ATI TEAS 7 - ENGLISH & LANGUAGE USAGE
1. Which of the following sentences contains a homophone?
A.) Each evening, the young woman walked alone on the canal path.
B.) As water is heated up, it slowly begins to expand.
C.) By Sunday, they were ready to raze the old building, and everyone gatheredto watch.
D.) The previous tenant had been a chemistry teacher.:
C.) By Sunday, they wereready to raze the old building, and everyone gathered to watch.
2. Which of the following words is written correctly in its plural form?
A.) Chieves
B.) Prooves
C.) Razores
D.) Halves:
D.) Halves
3. 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 gentlesummer 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 towork on her
psychology paper.
D.) The man often drew sketches in his room but he never liked to show his art to anyone.: A.)
The moonlight glowed white on the roof next door, and the skywas a gentle summer blue.
4. Which of the following demonstrates correct punctuation of a quotation?
A.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica, "if youdidn't want him to
run into Blayne."
B.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica. "If you
,didn't want him to run into Blayne."
C.) You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica "if youdidn't want him to
run into Blayne."
D.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica, "If you didn't want him to
run into Blayne.": A.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica, "if you didn't
want him to run into Blayne."
5. Which of the following punctuation marks correctly completes the sentencebelow?
I need an assistant who can do the following input data, edit reports, andmaintain the website.
A.) ;
B.) :
C.) ,
D.) .: B.) :
6. Which of the following punctuation marks is used incorrectly in the sen-tence below?
She put down her glasses, and her book; the train was starting to enter thelong, dark tunnel.
A.) The semicolon after "book"B.) The
comma after "long"
C.) The comma after "glasses"
D.) The period at the end of the sentence: C.) The comma after "glasses"
,7. Please don't take what I said so personally.
Which of the following parts of speech is "personally" as used in the sentenceabove?
, A.) Article B.)
AdjectiveC.)
Verb
D.) Adverb: D.) Adverb
8. He had to fill out a health history before seeing the doctor.
A.) questionnaireB.)
questionaire C.)
questionnare
D.) questionairre: A.) questionnaire
9. Which of the following sentences contains an indirect object?
A.) Melissa walked to the grocery store for milk.
B.) Dante skimmed the magazine while waiting in the lobby.C.) Jorge
assigned the class some math problems.
D.) Sara went to the movie with Amal.: C.) Jorge assigned the class some mathproblems.
10. The plump old white cat basked in the warm sunlight.
Which of the following options correctly punctuates the sentence above?A.) The plump, old,
white cat basked in the warm sunlight
B.) The plump, old, white, cat basked in the warm sunlightC.) The plump,
old white cat basked in the warm sunlight.
D.) The plump old white cat, basked in the warm sunlight.: A.) The plump, old,white cat basked in
the warm sunlight.
1. Which of the following sentences contains a homophone?
A.) Each evening, the young woman walked alone on the canal path.
B.) As water is heated up, it slowly begins to expand.
C.) By Sunday, they were ready to raze the old building, and everyone gatheredto watch.
D.) The previous tenant had been a chemistry teacher.:
C.) By Sunday, they wereready to raze the old building, and everyone gathered to watch.
2. Which of the following words is written correctly in its plural form?
A.) Chieves
B.) Prooves
C.) Razores
D.) Halves:
D.) Halves
3. 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 gentlesummer 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 towork on her
psychology paper.
D.) The man often drew sketches in his room but he never liked to show his art to anyone.: A.)
The moonlight glowed white on the roof next door, and the skywas a gentle summer blue.
4. Which of the following demonstrates correct punctuation of a quotation?
A.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica, "if youdidn't want him to
run into Blayne."
B.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica. "If you
,didn't want him to run into Blayne."
C.) You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica "if youdidn't want him to
run into Blayne."
D.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica, "If you didn't want him to
run into Blayne.": A.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica, "if you didn't
want him to run into Blayne."
5. Which of the following punctuation marks correctly completes the sentencebelow?
I need an assistant who can do the following input data, edit reports, andmaintain the website.
A.) ;
B.) :
C.) ,
D.) .: B.) :
6. Which of the following punctuation marks is used incorrectly in the sen-tence below?
She put down her glasses, and her book; the train was starting to enter thelong, dark tunnel.
A.) The semicolon after "book"B.) The
comma after "long"
C.) The comma after "glasses"
D.) The period at the end of the sentence: C.) The comma after "glasses"
,7. Please don't take what I said so personally.
Which of the following parts of speech is "personally" as used in the sentenceabove?
, A.) Article B.)
AdjectiveC.)
Verb
D.) Adverb: D.) Adverb
8. He had to fill out a health history before seeing the doctor.
A.) questionnaireB.)
questionaire C.)
questionnare
D.) questionairre: A.) questionnaire
9. Which of the following sentences contains an indirect object?
A.) Melissa walked to the grocery store for milk.
B.) Dante skimmed the magazine while waiting in the lobby.C.) Jorge
assigned the class some math problems.
D.) Sara went to the movie with Amal.: C.) Jorge assigned the class some mathproblems.
10. The plump old white cat basked in the warm sunlight.
Which of the following options correctly punctuates the sentence above?A.) The plump, old,
white cat basked in the warm sunlight
B.) The plump, old, white, cat basked in the warm sunlightC.) The plump,
old white cat basked in the warm sunlight.
D.) The plump old white cat, basked in the warm sunlight.: A.) The plump, old,white cat basked in
the warm sunlight.
