Miami Dade Teas Test

Hi Centhia,

Good idea about physician's assistant. MDC is a good school and I plan on taking the TEAS 5 for the RN program on Feb 23.

I have the ATI book but I made a little study list for myself and to share with others. Here is what the test basically consists of:

SCIENCE:

• General heart anatomy: follow blood flow through the heart in order, and know if the blood is oxygenated or not, know the valves
  
• General vascular anatomy(veins, arteries, etc)
  
• Respiratory System: general functions and structure
  
• Nervous System: Know the subcategories, their functions, and know the anatomy of a neuron and the synapse WELL
  
• Digestive System: Just follow a bolus down to the orifice and know generally what is happening to it. Like where the digestion of fat occurs first and where the absorption of water occurs, etc.
  
• Immune System: Cell mediated immunity, Humoral immunity; interferons; know the response to inflammation
  
• General Biology: taxonomy(King Phillp Came Over For Granny's Soup); purines and pyrimidines; DNA functions; RNA functions; Transcription & translation; Cellular Organelles: mitochondria, ribosomes, rough/smooth ER, etc etc and their functions; Know plant cells too!!!!! ; prokaryotes vs eukaryotes; mitosis and meiosis stages: know their outcomes; mutations; punnet squares & alleles.
  
• Chemistry: Again, know your heterotrophs and autotrophs... who uses cellular respiration and whatnot; mass numbers and atomic weights; know what isotopes are, how to find the number of protons in them; know what catalysts are... what decomposition and synthesis reactions are; chemical bonds; know which elements are your metals PLEASE!; acids and bases... know which accept protons and know the logarithmic scale; balancing chemical equations;
  

ENGLISH & LANGUAGE USAGE

• Parts of Speech: Subject, verbs, article, pronouns, adverbs, adjectives, etc. They'll make you read sentences and know which word is what.
  
• First person, second person, third person verbs, pronouns, in singular and plural forms.
  
• Active and Passive voice
  
• Context Clues: Synonyms and Antonyms; Compare and contrast;
  
• Know common prefixes like un-, re-, in-, and dis-.
  
• Know common suffixes like -ia, -ic, -ism, -ology, etc.
  
• Know common root words like geo, cardio, ped, ortho, bio, psych, etc.
  
• Know commonly mispelled words and common homophones.
  

MATH

• Add, subtract, multiply, divide decimals and fractions (lots of paycheck, rent, and menu questions)
  
• Add, subtract, multiply, divide mixed numbers
  
• Convert decimals, percents, and fractions
  
• Probability of something occurring
  
• Dependent & independent variables... can you find which is which in a word problem?
  
• Read charts, graphs, tables etc.
  
• Know to find the LCD
  
• Order of operations & FOIL
  
• Solving for x
  
• Roman numerals to Arabic numerals... M=1000 D=500 C=100 L=50 X=10 V=5 and I=1. So they can ask you what's 2011 in Roman numerals and you'd choose MMXI.
  
• Know PERIMETER because there appears to be lots of "fencing" word problems.
  

READING

• Know more or less how to read nutrition labels & recipes
  
• Be able to read directions clearly
  
• Be able to identify the summary of a short story
  
• Can you find the main idea of an essay, letter, or story? Can you find the supporting details? Can you tell if the writer is trying to explain, entertain, or persuade?(Author's purpose)
  
• Can you identify the different supporting details in each paragraph?
  
• Read movie times, schedules, and invitation letters.
  
• Be able to read line graphs, temperature, simple maps, and blood pressure screens
  

How I study:

• I take test #1 for each separate section to know where to focus my study.
  
• I use the ATI book and underline the important keywords, directions, or numbers. I look over EACH answer even if I think I know the answer. NEVER think you know because there might be another answer better than the one you chose!
  
• If I think I need more practice, I use websites online. I will go over the ATI notes again, do all the practice questions, and will take the second test for said section(let's say, math). If I don't get AT LEAST 15 points higher, I'll do it all over again, going over similar questions online.

WEBSITES

Science:

• http://quizlet.com/subject/anatomy/ Flashcards
  
• http://quizlet.com/subject/physiology/ Flashcards
  
• http://www.chem1.com/acad/webtext/virtualtextbook.html (awesome chem textbook)
  
• http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/notes.shtml Chemistry notes, slides, quizzes
  
• http://www.uh.edu/sibs/tutorial/biochem.htm `Chem links & tutorials
  
• http://faculty.mdc.edu/cbidot/ Powerpoints

Math:

• purplemath.com
  
• brightstorm.com this is the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!EVER!!!!!!!!!!! Math site.... EVER... so many videos!
  
• http://www.softschools.com/roman.jsp Roman numerals
  
• http://www.homeschoolmath.net/ Excellent for practicing and drills!

English, reading, etc.

• http://www.english-grammar-revolution.com/index.html
  
• http://www.eslgold.com/grammar/adverbs_prepositions.html ESL page--great for basics.
  
• http://www.tlsbooks.com/contextclues.pdf
  
• http://www.englishpage.com/index.html
  
• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/607/04/ this whole website is excellent

Hi Centhia,

Good idea about physician's assistant. MDC is a good school and I plan on taking the TEAS 5 for the RN program on Feb 23.

I have the ATI book but I made a little study list for myself and to share with others. Here is what the test basically consists of:

SCIENCE:

• General heart anatomy: follow blood flow through the heart in order, and know if the blood is oxygenated or not, know the valves
  
• General vascular anatomy(veins, arteries, etc)
  
• Respiratory System: general functions and structure
  
• Nervous System: Know the subcategories, their functions, and know the anatomy of a neuron and the synapse WELL
  
• Digestive System: Just follow a bolus down to the orifice and know generally what is happening to it. Like where the digestion of fat occurs first and where the absorption of water occurs, etc.
  
• Immune System: Cell mediated immunity, Humoral immunity; interferons; know the response to inflammation
  
• General Biology: taxonomy(King Phillp Came Over For Granny's Soup); purines and pyrimidines; DNA functions; RNA functions; Transcription & translation; Cellular Organelles: mitochondria, ribosomes, rough/smooth ER, etc etc and their functions; Know plant cells too!!!!! ; prokaryotes vs eukaryotes; mitosis and meiosis stages: know their outcomes; mutations; punnet squares & alleles.
  
• Chemistry: Again, know your heterotrophs and autotrophs... who uses cellular respiration and whatnot; mass numbers and atomic weights; know what isotopes are, how to find the number of protons in them; know what catalysts are... what decomposition and synthesis reactions are; chemical bonds; know which elements are your metals PLEASE!; acids and bases... know which accept protons and know the logarithmic scale; balancing chemical equations;
  

ENGLISH & LANGUAGE USAGE

• Parts of Speech: Subject, verbs, article, pronouns, adverbs, adjectives, etc. They'll make you read sentences and know which word is what.
  
• First person, second person, third person verbs, pronouns, in singular and plural forms.
  
• Active and Passive voice
  
• Context Clues: Synonyms and Antonyms; Compare and contrast;
  
• Know common prefixes like un-, re-, in-, and dis-.
  
• Know common suffixes like -ia, -ic, -ism, -ology, etc.
  
• Know common root words like geo, cardio, ped, ortho, bio, psych, etc.
  
• Know commonly mispelled words and common homophones.
  

MATH

• Add, subtract, multiply, divide decimals and fractions (lots of paycheck, rent, and menu questions)
  
• Add, subtract, multiply, divide mixed numbers
  
• Convert decimals, percents, and fractions
  
• Probability of something occurring
  
• Dependent & independent variables... can you find which is which in a word problem?
  
• Read charts, graphs, tables etc.
  
• Know to find the LCD
  
• Order of operations & FOIL
  
• Solving for x
  
• Roman numerals to Arabic numerals... M=1000 D=500 C=100 L=50 X=10 V=5 and I=1. So they can ask you what's 2011 in Roman numerals and you'd choose MMXI.
  
• Know PERIMETER because there appears to be lots of "fencing" word problems.
  

READING

• Know more or less how to read nutrition labels & recipes
  
• Be able to read directions clearly
  
• Be able to identify the summary of a short story
  
• Can you find the main idea of an essay, letter, or story? Can you find the supporting details? Can you tell if the writer is trying to explain, entertain, or persuade?(Author's purpose)
  
• Can you identify the different supporting details in each paragraph?
  
• Read movie times, schedules, and invitation letters.
  
• Be able to read line graphs, temperature, simple maps, and blood pressure screens
  

How I study:

• I take test #1 for each separate section to know where to focus my study.
  
• I use the ATI book and underline the important keywords, directions, or numbers. I look over EACH answer even if I think I know the answer. NEVER think you know because there might be another answer better than the one you chose!
  
• If I think I need more practice, I use websites online. I will go over the ATI notes again, do all the practice questions, and will take the second test for said section(let's say, math). If I don't get AT LEAST 15 points higher, I'll do it all over again, going over similar questions online.
  

WEBSITES

• Science:
  
• http://quizlet.com/subject/anatomy/ Flashcards
  
• http://quizlet.com/subject/physiology/ Flashcards
  
• http://www.chem1.com/acad/webtext/virtualtextbook.html (awesome chem textbook)
  
• http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/notes.shtml Chemistry notes, slides, quizzes
  
• http://www.uh.edu/sibs/tutorial/biochem.htm `Chem links & tutorials
  
• http://faculty.mdc.edu/cbidot/ Powerpoints
  

Math:

• purplemath.com
  
• brightstorm.com this is the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!EVER!!!!!!!!!!! Math site.... EVER... so many videos!
  
• http://www.softschools.com/roman.jsp Roman numerals
  
• http://www.homeschoolmath.net/ Excellent for practicing and drills!
  

English, reading, etc.

• http://www.english-grammar-revolution.com/index.html
  
• http://www.eslgold.com/grammar/adverbs_prepositions.html ESL page--great for basics.
  
• http://www.tlsbooks.com/contextclues.pdf
  
• http://www.englishpage.com/index.html
  
• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/607/04/ this whole website is excellent
  

Your study guide looks GREAT! I need to take the version 4 test. Do you think the english (needing to identify parts of speech) and science will be related to that test as well?

Your study guide looks GREAT! I need to take the version 4 test. Do you think the english (needing to identify parts of speech) and science will be related to that test as well?

Hi,

I really know nothing about version 4... I def suggest you get that manual and look for yourself. One thing I did hear, however, was that version 4 was somewhat easier. I took the test on Wednesday and got an 86. So maybe you should get the book and do the same thing I did in regards to how I approached my studies. Good luck!!!!

thank you for that info

Has anyone failed the teas test at miami dade college and had to retake it? is it the same test is it similar? what can i expect the secong time around ?