TEAS 7 ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE USAGE
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
1. Which of the following words from the sentence below is slang?
Wow, I can't believe that beret I was planning to buy is 100 bucks.
A.) Wow
B.) bucks
C.) can't
D.) beret
2. Which of the following sentences correctly uses subject-verb agreement?
B.) The lead scientist is the one who writes the reports; however, she is the only one of the
scientists who do the research.
C.) The lead scientist writes the reports; however, she is the only one of the scientists
who does the research.
D.) The lead scientist is the one who writes the reports; however, every scientist in the
group do the research.
3. Which of the following is a correct thesis statement?
A.) President Perez pledged to improve living conditions for all during her well-attended
inauguration speech, which drew thunderous applause.
B.) President Perez graduated first in her class at Harvard University after defending a
capstone project on inequality.
, C.) President Perez is our greatest leader because her proposal of a universal income will
eradicate inequity among citizens.
D.) President Perez was interviewed on television in February, where she spoke without
commercial interruption for 1 hour.
4. In which of the following word pairs does the noun become a verb when the suffix is
added?
A.) Biology, Biologist
B.) Apology, Apologize
C.) Happy, Happily
D.) Mineral, Mineralogy
Based on an examination of word parts, which of the following words means
"abnormality of movement"?
A.) Dyskinesia
B.) Hyperkinesia
C.) Akinesia
D.) Hypokinesia
6. Which of the following is a correctly punctuated compound sentence?
A.) The moonlight glowed white on the roof next door, and the sky was a gentle summer
blue.
B.) The raspberries we just picked from the garden are ripe, and sweet.
C.) She spent all afternoon studying for the biology test; but she neglected to work on her
psychology paper.
D.) The man often drew sketches in his room but he never liked to show his art to anyone.
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
1. Which of the following words from the sentence below is slang?
Wow, I can't believe that beret I was planning to buy is 100 bucks.
A.) Wow
B.) bucks
C.) can't
D.) beret
2. Which of the following sentences correctly uses subject-verb agreement?
B.) The lead scientist is the one who writes the reports; however, she is the only one of the
scientists who do the research.
C.) The lead scientist writes the reports; however, she is the only one of the scientists
who does the research.
D.) The lead scientist is the one who writes the reports; however, every scientist in the
group do the research.
3. Which of the following is a correct thesis statement?
A.) President Perez pledged to improve living conditions for all during her well-attended
inauguration speech, which drew thunderous applause.
B.) President Perez graduated first in her class at Harvard University after defending a
capstone project on inequality.
, C.) President Perez is our greatest leader because her proposal of a universal income will
eradicate inequity among citizens.
D.) President Perez was interviewed on television in February, where she spoke without
commercial interruption for 1 hour.
4. In which of the following word pairs does the noun become a verb when the suffix is
added?
A.) Biology, Biologist
B.) Apology, Apologize
C.) Happy, Happily
D.) Mineral, Mineralogy
Based on an examination of word parts, which of the following words means
"abnormality of movement"?
A.) Dyskinesia
B.) Hyperkinesia
C.) Akinesia
D.) Hypokinesia
6. Which of the following is a correctly punctuated compound sentence?
A.) The moonlight glowed white on the roof next door, and the sky was a gentle summer
blue.
B.) The raspberries we just picked from the garden are ripe, and sweet.
C.) She spent all afternoon studying for the biology test; but she neglected to work on her
psychology paper.
D.) The man often drew sketches in his room but he never liked to show his art to anyone.
