TEAS 7 English Practice Test

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: "The two brothers, Wilbur and Orville Wright, tested their prototype airplane on a beach in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina." Rationale: 1. Use of commas before and after "Wilbur and Orville Wright" sets off the non-essential information, improving readability. 2. The sentence structure is clear and direct, stating the action performed by the subject. 3. The verb "tested" is in the past tense, consistent with the timeline of the event. Summary of other choices: A: The lack of commas before and after "Wilbur and Orville Wright" can make the sentence less clear. C: The use of "were testing" implies an ongoing action, which may not be accurate for this specific historical event. D: The sentence structure is awkward, and the focus is more on the location rather than the action performed by the Wright brothers.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: Daydreaming until inspiration strikes. This is not an effective brainstorming strategy because it relies on passive waiting for ideas to come, rather than actively engaging in the brainstorming process. Effective brainstorming involves actively generating ideas through techniques like making lists, freewriting, and asking questions. Daydreaming may lead to creativity, but it is not a reliable or structured method for generating ideas. Making lists (A), freewriting (C), and asking questions (D) are all active strategies that encourage idea generation and are commonly used in brainstorming sessions.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C because it correctly places commas to set off the nonessential information "of Chicago, Illinois." The sentence structure is "Hampton was born and raised in Maywood in 1948." "Of Chicago, Illinois" provides additional information but is not essential to the main sentence. Choice A has no punctuation, which does not separate the additional information properly. Choice B incorrectly places commas around "of Chicago, Illinois," making it seem essential to the sentence. Choice D reverses the order of the locations, making it grammatically incorrect.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A because there is no misspelled word in the sentence. "Greatest," "achievement," and "leader" are all correctly spelled. Therefore, the statement "Hampton's greatest achievement as the leader of the BPP may be his fight against street gang violence in Chicago" is free of any spelling errors. The other choices are incorrect as they attempt to suggest that one of the words is misspelled when in fact, they are all spelled correctly.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D: I. In the sentence, "I" is used as a pronoun to refer to the speaker. It takes the place of the speaker's name to avoid repetition. "Be" is a verb, "this" is a demonstrative adjective, and "together" is an adverb modifying the verb "driving." Therefore, "I" is the pronoun in this sentence.