TEAS ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE USAGE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which of the following is an example of a correctly punctuated sentence?
a. I asked her "Since when are you an Elvis fan?"
b. I asker her "since when are you an Elvis fan"?
c. I asked her, "Since when are you an Elvis fan?"
d. I asked her, "Since when are you an Elvis fan"? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c
Which of the following is an example of a simple sentence?
a. The man wandering into the store.
b. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots wandered into the upscale department store.
c. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots wandering into the upscale department store.
d. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots had wandered into the upscale department
stores as if he felt perfectly at home there. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b.
The PTA held ___ annual fundraiser.
a. its
a. there
c. their
d. it's - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c.
It was hoped that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the afternoon.
Which of the following changes the sentence above so that it is written in the active rather than in the
passive voice?
a. In the afternoon, it was hoped that the lines would be shorter.
b. She hoped that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the afternoon.
c. It was expected that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the afternoon.
d. It was hoped by her that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the afternoon. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅b.
, Which of the following is correctly punctuated?
a. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request the lawyer faxed the document to the judge.
b. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request. The lawyer had faxed the document to the judge.
c. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request, the lawyer faxed the document to the judge.
d. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request; the lawyer had faxed the document to the judge. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c.
Which of the following phrases follows the rules of capitalization?
a. English language
b. professor Henry
c. History class
d. Christmas day - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a.
Because of his credulous nature, they took advantage of him and tricked him time and time again.
Which of the following is the meaning of the word credulous as used in the sentence above?
a. dependable and responsible
b. easily cheated or fooled
c. believable and trustworthy
d. socially popular and outgoing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b.
In the eastern part of Kansas, after the tornado last summer, governor Stevens declared a state of
emergency. Which of the following words in the sentence above should be capitalized?
a. state
b. eastern
c. summer
d. governor - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d.
The puppy has lost __ way home, and __ getting dark.
a. its; its
ANSWERS
Which of the following is an example of a correctly punctuated sentence?
a. I asked her "Since when are you an Elvis fan?"
b. I asker her "since when are you an Elvis fan"?
c. I asked her, "Since when are you an Elvis fan?"
d. I asked her, "Since when are you an Elvis fan"? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c
Which of the following is an example of a simple sentence?
a. The man wandering into the store.
b. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots wandered into the upscale department store.
c. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots wandering into the upscale department store.
d. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots had wandered into the upscale department
stores as if he felt perfectly at home there. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b.
The PTA held ___ annual fundraiser.
a. its
a. there
c. their
d. it's - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c.
It was hoped that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the afternoon.
Which of the following changes the sentence above so that it is written in the active rather than in the
passive voice?
a. In the afternoon, it was hoped that the lines would be shorter.
b. She hoped that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the afternoon.
c. It was expected that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the afternoon.
d. It was hoped by her that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the afternoon. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅b.
, Which of the following is correctly punctuated?
a. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request the lawyer faxed the document to the judge.
b. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request. The lawyer had faxed the document to the judge.
c. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request, the lawyer faxed the document to the judge.
d. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request; the lawyer had faxed the document to the judge. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c.
Which of the following phrases follows the rules of capitalization?
a. English language
b. professor Henry
c. History class
d. Christmas day - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a.
Because of his credulous nature, they took advantage of him and tricked him time and time again.
Which of the following is the meaning of the word credulous as used in the sentence above?
a. dependable and responsible
b. easily cheated or fooled
c. believable and trustworthy
d. socially popular and outgoing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b.
In the eastern part of Kansas, after the tornado last summer, governor Stevens declared a state of
emergency. Which of the following words in the sentence above should be capitalized?
a. state
b. eastern
c. summer
d. governor - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d.
The puppy has lost __ way home, and __ getting dark.
a. its; its
