Kala's TEAS Study Hub

Study guide — the short version of everything

These are the high-yield topics per section. Work the guide, then drill the same section under Practice Tests.

📖 Reading

• Main idea vs. detail: the main idea covers the whole passage; details only cover a piece. If an answer choice is true but narrow, it's a detail, not the main idea.
• Inference: pick the answer the passage supports, not one that's merely possible. Every correct inference has evidence in the text.
• Author's purpose & tone: to inform, persuade, entertain, or describe. Watch charged words — they leak the author's bias.
• Craft: know text structures (cause/effect, compare/contrast, sequence, problem/solution) and what headings, bold terms, and captions signal.
• Practical texts: practice following multi-step directions exactly, reading a chart/table, and pulling requirements out of a job posting or memo.

➗ Mathematics

• Percents: part = percent × whole. Percent change = (new − old) ÷ old. Convert fluently: fraction ↔ decimal ↔ percent.
• Ratios & proportions: set up equal fractions and cross-multiply — this is also the dosage-calculation engine (dose ordered ÷ dose on hand × quantity).
• Conversions: metric ladder (kilo → base → milli = steps of 1,000; 1 kg = 2.2 lb, 1 in = 2.54 cm, 1 L = 1,000 mL, 30 mL ≈ 1 fl oz).
• Algebra: solve one- and two-step equations; inequalities flip the sign when you multiply/divide by a negative.
• Data: mean (average), median (middle), mode (most often), range (max − min). Read bar/line/pie graphs by their axes and legends first.
• Geometry: area/perimeter of rectangles and triangles, area/circumference of circles (πr², 2πr), volume of a box (l×w×h).

🔬 Science — Anatomy & Physiology first

• Directional terms: anterior/posterior, superior/inferior, medial/lateral, proximal/distal; planes: sagittal, frontal (coronal), transverse.
• Cardiovascular: blood flow path (body → right atrium → right ventricle → lungs → left atrium → left ventricle → body), heart valves in order, arteries carry blood away, veins toward.
• Respiratory: gas exchange in the alveoli; diaphragm drives breathing; medulla sets the rate from CO₂ levels.
• Nervous: neuron parts, CNS vs PNS, sympathetic = fight-or-flight, parasympathetic = rest-and-digest.
• Endocrine: master gland = pituitary; insulin/glucagon from the pancreas regulate blood sugar; negative feedback runs most systems.
• Digestive & urinary: path of food; the nephron filters blood — glomerulus → tubules; kidneys regulate water, salts, and pH.
• Biology: organelles (mitochondria = ATP), DNA → RNA → protein, mitosis (growth, identical) vs meiosis (gametes, half), Punnett squares for dominant/recessive traits.
• Chemistry basics: atom structure, pH scale (below 7 acid, above 7 base), states of matter, solutions and concentration.
• Scientific reasoning: independent vs dependent variable, controls, and why sample size and repetition matter.

✏️ English & Language Usage

• Punctuation: commas in lists and after introductions; apostrophes show possession or contractions, never plurals; quotation marks for direct speech.
• Agreement: subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent must match in number. Watch collective nouns and "each/everyone" (singular).
• Sentence sense: fragments lack a subject or complete verb; run-ons need a period, semicolon, or comma + conjunction.
• Homophones: their/there/they're, its/it's, affect/effect, then/than, to/too/two.
• Medical word parts: cardio- (heart), neuro- (nerve), hepat- (liver), nephr- (kidney), hyper- (over), hypo- (under), -itis (inflammation), -ectomy (removal), -ology (study of), brady- (slow), tachy- (fast). These pay off on the TEAS and in nursing school.

Practice tests

Every question is original, written to the real TEAS 7 blueprint, with an explanation for every answer. Two ways to train:

Section drills

One section at a time, real question count and real time limit. Best for most study days.

Full mock exam

All 170 questions, 209 minutes, sections in real order with their own clocks — the full dress rehearsal. Set aside about 3½ hours.

Start the full mock exam

In drill mode you can check each answer as you go. In the mock, answers lock section by section — just like the real thing, there's no going back to a finished section.

A 6-week study plan (bend it to your test date)

Built for someone working full-time: short weekday sessions beat weekend marathons. About 45–60 minutes a day, one longer session a week.

Week	Focus	Do this
1	Baseline	Take the free NurseHub or Mometrix 170-question diagnostic. Note your two weakest sections — they get double time from here on.
2	Science I	A&P systems: cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous. Guide + Science drill in this hub. Start the 3D anatomy tool tours.
3	Math	Percents, ratios/proportions, conversions, dosage math until they're automatic. Math drill twice.
4	Reading + English	Passage strategy (read questions first), grammar rules, medical word parts. One drill each.
5	Science II + weak spots	Remaining A&P systems, biology, chemistry. Re-drill week-1 weaknesses. Take ATI Practice Test A if you have it.
6	Dress rehearsal	Full mock in this hub (or ATI Practice Test B) under real timing. Review every miss. Light study only the last two days.

Test-week rules: sleep beats cramming; eat before a 3½-hour test; use the 10-minute break after Math to actually stand up and reset. If a question stalls you past ~90 seconds, mark it, move on, come back.

Already took APHY 101 or deep into it? Compress weeks 2 and 5 — the science is partly banked. Weak in math after years away from it? Give week 3 a twin.

Resources — free first

Free stack ($0)

• NurseHub free practice test — full 170-question diagnostic (nursehub.com — beware the lookalike "nursehub.online", it's a scam selling "real questions").
• Mometrix free TEAS practice test — second full-length check mid-way through studying.
• Union Test Prep — free TEAS study guides section by section.
• Khan Academy — free A&P and math lessons; also linked from Ivy Tech's own library guide.
• Pocket Prep app — free daily TEAS questions on your phone for spare minutes.
• Ivy Tech Indianapolis library — Anatomage Table: a life-size 3D cadaver dissection table, free for students during library hours. Best hands-on anatomy you'll get anywhere.

Worth paying for (when Devon says go)

• ATI Practice Tests A & B package — $69: the only practice written by the test-maker. A early as a diagnostic, B last as the dress rehearsal.
• NurseHub — $30/mo or Smart Edition — $29.99/mo (video explanation for every question — the most listenable option).
• ATI Comprehensive — $199: includes SmartPrep's adaptive study plan, the strongest Proficient→Advanced engine, if the budget stretches.
• Visible Body Suite — $34.99/yr: the 3D anatomy + physiology pick (phone and browser). Skip Kaplan's TEAS book — it's TEAS 6-era (2019).

Prices checked 2026-11-04 from the sellers' own pages.

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