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ATI TEAS
Reading: Key Ideas and Details
Multiple choice
Difficulty 3 of 5

Question

Passage

A community art center is preparing an exhibit about emergencies. Its planning group begins by listing hazards that might affect the building and the surrounding neighborhood. Members then discuss signs that would alert them to danger and write down how they would leave the building if necessary. They also consider what information people might need after an event has ended. The group learns that preparation can reduce some of the worry and losses associated with disasters, although it cannot prevent every difficulty. Recovery may take time, and contact with family or friends can provide a connection during that period. The exhibit will use a map, a written plan, and a space for visitors to reflect on whom they could contact. Its purpose is to encourage people to think beyond the immediate moment of an emergency.

Which statement best expresses the main idea of the passage?

Preparing for an emergency includes planning for danger and considering recovery afterward.✓ Correct

This captures both preparation and recovery.
An art center can eliminate every consequence of a disaster by making a map.✗ Incorrect

The passage says preparation cannot prevent every difficulty.
Maintaining an exhibit is the only useful way to prepare for an emergency.✗ Incorrect

The exhibit is an example, not the only possible approach.
Recovery begins only after people have forgotten the disaster.✗ Incorrect

The passage does not make forgetting a condition of recovery.

Answer

A. Preparing for an emergency includes planning for danger and considering recovery afterward.

Rationale

The passage connects advance planning with attention to the period after an event. Its examples illustrate a broad approach to preparedness.

RememberChoose the statement that covers the passage as a whole.

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Disaster Preparation and Recovery (MedlinePlus health topic) MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine · License: US government work (public domain) · Retrieved November 2, 2026 · Summary: Disaster Preparation and Recovery
Adapted from Open RN Nursing: Mental Health and Community Concepts, 2nd edition: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Open RN (Chippewa Valley Technical College) · License: CC BY 4.0 · Retrieved November 2, 2026 · Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery · 2nd edition, 2025
MANAGING FOOD ALLERGIES IN SCHOOLS (Source: CDC) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) · License: CDC content (credit required) · Retrieved November 2, 2026 · Page 31

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