TEAS ENGLISH FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ 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
d. its; it's Answer: d.
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ 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
d. its; it's Answer: d.
