TEAS English Questions

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: fussy. Fastidious means excessively particular, critical, or demanding when it comes to details. In the context of the sentence, Henry is meticulous and attentive to keeping his workspace organized. This behavior aligns with being fussy about organization and cleanliness. The other choices are incorrect because lazy (B) implies the opposite trait of being diligent, old-fashioned (C) and hilarious (D) are irrelevant and do not capture the meaning of fastidious in this context.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: "Last summer, my family went on a trip to Niagara Falls in New York." This sentence demonstrates proper capitalization by capitalizing the first letter of each sentence, proper nouns like "Niagara Falls" and "New York," and the first letter of "Last" at the beginning of the sentence. The other choices have errors like missing capitalization in "new york," inconsistent capitalization, or unnecessary capitalization in "Falls." Overall, choice C adheres to standard capitalization rules, making it the correct answer.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: Simile. A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as." In this sentence, the comparison is made between "his ego" and "the tallest mountain" using the word "as." This indicates a direct comparison, making it a simile. Rationale for incorrect choices: A: Hyperbole - Hyperbole is an exaggeration for emphasis. This sentence does not involve exaggeration. B: Idiom - An idiom is a phrase with a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. This sentence is not an idiom. D: Metaphor - A metaphor directly states that one thing is another. This sentence does not directly state that his ego is a mountain, making it not a metaphor.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The given sentence, "You are a tutor," is a simple sentence as it consists of only one independent clause without any dependent clauses. It contains a subject ("You") and a predicate ("are a tutor"). Therefore, the correct answer is A: Simple. The other choices are incorrect because a complex sentence would require at least one independent clause and one dependent clause, a compound sentence would consist of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction, and a compound-complex sentence would have multiple independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A because it effectively conveys the cause and effect relationship between Cicily's desire to reduce waste and her decision to repair the television instead of buying a new one. The introductory clause "Because she wanted to reduce unnecessary waste" logically leads to the main clause "Cicily decided to have the television repaired instead of buying a new one." Choice B is incorrect because it places the reason after the main clause, disrupting the logical flow. Choice C is incorrect as it places the comma incorrectly before "instead of," creating a grammatically incorrect sentence. Choice D is incorrect because it reverses the cause and effect relationship, implying that Cicily wanted to reduce waste because she decided to repair the television.