ATI TEAS 7 — All Questions

Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?

• a.The group of student are studying.
• b.The group of students are studying.
• c.The group of students were study.
• d.The group of students is studying.✓

The subject 'group' is a singular collective noun, so it takes the singular verb 'is.' The prepositional phrase 'of students' does not change the number of the subject.

Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

• a.After the exam we went, to lunch.
• b.After, the exam we went to lunch.
• c.After the exam, we went to lunch.✓
• d.After the exam we, went to lunch.

An introductory phrase such as 'After the exam' should be followed by a comma before the main clause. The comma correctly separates the introductory element from the rest of the sentence.

Which word is spelled correctly?

• a.Definately
• b.Necessary✓
• c.Occurence
• d.Recieve

'Necessary' is spelled correctly. The others should be 'receive' (i before e except after c), 'definitely,' and 'occurrence.'

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: "The students turned in ___ completed assignments."

• a.its
• b.they're
• c.there
• d.their✓

'Their' is the possessive pronoun showing the assignments belong to the students. 'They're' means 'they are,' 'there' indicates place, and 'its' is singular possessive.

Which sentence is written in the active voice?

• a.The medication had been given.
• b.The nurse gave the medication.✓
• c.The medication was administered.
• d.The medication was given by the nurse.

In the active voice, the subject performs the action. 'The nurse gave the medication' has the subject (nurse) doing the action. The other sentences are passive.

Choose the correct plural form of the word 'child.'

• a.Childs
• b.Childern
• c.Childes
• d.Children✓

'Child' has an irregular plural, 'children.' It does not follow the standard rule of adding -s or -es.

Which sentence contains a correctly placed apostrophe to show singular possession?

• a.The nurses station was busy.
• b.The nurses' are busy.
• c.The nurses's station was busy.
• d.The nurse's station was busy.✓

To show that the station belongs to one nurse, the apostrophe goes before the s: 'the nurse's station.' Writing 'nurses station' drops the apostrophe entirely, 'nurses's' doubles the ending, and 'the nurses' are busy' leaves a possessive with nothing owned.

Identify the pronoun in the following sentence: "She completed the assignment early."

• a.She✓
• b.assignment
• c.early
• d.completed

'She' is a personal pronoun that takes the place of a noun. 'Completed' is a verb, 'assignment' is a noun, and 'early' is an adverb.

Which sentence uses the correct verb tense to describe a completed past action?

• a.I go to the clinic yesterday.
• b.I have went to the clinic yesterday.
• c.I went to the clinic yesterday.✓
• d.I will go to the clinic yesterday.

The simple past tense 'went' correctly describes a completed action that happened at a specific time in the past (yesterday). 'Have went' is incorrect grammar.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'anti-' in the word 'antibacterial'?

• a.Against✓
• b.Underneath or below
• c.Before
• d.Many

The prefix 'anti-' means 'against' or 'opposing,' so an antibacterial substance works against bacteria. 'Before' is 'pre-,' 'underneath or below' is 'sub-,' and 'many' is 'poly-.'

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• a.The physician reviewed the chart.✓
• b.Running down the hospital hallway.
• c.Because the patient was resting.
• d.When the results arrived.

A complete sentence needs a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought. 'The physician reviewed the chart' has both. The others are fragments.

Choose the sentence with correct capitalization.

• a.we visited new york in july.
• b.We visited New York in July.✓
• c.We visited New york in July.
• d.we Visited New York in July.

The first word of a sentence, proper nouns such as New York, and the names of months such as July all take capitals. 'We visited New York in July.' capitalizes every one of them; the other versions leave 'we' or 'york' lowercase, or wrongly capitalize the verb 'visited.'

Which word is an adjective in the sentence: "The tired nurse rested quietly"?

• a.rested
• b.quietly
• c.tired✓
• d.nurse

An adjective describes a noun. 'Tired' describes the noun 'nurse.' 'Rested' is a verb and 'quietly' is an adverb describing how she rested.

Select the correctly combined sentence: "The test was hard. I passed it."

• a.The test was hard, I passed it.
• b.The test was hard so I passed it.
• c.The test was hard, but I passed it.✓
• d.The test was hard but, I passed it.

Two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction 'but' require a comma before the conjunction. The 'but' also shows the contrast between difficulty and success.

What does the root word 'cardi' mean, as in 'cardiology'?

• a.Lung
• b.Heart✓
• c.Brain
• d.Kidney

The root 'cardi' means 'heart.' Cardiology is the study of the heart. 'Pulmon' refers to lungs and 'nephr' refers to kidneys.

Which sentence correctly uses the word 'their'?

• a.Their going to the seminar this afternoon.
• b.The book is over their.
• c.The students submitted their reports.✓
• d.Their is a new policy on overtime pay.

'Their' is a possessive pronoun showing ownership, so 'the students submitted their reports' is correct. The other sentences need 'they're' in 'they're going to the seminar this afternoon' and 'there' in 'the book is over there' and 'there is a new policy on overtime pay.'

Identify the correctly punctuated list.

• a.We need gloves masks and gowns.
• b.We need gloves, masks and, gowns.
• c.We need gloves, masks, and gowns.✓
• d.We need, gloves, masks, and gowns.

Items in a series are separated by commas, including the optional serial comma before 'and.' 'Gloves, masks, and gowns' is correctly punctuated.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• a.He and I went to class.✓
• b.Me and him went to class.
• c.Him and I went to class.
• d.Him and me went to class.

As the subject of the sentence, the pronouns must be subjective: 'He and I.' Testing each alone ('He went,' 'I went') confirms correctness, while 'him' and 'me' are objective forms.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-itis' as used in 'arthritis'?

• a.Study of
• b.Inflammation✓
• c.Enlargement
• d.Surgical removal

The suffix '-itis' means 'inflammation,' so arthritis is inflammation of the joints. 'Study of' is '-ology,' enlargement is '-megaly,' and surgical removal is '-ectomy.'

Choose the sentence that avoids a double negative.

• a.She can't hardly wait for the results.
• b.We didn't see nobody.
• c.I don't have no time.
• d.I do not have any time.✓

A double negative pairs two negative words where one is needed. 'I do not have any time' uses a single negative correctly. 'Can't hardly,' 'didn't see nobody' and 'don't have no' each stack two negatives, which is nonstandard.

Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?

• a.The clinic was busy; and many patients waited.
• b.The clinic was busy; because many patients waited.
• c.The clinic; was busy.
• d.The clinic was busy; many patients waited.✓

A semicolon joins two closely related independent clauses with no conjunction, which is what 'The clinic was busy; many patients waited' does. Adding 'and' after the semicolon doubles the join, 'because many patients waited' is a dependent clause, not an independent one, and putting a semicolon after 'The clinic' cuts the subject off from its verb.

Identify the adverb in the sentence: "The doctor spoke calmly to the patient."

• a.calmly✓
• b.doctor
• c.patient
• d.spoke

An adverb often ends in -ly and describes how an action is done. 'Calmly' describes how the doctor spoke, modifying the verb 'spoke.'

Which of the following words is a synonym for 'benign'?

• a.Harmless✓
• b.Deadly
• c.Life-threatening
• d.Harmful

'Benign' means not harmful and, of a growth, not cancerous, so 'harmless' is the synonym. 'Harmful,' 'deadly' and 'life-threatening' all describe the opposite, a malignant condition.

Select the sentence with correct pronoun-antecedent agreement.

• a.Each student must bring their own textbook.
• b.Each nurse must complete her charting.✓
• c.Neither of the boys finished their part of the project.
• d.Everyone lost their way.

The singular antecedent 'each nurse' agrees with the singular pronoun 'her.' The other sentences pair a singular antecedent (each student, neither, everyone) with the plural 'their,' which breaks agreement in formal written English.

What type of sentence is the following: "Please close the door."

• a.Exclamatory
• b.Imperative✓
• c.Declarative
• d.Interrogative

An imperative sentence gives a command or request and often has an implied subject 'you.' 'Please close the door' is a polite command, making it imperative.

Which word correctly completes the sentence: "The patient responded well to the treatment; ___, the doctor was pleased."

• a.despite
• b.nevertheless
• c.therefore✓
• d.however

The two clauses show cause and effect: because the patient responded well, the doctor was pleased, and 'therefore' signals that result. 'However' and 'nevertheless' signal contrast instead, and 'despite' is a preposition that cannot join two independent clauses.

Identify the correctly spelled medical term.

• a.Asthama
• b.Hemmorrhage
• c.Pneumonia✓
• d.Diarhea

'Pneumonia' is spelled correctly. The others are misspellings of 'asthma,' 'hemorrhage' and 'diarrhea.'

Which sentence correctly uses the comparative or superlative form?

• a.He runs more faster than she does.
• b.This is the easiest test of all.✓
• c.This is the most easiest test of them all.
• d.She is more taller than him.

The superlative 'easiest' compares three or more things on its own, with no 'most' in front of it. 'Most easiest,' 'more faster' and 'more taller' are all double comparisons, which are incorrect.

Choose the correct word: "The new medication had a noticeable ___ on her blood pressure."

• a.affected
• b.effect✓
• c.effecting
• d.affect

The blank needs a noun meaning result, and 'effect' is the noun while 'affect' is normally the verb meaning to influence. The two participle forms cannot follow the article 'a' in this position.

Which sentence uses 'it's' correctly?

• a.The dog wagged it's tail at the visitor.
• b.The clinic moved it's office to the second floor last year.
• c.It's already too late to reschedule the appointment.✓
• d.Every policy has it's own exceptions.

The apostrophe form is only ever a contraction of 'it is' or 'it has', which is how it works in 'It's already too late'. The other three sentences call for the possessive 'its', which takes no apostrophe.

Choose the correct word: "To ___ should I address this letter?"

• a.who's
• b.who
• c.whom✓
• d.whose

The pronoun follows the preposition 'to', so the objective form 'whom' is required. 'Who' is the subject form, 'whose' shows possession, and 'who's' is a contraction of 'who is'.

Choose the correct word: "There are ___ chairs in this waiting room than in the other one."

• a.lesser
• b.less
• c.least
• d.fewer✓

Chairs can be counted one by one, and countable nouns take 'fewer'. 'Less' is reserved for quantities measured in bulk, such as water or time, and the other two forms do not fit the comparison.

Choose the correct word: "The second draft was much clearer ___ the first."

• a.then
• b.than✓
• c.that
• d.thus

'Than' is the word used in comparisons, while 'then' refers to time or sequence. 'That' and 'thus' cannot complete a comparative phrase beginning with 'clearer'.

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

• a.Rain fell all night.
• b.Although the results arrived on Friday afternoon.✓
• c.The nurse charted the vital signs.
• d.She arrived well before the clinic opened for the day.

A fragment lacks an independent clause, and 'Although' leaves the thought incomplete with no main clause to finish it. The other three each contain a subject and a verb that stand alone as complete statements.

Which sentence contains a comma splice?

• a.The lab closed early; we rescheduled the test.
• b.The lab closed early, we rescheduled the test.✓
• c.Because the lab closed early, we rescheduled the test.
• d.The lab closed early, so we rescheduled the test.

A comma splice joins two independent clauses with only a comma, which is what happens in 'The lab closed early, we rescheduled the test.' The other versions repair the join with a coordinating conjunction, a subordinating conjunction, or a semicolon.

Which sentence uses a colon correctly?

• a.She packed: a jacket and an umbrella for the trip.
• b.Bring with you: identification and insurance.
• c.The kit contains three items: gauze, tape, and scissors.✓
• d.The kit contains: gauze, tape, and scissors.

A colon follows a complete independent clause before introducing a list, and only 'The kit contains three items' is such a clause. Putting the colon straight after a verb such as 'contains' or 'packed', or after the phrase 'Bring with you', interrupts a construction that is not yet complete.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• a.After the shift, ended the nurse completed her notes.
• b.After the shift ended the nurse completed her notes.
• c.After, the shift ended the nurse completed her notes.
• d.After the shift ended, the nurse completed her notes.✓

An introductory dependent clause is followed by a comma before the main clause, as in 'After the shift ended, the nurse completed her notes.' One version omits that comma entirely, and the others drop it into the middle of the clause, breaking the sentence apart.

Choose the correct verb: "The box of surgical supplies ___ on the counter."

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

The subject is 'box', which is singular; 'of surgical supplies' is a prepositional phrase and cannot change the subject. Plural verbs agree with 'supplies' rather than with the true subject of the sentence.

Which sentence shows correct agreement between a collective noun and its pronoun?

• a.The committee published its report on Monday.✓
• b.The committee published their report on Monday.
• c.The committee have published their report on Monday.
• d.The committee publishes their report on Monday.

In American usage a collective noun acting as a single unit takes a singular verb and the singular pronoun 'its'. The other versions pair the singular noun with the plural 'their' or with a plural verb.

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'.