ATI TEAS 7 - English &Language
Usage
Which of thefollowingsentencescontains ahomophone?
A.)Eachevening, theyoungwomanwalkedaloneon thecanal
path.B.) Aswater isheatedup, it slowly begins toexpand.
C.)BySunday, they wereready torazetheoldbuilding, andeveryonegathered to watch.
D.)Theprevioustenant hadbeen achemistry teacher. Correct Answer- C.)By
Sunday, they wereready torazetheoldbuilding, andeveryonegatheredtowatch.
Which of thefollowingwords iswrittencorrectly in its
plural form?A.)Chieves
B.)
Prooves
C.)
Razores
D.)HalvesCorrect Answer-D.)Halves
Which of thefollowing is acorrectly punctuatedcompoundsentence?
A.)Themoonlight glowedwhiteontheroof next door, andtheskywas a gentlesummer
blue.B.)Theraspberrieswejust pickedfromthegardenare ripe, andsweet.
C.)Shespent all afternoonstudyingforthebiology test; but sheneglected towork
onherpsychologypaper.
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,andtheskywas
agentlesummerblue.
,Which of thefollowingdemonstratescorrect punctuation of aquotation?
A.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica, "if you didn'twanthim
torunintoBlayne."
,B.)"YoushouldhaveneverinvitedShane tothat party," saidJessica. "If you didn't want him
torunintoBlayne."
C.)YoushouldhaveneverinvitedShane tothat party," saidJessica "if youdidn't want him
torunintoBlayne."
D.)"YoushouldhaveneverinvitedShane tothat party," saidJessica, "If you didn't want him
torunintoBlayne." Correct Answer-A.) "Youshouldhavenever invitedShane tothat party,"
saidJessica, "if youdidn'twanthim toruninto Blayne."
Which of thefollowingpunctuationmarkscorrectly completesthesentencebelow?
I needanassistant whocandothefollowing___input data, edit reports, and maintainthewebsite.A.) ;
B.) :
C.) ,
D.) . Correct Answer-B.) :
Which of thefollowingpunctuationmarks isusedincorrectly inthesentencebelow? Sheput downher
glasses, andherbook; thetrainwasstarting toenterthelong, darktunnel.
A.)Thesemicolonafter
"book"B.) The comma
after "long"C.)The
commaafter"glasses"
D.)Theperiod at theend of thesentenceCorrect Answer-C.)Thecomma
after"glasses"Pleasedon'ttakewhat Isaid sopersonally.
Which of thefollowingparts of speech is"personally" asused inthe
sentenceabove?A.)Article
B.)
Adjective
C.)Verb
, D.)AdverbCorrect Answer-D.)Adverb
beforeseeingthedoctor.
Hehad to fill out ahealthhistory A.)
questionnaire
B.)
questionaire
C.)
questionnare
D.)questionairreCorrect Answer- A.)questionnaire Which
of thefollowingsentencescontainsan indirect
object?A.)Melissawalked tothegrocery storefor milk.
B.)Danteskimmedthemagazinewhilewaiting in
thelobby.C.)Jorgeassignedtheclasssomemath problems.
D.)Sarawent tothemoviewith Amal. Correct Answer-C.)Jorgeassignedtheclass
somemathproblems.
Theplumpoldwhitecat basked inthewarmsunlight.
Which of thefollowingoptionscorrectly punctuatesthesentenceabove?
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 whitecat basked
inthewarmsunlight.
D.) The plump old white cat, basked in the warm sunlight. Correct Answer- A.) The
plump,old,whitecatbasked inthewarmsunlight.
Which of thefollowingwords isspelled
Usage
Which of thefollowingsentencescontains ahomophone?
A.)Eachevening, theyoungwomanwalkedaloneon thecanal
path.B.) Aswater isheatedup, it slowly begins toexpand.
C.)BySunday, they wereready torazetheoldbuilding, andeveryonegathered to watch.
D.)Theprevioustenant hadbeen achemistry teacher. Correct Answer- C.)By
Sunday, they wereready torazetheoldbuilding, andeveryonegatheredtowatch.
Which of thefollowingwords iswrittencorrectly in its
plural form?A.)Chieves
B.)
Prooves
C.)
Razores
D.)HalvesCorrect Answer-D.)Halves
Which of thefollowing is acorrectly punctuatedcompoundsentence?
A.)Themoonlight glowedwhiteontheroof next door, andtheskywas a gentlesummer
blue.B.)Theraspberrieswejust pickedfromthegardenare ripe, andsweet.
C.)Shespent all afternoonstudyingforthebiology test; but sheneglected towork
onherpsychologypaper.
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,andtheskywas
agentlesummerblue.
,Which of thefollowingdemonstratescorrect punctuation of aquotation?
A.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica, "if you didn'twanthim
torunintoBlayne."
,B.)"YoushouldhaveneverinvitedShane tothat party," saidJessica. "If you didn't want him
torunintoBlayne."
C.)YoushouldhaveneverinvitedShane tothat party," saidJessica "if youdidn't want him
torunintoBlayne."
D.)"YoushouldhaveneverinvitedShane tothat party," saidJessica, "If you didn't want him
torunintoBlayne." Correct Answer-A.) "Youshouldhavenever invitedShane tothat party,"
saidJessica, "if youdidn'twanthim toruninto Blayne."
Which of thefollowingpunctuationmarkscorrectly completesthesentencebelow?
I needanassistant whocandothefollowing___input data, edit reports, and maintainthewebsite.A.) ;
B.) :
C.) ,
D.) . Correct Answer-B.) :
Which of thefollowingpunctuationmarks isusedincorrectly inthesentencebelow? Sheput downher
glasses, andherbook; thetrainwasstarting toenterthelong, darktunnel.
A.)Thesemicolonafter
"book"B.) The comma
after "long"C.)The
commaafter"glasses"
D.)Theperiod at theend of thesentenceCorrect Answer-C.)Thecomma
after"glasses"Pleasedon'ttakewhat Isaid sopersonally.
Which of thefollowingparts of speech is"personally" asused inthe
sentenceabove?A.)Article
B.)
Adjective
C.)Verb
, D.)AdverbCorrect Answer-D.)Adverb
beforeseeingthedoctor.
Hehad to fill out ahealthhistory A.)
questionnaire
B.)
questionaire
C.)
questionnare
D.)questionairreCorrect Answer- A.)questionnaire Which
of thefollowingsentencescontainsan indirect
object?A.)Melissawalked tothegrocery storefor milk.
B.)Danteskimmedthemagazinewhilewaiting in
thelobby.C.)Jorgeassignedtheclasssomemath problems.
D.)Sarawent tothemoviewith Amal. Correct Answer-C.)Jorgeassignedtheclass
somemathproblems.
Theplumpoldwhitecat basked inthewarmsunlight.
Which of thefollowingoptionscorrectly punctuatesthesentenceabove?
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 whitecat basked
inthewarmsunlight.
D.) The plump old white cat, basked in the warm sunlight. Correct Answer- A.) The
plump,old,whitecatbasked inthewarmsunlight.
Which of thefollowingwords isspelled
