TEAS English Questions

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: piqued. In this context, "piqued" means to stimulate or arouse. A childhood reading of Tales from Shakespeare would stimulate or arouse Helene's interest in studying Shakespeare. The other choices are incorrect: B: peaked means reached the highest point, C: peked and D: peeked are misspellings and do not make sense in the context of the sentence.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: Are homophones. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. In this case, "caret," "carrot," and "to, two, and too" are all examples of homophones. They sound alike but have different meanings and uses. The other choices are incorrect because: A: Not all of them are nouns. B: Not all of them are monosyllabic. D: Not all of them represent things in nature.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: Conjunctive adverb. "However" is used to connect two independent clauses and shows contrast. It functions as an adverb modifying the whole sentence. It is not a preposition (A) as it doesn't show a relationship between nouns. It is not a conjunction (B) as it is not joining two clauses without modifying them. It is not a subordinating conjunction (D) as it doesn't introduce a dependent clause.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: spread throughout. The word "pervaded" in the sentence means to spread throughout or permeate. In this context, the students' excitement was felt in every part of the classroom. Choices A, C, and D do not accurately represent the meaning of "pervaded." A means to stand at attention, C means to give reasons or details, and D means to observe or pay attention. Therefore, B is the correct answer as it aligns with the context and definition of the word in the sentence.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: Complex. This sentence contains an independent clause "The tall man entered the restaurant" and a dependent clause "wearing a black raincoat, a yellow hat, and one red shoe." The dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence, making it a complex sentence. Other choices are incorrect as the sentence does not have multiple independent clauses for a compound or compound-complex sentence, and it is not a simple sentence as it contains a dependent clause.