ATI TEAS 7 — All Questions

Choose the correct pronoun: "The supervisor gave the assignment to Jamal and ___."

• a.I
• b.me✓
• c.he
• d.they

The pronoun is the object of the preposition 'to', so the objective form 'me' is required. Dropping the other name makes the error audible, since no one would say the supervisor gave the assignment to I.

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

• a.Covered in mud, the child walked into the kitchen.
• b.Walking into the kitchen, the child tracked in mud.
• c.Covered in mud, the kitchen floor met the child's boots.✓
• d.The child, covered in mud, walked into the kitchen.

A modifier must sit next to the thing it describes, and saying the kitchen floor was covered in mud before the boots arrived attaches the phrase to the wrong noun. The other versions attach it to the child, which is what the writer means.

Which sentence uses parallel structure correctly?

• a.She enjoys reading, to hike, and she swims.
• b.She enjoys reading, hiking, and swimming.✓
• c.She enjoys reading, hiking, and to swim.
• d.She enjoys to read, hiking, and swimming.

Items in a series should share the same grammatical form, and three -ing words do that. The other versions mix an infinitive or a full clause into a list of gerunds, which breaks the pattern.

Which sentence keeps verb tense consistent?

• a.He walked into the room and sits down immediately.
• b.She opens the chart and recorded the reading.
• c.He walked into the room and sat down immediately.✓
• d.They arrive early and waited for the instructor.

The version reading 'He walked into the room and sat down immediately' keeps both verbs in the simple past, so the tense holds steady. Each of the other sentences pairs a present-tense verb with a past-tense verb describing the same moment.

Which phrase correctly shows that a station belongs to several nurses?

• a.the nurses's station
• b.the nurses station
• c.the nurses' station✓
• d.the nurse's station

A plural noun already ending in s takes only an apostrophe after the s. The form with an apostrophe before the s shows a single nurse, the form with no apostrophe shows no possession at all, and adding another s after the apostrophe is not standard.

Which sentence punctuates the quotation correctly in American usage?

• a.She said, I will be there.
• b.She said, "I will be there."✓
• c.She said "I will be there."
• d.She said, "I will be there".

American convention places the closing period inside the quotation marks and sets off the quotation with a comma after the speech verb. The other versions move the period outside, drop the comma, or omit the quotation marks entirely.

Which sentence is most appropriate for a formal written report?

• a.The numbers came out way better this time.
• b.The results indicate a significant improvement.✓
• c.We totally nailed it on the second try.
• d.The results were pretty awesome, honestly.

Formal writing avoids slang, intensifiers, and conversational asides, which is why 'The results indicate a significant improvement' suits a report. The other versions use casual vocabulary that would be out of place in a professional document.

Read the sentence: "The new scheduling system did little to ameliorate the long waits patients complained about." What does 'ameliorate' most nearly mean?

• a.To record accurately
• b.To explain in detail
• c.To make better✓
• d.To lengthen further

The sentence contrasts the system with the complaints it failed to fix, so the word means to improve a bad situation. Explaining, recording, and lengthening would not be what a scheduling system is expected to do to long waits.

What does the prefix 'hypo-' mean in the word 'hypoglycemia'?

• a.Against or opposite
• b.Below or under✓
• c.Above or over
• d.Around or surrounding

'Hypo-' means under or below normal, so hypoglycemia is low blood sugar. 'Hyper-' means above, 'peri-' means around, and 'anti-' means against.

What does the suffix '-ology' mean in the word 'neurology'?

• a.The study of✓
• b.Surgical removal of
• c.Inflammation of
• d.Pain in

'-ology' marks a field of study, so neurology is the study of the nervous system. Inflammation is '-itis', surgical removal is '-ectomy', and pain is '-algia'.

What does the root 'derm' mean, as in 'dermatitis'?

• a.Muscle
• b.Blood
• c.Bone
• d.Skin✓

'Derm' refers to skin, so dermatitis is inflammation of the skin. Bone is 'oste', blood is 'hem' or 'hemat', and muscle is 'my' or 'myo'.

Which word is spelled correctly according to the rule about i and e?

• a.acheive
• b.receive✓
• c.beleive
• d.recieve

The rule places i before e except after c, and the c in 'receive' calls for e before i. The other three spellings reverse the correct order in words where i does come first.

What is the correct plural form of 'criterion'?

• a.criterias
• b.criterion
• c.criteria✓
• d.criterions

'Criterion' is a Greek-derived singular whose plural is 'criteria'. Adding an English -s, or adding -s to the already plural form, produces nonstandard spellings, and the unchanged form remains singular.

Choose the correct word: "Honesty is the guiding ___ of the profession."

• a.principled
• b.principals
• c.principal
• d.principle✓

'Principle' is the noun meaning a rule or fundamental truth. 'Principal' means chief or refers to a school administrator, and the other two forms are a plural and an adjective that do not fit after 'the guiding'.

Choose the correct word: "All the applicants ___ one were interviewed on Tuesday."

• a.except✓
• b.accept
• c.exception
• d.expect

'Except' means excluding, which is what the sentence requires. 'Accept' means to receive willingly, 'expect' means to anticipate, and the noun 'exception' cannot function as a preposition here.

Which sentence uses 'they're', 'their', and 'there' correctly?

• a.They're going to leave their coats over there.✓
• b.They're going to leave there coats over their.
• c.Their going to leave there coats over they're.
• d.There going to leave their coats over they're.

The contraction of 'they are' belongs before the verb, 'their' shows possession of the coats, and 'there' indicates place, so only one arrangement uses all three correctly. Each other version swaps at least two of the words.

Which sentence correctly punctuates two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction?

• a.The instructor reviewed the material and the class asked questions.
• b.The instructor reviewed the material and, the class asked questions.
• c.The instructor reviewed the material, and the class asked questions.✓
• d.The instructor, reviewed the material and the class asked questions.

When 'and' joins two clauses that could each stand alone, a comma belongs before the conjunction. One version omits that comma, while the others place a comma after the conjunction or between the subject and its verb.

Which revision corrects the dangling modifier in "After studying all night, the exam seemed easy"?

• a.The exam, after studying all night, seemed easy.
• b.After studying all night, easy was how the exam seemed.
• c.The exam seemed easy after studying all night.
• d.After studying all night, I found the exam easy.✓

The opening phrase must describe the person who studied, so naming that person as the subject fixes it. The other revisions still leave the exam, rather than a person, as the one who studied all night.

Choose the correct verb: "Neither the doctor nor the nurses ___ available this afternoon."

• a.has been
• b.are✓
• c.was
• d.is

With 'neither ... nor', the verb agrees with the subject closer to it, and 'nurses' is plural. Singular verbs would agree with 'doctor', which is the more distant of the two subjects.

What type of sentence is "Although it rained all morning, the game continued"?

• a.A compound-complex sentence
• b.A compound sentence
• c.A complex sentence✓
• d.A simple sentence

One dependent clause attached to one independent clause makes a complex sentence. A simple sentence has only one clause, a compound sentence joins two independent clauses, and a compound-complex sentence needs at least two independent clauses plus a dependent one.

Choose the correct word: "Please ___ the chart on the desk before you leave the unit."

• a.lain
• b.lie
• c.lay✓
• d.lied

'Lay' is the transitive verb that takes an object, and the chart is the object being placed. 'Lie' means to recline and never takes an object, 'lain' is a past participle needing a helping verb, and 'lied' means told an untruth.

Choose the correct word: "We drove two miles ___ down the highway before we found the exit."

• a.farther✓
• b.further
• c.farthest
• d.furthest

'Farther' is used for measurable physical distance, and the sentence gives a distance in miles. 'Further' refers to degree or extent, and the superlative forms would require a comparison among three or more things.

Choose the correct word: "The supplies were divided ___ the four clinics in the district."

• a.in between
• b.between
• c.amongst each
• d.among✓

'Among' is used when more than two parties share something, and there are four clinics here. 'Between' is reserved for two, while the remaining phrases are nonstandard in this construction.

Choose the correct word: "After a night of rest, the patient reported feeling ___ enough to walk."

• a.goodly
• b.well✓
• c.good and strong all over
• d.best

The adverb 'well' is also the word used for physical health, which is what the sentence describes. 'Goodly' and the superlative 'best' do not fit the construction, and 'good and strong all over' is wordy and changes the meaning.

Which sentence uses a possessive pronoun correctly?

• a.That blue folder on the counter is you're.
• b.That blue folder on the counter is yours'.
• c.That blue folder on the counter is your's.
• d.That blue folder on the counter is yours.✓

Possessive pronouns such as 'yours', 'hers', and 'theirs' never take an apostrophe. 'You're' is the contraction of 'you are', and the other two forms invent punctuation the word does not use.

Choose the correct verb: "There ___ several reasons for the delay in the schedule."

• a.is
• b.are✓
• c.was
• d.has been

When a sentence begins with 'there', the verb agrees with the noun that follows it, and 'reasons' is plural. Every singular verb listed would agree only with a singular subject such as 'reason'.

Which sentence hyphenates the compound modifier correctly?

• a.She consulted a well known cardiologist.
• b.She consulted a well-known cardiologist.✓
• c.The cardiologist she consulted is well-known.
• d.She consulted a well-known-cardiologist.

A compound modifier takes a hyphen when it comes before the noun it describes, as in 'well-known cardiologist'. The hyphen is correctly dropped when the phrase follows the noun, one version omits it where it is needed, and another wrongly hyphenates the noun itself.

Which sentence punctuates the conjunctive adverb correctly?

• a.The test was delayed, however; the results arrived on time.
• b.The test was delayed, however, the results arrived on time.
• c.The test was delayed however the results arrived on time.
• d.The test was delayed; however, the results arrived on time.✓

When 'however' joins two independent clauses it needs a semicolon before it and a comma after it. Using only commas creates a comma splice, using no punctuation creates a run-on, and reversing the marks separates 'however' from the clause it introduces.

Choose the correct verb: "Each of the students ___ required to submit a health form."

• a.is✓
• b.were
• c.are
• d.have been

'Each' is a singular indefinite pronoun and takes a singular verb, no matter what plural noun follows it in the prepositional phrase. The plural verbs agree with 'students' rather than with the real subject.

Choose the correct word: "A large ___ of applicants withdrew before the interview stage."

• a.number✓
• b.quantity of the
• c.deal
• d.amount

'Number' is used for things that can be counted individually, such as applicants. 'Amount' belongs with bulk quantities like water or money, and the remaining choices are awkward or incomplete in this slot.

Read the sentence: "Given the storm warning, it seemed prudent to postpone the trip." What does 'prudent' most nearly mean?

• a.Expensive
• b.Disappointing
• c.Unavoidable
• d.Sensible✓

A storm warning makes postponing a cautious and wise choice, which is what 'prudent' means. Cost, disappointment, and inevitability are not what the word describes, even though a delay might involve all three.

Read the sentence: "Her candid assessment surprised the committee, which had expected the usual diplomatic summary." What does 'candid' most nearly mean?

• a.Frank✓
• b.Lengthy
• c.Cheerful
• d.Hesitant

The sentence contrasts the assessment with a diplomatic summary, so it must have been direct and honest. Length, hesitation, and cheerfulness would not stand in contrast to diplomacy.

What does the prefix 'post-' mean in the word 'postoperative'?

• a.Before
• b.After✓
• c.Within
• d.Around

'Post-' means after, so postoperative refers to the period following surgery. 'Pre-' means before, 'peri-' means around, and 'intra-' means within.

What does the suffix '-osis' indicate in a word such as 'fibrosis'?

• a.An inflammation
• b.A surgical repair
• c.An abnormal condition✓
• d.A specialist in a field

'-osis' marks an abnormal or diseased condition. Surgical repair is '-plasty', inflammation is '-itis', and a specialist is '-ist' or '-ologist'.

What does the root 'gastr' mean, as in 'gastritis'?

• a.Liver or gallbladder
• b.Lung
• c.Kidney
• d.Stomach✓

'Gastr' refers to the stomach, so gastritis is inflammation of the stomach lining. Liver and gallbladder are 'hepat' and 'cholecyst', kidney is 'nephr' or 'ren', and lung is 'pulmon' or 'pneum'.

Which of these commonly misspelled words is written correctly?

• a.definately
• b.necessary✓
• c.seperate
• d.occurence

'Necessary' is spelled with one c and two s letters. The others are among the most commonly misspelled words in English: the correct forms are separate, definitely, and occurrence.

Which sentence avoids a double comparative?

• a.This procedure is more easier than the last one.
• b.This procedure is more easy than the last one.
• c.This procedure is easier than the last one.✓
• d.This procedure is the most easiest of all.

A one- or two-syllable adjective takes the -er ending alone, so 'easier' is complete on its own. Adding 'more' or 'most' in front of an already comparative or superlative form doubles the marker.

Choose the correct relative pronoun: "The technician ___ calibrated the machine has already left for the day."

• a.what
• b.whom
• c.which
• d.who✓

'Who' refers to a person and serves as the subject of the clause 'calibrated the machine'. 'Whom' is the object form, 'which' refers to things rather than people, and 'what' cannot introduce a relative clause modifying a noun.

Which sentence correctly sets off a nonrestrictive clause with commas?

• a.The textbook, which I ordered last week, has not arrived.✓
• b.The textbook, which I ordered last week has not arrived.
• c.The textbook which I ordered last week, has not arrived.
• d.The textbook, that I ordered last week has not arrived.

A nonrestrictive clause adding extra information is enclosed by a comma on each side. The other versions supply only one of the two commas or attach a comma to the restrictive pronoun 'that', which takes none.

Which sentence rewrites "The samples were collected by the technician" in the active voice?

• a.The samples were being collected by the technician.
• b.The technician collected the samples.✓
• c.The samples had been collected by the technician.
• d.Collection of the samples was done by the technician.

Active voice puts the doer in the subject position, so the technician comes first and acts on the samples. The other versions keep the samples as the subject and leave the technician in a 'by' phrase.

Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly in a contraction?

• a.The results were'nt ready until Friday.
• b.The results wer'nt ready until Friday afternoon.
• c.The results weren't ready until Friday.✓
• d.The results werent' ready until Friday.

An apostrophe replaces the missing letter, and in 'weren't' it stands in for the o of 'not'. The other spellings put the apostrophe where no letter was removed.

Choose the word that best signals contrast: "The drug relieved the pain; ___, it caused drowsiness in most patients."

• a.therefore
• b.likewise
• c.however✓
• d.consequently

The second clause states an unwanted effect that offsets the benefit, so a contrast word is needed. 'Therefore' and 'consequently' signal a result, and 'likewise' signals similarity.

Which revision is most appropriate for a professional email to a supervisor?

• a.Could you please review the attached report?✓
• b.Look at the attached report ASAP, thanks.
• c.I need you to review this report right now.
• d.Hey, can u look at this thing whenever?

A polite request with standard spelling suits professional correspondence. Text abbreviations, a blunt demand, and an order with no courtesy all strike the wrong register for writing to a supervisor.

Which sentence uses 'your' and 'you're' correctly?

• a.Your going to need you're identification card.
• b.Your going to need your identification card.
• c.You're going to need your identification card.✓
• d.You're going to need you're identification card.

'You're' is the contraction of 'you are' and belongs before the verb, while 'your' shows possession of the card. Each other version uses one of the two words in the wrong slot.

Read the sentence: "The instructions were so concise that the whole procedure fit on a single index card." What does 'concise' most nearly mean?

• a.Complicated
• b.Illegible
• c.Outdated
• d.Brief✓

Fitting an entire procedure on one card shows the instructions said much in few words. Complexity, poor handwriting, and age would not explain how the text fit in such a small space.

Which sentence corrects the run-on "The alarm sounded everyone left the building"?

• a.The alarm sounded, everyone left the building.
• b.The alarm sounded everyone, left the building.
• c.The alarm sounded, so everyone left the building.✓
• d.The alarm sounded everyone left, the building.

Adding a comma and the coordinating conjunction 'so' properly joins the two independent clauses. Using a comma alone leaves a comma splice, and the other two drop a comma into the middle of a clause without fixing the run-on.

Choose the correct word: "The chef prepared a sauce that would ___ the roasted vegetables perfectly."

• a.complement of
• b.complimentary
• c.complement✓
• d.compliment

'Complement' means to complete or go well with something, which is what a sauce does for a dish. 'Compliment' means to praise, and the other two forms are a noun phrase and an adjective that cannot serve as the verb here.

Which sentence uses commas correctly in a series?

• a.She packed gauze, tape and, scissors in the bag.
• b.She packed gauze, tape, and scissors in the bag.✓
• c.She packed, gauze, tape and scissors in the bag.
• d.She packed gauze tape, and scissors, into the bag.

Items in a series are separated by commas, with the final comma coming before the conjunction. The other versions omit a needed comma or place one between the verb and its object or after the conjunction.

Which sentence correctly uses the past participle with a helping verb?

• a.She has wrote the report this morning.
• b.She has saw the test results twice.
• c.She has taken the medication with food.✓
• d.She has went to the pharmacy already.

The present perfect requires the past participle, and 'taken' is the participle of 'take'. 'Went', 'wrote', and 'saw' are simple past forms, whose participles are 'gone', 'written', and 'seen'.

Read the sentence: "The manual was written for novices, so every term is defined the first time it appears." What does 'novices' most nearly mean?

• a.Instructors
• b.Translators
• c.Beginners✓
• d.Inspectors

Defining every term on first use is what a text does for readers new to a subject. Instructors, inspectors, and translators would already know the vocabulary or would need something other than basic definitions.