ATI TEAS PRACTICE TEST English and Language Usage

Which of the following nouns represents the correct plural form of the word syllabus? A. Syllabus B. Syllaba C. Syllabi D. Syllabis - C. The word syllabi is the correct plural form of syllabus. - The other answer ch ...

Which of the following nouns represents the correct plural form of the word syllabus? A. Syllabus B. Syllaba C. Syllabi D. Syllabis - C. The word syllabi is the correct plural form of syllabus. - The other answer choices reflect incorrect plural forms. Specifically, syllabus does not change the form at all, and the Latin root of syllabus would require some change. - At the same time, syllaba - while an accurate plural for some words with Latin roots - is incorrect in this case. - And syllabis is a double form of the plural, so it cannot be correct. Which of the following words functions as an adjective in the sentence below? The welsh kingdom of Gwynedd existed as an independent state from the early 5th century, when the Romans left Britain, until the late 13th century, when the king of England took control of Wales. A. independent B. century C. king D. control - A. The word independent is an adjective that modifies the word state, describing what kind of state the kingdom of Gwynedd was. The words century, king, and control are all nouns in this context. Bi, re, and un are: A. Suffixes, appearing at the beginning of base words to change their meaning B. Suffixes, appearing at the end of base words to enhance their meaning C. Prefixes, appearing at the beginning of base words to emphasize their meaning D. prefixes, appearing at the beginning of base words to change their meaning - D. prefixes, appearing at the beginning of base words to change their meanings. - Suffixes appear at the end of words. - Prefixes are attached to the beginning of words to change their meanings.- Un+happy, bi+monthly, and re+examine are prefixes that, by definition, change the meanings of the words to which they are attached. Which of the following sentences shows the correct use of quotation marks? A. Grady asked Abe, 'Did you known that an earthquake and a tsunami hit Messina, Italy, in 1908?' B. Grady asked Abe, "Did you known that an earthquake and a tsunami hit Messina, Italy, in 1908"? C. Grady asked Abe, "Did you known that an earthquake and a tsunami hit Messina, Italy, in 1908?" D. Grady asked Abe, " 'Did you known that an earthquake and a tsunami hit Messina, Italy, in 1908'?" - C. Answer choice C. is correct, because the quotation is a standard quotation (requiring double quotes) as well as a question. - Additionally, the question mark belongs inside the quotation marks. - Answer choice A. correctly places the question mark inside the quotation marks, but the sue of single quotes is incorrect for standard quotations. - Answer choice B is incorrect, because it places the question mark outside the quotation marks. - Answer choice D uses the layered quotes, which are unnecessary in this case, since the sentence presents only one quotation instead of more than one. Since, whether, and accordingly are examples of which type pf single words? A. common, or basic, single words B. compare/contrast words C. cause-effect words D. temporal sequencing words - C. Cause-effect words. Signal words give the reader hints about the purpose of a particular passage. Some signal words are concerned with comparing/contrasting, some with cause and effect, some with temporal sequencing, some with physical location, and some with a problem and its solution. The words since, whether, and accordingly are words used when describing an outcome. Outcomes have causes. Which of the answer choices identifies the misspelled word in the sentence below? Donald considered the job offer carefully, but he ultimately decided that the low salary was not acceptible given his previous experience. A. carefully B. decidedC. salary D. acceptible - D. Acceptable is the correct spelling of the word. Which of the answer choices best combines the following four sentences into two sentences? I'm usually good about keeping track of my keys. I lost them. I spent hours looking for them. I found them in the freezer. A. I lost my keys, even though I'm usually good about keeping track of them. I found them the freezer and spend hours looking for them. B. I spend hours looking for my keys and found them in the freezer. I had lost them, even though I'm usually good about keeping track of them. C. I'm usually good about keeping track of my keys, but I lost them. After spending hours looking for them, I found them in the freezer. D. I'm usually good about keeping track of my keys, but I lost them in the freezer. I had to spend hours looking for them. - C. Answer choice C offers the most effective combination of the sentences with the use of the conjunction but and the dependent clause starting with after. All other answer choices result in choppy or unclear combination of the four sentences. Which of the answer choices gives the best definition of the underline word in the following sentence? The warning against smoking may have been tacit, but Beryl instinctively knew that her mother wanted her to avoid picking up the habit. A. complicated B. empty C wordy D. unstated - D. If Beryl knew something instinctively, it is safe to say that her mother's warning was not stated outright. Therefore, answer choice D is the best options. - Answer choice A makes little sense. - Answer choice B makes sense only if Beryl suspects her mother does not care whether or not she smokes. - Answer choice C has a meaning that tis the opposite of the one implied in the sentence.