ATI TEAS English Practice Test

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: Coal mining is a dangerous job. This is because the main idea of the paragraph is focused on the inherent risks and dangers associated with coal mining, emphasizing the potential harm and hazards faced by coal miners. Explanation: 1. The paragraph highlights the dangerous nature of coal mining. 2. It emphasizes the risks and potential injuries faced by coal miners. 3. The language used in the paragraph supports the idea of danger in coal mining. Summary: B: Coal mining being dirty is not the main focus of the paragraph. C: Although coal mining does take place underground, the primary emphasis is on the danger aspect. D: While coal miners do risk injury, the main idea is about the overall dangerous nature of the job, not just the risk of injury.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: Who's. The contraction "Who's" is short for "who is" or "who has," making it appropriate in this context. It indicates possession or existence, clarifying the sentence's meaning. Choice B (Whos) is incorrect as it lacks the apostrophe needed in contractions. Choice C (Who'll) means "who will," which doesn't convey the intended meaning. Choice D (Who) is a pronoun and doesn't serve the purpose of indicating possession or existence required in the sentence. Therefore, A is the correct choice for maintaining clarity and grammatical correctness.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: Digs. "Digs" is a slang term meaning a place to live. In this sentence, "I love my new digs," "digs" is used informally. "Classical" (B) is a standard English word referring to traditional or high-quality music. "Totally" (C) is an adverb commonly used in informal speech but not exclusively slang. "Jarring" (D) means shocking or disturbing, and though it may not be as casual as "digs," it is not a slang term.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: styles. In English, most nouns form their plural by adding "-s" or "-es" at the end. The word "style" follows this rule and simply adds an "-s" to become "styles." A: "oxen" is an irregular plural form of "ox" and does not follow the typical pluralization rule. C: "monarchies" is a correct plural form, but it is not the only correct answer in this question. D: "clutches" is also a correct plural form, but it is not the only correct answer in this question.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: Childlike. The suffix "-like" is added to the root word "child" to create the adjective "childlike." The suffix "-like" is commonly used to form adjectives indicating resemblance or similarity to the root word. The other choices, A: Created, B: Pointing, and D: Suburbanite, do not follow this pattern as their suffixes do not change the root words into adjectives. "Created" is a past participle, "Pointing" is a present participle, and "Suburbanite" is a noun.