TEAS English Practice Test: Get Ready for Your TEAS English Exam! (2024 Updated)

The TEAS Practice Test is an exam for English and Language Usage, focused on grammar, word meaning, punctuation, spelling, and syntax.

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TEAS English Practice Test

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Question 1

Please mark the correct sentence:

A	The teacher was, since, tedious excessively, many of his students fell asleep.
B	Since the teacher was excessively tedious, many of his students, fell asleep.
C	Since the teacher was excessively tedious, many of his students fell asleep.
D	Since the teacher was excessively tedious; many of his students fell asleep.

Question 1 Explanation:

The correct sentence contains a dependent and an independent clause, separated by a comma.

Question 2

Please mark the NOUN in this sentence: The nursing assistant was called in to administer the medicine.

A	nursing
B	was
C	administer
D	medicine

Question 2 Explanation:

Nouns are words that name a person, place or things.

Question 3

Please state the information of these sentences in a single sentence: The milkman came to the door. He had two bottles of milk for my grandma. I heard the knock on the door. I took the bottles from the milkman.

A	When I heard the knock on the door, I took the bottles for my grandma from the milkman who had come to her house.
B	Having had bottles for my grandma, the milkman came to her house, where I hear a knock on the door and took the bottles from him.
C	Coming to the house with two bottles for my grandma, the milkman knock on the door, which I heard, and I took the bottles from him.
D	When I heard the knock on the door, I took the bottles from the milkman for my grandma, who had come to the house.

Question 3 Explanation:

A single sentence is most clear when written with a small number of clauses.

Question 4

___________ insecure whether the examination would prove the medicine's efficiency.

A	There
B	Their
C	They're
D	They have

Question 4 Explanation:

"They're" is a contractional form of "They are".

Question 5

Please choose the correct words for this sentence: The ____________ items in the store can be also purchased through an online ___________ sale.

A	miscelaneous; garage
B	miscelanous; garrage
C	miscellaneous; garage
D	misscelaneous; garagge

Question 5 Explanation:

The correct spelling is: miscellaneous and garage.

Question 6

Please mark the correct word for this sentence: The scouting group _____ looking forward to new adventures this summer.

A	are
B	is
C	be
D	were

Question 6 Explanation:

The correct word is the singular verb "is" that must be used for the collective noun "group".

Question 7

Never let anyone tell you who you are. What type of sentence is this?

A	Exclamatory
B	Declarative
C	Interrogative
D	Imperative

Question 7 Explanation:

This is an imperative sentence that usually doesn't contain a subject and gives a command.

Question 8

Please mark the error in this sentence: The application consultants emphasized the importance of the fully-completed application, unrespective of professional experience.

A	fully-completed
B	emphasized
C	experience
D	unrespective

Question 8 Explanation:

The correct word is "irrespective".

Question 9

Please mark the grammatically correct sentence:

A	They could accept anything from them, accept money.
B	They could except anything from them, accept money.
C	They could accept anything from them, except money.
D	They could except anything from them, except for money.

Question 9 Explanation:

The verb "accept" means "to receive". The word "except" is a preposition that means "but".

Question 10

Which of these words indicates the meaning of the word in bold? The van was replete with an immense quantity of cosmetic products.

A	heavy
B	tackled
C	exploding
D	full

Question 10 Explanation:

The word "replete" means "well-supplied".

Question 11

Please mark one of the following sentences that you consider simple:

A	The play about the Renaissance painter.
B	The play was about the Renaissance painter that I saw last month was enchanting.
C	The play about the Renaissance painter had never interested me until last year.
D	The play about the Renaissance painter interested me, but it was tedious for my mother.

Question 11 Explanation:

The correct sentence is a simple sentence that contains one subject and a single verb.

Question 12

Please mark the correct word for the following sentence: To______ it may concern.

A	which
B	the who
C	whom
D	who

Question 12 Explanation:

The correct answer is the object pronoun "whom".

Question 13

Please mark the phrase that is properly capitalized:

A	my uncle Bob
B	Laura's Dad
C	her Great-Grandfather
D	grandma Lucy

Question 13 Explanation:

Names are always capitalized, while noun words which indicate family relations should be in lowercase unless used as a title.

Question 14

Please mark the correct word for the following sentence: The director's speech_______ the entire staff.

A	were affecting
B	was effected
C	affected
D	effected

Question 14 Explanation:

The correct word "affected" means "impacted on something".

Question 15

Please mark the most adequate words to fill this sentence: _______ almost 8 o'clock, so the mall will open_____ doors in one hour.

A	it's; its
B	its; is
C	is; is
D	its, it's

Question 15 Explanation:

The correct words are the contraction "it's" and the possessive form "its".

Question 16

Please choose the correct punctuation marks for the following sentence: Follow these directions to get to the mall ____ make a right at the next intersection, drive seven miles to the second stop sign, then turn left, and continue another mile until you see the parking lot on the left-hand side.

A	:
B	-
C	;
D	.

Question 16 Explanation:

The correct mark is the colon which introduces many items in one list.

Question 17

Please mark the correct word for the following sentence: The results of their examination had an_____________ low track record of relevance in those professional realms.

A	abysmaly
B	abysmall
C	abysmal
D	abysmally

Question 17 Explanation:

The correct word if the adverb "abysmally".

Question 18

Please mark the correct word for the following sentence: When students travel to a summer camp, the group leader must accompany _____.

A	their
B	all of they
C	them
D	it

Question 18 Explanation:

The correct word is a plural pronoun that would replace the noun "students".

Question 19

Please mark one of the following phrases that would complete this sentence: Next summer, I _________.

A	finish my internship.
B	will finish my internship.
C	did finish my internship.
D	finishing my internship.

Question 19 Explanation:

The adverb of time "next summer" indicates the future tense that uses the verb "will".

Question 20

Please mark the correct word for the following sentence: The United States has _____ states than the number of countries in Europe.

A	many
B	most
C	the most
D	more

Question 20 Explanation:

The word "than" indicates a comparative sentence in which the comparative word "more" is necessary.

Question 21

Tina expressed her thrill about scuba diving in the ocean.

A	declarative
B	exclamatory
C	interrogative
D	imperative

Question 21 Explanation:

The correct sentence is a declarative sentence.

Question 22

The ______ late worker was given the pink slip by his employer.

A	habituelly
B	habituel
C	habitually
D	habitualy

Question 22 Explanation:

The correct answer is "habitually", meaning "repeatedly, often".

Question 23

Please mark the correct sentence:

A	At the age of 15, my relatives sent me to a summer camp.
B	When I was 15, my relatives sent me to a summer camp.
C	At the age of 15, I sent my relatives to a summer camp.
D	My relatives, at the age of 15, sent me to a summer camp.

Question 23 Explanation:

The correct sentence is B.

Question 24

Please mark the correct word in the following sentence: The girl_____ to swim across the river.

A	does want
B	want
C	wants
D	has the want

Question 24 Explanation:

The correct word is "wants" a plural verb for the singular subject "girl".

Question 25

It's important ____ buy the school uniform on sale, so you do not spend ____ much money on it later.

A	two; too
B	too; to
C	to; two
D	to; too

Question 25 Explanation:

The correct answer is the article "to" that is placed before an infinitive verb.

Question 26

Please mark the correct word for the following sentence: Any naval commandant must be capable of giving _____ orders.

A	desisive
B	desicive
C	decisive
D	decicive

Question 26 Explanation:

The correct word is "decisive", meaning able to make choices rapidly.

Question 27

Please mark the grammatically correct sentence:

A	They're obligation is to provide lunch packages for everyone that there expecting.
B	Their obligation is to provide not lunch packages for everyone that their expecting.
C	Their obligation is to provide lunch packages for everyone that they're expecting.
D	There obligation is to provide not lunch packages for everyone that they're expecting.

Question 27 Explanation:

In the correct answer the pronoun "Their" and the pronoun and verb "they're" refer to plural, i.e. a group of people.

Question 28

Please mark the adequate subject-verb agreement in one of the following sentences:

A	The board, which obeyed the rules, were not letting him to get away with it.
B	Either almonds or walnuts are a rich source of magnesium.
C	One of the choir singers sing louder than the others.
D	A few of the students was running the webiste.

Question 28 Explanation:

The correct sentence is B.

Question 29

Please mark the correctly punctuated sentence:

A	"Where will you go?- to a hotel or to a camp?" he asked.
B	"Where will you go?- to a hotel or to a camp," he asked.
C	"Where will you go?- to a hotel or to a camp?," he asked.
D	"Where will you go?- to a hotel or to a camp," he asked?

Question 29 Explanation:

The correct sentence is A.

Question 30

Please mark the correct capitalization in the following titles:

A	Beauty and Style
B	How To Run Faster
C	The Croatian peninsulas
D	The Bride's Guide to A New Self

Question 30 Explanation:

The correctly capitalized sentences is C.

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