ATI TEAS 7 ENGLISH PRACTICE TEST
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
1. For the Thanksgiving reunion, relatives were sitting in the
dining room, on the porch, and in the carport.
A. Thanksgiving, reunion
B. Were, sitting
C. Porch and
D. No error (Correct)
Explanation: The sentence correctly separates items in a list with
commas; no punctuation error.
2. Lydia seems to be a kind, considerate girl.
A. Seems, to
B. Considerate, girl
C. Kind considerate
D. No error (Correct)
Explanation: The adjectives "kind" and "considerate" correctly describe
the girl, separated by a comma.
,3. This fishing pole Nathan, has seen better days.
A. Pole, Nathan,
B. Has, seen
C. Nathan,
D. No error (Correct)
Explanation: The comma after "Nathan" is unnecessary here; the
sentence is correct without it.
4. My cousin has moved to 56 Central Street Narragansett, Rhode
Island 02882.
A. Has moved,
B. Central Street,
C. 56, Central
D. No error (Correct)
Explanation: The comma correctly separates the street address from the
city and state.
5. The badger, a shy animal, sometimes makes friends with a
coyote.
A. Sometimes, makes
B. Friends, with
C. A shy animal,
D. No error (Correct)
,Explanation: The phrase "a shy animal" is a non-essential appositive,
correctly set off by commas.
6. After the death of Blackbeard, the famous pirate, piracy
disappeared from the coast of the American colonies.
A. The famous pirate
B. After the death,
C. Coast, of
D. No error (Correct)
Explanation: The phrase "the famous pirate" is a non-essential appositive
correctly offset by commas.
7. "Silent Night" was written by two men from the village of
Oberndorf Austria.
A. men, from
B. Silent Night,
C. Oberndorf, Austria
D. No error (Correct)
Explanation: The phrase "from the village of Oberndorf, Austria" correctly
uses a comma before the country name.
8. On November 19, 1929, Admiral Richard E.. Byrd flew the Floyd
,Bennett to the base of the Queen Maud Mountains.
A. Base, of
B. The, Queen
C. 1929,
D. No error (Correct)
Explanation: The date is correctly offset with a comma; no other
punctuation errors.
9. Oh I forgot to bring the cookies.
A. Oh, (Correct)
B. I, forgot
C. To, bring
D. No error
Explanation: "Oh" should be followed by a comma when it begins a
sentence.
10. "The boy in the kayak," whispered Sue, "is the new football
captain."
A. Boy, in the
B. New, football
C. Whispered Sue,
D. No error (Correct)
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
1. For the Thanksgiving reunion, relatives were sitting in the
dining room, on the porch, and in the carport.
A. Thanksgiving, reunion
B. Were, sitting
C. Porch and
D. No error (Correct)
Explanation: The sentence correctly separates items in a list with
commas; no punctuation error.
2. Lydia seems to be a kind, considerate girl.
A. Seems, to
B. Considerate, girl
C. Kind considerate
D. No error (Correct)
Explanation: The adjectives "kind" and "considerate" correctly describe
the girl, separated by a comma.
,3. This fishing pole Nathan, has seen better days.
A. Pole, Nathan,
B. Has, seen
C. Nathan,
D. No error (Correct)
Explanation: The comma after "Nathan" is unnecessary here; the
sentence is correct without it.
4. My cousin has moved to 56 Central Street Narragansett, Rhode
Island 02882.
A. Has moved,
B. Central Street,
C. 56, Central
D. No error (Correct)
Explanation: The comma correctly separates the street address from the
city and state.
5. The badger, a shy animal, sometimes makes friends with a
coyote.
A. Sometimes, makes
B. Friends, with
C. A shy animal,
D. No error (Correct)
,Explanation: The phrase "a shy animal" is a non-essential appositive,
correctly set off by commas.
6. After the death of Blackbeard, the famous pirate, piracy
disappeared from the coast of the American colonies.
A. The famous pirate
B. After the death,
C. Coast, of
D. No error (Correct)
Explanation: The phrase "the famous pirate" is a non-essential appositive
correctly offset by commas.
7. "Silent Night" was written by two men from the village of
Oberndorf Austria.
A. men, from
B. Silent Night,
C. Oberndorf, Austria
D. No error (Correct)
Explanation: The phrase "from the village of Oberndorf, Austria" correctly
uses a comma before the country name.
8. On November 19, 1929, Admiral Richard E.. Byrd flew the Floyd
,Bennett to the base of the Queen Maud Mountains.
A. Base, of
B. The, Queen
C. 1929,
D. No error (Correct)
Explanation: The date is correctly offset with a comma; no other
punctuation errors.
9. Oh I forgot to bring the cookies.
A. Oh, (Correct)
B. I, forgot
C. To, bring
D. No error
Explanation: "Oh" should be followed by a comma when it begins a
sentence.
10. "The boy in the kayak," whispered Sue, "is the new football
captain."
A. Boy, in the
B. New, football
C. Whispered Sue,
D. No error (Correct)
