ATI TEAS 7 - LATEST ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE
Knitting is my favorite hobby. I feel such a sense of accomplishment when I finish a sweater or a
pair of socks. A ball of wool holds so much potential and is also a sustainable resource. The
repetition of stitch after the stitch is so relaxing. Researchers say it can have the same benefits as
meditation. There are other health benefits of knitting, too. The craft can slow cognitive decline
and improve symptoms of arthritis.
I started knitting when I was in college and liked to knit during class. Knitting is a very portable
hobby. It helped me pay attention to lectures. If you're looking for a fun hobby, perhaps you
should give knitting a try.
1. Which of the following sentences does not fit with the rest of the paragraph above?
a. It helped me pay attention during lectures.
b. The repetition of stitch after stitch is so relaxing.
c. There are other health benefits of knitting, too.
d. A ball of wool holds so much potential, and is also a sustainable resource.
Answer: d. A ball of wool holds so much potential, and is also a sustainable resource.
2. Which of the following sentences regarding thesis statements in the writing process is correct?
a. the written work should disprove the thesis statement
b. thesis statement wording should be as specific as possible.
c. The thesis statement should appear only at the end of a paper.
d. Supporting evidence is not needed when the thesis statement is an opinion.
Answer: c. The thesis statement should appear only at the end of a paper.
3. Which of the following option is the correct plural spelling?
a. Syllabis
b. Datum
c. Thesis
d. Parenthesi
Answer: a. Syllabis
4. Which one of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?
a. My brother had an old truck that sat by the garage that needed paint.
b. Drivers in our state are confused by the outdated driving law.
c. Adequate lighting is important for anyone who is studying or reading.
d. The contented puppy sat by the sleeping young child.
Answer: a. My brother had an old truck that sat by the garage that needed paint.
5. Based upon the affixes which of the following words could be defined as the study of humans.
a. Biology
b. Philanthropy
c. Anthropology
d. Anthropomorphism
Answer: c. Anthropology
6. Which of the following is the meaning of ‘’indiscriminate’’
a. Selective
b. Noisy
c. Distinct
d. Miscellaneous
Answer: a. Selective
7. Which of the following is a compound sentence?
a. After the rain stopped, the girls decided to go to the park.
b. Do you want to go to the diner?
c. Erin and Maria are going to the mall, and John is going to the movies.
d. Anywhere you want to go, we will follow.
Answer: c. Erin and Maria are going to the mall, and John is going to the movies.
8. Which of the following is a complex sentence?
a. Both the bus and jung-hoon were running late
b. jung-hoon and Cho decreased their carbon footprint
c. When jung hoon found a seat on the bus, he hoped he would have a quit ride.
d. 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.
Answer: b. jung-hoon and Cho decreased their carbon footprint
9. I had to wrack my brain and plum the depths of my resources 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
Answer: b. Plumb
10. In the race for student body government, both students were coequal. Their speeches each
pointed to their records of service and academic excellence. Which of the following options is
the meaning of 'coequal' used in the sentence above?
a. The students gave speeches that were the same length.
b. The students had similar accomplishments
c. The students shared the same opinion on the issues.
d. The students were running for the same office.
Answer: b. The students had similar accomplishments
11. The top-secret blueprints were for an intergalactic spaceship. Which of the following is the
meaning of the prefix "inter-"as used in the sentence above?
a. Past
b. Into
c. Among
d. Below
Answer: c. Among
12. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
a. The student wrote too slow to finish the exam, but he has always been a slowly writer.
b. The student wrote too slow to finish the exam, but he has always been a slow writer.
c. The student wrote too slowly to finish the exam, but he has always been a slowly writer.
d. The student wrote too slowly to finish the exam, but he has always been a slow writer.
Answer: d. The student wrote too slowly to finish the exam, but he has always been a slow
writer.
13. Which of the following sentences would most likely to be found in an email from a professor
to her biology students at a collage?
a. Traffic on Highway 32 will be rerouted to Main Street during renovation of the 7th Street
Bridge.
b. I didn't get any constructive feedback on my paper during the peer review last week.
c. We want to go out for dinner, but we haven't decided where to eat yet.
d. Research groups from the 10:30 a.m. Tuesday class should meet in the library this week.
Answer: d. Research groups from the 10:30 a.m. Tuesday class should meet in the library this
week.
14. Which of following words is spelled correctly?
a. Foreign
b. Vien
c. Height
d. Revive
Answer: a. Foreign
15. Which of the following options is correctly punctuated?
a. The runway truck, which had been parked on a steep hill, swerved and teetered before jumping
a curb and slamming into a tree.
b. The runway truck, which had been parked on a steep hill swerved and teetered, before jumping
a curb and slamming into a tree.
c. The runway truck which had been parked on a steep hill, swerved and teetered before jumping
a curb, and slamming into a tree.
d. The runway truck which had been parked on a steep hill swerved, and teetered before jumping
a curb and slamming into a tree.
Answer: a. The runway truck, which had been parked on a steep hill, swerved and teetered
before jumping a curb and slamming into a tree.
16. Which of the following is an example of second-person narrative voice?
a. You go to the window because someone is knocking insistently on the front door.
b. We are planning to trip to Florida for our vacation in January.
c. She won first place at the country fair with my homemade blueberry pie recipe.
d. I wanted to visit the art museum to see the new sculpture exhibit.
Answer: a. You go to the window because someone is knocking insistently on the front door.
17. The gist of the saying went something like this: If a person wants to get ahead in life, you
have to be willing to work for it. Which of the following language conversions is violated in the
sentence above?
a. Use of a colon
b. Punctuation of an introductory clause
c. Verb tense
Answer: b. Punctuation of an introductory clause
18. The job applications 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. Beyond
b. Before
c. Against
d. After
Answer: b. Before
19. Which of the following sentence us punctuated correctly?
a. A carpenter must use certain tools - hammers, saws, chisels to finish a job.
b. A carpenter must use certain tools hammers, saws, chisels - to finish a job.
c. A carpenter must use certain tools, hammers, saws, chisels, to finish a job.
d. A carpenter must use certain tools - hammers, saws, chisels - to finish a job.
Answer: d. A carpenter must use certain tools - hammers, saws, chisels - to finish a job.
20. The plural form of "crisis" is:
a. Crises
b. Crisises
c. Crisis
d. Crisiss
Answer: a. Crises
21. Which of the following sentences correctly uses subject-verb agreement?
a. computers has made our jobs easier.
b. Those two girls in the first row is best friends.
c. The dogs in our backyard growls late at night.
d. The tennis balls roll into the parking lot.
Answer: d. The tennis balls roll into the parking lot.
22. Because of all your running around, their clients are confused about whose in charge, and the
company is loosing its competitive edge. Which of the following contractions should be used to
correct the error in the sentence above?
a. Who's
b. You're
c. They're
d. It's
Answer: a. Who's
23. Which of the following is an example of accidental plagiarism ?
a. Submitting a paper that was written by a friend.
b. copying information from a source and identifying it as your own
c. Summarizing information without including a source credit
d. Forgetting to include an in-text citation for information
Answer: d. Forgetting to include an in-text citation for information
