TEAS 7 Reading: Craft & Structure Subtopics
Each question includes an answer key with explanations.
Author’s Purpose & Point of View
Passage 1
Did you know that the average office worker prints 10,000 pages per year? Most of those pages end up in the trash within days. Switching to double-sided printing would save millions of trees annually. It’s time for companies to adopt reasonable environmental policies instead of pretending recycling alone is enough.
1. What is the author’s primary purpose?
A) To entertain with fun facts about offices
B) To inform about printing technology
C) To persuade companies to use double-sided printing
D) To explain how paper is recycled
2. What is the tone of the passage?
A) Neutral and objective
B) Critical and urgent
C) Humorous and lighthearted
D) Sad and regretful
3. Which point of view is used in this passage?
A) First-person
B) Second-person
C) Third-person limited
D) Third-person omniscient
Passage 2
Yesterday, I watched a patient refuse a flu shot for the third time. She claimed vaccines are dangerous despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. From my perspective as a nurse of 15 years, I’ve seen flu complications destroy healthy young adults. I wish people would trust medical science.
4. What is the author’s purpose?
A) To share a personal experience and express frustration
B) To list flu vaccine ingredients
C) To entertain with a funny story
D) To provide neutral vaccine information
5. The author’s bias is best described as:
A) Strongly opposed to vaccines
B) Supportive of vaccines
C) Neutral on vaccine mandates
D) Confused about flu risks
6. The point of view is:
A) First-person
B) Second-person
C) Third-person objective
D) Third-person limited
Text Structure & Organization
Passage 3
In contrast to hibernation, which occurs in winter, estivation is a period of dormancy during hot, dry summer months. Both states reduce metabolic rate to conserve energy. However, hibernating animals lower body temperature dramatically, while estivating animals maintain a more stable temperature.
7. How is this passage organized?
A) Chronological order
B) Problem/solution
C) Compare and contrast
D) Cause and effect
8. Which transition word signals the organization pattern?
A) However
B) In contrast to
C) While
D) All of the above
9. This passage is an example of which text type?
A) Narrative
B) Persuasive
C) Technical
D) Expository
Passage 4
Step 1: Gather your materials – a pot, soil, seeds, and water.
Step 2: Fill the pot with soil, leaving one inch at the top.
Step 3: Plant seeds half an inch deep.
Step 4: Water gently until soil is moist.
Step 5: Place in a sunny window and water every two days.
10. How is this passage organized?
A) Compare/contrast
B) Sequential/chronological
C) Problem/solution
D) Cause/effect
11. This passage is best classified as:
A) Narrative
B) Persuasive
C) Technical
D) Expository
Word Meanings & Figurative Language
Passage 5
The old library was a labyrinth of dusty corridors and hidden rooms. Students often wandered for hours, searching in vain for a specific book. The librarian joked that even the building itself seemed to conspire against organization.
12. The word “labyrinth” most nearly means:
A) A quiet place
B) A confusing maze
C) A small room
D) A bright hallway
13. “The building itself seemed to conspire against organization” is an example of:
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole
14. The phrase “searching in vain” means:
A) Searching successfully
B) Searching without finding
C) Searching angrily
D) Searching quickly
Passage 6
Her voice was music to his ears after the long separation. Every word felt like a warm embrace, dissolving the loneliness that had wrapped around him like a cold fog.
15. “Her voice was music to his ears” is an example of:
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Idiom
16. “Like a cold fog” is an example of:
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Hyperbole
D) Allusion
17. The connotation of “dissolving the loneliness” suggests:
A) The loneliness became permanent
B) The loneliness faded away gently
C) The loneliness grew stronger
D) The loneliness turned to anger
Passage 7 (Context Clues)
The patient’s condition was tenuous; the slightest change in medication could destabilize his fragile recovery. Doctors monitored him hourly.
18. Based on context, “tenuous” means:
A) Strong and stable
B) Weak and uncertain
C) Painful
D) Contagious
Text Features
Passage 8 (with imaginary text feature description)
The biology textbook includes a glossary at the end of each chapter. When Maria saw the word “mitochondria,” she turned to page 342, which listed definitions of key terms in alphabetical order.
19. What is the purpose of a glossary?
A) To provide chapter summaries
B) To define specialized vocabulary
C) To list all images in the book
D) To give practice questions
20. A caption under a photograph of a heart surgery most likely would:
A) List all surgical instruments
B) Describe what is happening in the image
C) Provide a bibliography
D) Index the page number
Passage 9 (Interpreting a footnote concept)
In a historical text, you see this footnote at the bottom of the page:
¹ The Emancipation Proclamation (1863) freed only enslaved people in Confederate states; it did not apply to border states.
21. The purpose of this footnote is to:
A) Give an opinion about the Proclamation
B) Provide additional clarifying detail
C) Entertain the reader
D) List other books to read
Mixed Craft & Structure
Passage 10
First, climate change is raising global temperatures. As a result, polar ice caps are melting at unprecedented rates. Consequently, sea levels are rising, threatening coastal cities worldwide. Therefore, immediate action is required to reduce carbon emissions.
22. The author’s purpose is to:
A) Entertain with polar bear stories
B) Persuade readers to support climate action
C) Explain a chain of cause-effect relationships
D) Compare past and present temperatures
23. Which transition word shows a result?
A) First
B) As a result
C) Consequently
D) Both B and C
24. The text structure is primarily:
A) Problem/solution
B) Cause and effect
C) Chronological
D) Compare/contrast
Answer Key with Explanations
1. C
The author wants companies to adopt double-sided printing to reduce waste.
2. B
The wording creates urgency and criticizes companies for not doing enough.
3. B
The phrase “Did you know” directly addresses the reader using second-person point of view.
4. A
The author shares a real experience and expresses frustration about vaccine refusal.
5. B
The author clearly supports vaccines and trusts medical science.
6. A
The use of “I” and “my” indicates first-person point of view.
7. C
The passage explains similarities and differences between hibernation and estivation.
8. D
All three transitions signal comparison or contrast relationships.
9. D
The passage explains scientific information, making it expository.
10. B
The numbered steps show events in sequence.
11. C
The passage gives instructions, which is characteristic of technical writing.
12. B
“Labyrinth” means a maze-like or confusing structure.
13. C
The building is described as if it can “conspire,” giving it human qualities.
14. B
“Searching in vain” means searching unsuccessfully.
15. B
The voice is directly compared to music without using “like” or “as.”
16. A
The phrase uses “like,” making it a simile.
17. B
“Dissolving” suggests the loneliness slowly disappeared.
18. B
The fragile recovery and constant monitoring suggest instability and uncertainty.
19. B
A glossary defines specialized or unfamiliar terms.
20. B
Captions explain or describe images.
21. B
The footnote adds clarification about the historical document.
22. B
The final sentence urges action, showing a persuasive purpose.
23. D
Both “As a result” and “Consequently” indicate results or effects.
24. B
The passage explains how one event leads to another.
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