TEAS® English Practice Test

Question 1

Which sentence is written correctly?

Accepted Answer

Since the professor was excessively boring, many of his students fell asleep.

Answer

Since the professor was excessively boring; many of his students fell asleep.

Answer

Since the professor was excessively boring many of his students fell asleep.

Answer

Since the professor was, excessively boring, many of his students fell asleep.

Question 2

The medical examiner was called in to perform a post-mortem examination. Which word from the sentence above is a noun?

Accepted Answer

examination

Answer

medical

Answer

was

Answer

perform

Question 3

The postman came to the house. He has a letter for my mother. I heard the doorbell ring. I took the letter from the postman. To improve sentence fluency, how could you state the information above in a single sentence?

Accepted Answer

When I heard the doorbell ring, I took the letter for my mother from the postman who had come to the house.

Answer

Having had a letter for my mother, the postman came to the house, where I heard the doorbell ring and took the letter from him.

Answer

Coming to the house with a letter for my mother, the postman rang the doorbell, which I heard, and so I took the letter from him.

Answer

When I heard the doorbell ring, I took the letter from the postman for my mother, who had come to the house.

Question 4

_______ confident that with enough study they can easily pass the final exam. Which of the following correctly completes the sentence above?

Accepted Answer

They’re

Answer

They have

Answer

There

Answer

Their

Question 5

Of the _______ items available to purchase in our neighbor’s ________ sale, the jewelry was the most valuable. Which of the following correctly completes the sentence above?

Accepted Answer

miscellaneous; garage

Answer

miscellaneous; garrage

Answer

miscelaneous; garage

Answer

miscelaneous; garrage

Question 6

The mountaineering group _____ looking forward to climbing K2 next year. Which of the following correctly completes the sentence above?

Accepted Answer

is

Answer

are

Answer

be

Answer

were

Question 7

Don’t let anyone tell you what you can and cannot do. What kind of sentence is this?

Accepted Answer

Imperative

Answer

Interrogative

Answer

Exclamatory

Answer

Declarative

Question 8

The admissions consultant outlined what makes a thorough application package, unrespective of financial hardship. What is the error in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

unrespective

Answer

consultant

Answer

thorough

Answer

package

Question 9

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

Accepted Answer

He could accept anything from her, except a lie.

Answer

He could accept anything from her, accept a lie.

Answer

He could except anything from her, accept a lie.

Answer

He could except anything from her, except a lie.

Question 10

Personal accounts of Emma Amanda suggest that she was a woman of courage, integrity, and she was intelligent. Which collection of words would improve this statement the most?

Accepted Answer

courage, integrity, and intelligence.

Answer

courage, had integrity, and was intelligent.

Answer

courage, integrity, and she was intelligent.

Answer

courage, integrity, and intelligent.