ATI TEAS PRACTICE TEST English and Language Usage 2022 with complete solutions
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Which of the following nouns represents the correct plural form of the word syllabus?
A. Syllabus
B. Syllaba
C. Syllabi
D. Syllabis - ANSWER C. The word syllabi is the correct plural form of syllabus.
- The other answer choices reflect incorrect plural forms. Specifically, syllabus does not c...
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ATI TEAS PRACTICE TEST English and
Language Usage
Which of the following nouns represents the correct plural form of the word syllabus?
A. Syllabus
B. Syllaba
C. Syllabi
D. Syllabis - ANSWER C. The word syllabi is the correct plural form of syllabus.
- The other answer choices reflect incorrect plural forms. Specifically, syllabus does not
change the form at all, and the Latin root of syllabus would require some change.
- At the same time, syllaba - while an accurate plural for some words with Latin roots - is
incorrect in this case.
- And syllabis is a double form of the plural, so it cannot be correct.
Which of the following words functions as an adjective in the sentence below?
The welsh kingdom of Gwynedd existed as an independent state from the early 5th
century, when the Romans left Britain, until the late 13th century, when the king of
England took control of Wales.
A. independent
B. century
C. king
D. control - ANSWER A. The word independent is an adjective that modifies the word
state, describing what kind of state the kingdom of Gwynedd was. The words century,
king, and control are all nouns in this context.
Bi, re, and un are:
A. Suffixes, appearing at the beginning of base words to change their meaning
B. Suffixes, appearing at the end of base words to enhance their meaning
C. Prefixes, appearing at the beginning of base words to emphasize their meaning
D. prefixes, appearing at the beginning of base words to change their meaning -
ANSWER D. prefixes, appearing at the beginning of base words to change their
meanings.
- Suffixes appear at the end of words.
- Prefixes are attached to the beginning of words to change their meanings.
- Un+happy, bi+monthly, and re+examine are prefixes that, by definition, change the
meanings of the words to which they are attached.
Which of the following sentences shows the correct use of quotation marks?
A. Grady asked Abe, 'Did you known that an earthquake and a tsunami hit Messina,
Italy, in 1908?'
B. Grady asked Abe, "Did you known that an earthquake and a tsunami hit Messina,
Italy, in 1908"?
C. Grady asked Abe, "Did you known that an earthquake and a tsunami hit Messina,
Italy, in 1908?"
D. Grady asked Abe, " 'Did you known that an earthquake and a tsunami hit Messina,
Italy, in 1908'?" - ANSWER C. Answer choice C. is correct, because the quotation is a
standard quotation (requiring double quotes) as well as a question.
,ATI TEAS PRACTICE TEST English and
Language Usage
- Additionally, the question mark belongs inside the quotation marks.
- Answer choice A. correctly places the question mark inside the quotation marks, but
the sue of single quotes is incorrect for standard quotations.
- Answer choice B is incorrect, because it places the question mark outside the
quotation marks.
- Answer choice D uses the layered quotes, which are unnecessary in this case, since
the sentence presents only one quotation instead of more than one.
Since, whether, and accordingly are examples of which type pf single words?
A. common, or basic, single words
B. compare/contrast words
C. cause-effect words
D. temporal sequencing words - ANSWER C. Cause-effect words. Signal words give
the reader hints about the purpose of a particular passage. Some signal words are
concerned with comparing/contrasting, some with cause and effect, some with temporal
sequencing, some with physical location, and some with a problem and its solution. The
words since, whether, and accordingly are words used when describing an outcome.
Outcomes have causes.
Which of the answer choices identifies the misspelled word in the sentence below?
Donald considered the job offer carefully, but he ultimately decided that the low salary
was not acceptible given his previous experience.
A. carefully
B. decided
C. salary
D. acceptible - ANSWER D. Acceptable is the correct spelling of the word.
Which of the answer choices best combines the following four sentences into two
sentences?
I'm usually good about keeping track of my keys. I lost them. I spent hours looking for
them. I found them in the freezer.
A. I lost my keys, even though I'm usually good about keeping track of them. I found
them the freezer and spend hours looking for them.
B. I spend hours looking for my keys and found them in the freezer. I had lost them,
even though I'm usually good about keeping track of them.
C. I'm usually good about keeping track of my keys, but I lost them. After spending
hours looking for them, I found them in the freezer.
D. I'm usually good about keeping track of my keys, but I lost them in the freezer. I had
to spend hours looking for them. - ANSWER C. Answer choice C offers the most
effective combination of the sentences with the use of the conjunction but and the
dependent clause starting with after. All other answer choices result in choppy or
unclear combination of the four sentences.
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Language Usage
Which of the answer choices gives the best definition of the underline word in the
following sentence?
The warning against smoking may have been tacit, but Beryl instinctively knew that her
mother wanted her to avoid picking up the habit.
A. complicated
B. empty
C wordy
D. unstated - ANSWER D. If Beryl knew something instinctively, it is safe to say that her
mother's warning was not stated outright. Therefore, answer choice D is the best
options.
- Answer choice A makes little sense.
- Answer choice B makes sense only if Beryl suspects her mother does not care
whether or not she smokes.
- Answer choice C has a meaning that tis the opposite of the one implied in the
sentence.
Which of the answer choices shows the correct punctuation of the city and the state in
the following sentence?
After living in Oak Ridge Missouri all her life, Cornelia was excited about her trip to
Prague.
A. After living in Oak ridge, Missouri, all her life, Cornelia was excited about her trip to
Prague.
B. After living in Oak Ridge, Missouri all her life, Cornelia was excited about her trip to
Prague.
C. After living in Oak, Ridge, Missouri all her life, Cornelia was excited about her trip to
Prague.
D. After living in Oak Ridge Missouri all her life, Cornelia was excited about her trip to
Prague. - ANSWER A. Correct punctuation requires a comma after both city and state
when both fall within the sentence, even when the city and state fall within an opening
dependent clause that has a comma after it.
- All answer choices that do not have a comma after the state as well as the city are
incorrect.
- Answer choice C is incorrect because it adds a comma after the Oak for no clear
reason as the name of the city in full is clearly Oak Ridge.
What transition should be added to the beginning of sentence 2 below?
(1) I zoned out in class, turned work in late, talked out in class, and handed in
assignments after the due date. (2) Mr. Shanbourne just nodded.
A. Surprisingly
B. Actually
C. Furthermore
D. Instead - ANSWER A. The transition "surprisingly" indicates that the reaction was
unexpected, or even contradictory to the circumstance for the speaker not turning his
work in on time and talking-out in class.
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