Practice Questions (2025)
English and Language Usage Practice Questions
The following 80 multiple-choice questions are designed to help you prepare for
the English and Language Usage section of the ATI TEAS 7 exam. Each question
has four answer choices (A–D), with only one correct answer. The questions
cover Conventions of Standard English, Knowledge of Language, and Using Lan-
guage to Convey Meaning, aligned with the 2025 TEAS objectives.
Conventions of Standard English (32 Questions)
1. Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?
A. The nurse and doctor is preparing the patient.
B. The nurses was reviewing the charts.
C. The team of surgeons are operating now.
D. The patient needs immediate attention.
2. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
A. The hospital, was busy all day.
B. The nurse checked the patient’s chart, vital signs, and medication.
C. The doctor, prescribed a new treatment plan.
D. The clinic’s hours, are posted online.
3. Which word is the correct pronoun in this sentence: “The nurse gave __ a
chart to review.”
A. I
B. Me
C. Myself
D. Mine
4. Identify the sentence with correct capitalization.
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, A. The Nurse works at mercy hospital.
B. Dr. smith teaches at the University.
C. The clinic is open on mondays.
D. The Red Cross provides emergency aid.
5. Which sentence uses the correct verb tense?
A. The patient will arrive yesterday.
B. The nurse is checking the records now.
C. The doctor has prescribed medicine tomorrow.
D. The clinic was open last year and closes soon.
6. Choose the sentence with correct comma usage.
A. The nurse, reviewed the chart, and updated the notes.
B. The patient needed, oxygen, and a monitor.
C. The doctor arrived, late, for the meeting.
D. The clinic, was clean, modern, and welcoming.
7. Which word correctly completes the sentence: “The doctor __ the patient’s
condition carefully.”
A. Assess
B. Assessed
C. Assessing
D. Assesses
8. Identify the sentence with proper apostrophe usage.
A. The nurses’ station is busy.
B. The patient’s chart’s are updated.
C. The doctors’ office’s are closed.
D. The clinic’s hour’s are posted.
9. Which sentence uses correct parallel structure?
A. The nurse checked the chart, took vitals, and medication was given.
B. The doctor reviewed the case, ordered tests, and wrote a report.
C. The patient rested, ate, and was exercising.
D. The clinic hired staff, equipment was bought, and trained nurses.
10. Choose the correctly spelled word to complete the sentence: “The nurse
provided __ care.”
A. Compasionate
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, B. Compassionate
C. Compashonate
D. Compasinate
11. Which sentence uses the correct pronoun case?
A. The doctor and me reviewed the case.
B. Her and the nurse prepared the room.
C. The patient gave the chart to she.
D. The nurse and I checked the records.
12. Identify the sentence with correct semicolon usage.
A. The clinic was busy; the staff worked overtime.
B. The nurse checked vitals; and updated charts.
C. The doctor arrived; late for surgery.
D. The patient rested; then ate lunch.
13. Which word is the correct form of the verb: “The patient __ in the recovery
room.”
A. Lie
B. Lay
C. Lain
D. Lying
14. Choose the sentence with correct article usage.
A. The nurse used a stethoscope.
B. A doctor prescribed the antibiotic.
C. An patient needed an oxygen mask.
D. The clinic has a equipment for tests.
15. Which sentence uses correct modifier placement?
A. Running quickly, the chart was dropped by the nurse.
B. The nurse, quickly running, dropped the chart.
C. The nurse dropped the chart, running quickly.
D. Quickly running, the nurse dropped the chart.
16. Identify the correctly punctuated sentence with quotation marks.
A. The doctor said “The patient is stable.”
B. The nurse asked, “Is the chart ready”?
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