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Tommy pulled off his boots, carefully using the brush he kept on the porch to clean the mud off of them. When he came inside, he followed his daily ritual of climbing the stairs to the laundry room and carefully removing his coveralls. As he did every day, he changed into the clean white T- shirt and lounge pants that he'd left sitting next to the washing machine. Based on the passage, which of the following words describes Tommy?

A. Slow

B. Idle

C. Meticulous

D. Considerate

Answer Explanation:

The passage indicates that Tommy carefully cleans his boots with a brush, follows a daily ritual of changing into clean clothes, and is attentive to maintaining cleanliness. This suggests a meticulous or careful nature.

Therefore, the Correct Answer is C.

More Questions on TEAS 7 Reading

  • Q #1: Using the medication label above, which of the following dosing schedules should a person follow?

    A. 8 a.m. 10 a.m., 12 p.m. 4 p.m., 8 p.m.

    B. 7 a.m. 9 am, 3 p.m. 8 p.m.

    C. 9 am, 1 p.m. 7p.m. 9 p.m

    D. 6 am, 11 a.m., 3 p.m. 7 p.m.

    Answer Explanation

    The last choice adheres to the 4-8hrs duration between the dose.

  • Q #2: In the middle of the finance meeting, he started talking about the company holiday party, which was neither here nor there. Which of the following is the meaning of the phrase "neither here nor there" in the sentence above?

    A. Very close

    B. A very serious matter

    C. Not surprising

    D. Not relevant

    Answer Explanation

    The phrase "neither here nor there" in the context of the sentence means not relevant or not significant to the current discussion.

  • Q #3: Alice was not scared. Not at all. Maybe a little bit. But she was determined to confront the ghost in her house. Alice lived in a farmhouse built in 1921. All of the floors and doors were original; the doors even had skeleton key locks. But by far the most terrifying part of the house was the basement. She kept that door locked and ignored the thumps, crashes, and cries that came from below the house. What made Alice determined to confront the ghost today was the especially loud crashes the previous night. She'd gotten no sleep, convinced the ghost was going to break through the door and do something horrible. What, she wasn't sure, but the ghost would do something. Alice hadn't seen the ghost, but what else could be making loud noises in an old house? The one time she had been down in the basement was after buying the house unseen. Once she saw the shelves with old glass jars, she was a little put off. But what made her keep the door shut and locked was the abrupt end of the concrete floor halfway across the room. Because nothing good ever happened in a basement with a dirt floor. Alice had seen enough horror movies to know that Alice stared at the basement door, trying to gather enough confidence to open it and march down the stairs like she owned the place. Because she did-or she would, once she finished paying her mortgage in 30 years Alice took a deep breath and yanked the door open. She marched down the stairs, only to stop abruptly at the bottom. Because she was face to face with not a ghost at all. It was a calico cat, one who looked utterly unimpressed by her brave journey into the basement Which of the following is misleading information that Alice uses to support her argument that the house is "terrifying"?

    A. The doors have skeleton key locks.

    B. The doors and floors are original to the home.

    C. There are glass jars on the shelves in the basement

    D. The basement has a dirt floor.

    Answer Explanation

    While Alice mentions the abrupt end of the concrete floor halfway across the room in the basement, she misleadingly associates it with the idea that "nothing good ever happened in a basement with a dirt floor." This is an exaggeration or misconception, as basements with dirt floors can be common and functional, and not necessarily associated with negative events.