TEAS English Questions

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.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: intrude. This word is spelled correctly as it follows the standard spelling rules for the word meaning to enter uninvited. The other answer choices are spelled incorrectly: B: aclimate should be spelled as acclimate, with a double "c." C: wisen is not a standard word; it should be spelled as "wisen up." D: alude should be spelled as allude, which means to suggest indirectly. Therefore, A is the correct choice as it is the only word spelled correctly among the options provided.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A because it correctly uses commas to set off the appositive phrase "my pet bird" in the sentence. Commas are used to separate non-essential information from the rest of the sentence. In this case, "my pet bird" is additional information about Maya. Explanation: A: Correct - Uses commas to set off the appositive phrase. B: Incorrect - No punctuation is used to set off the list of names. C: Incorrect - Uses commas incorrectly in a series. D: Incorrect - No punctuation issue, but the sentence structure is not relevant to the question.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: irrelevant. Extraneous means unnecessary or irrelevant in this context. The sentence indicates that the details mentioned in the report were not related to the main findings, making them extraneous. Choice A, sophisticated, does not align with the context of the sentence. Choice C, diligent, does not convey the idea of being unnecessary. Choice D, useful, is the opposite of extraneous, as extraneous details are not useful in this context. Therefore, the best explanation for extraneous in this sentence is irrelevant.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: fought. In the sentence, "fought" is the only word that functions as a verb, indicating an action (past tense of fight). "Control," "trade," and "those" are all nouns or adjectives, not verbs. Verbs show action or state of being, while nouns and adjectives describe or identify. Therefore, "fought" is the only word in the choices that fits the criteria of being a verb in the sentence, making it the correct answer.