TEAS English and Language Usage Questions
1. Which of the following is an example of a correctly punctuated sentence?
a. I asked her "Since when are you an Elvis fan?"
b. I asker her "since when are you an Elvis fan"?
c. I asked her, "Since when are you an Elvis fan?"
d. I asked her, "Since when are you an Elvis fan"?: c
2. Which of the following is an example of a simple sentence?
a. The man wandering into the store.
b. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots wandered into the upscale department
store.
c. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots wandering into the upscale department
store.
d. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots had wandered into the upscale department
stores as if he felt perfectly at home there.: b.
3. The PTA held annual fundraiser.
a. its
a. there
c. their
d. it's: c.
4. It was hoped that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the afternoon.
,Which of the following changes the sentence above so that it is written in the active rather than in the
passive voice?
a. In the afternoon, it was hoped that the lines would be shorter.
b. She hoped that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the afternoon.
c. It was expected that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the afternoon.
d. It was hoped by her that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the afternoon.: b.
5. Which of the following is correctly punctuated?
a. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request the lawyer faxed the docu- ment to the judge.
b. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request. The lawyer had faxed the document to the
judge.
c. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request, the lawyer faxed the docu- ment to the judge.
d. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request; the lawyer had faxed the document to the
judge.: c.
6. Which of the following phrases follows the rules of capitalization?
a. English language
b. professor Henry
c. History class
d. Christmas day: a.
7. Because of his credulous nature, they took advantage of him and tricked him time and time
again. Which of the following is the meaning of the word credulous as used in the sentence above?
, a. dependable and responsible
b. easily cheated or fooled
c. believable and trustworthy
d. socially popular and outgoing: b.
8. In the eastern part of Kansas, after the tornado last summer, governor Stevens declared a state
of emergency. Which of the following words in the sentence above should be capitalized?
a. state
b. eastern
c. summer
d. governor: d.
9. The puppy has lost way home, and getting dark.
a. its; its
b. it's; it's
c. it's; its
d. its; it's: d.
10.Which of the following sentences provides an example of correct sub- ject-verb agreement?
a. The group of children are ecstatic that Santa is coming to visit.
b. The family, after hearing the weather report, agree to postpone the trip.
c. The committee, upon reviewing the budget, votes to increase sales tax.
d. The couple decide to leave the restaurant after waiting more than an hour to be seated.: c.
1. Which of the following is an example of a correctly punctuated sentence?
a. I asked her "Since when are you an Elvis fan?"
b. I asker her "since when are you an Elvis fan"?
c. I asked her, "Since when are you an Elvis fan?"
d. I asked her, "Since when are you an Elvis fan"?: c
2. Which of the following is an example of a simple sentence?
a. The man wandering into the store.
b. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots wandered into the upscale department
store.
c. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots wandering into the upscale department
store.
d. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots had wandered into the upscale department
stores as if he felt perfectly at home there.: b.
3. The PTA held annual fundraiser.
a. its
a. there
c. their
d. it's: c.
4. It was hoped that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the afternoon.
,Which of the following changes the sentence above so that it is written in the active rather than in the
passive voice?
a. In the afternoon, it was hoped that the lines would be shorter.
b. She hoped that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the afternoon.
c. It was expected that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the afternoon.
d. It was hoped by her that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the afternoon.: b.
5. Which of the following is correctly punctuated?
a. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request the lawyer faxed the docu- ment to the judge.
b. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request. The lawyer had faxed the document to the
judge.
c. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request, the lawyer faxed the docu- ment to the judge.
d. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request; the lawyer had faxed the document to the
judge.: c.
6. Which of the following phrases follows the rules of capitalization?
a. English language
b. professor Henry
c. History class
d. Christmas day: a.
7. Because of his credulous nature, they took advantage of him and tricked him time and time
again. Which of the following is the meaning of the word credulous as used in the sentence above?
, a. dependable and responsible
b. easily cheated or fooled
c. believable and trustworthy
d. socially popular and outgoing: b.
8. In the eastern part of Kansas, after the tornado last summer, governor Stevens declared a state
of emergency. Which of the following words in the sentence above should be capitalized?
a. state
b. eastern
c. summer
d. governor: d.
9. The puppy has lost way home, and getting dark.
a. its; its
b. it's; it's
c. it's; its
d. its; it's: d.
10.Which of the following sentences provides an example of correct sub- ject-verb agreement?
a. The group of children are ecstatic that Santa is coming to visit.
b. The family, after hearing the weather report, agree to postpone the trip.
c. The committee, upon reviewing the budget, votes to increase sales tax.
d. The couple decide to leave the restaurant after waiting more than an hour to be seated.: c.
