English

Question 1

**Which of the following words correctly follows the spelling rule to drop the final “e”?
**
A) Movable
B)Tracable
C) Likness

Answer 1

Movable

Question 2

Which statement is correct?
The plural of ___ is ___:

A) self; selfs
B) dash; dahs
C) elf; elves

Answer 2

elves

Question 3

Which is a complex sentence?

A) The line was short for me, but it was much longer when I left.
B) Although the line was long, it moved rather quickly
C)We waited for more than 2 hours.

Answer 3

Although the line was long, it moved rather quickly.

Question 4

What makes a complex sentence?

Answer 4

1 independent and 2 dependent

Question 5

What makes a compound sentence?

Answer 5

2 independent joined by conjunction

Question 6

This sentence uses correct punctuation. T/F?

“The ice skater trained by lifting weights, doing box jumps, and stretching to increase flexibility.”

Answer 6

true

Question 7

T/F? This sentence uses correct punctuation:

“The ice skater trained by lifting weights doing box jumps, and stretching to increase flexibility.”

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Which sentence correctly uses punctuation?

A) “The movie had an interesting plot”, she said. “However, the lack of action made the movie seem too long.”

B) “The movie had an interesting plot,” she said. “However, the lack of action made the movie seem too long.”

Answer 8

B

Question 9

“Running for at least 30 minutes three times per week is a great way to get exercise and stay healthy.”

Which word is a simple subject of the sentence?

Answer 9

Running

Question 10

Explain what a simple subject is

Answer 10

It is the main focus of the sentence. Sentences usually have a subject, verb and predicate. The subject is a noun (person, place, or thing) but can also be the verb.

Sentence structure: Subject + verb (and predicate describing the role of the subject)

Question 11

Which sentence has a dependent clause? (Choose all that apply)

A) Many students go to college because they want to enter a professional field.

B) The wildfire spread quickly and forced people to evacuate in the middle of the night.

C) Even though the twin sisters look alike, they have different personalities, styles and interests.

D) Some people argue that social media makes people lonelier, but other people point out that it gives people a sense of community

E) During the football game, the crowd went wild whenever the home team scored.

Answer 11

A, C, and E

Question 12

Is this a compound sentence?

“She wanted to make cookies but she didn’t have any sugar.”

Answer 12

Yes

Question 13

Which of the following words, should be revised to clarify ambiguous language?

A) Boxes
B) Toys
C) Stuff
D) Altogether

Answer 13

Stuff

Question 14

Is this an example of a topic sentence?

“Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world.”

Answer 14

Yes.

Example of non-topic sentence:
“The tongue of a blue whale can weigh as much as an elephant.”

Question 15

Which sentence contains slang?

A) Melissa and Suzanne carpooled together to get to work today.

C) Joseph and Jamal had a blast late last night at the dance hall.

Answer 15

C) “had a blast…”

Question 16

Which of the sentences revises the gender-biased language in the following:
“The congresswoman was reelected to a second term.”

A) The congressperson was reelected…
B) The Member of congress was reelected…
C) The lawmaker was reelected to a second term.
D) The legislator was reelected to a second semester.
E) The stateswoman was reelected…

Answer 16

A, B, C, and D

Question 17

Which sentence contains supporting details?

A) Which waiting for my car at the mechanic, I was impressed by the level of hospitality in the waiting area.

B) A section of fruit and pastries was lined up on a spotless table next to rows of bottled water.

Answer 17

B

Question 18

A newspaper publishes an editorial against the implementation of a proposed increase in a local tax to fun the construction of a professional sports complex. What of the following groups is most likely the intended audience of the editorial?

A) Taxpayers
B) Sports fan
C) Business owners

Answer 18

A) Taxpayers (they are likely to pay the increased tax rate)

Question 19

During which steps in writing should a writer conduct research?

A) prewriting
B) Drafting
C) Revising
D) editing

Answer 19

prewriting

Question 20

A “scope” is an instrument for viewing. Which of the following prefixes, when added to the word “scope,” means “an instrument for viewing around”?

A) Auto-
B) Tele-
C) Micro-
D) Peri-

Answer 20

Peri-

Question 21

Which of the following situations exemplifies the idea that the writing process is recursive?

A) A writer finishes writing an essay, then runs a software program to check spelling and grammar

B) A writer moves a paragraph from the end of an essay to the beginning, then brainstorm additional examples to illustrate and support the point of the paragraph.

Answer 21

B

Question 22

The Greek word “haima” means blood, and “-oma” means ___ or ___ from the word hematoma.

What is the meaning of that word?

Answer 22

mass or tumor; swelling caused by localized bleeding.

Question 23

What is simple vs. complete subject?

Answer 23

Simple: only includes the noun; complete: the simple subject plus the words describing it

Question 24

What is the simple subject in this sentence:

“Collecting old coins was my favorite hobby as a teenager.”

Answer 24

Collecting old coins = simple and complete subject

Question 25

Which is the direct and indirect object?

“Jane and Maddy showed me the clothes they bought from the new store.”

Answer 25

Me= indirect
Clothes= direct

Direct receives the immediate action in the sentence, while indirect objects answers “to who” or “for whom” and accompanies the direct object.

Question 26

The manager said, “I think this hall is large enough to accommodate ten more beds.”

What figure of speech does “large enough” use?

Answer 26

Large = adjective to the hallway
Enough = adverb, modifying “large”

Question 27

Which word is spelled correctly?

Hienous
Ceiling
Shreiked
Percieved

Answer 27

Ceiling

Question 28

What is a compound subject?

Answer 28

A sentence with more than one noun as the main topic of the sentence.

“Beth and Mazy love to read.”

Question 29

What is a compound predicate?

Answer 29

A sentence containing more than one predicate to the main subject of the sentence.

“Beth loves books and reads all the time.”

Question 30

Some questions on the english part of the TEAS will ask which word(s) are MISSPELLED.

Does this sentence have any misspellings?

“I borrowed a wieghing machine from my nieghbor.”

Answer 30

Yes, weighing should be
WEIGHING,
and nieghbor should be
NEIGHBOR.

Question 31

Rudolf Diesel designed an engine in which a wide range of fuels could be used.

What word identifies the direct object?

Answer 31

An engine

Question 32

Direct object is a ____ receiving action from the verb.

Answer 32

Noun

Question 33

What is the double final consonant rule?

Answer 33

Double last consonant is double when the word is only one syllable, the final letter is a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) followed by one consonant (usually s,l,f, or z) and if the final syllable is stressed.

Ex: Allotted, Tripped

Question 34

Homographs are words that are ______ the same but are different.

Homophones are words that are different but ____ the same.

Answer 34

Spelled ; sound

Question 35

Shear and sheer are homophones. Why?

Answer 35

Sound the same, different meanings and different spelling

Question 36

What is a predicate?

Answer 36

It illustrates what and where; shows the reader the position or status of the subject

“The child neatly drew and painted the picture of the flamingo.”

Question 37

What is the drop the e rule?

Answer 37

If a word had a silent e at the end and a vowel suffix was added then you drop the e.