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TEAS Workbook ELA Exam 3
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Name : Guest
Your Score : 80.01 out of 101 (78.88%)
Correct Answers : 22 Question
Incorrect Answers : 6 Question
Unanswered : 0 Question
Time Taken : 21 mins 24 secs
Your Result : Good
Topic Result
Adjectives and Adverbs: 3.57 / 3.57 Points (100% )
Capitalization: 3.61 / 3.61 Points (100% )
Conjunctions and Prepositions: 3.57 / 3.57 Points (100% )
Context Clues and Multiple Meaning Words: 7.14 / 17.85 Points (40% )
Formal and Informal Language: 7.14 / 7.14 Points (100% )
Nouns: 3.57 / 3.57 Points (100% )
Pronouns: 3.57 / 3.57 Points (100% )
Punctuation: 3.57 / 3.57 Points (100% )
Root Words Prefixes and Suffixes: 14.28 / 17.85 Points (80% )
Spelling: 3.57 / 3.57 Points (100% )
Subject and Verb Agreement: 7.14 / 10.71 Points (66.666666666667% )
Types of Clauses: 8.57 / 8.57 Points (100% )
Types of Sentences: 7.14 / 10.71 Points (66.666666666667% )
Verbs and Verb Tenses: 3.57 / 3.57 Points (100% )
Your Answers
Correct Points earned: 3.57 out of 3.
Q1) Which word in the following sentence is an adjective? After they signed the
mortgage on their first house, they went out to celebrate.
A. they B. signed C. mortgage
D. first (Your Answer)(Correct) Explanation:D. First is an adjective that describes the noun house. See Lesson: Adjectives and Adverbs.
Correct Points earned: 3.61 out of 3.
Q2) Which of the following is correct?
A. senate B. congress C. White House (Your Answer)(Correct) D. Supreme court Explanation:C. White House. The White House is capitalized because it is an important governmental building. See Lesson: Capitalization.
Correct Points earned: 3.57 out of 3.
Q3) Identify the conjunction in the following sentence. He is sick, yet he came to work.
A. is B. yet (Your Answer)(Correct) C. came D. to Explanation:B. Yet is a conjunction. See Lesson: Conjunctions and Prepositions.
Incorrect Points earned: 0 out of 3.
Q4) Select the word from the following sentence that has more than one meaning.
Officials were worried that the bad weather would hamper their search efforts.
A. Officials (Your Answer)(Incorrect) B. Worried C. Weather D. Hamper (Correct) Explanation:D. The word “hamper” has more than one meaning. See Lesson: Context Clues and Multiple Meaning Words
Incorrect Points earned: 0 out of 3.
loquacious. The loquacious politician droned on during his speech about tax
reform.
A. A. “politician” (Your Answer)(Incorrect) B. B. “droned on” (Correct) C. C. “about ” D. D. “tax reform” Explanation:B. The meaning of loquacious in this context is “tending to talk a great deal.” The phrase “droned on” helps you figure out the meaning of loquacious. See Lesson: Context Clues and Multiple Meaning Words
Correct Points earned: 3.57 out of 3.
Q9) Which of the following sentences uses the MOST informal language?
A. I talk to him sporadically. B. I need to get dressed. C. You’ll be okay. (Your Answer)(Correct) D. The air outside is chilly. Explanation:C. You’ll be okay. It is the most informal sentence because it has a contraction and informal vocabulary. See Lesson: Formal and Informal Language.
Correct Points earned: 3.57 out of 3.
Q10) Which of the following sentences uses the MOST formal language?
A. Please send me a timely response. (Your Answer)(Correct) B. Give me a response. C. Please tell me. D. Respond. Explanation:A. Please send me a timely response. It is the most polite and formal sentence of the four. See Lesson: Formal and Informal Language.
Correct Points earned: 3.57 out of 3.
Q11) How many nouns in the following sentence have incorrect capitalization? The
Patel Family moved to the United States, and now they live in the Boston Area.
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2 (Your Answer)(Correct) D. 3
Explanation:C. Family and area are common nouns and should not be capitalized. See Lesson: Nouns.
Correct Points earned: 3.57 out of 3.
Q12) Select the pronoun that could be used in the following sentence. Mrs. Sato, ______
lives down the street, is 99 years old.
A. she B. who (Your Answer)(Correct) C. which D. whom Explanation:B. The relative pronoun who introduces a clause that gives more information about the noun Mrs. Sato. See Lesson: Pronouns.
Correct Points earned: 3.57 out of 3.
Q13) Which of the following sentences is correct?
A. I asked Scott, How was your day? B. Scott said, it was awesome. C. He claimed, ?My history presentation was great!? (Your Answer)(Correct) D. I said, That?s wonderful! Explanation:C. He claimed, “My history presentation was great!” Quotation marks enclose direct statements. See Lesson: Punctuation.
Correct Points earned: 3.57 out of 3.
Q14) Irascible most nearly means
A. Easily angered (Your Answer)(Correct) B. Easily swayed C. Easily amused D. Easily embarrassed Explanation:A. The root irasc means “to be angry” and the suffix -ible means “able to be,” so irascible means easily angered. See Lesson: Root Words Prefixes and Suffixes
Correct Points earned: 3.57 out of 3.
Correct Points earned: 3.57 out of 3.
Q19) What is the correct plural of morning?
A. Morning B. Mornings (Your Answer)(Correct) C. Morninges D. Morningies Explanation:B. For most words ending in consonants, just add -s. See Lesson: Spelling.
Incorrect Points earned: 0 out of 3.
Q20) Select the verb to complete the following sentence. Do you think the automobile or
the personal computer _______ changed our lives more?
A. have (Your Answer)(Incorrect) B. haves C. has (Correct) D. his Explanation:C. The automobile and the personal computer are both singular subjects connected by or, so they take a singular verb form. See Lesson: Subject and Verb Agreement.
Correct Points earned: 3.57 out of 3.
Q21) Select the verb that has the underlined word as its subject in the following
sentence. After we add the flour, she wants us to stir the mixture really well.
A. add B. wants (Your Answer)(Correct) C. us D. stir Explanation:B. The verb wants has the subject she. See Lesson: Subject and Verb Agreement.
Correct Points earned: 3.57 out of 3.
Q22) Select the correct verbs to complete the following sentences. Where ___
everyone? What ___ they doing?
A. is, is B. is, are (Your Answer)(Correct)
C. are, is D. are, are Explanation:B. In questions with pronouns where and what, the verb agrees with the noun or pronoun that follows it. Everyone is the subject of the first sentence. It is third person singular, so it takes the verb form is. They is the subject of the second sentence, and it takes the verb form are. See Lesson: Subject and Verb Agreement.
Correct Points earned: 3.57 out of 3.
Q23) Fill in the blank with the correct coordinating conjunction. My friend and I went to
dinner, _____ we both ordered pasta.
A. so B. or C. but D. and (Your Answer)(Correct) Explanation:D. And. It is the only conjunction that fits within the context of the sentence. See Lesson: Types of Clauses.
Correct Points earned: 5 out of 5
Q24) Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence. While her kids swam in
the pool, Nicole read a book.
A. While her kids swam in the pool (Your Answer)(Correct) B. Nicole read a book C. Swam in the pool D. While her kids Explanation:A. While her kids swam in the pool. It is dependent because it does not express a complete thought and relies on the independent clause. The word “while” also signifies the beginning of a dependent clause. See Lesson: Types of Clauses.
Incorrect Points earned: 0 out of 3.
Q25) Which of the following uses a conjunction to combine the sentences below so the
focus is on Tony preparing for his job interview? Tony prepared well for his job
interview. Tony ended up getting an offer.
A. Tony ended up getting an offer; he prepared for his job interview. B. Tony prepared well for his job interview, he ended up getting an offer. (Your Answer)(Incorrect) C. Tony prepared well for his job interview and he ended up getting an offer. D. Tony ended up getting an offer because he prepared for his job interview. (Correct)
