TEAS 2026 Full Package
Prepare effectively for the TEAS 2026 exam with this comprehensive package. Includes 500
questions across Math, Science, English, and Reading—all designed to mirror the difficulty of
the exam. Each question comes with answers and explanations to help you understand concepts,
strengthen weak areas, and boost your confidence for test day.
📖 TEAS Reading
Main Idea & Summarizing
1. A passage states: “While antibiotics are effective against bacterial infections, overuse
contributes to resistant strains that are harder to treat.” What is the main idea? A)
Antibiotics always cure infections.
B) Antibiotic resistance can result from overuse.
C) Resistant strains are easy to manage.
D) Antibiotics are dangerous in all cases.
✅ Answer: B – The key point is that overuse → resistance.
2. Which sentence best summarizes an article describing how climate change affects
agriculture through unpredictable weather patterns, reduced crop yields, and soil
degradation?
A) Farmers enjoy diverse crops.
B) Climate change harms agricultural production.
C) Soil is unaffected by weather.
D) Agriculture causes climate change.
✅ Answer: B – Summary covers the whole passage.
3. A passage about Florence Nightingale describes her role in reforming hospital
sanitation, lowering death rates, and shaping modern nursing. What is the author’s
purpose?
A) To criticize Nightingale’s methods
B) To explain her contributions to healthcare
C) To persuade readers not to become nurses
D) To entertain with war stories
✅ Answer: B – The text is informative about her impact.
,4. Which of the following is the best paraphrase of: “The new policy mandates that all
hospital staff wear identification badges at all times to improve patient safety”? A)
Staff must always carry ID badges for patient safety.
B) Patients must wear ID badges at all times.
C) Staff must sometimes wear ID badges when patients complain.
D) Hospital visitors must wear ID badges.
✅ Answer: A – Closest accurate paraphrase.
5. In a passage about a medical breakthrough, the author lists data, studies, and expert
opinions. Which text structure is being used?
A) Chronological
B) Problem–solution
C) Cause–effect
D) Persuasive with evidence
✅ Answer: D – Uses facts to persuade readers.
Inference & Author’s Purpose
6. If a passage describes a patient frowning and holding their stomach after eating, what
can the reader infer?
A) The patient is hungry.
B) The patient has indigestion.
C) The patient likes the food.
D) The patient is tired.
✅ Answer: B – Clues suggest stomach discomfort.
7. Which conclusion is best supported by a passage describing rising ER visits during flu
season?
A) Flu season decreases hospital demand.
B) Emergency rooms are less needed.
C) More patients seek ER care in flu season.
D) Flu season prevents ER visits.
✅ Answer: C – Data supports this.
8. A passage argues that recycling reduces landfill waste and conserves natural resources.
What is the author’s primary purpose?
A) To persuade readers to recycle
B) To entertain readers with jokes
C) To argue against recycling
D) To describe unrelated issues
✅ Answer: A – The author is persuading.
,9. Which evidence best supports an author’s claim that exercise improves mental health?
A) A doctor saying “Exercise is fun.”
B) A study showing reduced depression symptoms in active people.
C) A patient saying “I like running.”
D) A website link about shoes.
✅ Answer: B – Scientific evidence is strongest.
10. Which type of passage is most likely to include step-by-step instructions?
A) Narrative
B) Expository
C) Procedural
D) Persuasive
✅ Answer: C – Procedural texts show steps.
Context Clues & Vocabulary
11. “The medication caused xerostomia, leaving the patient constantly sipping water.”
What does xerostomia most likely mean?
A) Dry mouth
B) Headache
C) Stomach ache
D) Fatigue
✅ Answer: A – Context = sipping water.
12. “Despite the tumultuous weather, the plane landed safely.” What does tumultuous
mean?
A) Calm
B) Stormy
C) Bright
D) Simple
✅ Answer: B – Context = weather difficulty.
13. “The nurse administered a palliative treatment to ease the patient’s discomfort.” What
does palliative mean?
A) Curative
B) Soothing but not curative
C) Preventive
D) Harmful
✅ Answer: B – Palliative = relieves symptoms.
, 14. In the sentence “The plan was feasible given the resources available,” the word feasible
means…
A) Impossible
B) Practical
C) Dangerous
D) Expensive
✅ Answer: B – Feasible = possible/practical.
15. “The professor’s lecture was so esoteric that only advanced students understood it.”
Esoteric means…
A) Confusing
B) Intended for a small, specialized audience
C) Easy to understand
D) Funny
✅ Answer: B – Esoteric = specialized knowledge.
Text Structure & Comparison
16. A passage explaining how smoking leads to lung disease shows which structure?
A) Cause–effect
B) Compare–contrast
C) Chronological
D) Persuasive
✅ Answer: A
17. A text comparing Medicare and private insurance is best described as:
A) Chronological
B) Compare–contrast
C) Problem–solution
D) Narrative
✅ Answer: B
18. Which clue shows a chronological structure?
A) “First, next, then, finally”
B) “On the other hand”
C) “As a result”
D) “For example” ✅ Answer: A
19. If an article lists reasons for declining vaccination rates, then suggests free clinics as a
fix, what structure is this?
A) Problem–solution
B) Chronological
Prepare effectively for the TEAS 2026 exam with this comprehensive package. Includes 500
questions across Math, Science, English, and Reading—all designed to mirror the difficulty of
the exam. Each question comes with answers and explanations to help you understand concepts,
strengthen weak areas, and boost your confidence for test day.
📖 TEAS Reading
Main Idea & Summarizing
1. A passage states: “While antibiotics are effective against bacterial infections, overuse
contributes to resistant strains that are harder to treat.” What is the main idea? A)
Antibiotics always cure infections.
B) Antibiotic resistance can result from overuse.
C) Resistant strains are easy to manage.
D) Antibiotics are dangerous in all cases.
✅ Answer: B – The key point is that overuse → resistance.
2. Which sentence best summarizes an article describing how climate change affects
agriculture through unpredictable weather patterns, reduced crop yields, and soil
degradation?
A) Farmers enjoy diverse crops.
B) Climate change harms agricultural production.
C) Soil is unaffected by weather.
D) Agriculture causes climate change.
✅ Answer: B – Summary covers the whole passage.
3. A passage about Florence Nightingale describes her role in reforming hospital
sanitation, lowering death rates, and shaping modern nursing. What is the author’s
purpose?
A) To criticize Nightingale’s methods
B) To explain her contributions to healthcare
C) To persuade readers not to become nurses
D) To entertain with war stories
✅ Answer: B – The text is informative about her impact.
,4. Which of the following is the best paraphrase of: “The new policy mandates that all
hospital staff wear identification badges at all times to improve patient safety”? A)
Staff must always carry ID badges for patient safety.
B) Patients must wear ID badges at all times.
C) Staff must sometimes wear ID badges when patients complain.
D) Hospital visitors must wear ID badges.
✅ Answer: A – Closest accurate paraphrase.
5. In a passage about a medical breakthrough, the author lists data, studies, and expert
opinions. Which text structure is being used?
A) Chronological
B) Problem–solution
C) Cause–effect
D) Persuasive with evidence
✅ Answer: D – Uses facts to persuade readers.
Inference & Author’s Purpose
6. If a passage describes a patient frowning and holding their stomach after eating, what
can the reader infer?
A) The patient is hungry.
B) The patient has indigestion.
C) The patient likes the food.
D) The patient is tired.
✅ Answer: B – Clues suggest stomach discomfort.
7. Which conclusion is best supported by a passage describing rising ER visits during flu
season?
A) Flu season decreases hospital demand.
B) Emergency rooms are less needed.
C) More patients seek ER care in flu season.
D) Flu season prevents ER visits.
✅ Answer: C – Data supports this.
8. A passage argues that recycling reduces landfill waste and conserves natural resources.
What is the author’s primary purpose?
A) To persuade readers to recycle
B) To entertain readers with jokes
C) To argue against recycling
D) To describe unrelated issues
✅ Answer: A – The author is persuading.
,9. Which evidence best supports an author’s claim that exercise improves mental health?
A) A doctor saying “Exercise is fun.”
B) A study showing reduced depression symptoms in active people.
C) A patient saying “I like running.”
D) A website link about shoes.
✅ Answer: B – Scientific evidence is strongest.
10. Which type of passage is most likely to include step-by-step instructions?
A) Narrative
B) Expository
C) Procedural
D) Persuasive
✅ Answer: C – Procedural texts show steps.
Context Clues & Vocabulary
11. “The medication caused xerostomia, leaving the patient constantly sipping water.”
What does xerostomia most likely mean?
A) Dry mouth
B) Headache
C) Stomach ache
D) Fatigue
✅ Answer: A – Context = sipping water.
12. “Despite the tumultuous weather, the plane landed safely.” What does tumultuous
mean?
A) Calm
B) Stormy
C) Bright
D) Simple
✅ Answer: B – Context = weather difficulty.
13. “The nurse administered a palliative treatment to ease the patient’s discomfort.” What
does palliative mean?
A) Curative
B) Soothing but not curative
C) Preventive
D) Harmful
✅ Answer: B – Palliative = relieves symptoms.
, 14. In the sentence “The plan was feasible given the resources available,” the word feasible
means…
A) Impossible
B) Practical
C) Dangerous
D) Expensive
✅ Answer: B – Feasible = possible/practical.
15. “The professor’s lecture was so esoteric that only advanced students understood it.”
Esoteric means…
A) Confusing
B) Intended for a small, specialized audience
C) Easy to understand
D) Funny
✅ Answer: B – Esoteric = specialized knowledge.
Text Structure & Comparison
16. A passage explaining how smoking leads to lung disease shows which structure?
A) Cause–effect
B) Compare–contrast
C) Chronological
D) Persuasive
✅ Answer: A
17. A text comparing Medicare and private insurance is best described as:
A) Chronological
B) Compare–contrast
C) Problem–solution
D) Narrative
✅ Answer: B
18. Which clue shows a chronological structure?
A) “First, next, then, finally”
B) “On the other hand”
C) “As a result”
D) “For example” ✅ Answer: A
19. If an article lists reasons for declining vaccination rates, then suggests free clinics as a
fix, what structure is this?
A) Problem–solution
B) Chronological
