I just took TEAS V so ask while I remmeber

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I just took the TEAS V, two days ago, so ask me any questions or concerns if you will, while my memory is still fresh ^^

Oooh this is the part where they go wild haha.

Study and should memorize the hierarchy of the structure of the human body section.

Study the organ systems and their descriptions section (be able to match the description to its system).

Study the Circulatory System section; know the blood flow through the heart (vena cava -> right atrium -> tricuspid, etc)

Study the Respiratory System section; do the "practice problems" in this section.

Definitely study the Nervous system section.

Study the Digestive System section. 2-3 questions here at least.

Immune System is kind of random, can't really study from the TEAS book, except for the vocabs. Aside from that, if you know the definitions of the diseases that they give you, you can use critical thinking and the process of elimination to get the answer.

(Definitely know the basic body organs and their functions for each system, you have no idea how this can help you on the test. An example would be: lymphatic system has lymph nodes, spleen, and something else I forgot. And their function has something to do with the immune system, phagocytosis, etc. You get the idea).

Definitely study the "Population Growth and Decline" section.

Study and memorize the "hierarchy of the biological classification system." Know which one can have different types of animal in it? For example, "Species" only has grizzly bear and brown bear (here you have only bears), but "Order" has brown bear, grizzly bear, lion, and mule deer (here, not only you have bears, but lion, and mule deer). This info can be found in the Practice Problem, of "biological classification system."

Study the Nucleic Acids for sure. There are DNA and RNA questions on there. Be able to transcribe from DNA to mRNA, like matching codons with codons (C with G, A with T or A with U).

Definitely review Chromosomes, Genes, Proteins, RNA, and DNA section.

Know the Parts of a Cell and Cellular Organelles sections. Study those vocabs. Know the difference between proka and euka. Know the polymers and monomers of the those 4 basic things (what do you call these?) : carb, protein, fat, and DNA.

Review the cell membrane layer, what is it made of, etc.

Know the phases of mitosis and what happen in each phase: G1, S, G2, etc.

Definitely review the difference between mitosis and meiosis.

Know the vocabs for Photosynthesis and REspiration section. Review the idea of oxidation and reduction or catabolic and anabolic on the photosynthesis and cellular respiration equations.

Punett Square is on there. Know how to do it; just the 4 squares one, no need to get advance with 6, 8 or 10 squares.

You know which section is being neglected the most in the science section? The scientific reasoning section. There are 8 questions in this section and I got 50% right only. They throw you problems where it can confuse you in so many ways. You think the first choice is right, but when you read the 2nd, 3rd and 4th, they all sound right too. But then, I guess it's just me; English isn't my native language.

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Hi FutureNeoNursing,

The math section is pretty hard if you're weak at math. But do not worry because if you learn how to do all or most of the math problems on the practice tests you should be good. Get a tutor for the problems that you got wrong on. I was struggling with the section of "Translation of Word Phrases and Sentences Into Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities." But then I sought for help and I was able to do it after that. The examples that the TEAS book gives are too easy compared to the practice test, for this section anyway.

I was struggling with this problem from the practice test (on the TEAS book):

A father's age, y, is 4 less than three times his daughter's age, x. Which of the following algebraic equations best represents the statement above?

a) y = 3x - 4

b) y = 3x + 4

c) x = 3y - 4

d) x = 3y + 4

And yes, they have 1-2 problems similar to this on the real test.

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Thanks for the information and quick reply! After I take the TEAS Wednesday I will post some study suggestions.

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I took the TEAS V on June 30 and had my test results back within 2 days- thank God, because it just before the July 4th holiday weekend and there was NO WAY I could stand not knowing for that long! My overall Adjusted Individual Score was 94.6%.

I agree with pretty much everything that was posted here, but I may have had the other version of the test. I only had about 3 or 4 A&P questions on mine and they were all pretty basic. The one I missed there had to do with Cranial Nerves and I chose the wrong answer because the test did not use the correct name for the nerve, but a layman's term. The answer was just common sense, but since the name wasn't what I thought it "should" be, I thought maybe it was a trick question. My bad! The majority of the Science on my test was DNA and RNA. I studied the TEAS manual and looked at a few things online to refresh my memory, as I haven't had a BIO class in 20 years!

When I took the practice tests in the TEAS study guide, I scored the highest on the English part; that ended up being my weakest on the actual test. Be sure to read through all of the answers COMPLETELY. Apparently I had issues with figuring out word definitions based on sentence context- something that I did flawlessly in practice. So, even if you feel confident, pay attention! :-)

There is a thread in the stickies section with some great advice as to what to study. I took some notes from that thread and looked things up online that I wasn't clear about. Really look at the study guide, take advice from some of these threads on here and you should be fine. Good luck to everyone who hasn't taken it yet!

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94%! I hope you're not applying to the school that I am because that would decrease my chances of getting in :smokin:. You're too good!

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ppham- I'm sure we're applying to different schools, but also there are SOOOO many things that the admissions committees look for. The TEAS test is just one of many!

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OMG...A lot to know and study for. Thanks guys for sharing your experience and what to focus on for the exam.

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Were there any roman numeral questions on the math section?

How difficult were the metric conversion questions on the math section?

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On the version that I had, I remember having only 1 Roman Numeral question. The metric conversions were nothing to worry about. I think there was one of those as well, and they have you all the info you needed.

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How did you figure out the answer to the math question with the birds? Also Is there any other scenarios that you can give us that was similar to ones on the test?

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Ooohh I was hoping for osmeone else who can give an asnwer to the math question, but my theory would be: 20+80 = 100 birds. key word is "together," unless im wrong ^^

i only remember this one format, there were 1-2 more but then i do not remember those, sorry.

i gotta say 80%+ of the formats (for math) from the TEAS V book will be on the real test though

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The one I remember was a little different- if Bob can kill 10 birds in 1 hour and Steve can kill 12 birds in 1 hour, how many birds can they kill together in 30 minute?

For that one, figure out how many each can kill in the alloted time (30 minutes) then add together. Bob can kill 5 birds in 30 minutes; Steve can kill 6 birds in 30 minutes. 5+6=11 birds

For the actual test question, I had to figure out the least common denominator to solve the problem, but it wasn't very hard.

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