TEAS 6 Practice Test 5 English Language Arts (Timed Version)

B. He ate a lot on vacation, but he did not gain any weight. These two clauses are of equal grammatical rank and can be connected with a coordinating conjunction. “But” is the conjunction that makes the most sense. See Lesson: Types of Clauses.

C. With a word ending in -y, you drop the -y and add -ies. See Lesson: Spelling.

D. Classes is the plural form of the noun class. See Lesson: Nouns.

D. At a Parent-Teacher meeting. It is best to use formal language with a child’s teacher to show respect. See Lesson: Formal and Informal Language.

C. Girls is a third person plural subject, so it takes the verb form are. See Lesson: Subject and Verb Agreement.

D. Although. The word “although” signifies the beginning of a dependent clause and is the only conjunction that makes sense in the sentence. See Lesson: Types of Clauses.

B. Writing a postcard. It is an informal mode of communication between close friends and relatives. See Lesson: Formal and Informal Language.

B. The meaning of formula in this context is “a liquid that is given to babies.” The phrase “baby” helps you figure out which meaning of formula is being used. See Lesson: Context Clues and Multiple Meaning Words.

D. The meaning of bass in the context of this sentence is “a guitar with four strings that makes low sounds.” See Lesson: Context Clues and Multiple Meaning Words.

D. The meaning of somnambulist in the context of this sentence is “sleepwalker.” See Lesson: Context Clues and Multiple Meaning Words.

B. I will be unable to come to your party. The sentence does not use contractions and uses the most polite and formal vocabulary. See Lesson: Formal and Informal Language.

A. The root chrom means “color” and the prefix mono means “one,” so monochromatic means to having one color. See Lesson: Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes.

A. There should be quotation marks. Direct quotes from someone else should be enclosed in quotation marks. See Lesson: Punctuation.

D. We are looking for a possessive pronoun. Whose is a relative pronoun and can only be used to show possession when the sentence is a question. See Lesson: Pronouns.

D. These adjectives describe Henry. See Lesson: Adjectives and Adverbs

D. The prefix trans means “across,” and the root word luc means “light,” so translucent means letting some light to pass through or across. See Lesson: Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes.

D. This is a complex sentence because it has a dependent clause, an independent clause, and a subordinating conjunction, despite. See Lesson: Types of Sentences.

A. The verb has must agree with the subject everyone. See Lesson: Subject and Verb Agreement

C. The word “application” has more than one meaning. See Lesson: Context Clues and Multiple Meaning Words.

D. The subordinate conjunction “although” combines the sentences and puts the focus on puppies requiring a lot of work. See Lesson: Types of Sentences.

C. The prefix that means “with” is con. See Lesson: Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes.

D. In, of, and on are prepositions in the other titles. See Lesson: Conjunctions and Prepositions.

A. The root tele means “far.” See Lesson: Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes.

A. Had been is past perfect tense. See Lesson: Verbs and Verb Tenses.

B. The root word veri means “true,” so veritable means genuine. See Lesson: Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes.

D. she, do, and indian. She is at the beginning of the sentence and needs to be capitalized. Do is at the beginning of a quoted sentence and also needs to be capitalized. Nationalities such as Indian should always be capitalized.See Lesson: Capitalization.

A. Coordinate clause. A coordinate clause is a sentence or phrase that combines clauses of equal grammatical rank (verbs, nouns, adjectives, phrases, or independent clauses) by using a coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, nor, or so, yet). See Lesson: Types of Clauses.

D. The meaning of pungent in this context is “having a strong smell.” The word “tear” helps you figure out the meaning of pungent. See Lesson: Context Clues and Multiple Meaning Words.