TEAS English and Language Usage Practice Test #2

What type of grammatical error is shown in the sentence below?
They were scheduled to attend the lecture but they were unable to be there due to illness.

subject-verb disagreement
punctuation error
pronoun disagreement
verb tense error

Which of the following is a simple sentence?

Take the car to the car wash.
He was going to wash the car, but he didn’t have time.
You need to wash the car because we are leaving in the morning.
The car is dirty, so it needs to be washed.

Which word is misspelled in the sentence below?
Though it was hard to loose the match, I accepted my opponent’s victory and gave her a compliment on her performance.

loose
accepted
opponent
compliment

Which of the following revisions changes the sentence below from passive voice to active voice?
The play was watched by Antoine, Jasmine, and Tim.

The play is watched by Antoine, Jasmine, and Tim.
The play is being watched by Antoine, Jasmine, and Tim.
Antoine, Jasmine, and Tim watched the play.
Antoine, Jasmine, and Tim are watched at the play.

Which of the following is the correct spelling of the underlined portion of the sentence below?
I was disappointed; I felt confident that we could of reached the summit if we had kept hiking for a few more hours.

could of
could’ave
could have
should of

Which of the following punctuation marks BEST completes the sentence below?
This fall festival is a lot of fun. I don’t understand why Paul didn’t want to come_

.
?
,
:

Which of the following is the meaning of chronic in the sentence below?
Several years of complaints showed that the patient’s condition was chronic.

new
ongoing
severe
sudden

Which of the following is the correct punctuation for the underlined portion of the sentence below?
We needed to have two baskets for the cats toys because Noodle and Zeus had trouble sharing.

cats’
“cats”
cat’s
cats’s

Which of the following is the BEST synonym for latent as used in the sentence below?
Some diseases such as shingles can remain latent in the body, showing no symptoms.

apparent
suppressed
mysterious
painful

What type of grammatical error is shown in the sentence below?
In Europe, just before the Treaty of Versailles was negotiated.

misplaced modifier
run-on sentence
comma splice
sentence fragment

Which of the following sentences is written in the first person?

The sound of the fireworks frightened the dog; she hid under the bed until the show was over.
The sound of the fireworks frightened the dogs; they hid under the bed until the show was over.
The sound of the fireworks frightened my dogs and me; we hid under our bed until the show was over.
The sound of the fireworks frightened your dogs; they hid under your bed until the show was over.

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

Make a study plan to learn the parts of the respiratory system, the muscles, and the heart.
Make a study plan to learn the: parts of the respiratory system, the muscles and the heart.
Make a study plan to learn the parts of the respiratory system the muscles and the heart.
Make a study plan to learn the parts of the respiratory system; the muscles and the heart.

Which sentence is irrelevant as part of a paragraph composed of these sentences?

The yearbook staff scrambles at this time of year to meet its deadline.
The yearbook moderator has a close relationship with all of her students.
It takes a lot of work to make sure all of the pages are ready for publication.
On some days, the students stay after school and work through dinner.

Which of the following sentences is an example of the third-person point of view?

She carried the tools up the stairs.
Carry the tools up the stairs.
I carried the tools up the stairs.
You carried the tools up the stairs.

Which of the following sentences would most likely be found in a professional journal published by a renowned scientist?

Titan, the largest of Saturn’s moons, has an atmosphere that is so soupy and low in gravity that people could fly through it using angel wings attached to their arms.
A black hole is a region of space exhibiting such strong gravitational effects that nothing—not even electromagnetic radiation such as light—can escape from inside it.
An asteroid about the size of a small SUV hurtles into Earth’s atmosphere about once a year, but it burns up before it reaches our planet. That’s a relief!
Footprints and tire tracks left behind by astronauts on the moon will most likely stay there forever, assuming no green space aliens swoop in and blow them away.

Which word correctly completes the sentence below?
The nurse was asked to ______ the patient for signs of improvement.

examined
examine
examiner
exam

Which of the following has the same meaning as thorough in the sentence below?
The student was thorough and worked through every problem on the test.

stationary
sluggish
incomplete
meticulous

Which of the following means “the study of poisons”?

cardiology
toxicology
nephrology
histology

What part of speech is the word gingerly in the sentence below?
After his back surgery, James moved around gingerly.

preposition
adjective
conjunction
adverb

What part of speech is the word deducted in the sentence below?
If you miss a lab, ten points will be deducted from your final grade.

adverb
noun
verb
adjective

Which of the following has the same meaning as keen in the sentence below?
The patient came to the emergency room complaining of a keen pain in her stomach.

lasting
sharp
noticeable
intermittent

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

He turned in his homework to his teacher.
He turned in his homework today because he would not be in class the next day.
He turned in his homework, and he sat down at his desk.
He turned in his homework at the beginning of class.

Which of the following sentences contains correct subject-verb agreement?

The homework assignment are due on Monday.
The homework assignments due on Monday.
The homework assignment is due on Monday.
The homework assignments is due on Monday.

Which of the following words is redundant in the sentence?
Each year, the massive school group sells thousands of boxes of caramel popcorn annually.

massive
thousands
caramel
annually

Which of the following sentences would most likely be found in a letter from a teenager to her close friend?

It has come to my attention that you were accepted onto the volleyball team.
Way to go for making the volleyball team! Amazing! Let’s celebrate later.
Perhaps the best approach is to thank the volleyball coach for accepting you.
Coach Gaines will provide transportation to the volleyball game. Please be prompt.

Which sentence is irrelevant as part of a paragraph composed of the following sentences?

The Tony Awards began in 1947 as an awards program for excellence in theater.
The program was named for Antoinette Perry, an actress, director, and producer.
To date, Hamilton has earned the most Tony nominations for Best Musical Production.
The establishment of the Academy Awards preceded the Tony Awards in 1929.

Which of the following sentences contains correct subject-verb agreement?

The doctor’s office is booked with appointments all day.
The doctor’s office are booked with appointments all day.
The doctors’ offices is booked with appointments all day.
The doctor’s office booked with appointments all day.

Which of the following prefixes should be added to a word root to indicate “the opposite of”?

dis–
co–
semi–
bi–

Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined word in the sentence below?
Each year, many laws and statutes are repealed.

revoked
updated
added
reworded

Choose the correctly conjugated verb to complete the sentence below.
By this time tomorrow, I ______ my exam.

finish
will finish
will have finished
had finished

Choose the correctly spelled word to complete the sentence below.
Security and police intervention may be __________ when patients or visitors become violent and fail to comply with direction to calm down.

necessary
nesisarry
necassery
necissary

Which preposition should be added to complete this sentence?
I threw the ball ____ my friend.

among
since
during
to

What is the BEST way to revise this redundant sentence?
It was an unexpected surprise to see you this weekend.

It was a surprise to see you this weekend; we didn’t expect it!
Seeing you this weekend was a surprise!
We didn’t expect to see you this weekend, it was a surprise.
To be seeing you this weekend, it surprised us.

Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined word in the sentence below?
Hank was drunk and belligerent because his wife left him.

hostile
sad
angry
loud

Which word or phrase is used incorrectly in the following sentence?
We could have went out last night, but it was raining.

could have
went
but
was raining

Which word from the following sentence is a conjunction?
I told my mom I would make dinner for everyone, but she said I should study instead.

told
dinner
but
instead

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

I’m sorry, but I can’t drive any further today.
I’m sorry, but I can’t drive any father today.
I’m sorry, but I can’t drive any fatter today.
I’m sorry, but I can’t drive any farther today.

Select the BEST words for the blank in the following sentence.
By the time Taylor arrived at the meeting, I was ready to leave. I _____ for her all evening.

had waited
have waited
had been waited
will wait

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