TEAS English and Language Usage Practice Test 1

1.

Which of the following sentences follows the rules of capitalization?

A) As juveniles, african white-backed vultures are darkly colored, developing their white feathers only as they grow into adulthood.
B) Ukrainians celebrate a holiday called Malanka during which men dress in costumes and masks and play tricks on their neighbors.
C) Because of its distance from the sun, the planet neptune has seasons that last the equivalent of forty-one earth years.
D) Edward Jenner, considered the Father of immunology, invented the world’s first vaccine.

2.

First and foremost, they receive an annual pension payment. The amount of the pension has been reviewed and changed a number of times, most recently to reflect the salary of a high-level government executive.

Which of the following would NOT be an acceptable way to revise and combine the underlined portion of the sentences above?

A) annual pension payment, the amount of which
B) annual pension payment; the amount of the pension
C) annual pension payment; over the years since 1958, the amount of the pension
D) annual pension payment, the amount of the pension

3.

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

A) The Akhal-Teke horse breed, originally from Turkmenistan, have long enjoyed a reputation for bravery and fortitude.
B) The employer decided that he could not, due to the high cost of health care, afford to offer other benefits to his employees.
C) Though Puerto Rico is known popularly for its beaches, its landscape also include mountains, which play home to many of the island’s rural villages.
D) Each of the storm chasers decide whether or not to go out when rain makes visibility low.

4.

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

A) Plague, generally not a major public health concern, actually continues to spread among rodent populations today, and it even occasionally makes its way into a human host.
B) Modern archeology, which seeks answers to humanity’s questions about its past, is helped significantly by new technologies.
C) In the fight against obesity, countries around the world are imposing taxes on sodas and other sugary drinks in an effort to curb unhealthy habits.
D) Because the assassination of President John F. Kennedy continues to haunt and fascinate Americans, new movies, books, and television series about it are being released every year.

5.

Which of the following would most likely be found in an academic research paper on the world’s food supply?

A) It’s ridiculous that so many people in the world are hungry while others just throw away tons of uneaten food.
B) I’ve always believed that it’s our moral duty as a people to provide food and clean water to those who do not have access to it, which is why I have made research of the food supply my life’s work.
C) Advances in agricultural technology over the past five decades have led to a steady increase in the global food supply, and the populations of many countries around the world are benefitting.
D) Poor people should appeal to their governments for help feeding their families.

6.

Sandra’s principal reason for choosing the job was that it would be full-time and would offer benefits.

Which of the following is the complete subject in the sentence?

A) Sandra’s principal reason for choosing the job
B) Sandra’s principal reason
C) Sandra’s principal
D) Sandra

7.

After a twelve-hour workday ____ James was exhausted when he heard the news.

A) .
B) ;
C) ,
D) —

8.

Parrots, among the most intelligent birds in the world, have been prized pets for many centuries; in fact, the first recorded instance of parrot training was written in the thirteenth century.

Which of the following is a synonym for prized as used in the sentence?

A) unlikely
B) misunderstood
C) rewarded
D) valued

9.

Which of the following prefixes would be used to indicate that something is inside or within?

A) intra–
B) trans–
C) anti–
D) hyper–

10.

Which of the following is correctly punctuated?

A) The artist Prince, whose death shocked America in April of 2016; was one of the most successful musical artists of the last century.
B) The artist Prince, whose death shocked America in April of 2016, was one of the most successful musical artists of the last century.
C) The artist Prince—whose death shocked America in April of 2016, was one of the most successful musical artists of the last century.
D) The artist Prince, whose death shocked America in April of 2016: was one of the most successful musical artists of the last century.

11.

Everyday items like potatos, bread, onions, and even saliva are the tools of art conservators, who work to clean and restore works of art.

Which of the following is misspelled in the sentence below?

A) potatos
B) saliva
C) conservators
D) restore

12.

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences includes members whose topics of study span many disciplines such as math, science, arts, humanities, public affairs, and business.

Which of the following is an appropriate synonym for disciplines as it is used in the sentence?

A) locations
B) regions
C) punishments
D) fields

13.

Today, astrophysicists study the same stars that were observed by the astronemers of the ancient world, though today’s techniques and technology are much more advanced.

Which of the following is misspelled in the sentence?

A) astrophysicists
B) astronemers
C) techniques
D) technology

14.

Which of the following nouns is written in the correct plural form?

A) vertebraes
B) gooses
C) octopusses
D) potatoes

15.

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

A) When skywriting, a pilot flies a small aircraft in specific, particular formations, creating large letters visible from the ground.
B) The public defense attorney was able to maintain her optimism despite her dearth of courtroom wins, her lack of free time, and her growing list of clients.
C) Because the distance between stars in the galaxy is far greater than the distance between planets, interstellar travel is expected to be an even bigger challenge than interplanetary exploration.
D) Invented in France in the early nineteenth century, the stethoscope underwent a number of reiterations before the emergence of the modern form of the instrument in the 1850s.

16.

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

A) Traffic around the arena was heavy, so we were worried we’d miss the opening pitch.
B) My brother and I won tickets in a radio station contest to see his favorite team play on opening day.
C) To win the contest, you had to be the 395th caller and know the answer to a trivia question; we waited anxiously by the phone for the contest to begin.
D) My brother has followed the team since childhood, so we knew he’d be able to answer the trivia question correctly.

17.

I.	Types of Engines
	A.	Heat Engines
		i.	Combustion Engines
		ii.	Non-Combustion Heat Engines
	B.	Electric Engines
	C.	Physically Powered Motors
		i.	Pneumatic Motors
		ii	Hydraulic Motors

Which of the following statements about the above outline is true?

A) Heat engines are the most common type of engine.
B) Pneumatic and hydraulic motors are both types of electric engines.
C) The three types of engines are heat engines, electric engines, and pneumatic motors.
D) Heat engines can be broken down into combustion and non-combustion engines.

18.

The patient’s preoperative evaluation is scheduled for next Wednesday.

In the sentence, the prefix pre– indicates that the evaluation will take place at which of the following times?

A) before the operation
B) after the operation
C) during the operation
D) outside of the operation

19.

Which of the following root words would be used in a word related to the body?

A) corp
B) auto
C) man
D) bio

20.

Unlike a traditional comic book, a graphic novel is released as one single publication, either in the form of one long story or an anthology.

Which of the following is an appropriate synonym for traditional as it is used in the sentence?

A) old-fashioned
B) conventional
C) expensive
D) popular

21.

Her new tennis racket cost her a hundred bucks, but it was worth the steep price tag.

Which of the following words from the sentence is slang?

A) cost
B) bucks
C) steep
D) tag

22.

Though professional dental care is widely available in the developed world, the prevalence of cavities is much higher there.

Which of the following parts of speech is widely as used in the sentence?

A) adjective
B) noun
C) adverb
C) adverb

23.

Typically, water that has evaporated remains in the sky in cloud form for less than ten days before falling to Earth again as precipitation.

Which of the following parts of speech is remains as used in the sentence?

A) noun
B) verb
C) adjective
D) adverb

24.

Though the term nomad is often associated with early populations, nomadic cultures exist today, especially in the mountain’s of Europe and Asia.

Which of the following punctuation marks is used incorrectly?

A) the comma after populations
B) the comma after today
C) the apostrophe in mountain’s
D) the period after Asia

25.

On Parents’ Day, a public holiday in the Democratic Republic of Congo, families celebrate parents’ both living and deceased.

Which of the following punctuation marks is used incorrectly?

A) the apostrophe in Parents’ Day
B) the comma following Day
C) the comma following Congo
D) the apostrophe in parents’

26.

Unfortunately, the belief that changelings could be convinced to leave was not just an innocuous superstition. On some occasions, harm came to the individual who was thought to be a changeling.

Which is the best way to revise and combine the underlined portion of the sentences?

A) an innocuous superstition, on some occasions,
B) an innocuous superstition, but on some occasions,
C) an innocuous superstition; however, on some occasions,
D) an innocuous superstition: on some occasions,

27.

Which of the following phrases follows the rules of capitalization?

A) President Carter and his advisors
B) Robert Jones, the senior Senator from California
C) my Aunt and Uncle who live out west
D) the party on New Year’s eve

28.

Which of the following sentences has correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?

A) The storm, which included three days of rain, was very strong, and they left half the city flooded.
B) Each of the cars needs to be examined for damage by a mechanic; he may need repairs.
C) The number of people who had to evacuate hasn’t been confirmed, but it is small.
D) Many people were able to take advantage of shelters, where he or she was kept safe from the storm.

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