TEAS English practice test/24 answered
Questions
It occurred to me, a little too late, that leaving knifes on the counter with
intrepid children around was a dangerous oversight.
Which of the following is misspelled in the sentence? - -knifes
-It's probably too late, but I would still like to try to make it to the museum,
including the special exhibition; try the food at the bar and grill, and take a
walk along the pier.
Which of the following punctuation marks is used incorrectly in the sentence?
- -The comma after the word "grill"
-Cooking delicious meals literally required you to be worth your salt.
Which of the following is the complete predicate in the sentence? - -literally
requires
-Which of the following is a simple sentence?
A. The woman who looked out of place.
B. Looked out of place in the evening store.
C. The woman in the convenience store looked out of place since she was
dressed for an evening out.
D. The woman in the elegant, gold evening gown and diamond-studded tiara
looked out of place in the convenience store - -D. The woman in the elegant,
gold evening gown and diamond-studded tiara looked out of place in the
convenience store
-Which of the following nouns is written in the correct plural form?
A. data
B. cruises
C. formula
D. mooses - -A. data
-Which of the following sentences would most likely be found in an academic
research paper on psychiatry?
A. He stalked ominously back and forth across his doctor's office, muttering
incoherently.
, B. The researcher felt that he had struck the mother lode when he came
across his subject's personal papers
C. He collected the data with an admirable amount of fieldwork.
D. The subjects participated in a double-blind study focused on long-term
outcomes. - -D. The subjects participated in a double-blind study focused on
long-term outcomes.
-Which of the following sentences makes the best topic sentence?
A. Not only did the two teams combine for several outstanding goals, but the
physicality of the play was exceptional.
B. Needless to say, no one left the stadium without some memories to share.
C. The match was filled with enough drama to keep the fans talking for days.
D. Not a single player conceded an inch of the field. - -C. The match was
filled with enough drama to keep the fans talking for days.
-Wow, I can't believe he's strutting with so much swag after being rejected
so harshly.
Which of the following words from the sentence is slang?
A. Wow
B. can't
C. swag
D. harshly - -C. swag
-Which of the following sentences has correct subject-verb agreement?
A. When the cafeteria serves lime gelatin for lunch, each of the children asks
for more.
B. As the car lurches forward, every one of the passengers brace for the
impact.
C. Because the bus broke down on the way, the group of swimmers are late
to the meet.
D. In this scenario, the family of four miss the flight because there was not
enough parking at the airport. - -A. When the cafeteria serves lime gelatin
for lunch, each of the children asks for more.
-The young girl felt the sting of unfairness at being - as she felt - framed by
her little brother.
Which of the following is the best synonym for "framed" as used in the
sentence?
A. Incriminated
B. conceived
C. constructed
D. Uttered - -A. Incriminated
Questions
It occurred to me, a little too late, that leaving knifes on the counter with
intrepid children around was a dangerous oversight.
Which of the following is misspelled in the sentence? - -knifes
-It's probably too late, but I would still like to try to make it to the museum,
including the special exhibition; try the food at the bar and grill, and take a
walk along the pier.
Which of the following punctuation marks is used incorrectly in the sentence?
- -The comma after the word "grill"
-Cooking delicious meals literally required you to be worth your salt.
Which of the following is the complete predicate in the sentence? - -literally
requires
-Which of the following is a simple sentence?
A. The woman who looked out of place.
B. Looked out of place in the evening store.
C. The woman in the convenience store looked out of place since she was
dressed for an evening out.
D. The woman in the elegant, gold evening gown and diamond-studded tiara
looked out of place in the convenience store - -D. The woman in the elegant,
gold evening gown and diamond-studded tiara looked out of place in the
convenience store
-Which of the following nouns is written in the correct plural form?
A. data
B. cruises
C. formula
D. mooses - -A. data
-Which of the following sentences would most likely be found in an academic
research paper on psychiatry?
A. He stalked ominously back and forth across his doctor's office, muttering
incoherently.
, B. The researcher felt that he had struck the mother lode when he came
across his subject's personal papers
C. He collected the data with an admirable amount of fieldwork.
D. The subjects participated in a double-blind study focused on long-term
outcomes. - -D. The subjects participated in a double-blind study focused on
long-term outcomes.
-Which of the following sentences makes the best topic sentence?
A. Not only did the two teams combine for several outstanding goals, but the
physicality of the play was exceptional.
B. Needless to say, no one left the stadium without some memories to share.
C. The match was filled with enough drama to keep the fans talking for days.
D. Not a single player conceded an inch of the field. - -C. The match was
filled with enough drama to keep the fans talking for days.
-Wow, I can't believe he's strutting with so much swag after being rejected
so harshly.
Which of the following words from the sentence is slang?
A. Wow
B. can't
C. swag
D. harshly - -C. swag
-Which of the following sentences has correct subject-verb agreement?
A. When the cafeteria serves lime gelatin for lunch, each of the children asks
for more.
B. As the car lurches forward, every one of the passengers brace for the
impact.
C. Because the bus broke down on the way, the group of swimmers are late
to the meet.
D. In this scenario, the family of four miss the flight because there was not
enough parking at the airport. - -A. When the cafeteria serves lime gelatin
for lunch, each of the children asks for more.
-The young girl felt the sting of unfairness at being - as she felt - framed by
her little brother.
Which of the following is the best synonym for "framed" as used in the
sentence?
A. Incriminated
B. conceived
C. constructed
D. Uttered - -A. Incriminated
