TEAS English Practice Test #2 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly?
- The dog wagged it's tail happily.
- Its a beautiful day outside.
- The dog wagged its tail happily. (Correct answer)
- The dogs' tail was wagging.
Correct answer: The dog wagged its tail happily.
"Its" (possessive) has no apostrophe. "It's" is a contraction of "it is." Since the tail belongs to the dog, the possessive "its" is correct here.
Question 2: Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
- She almost drove her children to school every day. (Correct answer)
- He read the novel carefully before the test.
- The nurse administered the medication correctly.
- They completed the project on time.
Correct answer: She almost drove her children to school every day.
"Almost" is misplaced. The intended meaning is that she drove her children to school nearly every day, not that she almost (but didn't quite) drive them. Correct: "She drove her children to school almost every day."
Question 3: What is the correct plural form of "criterion"?
- Criterions
- Criteria (Correct answer)
- Criterias
- Criterions
Correct answer: Criteria
"Criteria" is the correct plural of "criterion," which comes from Greek. "Criterions" exists but is less preferred. "Criterias" is always incorrect.
Question 4: Which word is an antonym of "verbose"?
- Loquacious
- Concise (Correct answer)
- Wordy
- Elaborate
Correct answer: Concise
"Verbose" means using more words than needed. Its antonym is "concise," meaning brief and to the point. "Loquacious" and "wordy" are synonyms of verbose.
Question 5: Choose the correctly punctuated sentence containing a direct quotation.
- The doctor said, "Take two tablets daily".
- The doctor said "take two tablets daily."
- The doctor said, "Take two tablets daily." (Correct answer)
- The doctor said "Take two tablets daily".
Correct answer: The doctor said, "Take two tablets daily."
A comma follows the attribution before a direct quote. The quote begins with a capital letter, and the period goes inside the closing quotation mark in American English.
Question 6: Which transition word best completes the sentence: "She studied for weeks; _______, she passed with flying colors."
- However
- Although
- Consequently (Correct answer)
- Unless
Correct answer: Consequently
"Consequently" shows cause and effect, indicating that her passing was the result of her extensive studying. "However" implies contrast, which is incorrect here.
TEAS English Practice Test #2 3
Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly?