TEAS 7 English Practice Test

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: Complex. The sentence contains an independent clause "The restaurant is unconventional" and a dependent clause "because it serves both Chicago-style pizza and New York-style pizza." The dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence, making it a subordinate clause. This sentence structure meets the criteria for a complex sentence. The other choices are incorrect because: A) Simple sentences contain only one independent clause, B) Compound sentences have two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction, and D) Compound-complex sentences contain two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct order is C: I, II, III, IV. 1. Sentence I should come first to introduce the topic. 2. Sentence II provides background information supporting sentence I. 3. Sentence III presents the main idea following the introduction. 4. Sentence IV concludes the paragraph with a summary or concluding statement. Incorrect choices: A: IV, II, I, III - Incorrect order, as the main idea should come before the conclusion. B: III, IV, II, I - Incorrect order, as the main idea should come before background information. D: III, I, IV, II - Incorrect order, as the main idea should not come before the introduction.

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 word 'fresh' in the sentence is modifying the noun 'approach', indicating a quality or characteristic of the approach. Therefore, 'fresh' is functioning as an adjective in this context. Adjectives modify nouns by providing more information about them. In contrast, a noun names a person, place, thing, or idea; a verb expresses action or state of being; and an adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Therefore, options A, B, and C are incorrect in this case.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct sentence is C: "Other historians claim that the symbolism in the fairy tale is more about nature and the shifting seasons." This sentence demonstrates correct use of an apostrophe in the word "historians'." The apostrophe is used to indicate possession, showing that the claim belongs to the historians. The other choices do not demonstrate correct use of an apostrophe. A does not require an apostrophe, B incorrectly uses "its" without an apostrophe, and D correctly uses an apostrophe in "Tchaikovsky's" but that is not the focus of the question.