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According to the prefix "in-" which of the following words defines "incredulous"?

A. Convinced

B. Disbelieving

C. Sympathetic

D. Weary

Answer Explanation:

The word incredulous means the act of being unable to believe something.

Therefore, the Correct Answer is B.

More Questions on TEAS 7 Language

  • Q #1: Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

    A. The horse rode to our house, the beach, and around the church, before he started to tire.

    B. We sat down to eat our meal outside; the night was beautiful.

    C. The ladies's hats were all purple; they looked so pretty.

    D. The strong heavyset fighter won his first fight, and he was featured in the newspaper.

    Answer Explanation

    "We sat down to eat our meal outside; the night was beautiful." The semicolon (;) is used correctly in this choice.

    Choice A has a comma before and which makes it incorrect.
    Choice C has an s after the apostrophe in ladies's, hence it is incorrect.

    Choice D also has a comma before and making it incorrect.
    Note: And is a joining word and hence should not have commas before or after it.

  • Q #2: For which of the following statements is a citation unnecessary?

    A. After protests from feminists, Maxwell changed from a men's college to a coed college in 1982.

    B. Maxwell College was founded in 1846 and established on land that was part of the estate of Reginald Ashworth, a local plantation owner who coveted a degree, but never earned one.

    C. When asked about its role in the community, the current president said that Maxwell College "filled an important niche in the state's educational options."

    D. Located just outside the state capital, Maxwell College occupies an area with rolling hills.

    Answer Explanation

    A citation is normally used to cite specific information that has been researched by other people. D is only showing a location and not necessarily a product of a research and hence does not need any citation.

  • Q #3: Which of the following sentences correctly uses subject-verb agreement?

    A. Statistics is an interesting subject. However, statistics is often misleading.

    B. Statistics are an interesting subject. However, statistics are often misleading

    C. Statistics is an interesting subject. However, statistics are often misleading

    D. Statistics are an interesting subject. However, statistics is often misleading

    Answer Explanation

    "Statistics is an interesting subject. However, statistics is often misleading."

    In this sentence, both the subject "Statistics" and the verb "is" are in agreement, as they are both singular. The subject-verb agreement rule states that singular subjects should be paired with singular verbs, and plural subjects should be paired with plural verbs. "Statistics" is a singular noun, so it should be paired with the singular verb "is." The other choices have subject-verb agreement errors because they mix singular and plural forms incorrectly.