ATI TEAS 7 ENGLISH & LANGUAGE USAGE 2025

1. Which of the following words is spelled correctly? A. Receive A. Foreign B. Vien B. Vien C. Hieght C. Hieght D. Foriegn D. Reveive 2. A student newspaper publishes an editorial supporting the expansion of a campus recreation facility. Which of the following is most likely the intended audience of the editorial? A. Undergraduates B. Director of student life C. Alumni D. Athletic director 3. Which of the following is a synonym for “fathom” as used in the sentence above? A. Sound B. Ascertain Fathom- understand difficult problem C. Pronounce - measure the strength of H2O D. Consider 4. The very lively lady was riding a very beautiful parade float. Which of the following parts of speech is the word ‘lively” in the sentence above? A. Adverb Adjective= word that modifies a noun/pronoun to make it more B. Interjection specific. Ex: “lovely” lady, “cloudy” day, “cool” water C. Adjective D. Conjunction 5. Which of the following is an example of accidental plagiarism? A. Copying information from a source and identifying it as your own B. Submitting a paper that was written by a friend C. Summarizing information without including a source credit D. Forgetting to include an in-text citation for information 6. John followed the doctor’s to get more rest. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? A. Reccommendation B. Recomendation C. Recommendation D. Racommendation 7. Because of all your running around, their clients are confused about whose in charge, and the company is losing its competitive edge. Which of the following contractions should be used to correct error in the sentence above? A. It’s B. You’re C. Who’s D. They’re 8. I had to wrack my brain and plum the depths of my resources to overcome the foul consequences of my previous vice. Which of the following homophones should be used to correct the sentence above? A. Vise B. Fowl C. Plumb D. Rack 9. Success on the job entails a number of skills; it encompasses strong analytical, communication and organization skills. Which of the following is a synonym for “entails” as used in the sentence above? A. Solicits B. Interacts C. Accommodate D. Necessitates 10. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? A. A carpenter must use certain tools, hammers, saws, chisels, to finish a job. B. A carpenter must use certain tools hammers, saws, chisels – to finish a job. C. A carpenter must use certain tools – hammers, saws, chisels to finish the job. D. A carpenter must use certain tools – hammers, saws, chisels – to finish the job. 11. Which of the following sentences would most likely be found in an email from a professor to her biology students at a college? A. Traffic on Highway 32 will be rerouted to Main Street during renovation of the 7th Street Bridge. B. We want to go out for dinner, but we haven’t decided where to eat yet? C. Research groups from 10:30 a.m. Tuesday class should meet in the library this week. D. I didn’t get any constructive feedback on my paper during the peer review last week. 12. As a true bibliophile, she spent a great deal of time in the library. Which of the following defines the word “bibliophile” as used in the sentence above? A. A research scientist Bibliophile is someone who collects and or have a B. A university professor great love for books. C. A collector of rare maps D. A lover of books 13. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? A. The ladies’s hats were all purple, they looked so pretty. B. We sat down to eat our; meal outside the night was beautiful. C. The strong heavyset fighter won his first fight, and he was featured in the newspaper. D. The horse rode to our house, the beach, and the church, before he started to tire. 14. In the race for student body government, both students were coequal. Their speeches each pointed to their records of service and academic excellence. Which of the following options is the meaning of “coequal” as used in the sentence above? A. The students had similar accomplishments B. The students shared the same opinion on the issues. C. The students gave speeches that were the same length. D. The students were running for the same office. 15. Having been discovered, Rover looked up at his owner with puppy-dog eyes. Which of the following words is misplaced in the sentence above? A. With puppy-dog eyes B. Been discovered C. His owner D. Rover looked up 16. The triplets could sing very well, so they and a friend formed a for the annual talent show. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? A. Quartet B. Octet C. Duet D. Quintet 17. The job applicants were shown to an anteroom, where they waited to be called for their interviews. Which of the following is the meaning of the prefix “ante-“ as used in the sentence ? A. Beyond B. After C. Before D. Again 18. The top-secret blueprints were for an intergalactic spaceship. Which of the following is the meaning of the prefix “inter -“ as used in the sentence above? A. Below B. Among C. Into D. Past 19. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? A. The student wrote too slow to finish the exam, but he has always been a slower writer. B. The student wrote too slow to finish the exam, but he has always been a slowly writer. C. The student wrote too slowly to finish the exam, but he has always been a slowly writer. D. The student wrote too slowly to finish the exam, but he has always been a slow writer. 20. Which of the following is an example of second-person narrative voice? A. I wanted to visit the art museum to see the new sculpture exhibit B. We are planning a trip to Florida for our vacation in January C. She won't first place at the county fair with my homemade blueberry pie recipe. D. You go to the window because someone is knocking insistently on the front door. 21. Which of the following options is the correct spelling of the plural form of “crisis”? A. Crises B. Crises’s C. Crisises D. Crisis’s 22. Which of the following sentences correctly uses subject-verb agreement? A. Those two girls in the first row is best friends. B. Computers has made our jobs easier. C. The tennis balls roll into the parking lot. D. The dogs in our backyard growls late at night. 23. Which of the following options is correctly punctuated? A. The runaway truck, which had been parked on a steep hill, swerved and teetered before jumping the curb and slamming into a tree. B. The runaway truck which had been parked on a steep hill, swerved and teetered before jumping the curb and slamming into a tree. C. The runaway truck which had been parked on a steep hill swerved and teetered, before jumping the curb and slamming into a tree. D. The runaway truck which had been parked on a steep hill swerved and teetered before jumping the curb, and slamming into a tree. 24. Which of the following sentences demonstrates proper subject-verb agreement? A. Physics is a difficult subject to learn B. The study of various sciences are compelling C. Measles usually spread through respiratory fluids D. News travel fast 25. Which of the following actions take place during the revision phase of the writing process? A. Proofreading text B. Creating ideas C. Gathering information D. Connecting concepts 26. The gist of the saying went something like this: If a person wants to get ahead in life, you have to be willing to work for it. Which of the following language conversions is violated in the sentence above? A. Use of the colon B. Punctuation of introductory clause C. Verb tense D. Pronoun-antecedent’s agreements 27. 1. It has never been more true to say that a dog is a man’s best friend. 2. In response, the dog bit the intruder who was attacking his owner. 3. Last Tuesday night, a dog and his owner were sleep in their home, 4. An intruder broke into the house in the early hours of the morning. Using the sentence above, which of the following sentence order best forms an organized logical paragraph. A. 3,1,2,4 B. 1,3,2,4 C. 1,2,4,3 D. 3,4,2,1 28. 1. The rules for lighting are not always this simple, but the possibilities are endless. 2. The secret to taking beautiful photographs is an understanding of composition and lighting 3. When both composition and lighting are well considered, a fantastic photo is just a click away 4. With proper understanding, lighting can be used to capture detail, provide contrast, and express mood 5. A simple rule of composition is to mentally divide the frame of your video to thirds, both horizontally and vertically, and center your focal point on one of the intersections Using the sentence above, which of the following sentence order best forms an organized logical paragraph. A. 3,5,1,4 B. 3,4,1,5 C. 4,1,5,3 D. 4,5,1,3