TEAS 7 Reading Exam 2025/2026 Questions And Correct Detailed Answers

Which portions does complete summary need to conclude?

A. Main idea

B. Supporting details

C. Arguments

D. All are correct

D

What is the difference between topic and main idea?

A. Topic is the subject, while main idea is the most important point of a text

B. Topic is the argument, while main idea is the subject of the text

C. Topic is the most important point, while main idea is the subject of a text

D. Topic is the supporting detail, while main idea is the argument of a text

A

Which term is incorrect about the topic?

A. Topic is the subject of a text

B. Topic is expressed by one or few words

C. Topic is repeated many times in the text

D. Topic needs supporting details

D

Which term is incorrect about the main idea?

A. Main idea is the most important point made by the author

B. Main idea is expressed in few words

C. Main idea is also known as topic sentence

D. Main idea is created by topic and main points about topic

B

"Penguins are different from other birds in many ways"

Which is the topic of the sentence?

A. other birds

B. penguins

C. penguins are different

D. many ways

B

Supporting details are also known as ___________

A. Key points

B. Topics

C. Main points

D. None of the above

A

Which types of text are supporting details commonly found in?

A. Entertaining

B. Informative

C. Persuasive

D. B and C are correct

D

What are the types of supporting details?

A. Vocabulary, description, proof

B. Metaphor, document, picture

C. Voice, explanation, importance

D. A and C are correct

D

Quotes is which type of supporting details?

A. Vocabulary

B. Description

C. Voice

D. Proof

C

Metaphor is which type of supporting details?

A. Explanation

B. Description

C. Voice

D. Vocabulary

B

Answering the question "so what" is which type of supporting details?

A. Importance

B. Proof

C. Vocabulary

D. Description

A

Which words are used to indicate supporting details?

A. For example/For instance

B. First/Second/Last

C. Moreover/Furthermore

D. A and B are correct

D

A good topic sentence cannot contain________

A. Jargon

B. Terminology

C. Simple words

D. Numbers

A

Inference is the information that is _______ but not ________.

A. implied, expressed

B. implied, written outright

C. not implied, written outright

D. All are correct

B

What is Implication?

A. The things that author states and readers can assume based on what author says (evidence)

B. The things that neither does author state nor readers can assume based on the evidence

C. The things that author does not state but readers can assume based on what author says

D. None of the above

C

"I stood outside and never opened my umbrella. By the time I got to work, the cuffs of my pants were soaked."

The sentence above indicates inference or implication?

A. Inference

B. Implication

C. Both of them are correct

D. None of them are correct

B

"John said - whatever you do, don't work for this company."

The sentence above is an example of inference or implication? Why?

A. Inference because it indicates an advice

B. Implication because it has subject

C. Inference because it can cause a prediction of something bad about the company

D. Implication because it can cause a prediction of something bad about the company

C

True/False

Memo is a written communication, unofficial document.

A. True

B.False

B (official)

The heading of memo typically includes______

A. Author, author's tittle, author's institution

B. Date

C. Recipient

D. All of the above

D

Who are the recipients of the memo?

A. People from another institution

B. Residents

C. Members of the same organization as the author

D. Director of the institution

C

Typically, what is the memo about?

A. Plan of actions

B. Request for information

C. Response to a request

D. All of the above

What is posted announcement for?

A. Public information

B. Finding lost properties

C. All occasion

D. Government information

C

Where is classified advertisement or ad found?

A. Newspaper

B. Online or special ad circular

C. Magazine

D. A and B are correct

D

Ad typically contains_______

A. Abbreviation

B. Statistics

C. Review

D. Rating

A

What is key of the map (legend)?

A. Map's heading

B. Map's tittle

C. Statistics

D. List of the important symbols and information of the map

D

"Men are physically stronger than women"

The sentence above infer to ________

A. Fact

B. Bias

C. Opinion

D. Stereotype

D

"Alice and Johnny love ice cream, but Alice prefers vanilla and Johnny prefers strawberry"

The sentence above indicates what type of text structure?

A. Comparison

B. Description

C. Both comparison and contrast

D. Neither comparison nor contrast

C

The text does not need to include_________ to be classified as narrative passage

A. Plot

B. Proof

C. Characters

D. Figurative language

B

Technically speaking, expository passage is to ________ readers.

A. Inform

B. Enlighten

C. Teach

D. All of the above

D

What is the purpose of persuasive passage?

A. To change readers' mind and lead them to the author's argument.

B. To educate readers

C. To equally argue about a topic

D. To find the solutions for a problem

A

What is the common of footnotes and endnotes?

A. They are about opinions

B. They are about author's personal notes

C. They are about facts and figures within document

D. All of the above

C

_________ is at the back of the book,s to list all the items and their definitions.

A. Index

B. Glossary

C. Table of content

D. All of the above

B

_____ is at the end of the books, normally be listed under alphabetic order, to find information about specific topic.

A. Index

B. Glossary

C. Table of content

D. None of the above

A

________ is at the beginning of the books, magazines, to list all different titles with page number.

A. Index

B. Glossary

C. Table of content

D. All of the above

C

Which chart or graph is used to describe the set of numerical data?

A. Line graph

B. Bar graph

C. Pie chart

D. Pictograph

B

Which chart or graph is used to measure the trend over time?

A. Line graph

B. Bar graph

C. Pie chart

D. Pictograph

A

Which chart or graph is used to show how a single entity is divided into proportional parts?

A. Line graph

B. Bar graph

C. Pie chart

D. Pictograph

C

Which chart or graph used pictures and symbols to represent the data, so need to legend to define those symbols?

A. Line graph

B. Bar graph

C. Pie chart

D. Pictograph

D

__________ point of view is the inner feelings and thoughts of narrator, written from the perspective of "I".

A. First-person

B. Second-person

C. Third-person

D. A and B are correct

A

___________ point of view directly addresses the audience, like "you".

A. Audience

B. First-person

C. Second-person

D. Third-person

C

What type of point of view does not refer the writer or the audience, and it pronouns like "he", "she", and "they"?

A. Social point of view

B. First-person point of view

C. Second-person point of view

D. Third-person point of view

D

Which feature does it reflect author's tone?

A. Bias

B. Stereotype

C. Word choice

D. Main idea

C

Which of the following sentence delivers the denotative meaning?

A. The tree is so shady on Summer

B. She is feeling blue

C. Jim is such a dog

D. My brain is totally empty in terms of Physics

A

Which of the following sentence delivers the connotative meaning?

A. The dog is barking around

B. Hannah seems to be sick

C. This is not a place of home

D. The house is so empty

C

Which of the following is the primary source?

A. Videos from the research of environment

B. Article about how to educate our children

C. Author's diary about how his childhood was

D. Research essay

C

Which of the following is the secondary source?

A. Photo of my first dating

B. Political article from library database

C. Speech of the president in front of people

D. Record of a statistics

B

"The sun was eager as s beaver and nimble as a mountain goat."

The sentence above is an example of which type of figurative language?

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Personification

D. Animification

A

Which sentence below is the example of metaphor?

A. Her coat looks like a fur of white bear

B. His smile shines as bright as the sun

C. Katy behaves like she was a boss

D. Bird was an arrow arcing through the sky

D