ATI TEAS 7 - English & Language Usage
Exam Questions and Correct Answers
2024/5. 100% Correct. (Multiple choice).
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 gathered to watch.
D.) The previous tenant had been a chemistry teacher.
C.) By Sunday, they were ready to raze the old building, and everyone gathered to watch.
Which of the following words is written correctly in its plural form?
A.) Chieves
B.) Prooves
C.) Razores
D.) Halves
D.) Halves
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.
A.) The moonlight glowed white on the roof next door, and the sky was a gentle summer blue.
Which of the following demonstrates correct punctuation of a quotation?
A.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica, "if you didn'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 you didn'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."
Which of the following punctuation marks correctly completes the sentence below?
I need an assistant who can do the following ___input data, edit reports, and maintain the website.
A.) ;
B.) :
C.) ,
D.) .
B.) :
Which of the following punctuation marks is used incorrectly in the sentence below?
She put down her glasses, and her book; the train was starting to enter the long, 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"
Please don't take what I said so personally.
Which of the following parts of speech is "personally" as used in the sentence above?
A.) Article
,B.) Adjective
C.) Verb
D.) Adverb
D.) Adverb
He had to fill out a health history ____ before seeing the doctor.
A.) questionnaire
B.) questionaire
C.) questionnare
D.) questionairre
A.) questionnaire
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 math problems.
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 sunlight
C.) 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.
, Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
A.) Miniscool
B.) Minature
C.) Maintainance
D.) Millennium
D.) Millennium
Which of the following options contains a possessive pronoun?
A.) If the patient chooses to leave, let them know the right to do so is theirs.
B.) When we support patients in these ways, the hospital's mission is accomplished.
C.) Take personal items to the front desk once you are finished.
D.) This hospital has some problems, no doubt.
A.) If the patient chooses to leave, let them know the right to do so is theirs.
Which of the following sentences from a paragraph about gingivitis is the topic sentence?
A.) Gingivitis can be reversed by daily brushing, flossing, and regular dental cleanings.
B.) Gingivitis is a mild form of gum disease, in which bacteria causes inflammation of the gums.
C.) With gingivitis, the gums become red and swollen and van bleed easily.
D.) If left untreated, gingivitis can cause periodontitis, in which the gums pull away from the teeth, and
can eventually lead to infection and bone loss.
B.) Gingivitis is a mild form of gum disease, in which bacteria causes inflammation of the gums.
Which of the following sentences from a paragraph about yoga is the topic sentence?
A.) The word "yoga" was mentioned in the Vedas, a collection of texts containing songs, mantras, and
rituals used by Vedic priests.
B.) By the late 1800s, yoga masters from India began to travel to the West, attracting followers.
C.) After a few hundred years, Yoga masters rejected the teachings of the ancient Vedas and embraced
the physical body as the means to achieve enlightenment.
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