TEAS 7 English and Language Usage Exam

TEAS 7 English and Language Usage Exam (97% Accurate) 1. Which of the following is a complex sentence? a. Jung-hoon and Cho decreased their carbon footprint. b. Jung-hoon waited for the bus and when the bus didn’t appear, he wasn’t sure it would, so he walked to the next bus stop. c. When Jung-hoon found a seat on the bus, he hoped he would have a quiet ride. d. Both the bus and Jung-hoon were running late. 2. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? a. The young man asked, “Have you read “The Hobbit”? b. The young man yelled, “Oh what a wonderful day to go see the seals’.” c. The young man said, “It’s a nice day to take a walk in the park.” d. The young man exclaimed, “Wow, what fun we had today?” 3. The job applicants were shown to an anteroom, where they waited to be called for their interviews. Which of the following is the meaning of the prefix “ante-” as used in the sentence above? a. Before b. Beyond c. Against d. After 4. Which of the following sentences does not belong in a paragraph about caring for newly hatched chickens? a. Set the hatching area temperature to 950 F, reducing it by 50 each week after the chicks arrive. b. Giving the chicks medicated or non-medicated food is a controversial choice that you should make after speaking to your supplier or feed store personnel. c. Eggs should be collected daily from a mature hen to ensure the eggs are not fertilized. d. Make sure the chicks have plenty of clean water in shallow containers, giving them sugar water on their first day for a boost of energy. 5. Which of the following sentences correctly follows the rules of capitalization? a. Even though he moved to New York, he was born in a Western town. b. I plan to enroll in College next year. c. The A1 Plumbing Board of Directors gave every employee a raise. d. The Geography students took a class trip to the Rocky Mountains. 6. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? a. The handle was lose and could have fallen off at any moment. b. The handle was loose and could have fallen off at any moment. c. The handle was lose and could of fallen off at any moment. d. The handle was loose and could of fallen off at any moment. 7. Using context clues, what is the correct order of sentences for the following paragraph about dressing a loom? (move the options into the box on the right, placing them in the selected order. Use all the options) a. Now for some good news: once the loom is dressed, the hard part is done. b. With the heddles threaded, the ward threads are passed through a comb-like aperture called a reed, to keep everything straight and even, and tied off at the end of the loom. c. First, the warp – the portion of the yarn that will run lengthwise in the finished product – is wound onto a warping board, allowing the weaver to measure out its length. d. The warp is then carefully transferred to the loom, and individual strands of yarn are threaded through the heddles (needle-like apertures) in a fixed pattern. e. Weaving on a traditional floor loom begins with a somewhat involved process called “dressing the loom.” Answer = e, c, d, b, a 8. I had to wrack my brain and plum the depths of my resources to overcome the foul consequences of my previous vice. Which of the following homophones should be used to correct the sentence above? a. Fowl b. Plumb c. Rack d. Vise 9. Which of the following statements about a paragraph’s concluding sentence is true? a. It gives information that opposes the topic sentence. b. It summarizes the paragraph’s main point. c. It gives supporting details for the topic sentence. d. It summarizes the essay’s main point. 10. According to the prefix “mal-,” which of the following phrases best defines “malformed”? a. Badly formed b. Formed within c. Formed under d. Partially formed 11. Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct grammar and usage? a. If any fewer people watch that television series, the affect will be its cancellation. b. If any less people watch that television series, the effect will be its cancellation. c. If any less people watch that television series, the affect will be its cancellation. d. If any fewer people watch that television series, the effect will be its cancellation.