TEAS Reading · Practice Question

    Cause and effect: TEAS Practice Question with Answer & Explanation

    An original TEAS 7-style reading practice question, written for nursing-school applicants — with a full breakdown of every answer choice.

    Question

    The temperature fell below freezing overnight, so water in the shallow tray became ice. What is the cause?

    • A.The tray was shallow
    • B.The water became ice
    • C.The temperature fell below freezing
      Correct
    • D.Morning arrived

    Correct answer: C. The below-freezing temperature caused the water's change of state.

    Why C is correct

    The below-freezing temperature caused the water's change of state.

    TEAS skill review

    This question tests cause and effect, a concept that can appear in the TEAS reading section. Read the prompt carefully, identify the rule or evidence being tested, and eliminate options that do not directly satisfy it.

    Why the other choices are incorrect

    The remaining choices conflict with the relevant fact, calculation, language convention, or passage evidence. Check every option against the exact wording of the question rather than choosing an answer that is only generally related to the topic.

    Quick study tip: Ask which event produced the other event.

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