ATI TEAS 7 - English & Language
Usage
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. Correct Answer- 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 Correct Answer- 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. Correct Answer- 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 of a 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." Correct Answer- 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.) . Correct Answer- 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 at the end of the sentence Correct Answer- 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 Correct Answer- D.) Adverb
He had to fill out a health history before seeing the doctor.
A.)
questionnaire
B.)
questionaire
C.)
questionnare
D.) questionairre Correct Answer- 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.) Jorge assigned the class some math
problems.
D.) Sara went to the movie with Amal. Correct Answer- 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. Correct Answer- A.) The
plump, old, white cat basked in the warm sunlight.
Which of the following words is spelled
Usage
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. Correct Answer- 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 Correct Answer- 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. Correct Answer- 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 of a 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." Correct Answer- 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.) . Correct Answer- 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 at the end of the sentence Correct Answer- 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 Correct Answer- D.) Adverb
He had to fill out a health history before seeing the doctor.
A.)
questionnaire
B.)
questionaire
C.)
questionnare
D.) questionairre Correct Answer- 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.) Jorge assigned the class some math
problems.
D.) Sara went to the movie with Amal. Correct Answer- 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. Correct Answer- A.) The
plump, old, white cat basked in the warm sunlight.
Which of the following words is spelled
