ATI TEAS: English and Language Usage Exam Questions And Answers

ATI
TEAS:
English
and
Language
Usage
The
expedition
finally
arrived
at
the
top
of
the
mountain
after
days
of
arduous
hiking.
Which
of
the
words
is
an
antonym
for
"arduous"
as
used
in
the
sentence
above?
a.
Dangerous
b.
Stimulating
c.
Exciting
d.
Easy
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ANS
d.
Easy
Many
islands
are
located
at
the
mid-latitudes.
Which
of
the
following
defines
the
prefix
mid-
as
used
in
the
word
mid-latitudes
in
the
sentence
above?
a.
Higher
b.
Center
c.
Adjacent
d.
Lower
-
ANS
b.
Center
As
indicated
in
the
findings,
a
scale
of
240
points
indicates
a
performance
of
the
proficiency
level.
Which
of
the
following
is
the
likely
genre
for
the
sentence
above?
a.
Research
paper
b.
Novel
c.
Personal
letter
d.
Sitcom
-
ANS
a.
Research
paper
Which
of
the
following
is
the
first
step
of
the
writing
process?
a.
Preparing
an
outline
b.
Writing
a
draft
c.
Citing
sources
d.
Writing
a
revision
-
ANS
a.
Preparing
an
outline
Which
of
the
following
options
demonstrates
correct
sentence
structure?
a.
You
could
lose
your
job,
receive
a
bad
rating,
while
being
chronically
late
for
work.
b.
If
you
are
chronically
late
for
work,
you
will
receive
a
bad
rating,
furthermore,
you
could
lose
your
job.
c.
Chronic
lateness
for
work
can
result
in
a
poor
rating
or
even
loss
of
your
employment.
d.
Being
chronically
late
for
work
is
a
bad
thing,
including
losing
your
job
or
even
getting
a
bad
rating.
-
ANS
c.
Chronic
lateness
for
work
can
result
in
a
poor
rating
or
even
loss
of
your
employment. The
clause
"or
even
loss
of
your
employment"
is
a
dependent
clause
and
does
not
require
a
comma.
Which
of
the
following
is
most
often
the
first
sentence
of
a
paragraph?
a.
Conclusion
sentence
b.
Supporting
sentence
c.
Topic
sentence
d.
Transition
sentence
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ANS
c.
Topic
sentence
Which
of
the
following
sentences
is
punctuated
correctly?
a.
How
did
one
man's
name
get
on
the
list
of
womens'
names?
b.
How
did
one
man's
name
get
on
the
list
of
women's
names?
c.
How
did
one
mans'
name
get
on
the
list
of
women's
names?
d.
How
did
one
mans'
name
get
on
the
list
of
womens'
names?
-
ANS
b.
How
did
one
man's
name
get
on
the
list
of
women's
names?
The
word
"man"
is
a
singular
noun
that
does
not
end
in
"s"
and
the
possessive
is
correctly
created
by
adding
an
apostrophe
before
the
"s."
The
word
"women"
is
a
plural
noun
that
does
not
end
in
"s,"
so
the
possessive
would
be
created
the
same
way,
by
adding
an
apostrophe
before
an
"s."
Which
of
the
following
options
demonstrates
correct
sentence
structure?
a.
Poring
over
the
books
for
hours;
they
were
to
be
sold
tomorrow.
b.
The
books
were
to
be
sold
tomorrow,
that's
why
she
spent
hours
poring
over
them.
c.
She
spent
hours
poring
over
the
books
because
they
were
to
be
sold
tomorrow.
d.
Tomorrow,
the
books
were
to
be
sold,
therefore,
she
spent
hours
poring
over
them.
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ANS
c.
She
spent
hours
poring
over
the
books
because
they
were
to
be
sold
tomorrow.
Subordinate
clauses
at
the
end
of
a
sentence
do
not
require
a
comma.
Which
part
of
the
following
sentences
is
grammatically
correct?
a.
Originally
written
for
children,
readers
of
many
generations
have
been
amused
by
her
book.
b.
Originally
written
for
children,
she
has
amused
many
generations
of
readers
with
her
book.
c.
Originally
written
for
children,
many
generations
of
readers
have
been
amused
by
her
book.
d.
Originally
written
for
children,
her
book
has
amused
many
generations
of
readers.
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ANS
d.
Originally
written
for
children,
her
book
has
amused
many
generations
of
readers.
This
sentence
is
the
only
one
that
does
not
have
a
dangling
modifier.
The
introductory
phrase
is
appropriately
placed
before
the
noun
it
modifies,
which
is
"book."
_________
satisfies
my
hunger
after
school.
Which
of
the
following
options
correctly
completes
the
sentence
above?
a.
A
sandwich
and
a
few
cookies
b.
A
few
cookies
and
a
sandwich