ATI TEAS 7 - ENGLISH &
LANGUAGE USAGE
Q&A
,ATI TEAS 7 - ENGLISH & LANGUAGE USAGE Q&A
Which of the following sentences contains a homophone?
A.) Each evening, the young woman walked alone on the canal path.
B.) As water is heated up, it slowly begins to expand.
C.) By Sunday, they were ready to raze the old building, and everyone gathered to watch.
D.) The previous tenant had been a chemistry teacher. Ans - C.) By Sunday, they were ready to
raze the old building, and everyone gathered to watch.
Which of the following words is written correctly in its plural form?
A.) Chieves
B.) Prooves
C.) Razores
D.) Halves Ans - D.) Halves
Which of the following is a correctly punctuated compound sentence?
A.) The moonlight glowed white on the roof next door, and the sky was a gentle summer blue.
B.) The raspberries we just picked from the garden are ripe, and sweet.
,C.) She spent all afternoon studying for the biology test; but she neglected to work on her
psychology paper.
D.) The man often drew sketches in his room but he never liked to show his art to anyone. Ans -
A.) The moonlight glowed white on the roof next door, and the sky was a gentle summer blue.
Which of the following demonstrates correct punctuation ofa quotation?
A.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica, "if you didn't want him to run
into Blayne."
B.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica. "If you didn't want him to run
into Blayne."
C.) You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica "if you didn't want him to run
into Blayne."
D.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica, "If you didn't want him to run
into Blayne." Ans - A.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica, "if you
didn't want him to run into Blayne."
Which of the following punctuation marks correctly completes the sentence below?
I need an assistant who can do the following _input data, edit reports, and maintain the website.
A.) ;
B.) :
C.),
D.) . Ans - B.) :
Which of the following punctuation marks is used incorrectly in the sentence below?
She put down her glasses, and her book; the train was starting to enter the long, dark tunnel.
A.) The semicolon after "book"
B.) The comma after "long"
C.) The comma after "glasses"
D.) The period atthe end of the sentence Ans - C.) The comma after
"glasses" Please don't take what I said so personally.
Which of the following parts of speech is "personally" as used in the sentence above?
A.) Article
, B.) Adjective
C.) Verb
D.) Adverb Ans - D.) Adverb
He had to fill out a health history _ before seeing the doctor.
A.) questionnaire
B.) questionaire
C.) questionnare
D.) questionairre Ans - A.) questionnaire
Which of the following sentences contains an indirect object?
A.) Melissa walked to the grocery store for milk.
B.) Dante skimmed the magazine while waiting in the lobby.
C.) J orge assigned the class some math problems.
D.) Sara went to the movie with Amal. Ans - C.) Jorge assigned the class some math problems.
The plump old white cat basked in the warm sunlight.
Which of the following options correctly punctuates the sentence above?
A.) The plump, old, white cat basked in the warm sunlight
B.) The plump, old, white, cat basked in the warm sunlight
C.) The plump, old white cat basked in the warm sunlight.
D.) The plump old white cat, basked in the warm sunlight. Ans - A.) The plump, old, white cat
basked in the warm sunlight.
Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
A.) Miniscool
B.) Minature
C.) Maintainance
D.) Millennium Ans - D.) Millennium
LANGUAGE USAGE
Q&A
,ATI TEAS 7 - ENGLISH & LANGUAGE USAGE Q&A
Which of the following sentences contains a homophone?
A.) Each evening, the young woman walked alone on the canal path.
B.) As water is heated up, it slowly begins to expand.
C.) By Sunday, they were ready to raze the old building, and everyone gathered to watch.
D.) The previous tenant had been a chemistry teacher. Ans - C.) By Sunday, they were ready to
raze the old building, and everyone gathered to watch.
Which of the following words is written correctly in its plural form?
A.) Chieves
B.) Prooves
C.) Razores
D.) Halves Ans - D.) Halves
Which of the following is a correctly punctuated compound sentence?
A.) The moonlight glowed white on the roof next door, and the sky was a gentle summer blue.
B.) The raspberries we just picked from the garden are ripe, and sweet.
,C.) She spent all afternoon studying for the biology test; but she neglected to work on her
psychology paper.
D.) The man often drew sketches in his room but he never liked to show his art to anyone. Ans -
A.) The moonlight glowed white on the roof next door, and the sky was a gentle summer blue.
Which of the following demonstrates correct punctuation ofa quotation?
A.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica, "if you didn't want him to run
into Blayne."
B.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica. "If you didn't want him to run
into Blayne."
C.) You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica "if you didn't want him to run
into Blayne."
D.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica, "If you didn't want him to run
into Blayne." Ans - A.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica, "if you
didn't want him to run into Blayne."
Which of the following punctuation marks correctly completes the sentence below?
I need an assistant who can do the following _input data, edit reports, and maintain the website.
A.) ;
B.) :
C.),
D.) . Ans - B.) :
Which of the following punctuation marks is used incorrectly in the sentence below?
She put down her glasses, and her book; the train was starting to enter the long, dark tunnel.
A.) The semicolon after "book"
B.) The comma after "long"
C.) The comma after "glasses"
D.) The period atthe end of the sentence Ans - C.) The comma after
"glasses" Please don't take what I said so personally.
Which of the following parts of speech is "personally" as used in the sentence above?
A.) Article
, B.) Adjective
C.) Verb
D.) Adverb Ans - D.) Adverb
He had to fill out a health history _ before seeing the doctor.
A.) questionnaire
B.) questionaire
C.) questionnare
D.) questionairre Ans - A.) questionnaire
Which of the following sentences contains an indirect object?
A.) Melissa walked to the grocery store for milk.
B.) Dante skimmed the magazine while waiting in the lobby.
C.) J orge assigned the class some math problems.
D.) Sara went to the movie with Amal. Ans - C.) Jorge assigned the class some math problems.
The plump old white cat basked in the warm sunlight.
Which of the following options correctly punctuates the sentence above?
A.) The plump, old, white cat basked in the warm sunlight
B.) The plump, old, white, cat basked in the warm sunlight
C.) The plump, old white cat basked in the warm sunlight.
D.) The plump old white cat, basked in the warm sunlight. Ans - A.) The plump, old, white cat
basked in the warm sunlight.
Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
A.) Miniscool
B.) Minature
C.) Maintainance
D.) Millennium Ans - D.) Millennium
