maximizes

  C. epitomizes

  D. nullifies

  E. encompasses

  Correct Answer: D

  If the author of the book had prestige earlier, but has now produced a book which has neither merit nor distinction, the new book would nullify his earlier prestige. So, "nullifies" is the answer.

• Question 53:

  The historian's assertion that there is a __________ of verifiable information about nineteenth-century Native Americans is __________, for there exist many transcripts of authentic oral accounts of their activities.

  A. wealth; fallacious

  B. shortage; legitimate

  C. depletion; irrefutable

  D. paucity; erroneous

  E. surfeit; implausible

  Correct Answer: D

  The second part of the sentence says that there exist many transcripts of genuine accounts of the activities of Native Americans. So, the first part must mean either that the historian correctly asserted that there is a lot of verifiable information, or that he wrongly asserted that there is little of verifiable information. Among the choices, it is "paucity; erroneous" which means the latter, and is the answer.

• Question 54:

  Until the mid-1800's, the occasional reports by European explorers of the existence of gorillas were generally disbelieved and swiftly __________ the realm of tall tales.

  A. extracted from

  B. confused with

  C. relegated to

  D. compared to

  E. exalted to

  Correct Answer: C

  Stories that are generally disbelieved would be pushed into the category of tall tales (meaning lies). Among the choices, it is phrase "relegated to" that has this meaning. So, "relegated to" is the answer.

• Question 55:

  Her ability to analyze issues fairly and competently has earned her the __________ of even her most peers.

  A. solicitation; unbiased

  B. attention; sympathetic

  C. suspicion; discerning

  D. reputation; knowledgeable

  E. respect; exacting

  Correct Answer: E

  An ability to analyze issue and competently will not result in "solicitation" (meaning begging) or "suspicion." So, "solicitation; unbiased" and "suspicion; discerning" can first be ruled out. The use of the phrase "even her" in the second part of the sentence rules out the adjectives "sympathetic" and "knowledgeable" in "attention; sympathetic" and "reputation; knowledgeable." It is the "respect; exacting" pair which completes a meaningful sentence, and is the answer.

• Question 56:

  The grave problems that affected him were the purely __________ ones of hunger, pain and fatigue.

  A. physical

  B. imaginary

  C. irrelevant

  D. hereditary

  E. coincidental

  Correct Answer: A

  Hunger, pain and fatigue cannot be described as "imaginary", or "irrelevant", or "hereditary", or "coincidental" problems. They can best be described as "physical" problems. So, "physical" is the answer.

• Question 57:

  Although is seems to have been a fixture of the square since the city's origin, the produce market actually opened only __________.

  A. enthusiastically

  B. recently

  C. frequently

  D. illegally

  E. graciously

  Correct Answer: B

  The use of the conjunction "although" indicates a contradiction within the sentence.

  If the market seems to have been in existence since the city began, it must have been opened a long time

  ago. But the use of the conjunction "although" implies that this is not so. So, it must have been opened only

  recently. So, "recently" is the answer.

• Question 58:

  The __________ of modernist architecture __________ the natural human desire to celebrate the decorate, to take delight in ornament.

  A. elaborateness; neglects

  B. austerity; recognize

  C. embellishment; undermines

  D. severity; opposes

  E. uniformity; reflects

  Correct Answer: D

  The information that the second part of the sentence imparts is that there exists a natural human desire to celebrate and decorate, and to take delight in ornament. If modern architecture is "elaborate", it would be fulfilling, and not neglecting, this desire. So, "elaborateness; neglects" is wrong. If modern architecture is "austere", it would be neglecting this natural desire, and not recognizing it. So, "austerity; recognize" is wrong. If modern architecture is "embellishes", it would again be fulfilling by this natural desire, and not be undermining it. So, "embellishment; undermines" is also wrong. If modern architecture is "severe" (meaning austere), it would be opposing this natural desire. So, "severity; opposes" leads to a logical sentence, and is the correct answer. Since there can be no uniformity about decoration or ornamentation, "uniformity; reflects" does not result in a logical sentence.

• Question 59:

  Those who seek the advice of scientists in this matter should recognize that, because the knowledge available is ___________. The reliability of the advice cannot be __________.

  A. technical; documented

  B. coherent; explained

  C. explicit; understood

  D. inadequate; guaranteed

  E. extraneous; denied

  Correct Answer: D

  The words "documented", "explained" and "understood" are not suitable adjectives for the noun "reliability",

  and can straight-away be discarded for that reason. Since it is logical to say that, if the available

  knowledge is inadequate, the reliability of the advice based on such limited knowledge cannot be

  guaranteed, "inadequate; guaranteed" is a suitable choice.

  The pair "extraneous; denied" does not result in a logical sentence, and is wrong.

• Question 60:

  He was __________ in his vindictiveness, often feigning a disarming camaraderie while __________ his opportunity for revenge.

  A. impulsive; gauging

  B. harmless; preparing

  C. resolute; forgetting

  D. brazen; dreading

  E. devious; awaiting

  Correct Answer: E

  The parson described is said to the "often a disarming camaraderie", meaning that his friendship was not genuine, but was a pretended one. The use of the word "revenge" indicates that the person in whom he was pretending friendship was one who had harmed him earlier. So, the sentence must mean that the person described in the sentence was intent upon taking revenge for this earlier harm. He must therefore be looking for an opportunity to lake revenge, even while pretending friendship. So, among the choices for the second missing word, only "preparing" and "awaiting" are appropriate. Such a clever person will obviously not be "harmless" in his vindictiveness. So, "harmless; preparing" is not a suitable choice for the first missing word. "Devious" (meaning cunning) is what describes such a person perfectly, and fits in well in the first blank. So, "devious; awaiting" is the answer.