Teas English and language usage

The teacher announces to the class _____ which of the following completes the sentence above?

"The English test is scheduled for Wednesday."

Which of the following sentences correctly follows the rules of punctuation regarding dialogue?

"Which of you," she asked, "is going to the store with me?" I said that I would go if we would be back by six.

Which of the following words is a synonym for "oscillated" as used in the sentence above? The fan oscillated back and forth cooling the entire room(A Blew(B Shuddered(C)Vibrated(D)Swung

) Swung

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated? A working student's best friend is her phone. The ponys' saddle is so pretty. Several car's bumpers were crushed after the collision. Tom's and Anne house is beautiful.

A working student's best friend is her phone

I wanted to just set the table and go back to my video game, but my mother precisely arranged each napkin with every dish and utensil until they were perfectly aligned/-Which of the following words is a synonym for "precisely" A.-carefully B.-slowly C.-haphazardly D.-cautiously

A) Carefully

Ouch! I stepped on one of these plastic toy bricks left on the floor again!Which of the following parts of speech is the word "ouch"?A) InterjectionB) AdjectiveC) ConjunctionD) Preposition

A) Interjection

Which of the following is the general tone of the text?We must not capitulate to our enemies because weakness encourages more oppression. We must resolve our convictionsA) RousingB) HystericalC) CompromisingD) Insensitive

A) Rousing

Which of the following correctly employs standard English spelling?A) The building's height was exceeded by its widthB) The building's heighth was exceeded by its widthC) The building's heighth was acceded by its widthD) The building's height was acceded by its width

A) The building's height was exceeded by its width

A student newspaper publishes an editorial supporting the expansion of a campus recreation facility. Which of the following is most likely the intended audience of the editorial?A) UndergraduatesB) Director of student lifeC) AlumniD) Athletic director

A) Undergraduates

Which of the following situations is an example of plagiarism?A) a student includes verbatim sections of text from her own previously published work without citation.B) a student quotes a favorite author verbatim a part of his class paper, including correctly formatted citations.C) a student writes an original story , noting her favorite science - fiction author as an inspiration.D) a student includes a common -knowledge statement such as "the earth is round.

A) a student includes verbatim sections of text from her own previously published work without citation

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a compound sentence structure?

After they played basketball all day, the girls were very tired.

Which of the following options uses parentheses correctly?A) As the horse broke from the gate, the betting favorite stumbled slightly, eliciting gasp (and likely some curse words) from the crowdB) The betting favorite made a strong push down the stretch, but the lead was too much to overcome (even for a strong horse)C) The announcer (cleared his throat) prepared to call the race from the historic press box at Churchill DownsD) When the leaders reached the midway point ( that several experts tagged) as a long-shot bet began to pull away from the pack

B) The betting favorite made a strong push down the stretch, but the lead was too much to overcome (even for a strong horse)

According to the phrase "inter", Which of the following phrases defines "interplanetary."?

Between planets

The graceful dancer moved across the stage as the music began to play.Which of the following is the meaning of the suffix "ful" as used in the sentence above?A) AbleB) State ofC) Characterized byD) Worthy

C) Characterized by

Which of the following uses synonyms? )A.ewants to see the movie, but his sister wants to stay home B) I would watch the werewolf movie but I am afraid it will be too violent C) I thought the movie was hilarious, and my brother said it was very amusing D) I enjoy going to movies though my husband enjoys plays and museums

C) I thought the movie was hilarious, and my brother said it was very amusing.

which of the following tasks is appropriate during the final stages of the writing process?

Checking for punctuation errors

Which of the following statements about a paragraph's concluding sentence is true?A) It gives supporting details for the topicB) It summarizes the essays main pointC) It gives information that opposes the topic sentenceD) It summarizes the paragraph's main point

D) It summarizes the paragraph's main point

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?A) Sally and Emma both bought their dress design's from a fashion magazineB) Sally's dress were blue and redC) Sally's and Emma's dresses were flatteringD) Sally's dress was made of beautiful satin

D) Sally's dress was made of beautiful satin

Which of the following demonstrates proper subject-verb agreement?(A)The boy or the girls sing in the choirB) The boy and girls visit my house(C)The boy and girls in our club is in the cafe(D)The boy or girls come to school late

D) The boy or girls come to school late

It was a ___ to work with such a talented musician. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? hich of the following options correctly completes the sentence above?A) priviledgeB) privelegeC) privledgeD) privilege

D) privilege

According to the prefix "in-" which of the following words defines "incredulous"?

Disbelieving

Which of the following options completes the sentence correctly? The terrible conditions prompted Richard to become politically involved. By the end of the year, he __ to organize a grassroots campaign in the neighborhood. begun had begun has begun had began

Had begun

which of the following sentences is an example of the third-person narrative voice?

He was scared when he got on the plane

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly

I was at the mall yesterday when I met some friends. "Hey what are you doing here?" I asked

Which of the following defines the word "Bibliophile" as used in the sentence above?

Lover of books

Which of the following resources would help a reader gather information about economic trade during world war 1?

New articles and textbooks

Which of the following sources contains copyright information of a book?

Publication page

Having been discovered, Rover looked up at his owner with puppy-dog eyes. Which group of words is misplaced in the sentence above?

Puppy-dog-eyes

After working all afternoon, Sara has to return books to the library. Before she can go to work, though, she needs to go to the post office, take a shower, and make a plan for dinner.-Which of the following actions will Sara take when she leaves work?

Return books to the library

Which of the following sentences is considered common knowledge and would not required a citation within the text? A.- climate and weather cause more than half of world hunger. B.- Hormone therapy for women ages 50 to 60 is safe. C.-thirty four percent of new Yorkers are bilingual. D.-The Amazonian rainforest is disappearing.

The Amazonian rainforest is disappearing

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

The handle was loose and could have fallen off at any moment

Which of the following sentences is correct?

The team that won the game is my favorite

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a complex sentence structure?

Whenever the boys played in the rain, they came home with muddy clothes.

Which of the following completes the sentence above? John followed the doctor's ___ to get more rest. recommendation reccommendation recomendation Recommendation Recommendation

recommendation

Which of the following sentences would most likely be found in a college newsletter

the north entrance of the student union will be closed for construction on spring break

A student newspaper publishes an editorial supporting the expansion of campus recreation facility, which of the following most likely the intended audience of the editorial? a. Director of student life b. Undergraduates c. Alumni d. Athletic director

undergrades