TEAS English and Language Usage / Exam Questions
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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"? - (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. - (ANSWER)b.
The PTA held ___ annual fundraiser.
a. its
a. there
c. their
d. it's - (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. - (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. - (ANSWER)c.
Which of the following phrases follows the rules of capitalization?
a. English language
b. professor Henry
, c. History class
d. Christmas day - (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 - (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 - (ANSWER)d.
The puppy has lost __ way home, and __ getting dark.
a. its; its
b. it's; it's
c. it's; its
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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"? - (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. - (ANSWER)b.
The PTA held ___ annual fundraiser.
a. its
a. there
c. their
d. it's - (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. - (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. - (ANSWER)c.
Which of the following phrases follows the rules of capitalization?
a. English language
b. professor Henry
, c. History class
d. Christmas day - (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 - (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 - (ANSWER)d.
The puppy has lost __ way home, and __ getting dark.
a. its; its
b. it's; it's
c. it's; its
