ATI TEAS 7 - ENGLISH & LANGUAGE
USAGE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is the correct sequence to place the following sentences to
construct a well-organized paragraph?
I. Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist, felt President McKinley symbolized the injustice of
American Society.
II. Czolgosz shot McKinley twice, and President McKinley died a week later from
gangrene caused by the bullet wounds.
III. On September 6, 1901, President McKinley became the third American president to
be assassinated, after Abraham Lincoln and James Garfield.
IV. On that September day, President McKinley was at the Pan-American Exposition in
Buffalo, NY, shaking hands with the public. - Answer-III, IV, I, II
Which of the following is an incomplete sentence?
A.) Watch out.
B.) In the rose garden out back.
C.) I guess that's true.
D.) It would take about three weeks. - Answer-B.) In the rose garden out back.
Which of the following sentences has correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?
A.) All passengers must show his passport before getting on the international flight.
B.) Each of the cats has its own special hiding place inside the house.
C.) If the students need my help with this project, he or she can just e-mail me with
questions.
D.) When the clothes come out of the dryer, it should be folded right away. - Answer-B.)
Each of the cats has its own special hiding place inside the house.
Which of the following options best uses grammar to combine the sentences below for
clarity?
,Min Jin roamed around the house.
Some days were just like that.
Min Jin could not get settled.
A.) Because Min Jin roamed around the house, some days were just like that, and she
could not get settled.
B.) Some days were just like that because Min Jin roamed around the house and could
not get settled.
C.) Min Jin could not get settles because she roamed around the house and some days
are just like that.
D.) Min Jin roamed around the house because she could not get settled, but some days
were just like that. - Answer-D.) Min Jin roamed around the house because she could
not get settled, but some days were just like that.
Based on the evidence found, electrical stimulation may be a potential therapy for
OSAS, warranting further clinical trials.
Which of the following is the likely medium for the sentence above?
A.) Motivational speech
B.) Business memo
C.) Scientific journal article
D.) Personal Blog - Answer-C.) Scientific journal article
Wow, I can't believe that beret I was planning to buy is 100 bucks.
Which of the following words from the sentence above is slang?
A.) Wow
B.) bucks
C.) can't
D.) beret - Answer-B.) bucks
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 - 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 - Answer-D.) Adverb
He had to fill out a health history ____ before seeing the doctor.
A.) questionnaire
B.) questionaire
C.) questionnare
D.) questionairre - 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. - 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. - Answer-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 - Answer-D.) Millennium
Which of the following options contains a possessive pronoun?
A.) If the patient chooses to leave, let them know the right to do so is theirs.
B.) When we support patients in these ways, the hospital's mission is accomplished.
C.) Take personal items to the front desk once you are finished.
D.) This hospital has some problems, no doubt. - Answer-A.) If the patient chooses to
leave, let them know the right to do so is theirs.
Which of the following sentences from a paragraph about gingivitis is the topic
sentence?
A.) Gingivitis can be reversed by daily brushing, flossing, and regular dental cleanings.
B.) Gingivitis is a mild form of gum disease, in which bacteria causes inflammation of
the gums.
C.) With gingivitis, the gums become red and swollen and van bleed easily.
D.) If left untreated, gingivitis can cause periodontitis, in which the gums pull away from
the teeth, and can eventually lead to infection and bone loss. - Answer-B.) Gingivitis is a
mild form of gum disease, in which bacteria causes inflammation of the gums.
USAGE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is the correct sequence to place the following sentences to
construct a well-organized paragraph?
I. Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist, felt President McKinley symbolized the injustice of
American Society.
II. Czolgosz shot McKinley twice, and President McKinley died a week later from
gangrene caused by the bullet wounds.
III. On September 6, 1901, President McKinley became the third American president to
be assassinated, after Abraham Lincoln and James Garfield.
IV. On that September day, President McKinley was at the Pan-American Exposition in
Buffalo, NY, shaking hands with the public. - Answer-III, IV, I, II
Which of the following is an incomplete sentence?
A.) Watch out.
B.) In the rose garden out back.
C.) I guess that's true.
D.) It would take about three weeks. - Answer-B.) In the rose garden out back.
Which of the following sentences has correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?
A.) All passengers must show his passport before getting on the international flight.
B.) Each of the cats has its own special hiding place inside the house.
C.) If the students need my help with this project, he or she can just e-mail me with
questions.
D.) When the clothes come out of the dryer, it should be folded right away. - Answer-B.)
Each of the cats has its own special hiding place inside the house.
Which of the following options best uses grammar to combine the sentences below for
clarity?
,Min Jin roamed around the house.
Some days were just like that.
Min Jin could not get settled.
A.) Because Min Jin roamed around the house, some days were just like that, and she
could not get settled.
B.) Some days were just like that because Min Jin roamed around the house and could
not get settled.
C.) Min Jin could not get settles because she roamed around the house and some days
are just like that.
D.) Min Jin roamed around the house because she could not get settled, but some days
were just like that. - Answer-D.) Min Jin roamed around the house because she could
not get settled, but some days were just like that.
Based on the evidence found, electrical stimulation may be a potential therapy for
OSAS, warranting further clinical trials.
Which of the following is the likely medium for the sentence above?
A.) Motivational speech
B.) Business memo
C.) Scientific journal article
D.) Personal Blog - Answer-C.) Scientific journal article
Wow, I can't believe that beret I was planning to buy is 100 bucks.
Which of the following words from the sentence above is slang?
A.) Wow
B.) bucks
C.) can't
D.) beret - Answer-B.) bucks
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 - 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 - Answer-D.) Adverb
He had to fill out a health history ____ before seeing the doctor.
A.) questionnaire
B.) questionaire
C.) questionnare
D.) questionairre - 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. - 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. - Answer-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 - Answer-D.) Millennium
Which of the following options contains a possessive pronoun?
A.) If the patient chooses to leave, let them know the right to do so is theirs.
B.) When we support patients in these ways, the hospital's mission is accomplished.
C.) Take personal items to the front desk once you are finished.
D.) This hospital has some problems, no doubt. - Answer-A.) If the patient chooses to
leave, let them know the right to do so is theirs.
Which of the following sentences from a paragraph about gingivitis is the topic
sentence?
A.) Gingivitis can be reversed by daily brushing, flossing, and regular dental cleanings.
B.) Gingivitis is a mild form of gum disease, in which bacteria causes inflammation of
the gums.
C.) With gingivitis, the gums become red and swollen and van bleed easily.
D.) If left untreated, gingivitis can cause periodontitis, in which the gums pull away from
the teeth, and can eventually lead to infection and bone loss. - Answer-B.) Gingivitis is a
mild form of gum disease, in which bacteria causes inflammation of the gums.
