2023/ 2024 ATI TEAS 7 ENGLISH EXAM Study Q&A

2023 ATI TEAS 7 ENGLISH EXAM Study Q&A 1. Which of the following words is spelled correctly? o absense o absents o abcense o absence Absence is correct. Ab- as a prefix means away, so absent is the adjective that describes someone who is away from a certain place. Replacing the –t in absent with –ce creates the noun form absence (the state/condition of being away from a place). This principle applies to other words like different and difference. Absense is incorrect because it is not a correctly spelled word. It should be spelled “absence”. Absents is incorrect because absent is an adjective and cannot be made plural by adding an -s. Abcense is incorrect because –cense (as in the word incense) has to do with smells. So, abcense would mean away from scents. 2. The principle of the high school was debating whether to pursue the issue any further. Which of the following corrects an error in the sentence above? o Replace debating with debateing o Replace whether with weather o Replace further with farther o Replace principle with principal Replace principle with principal is the correct answer. This is correct because a principle is an idea or rule. In this case, the principal (meaning “the most important”) is a person. Replace debating with debateing. This is incorrect because the final -e rule states, “Drop the final e when adding a suffix that starts with a vowel”. Replace whether with weather. This is incorrect because whether is a conjunction implying some type of choice, while weather has to do with climate and atmospheric conditions. Replace further with farther. This is incorrect because further means “in addition”, whereas farther has to do with distance. 3. Which of the following demonstrates correct punctuation? o We will study three sources of electrical power that are: solar, wind, and tidal energy. o We will study three sources of electrical power; solar, wind, and tidal energy. o We will be studying three sources of electrical power: solar, wind, and tidal energy. o We will be studying three sources of electrical power, solar, wind, and tidal energy. We will be studying three sources of electrical power: solar, wind, and tidal