HESI A2
HESI A2 Grammar Practice Exam Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which word or phrase fits best in the following sentence? Cathy asked many questions the first time she ___________ at the hospital.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct word to use in this sentence is 'volunteered' as it indicates an action that Cathy did in the past. The sentence suggests that Cathy was engaging in volunteering at the hospital for the first time, so the past tense form 'volunteered' is the most appropriate choice.
Choice B ('volunteering') is incorrect because it is the present participle form and does not fit the past tense context of the sentence.
Choice C ('was volunteered') is passive voice and implies that someone else made Cathy volunteer, which is not the intended meaning.
Choice D ('volunteer') is incorrect as it is the base form of the verb and does not match the past tense requirement of the sentence.
Question 2 of 5
Select the phrase that will make the following sentence grammatically correct. Dr. Johnson had a serious look when he _________.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is 'A - spoke to the patient's parents.' In this sentence, the past tense 'spoke' should be used to match the past tense 'had,' indicating an action that already took place.
Choices B, C, and D are incorrect because they use present or future tenses, which do not match the past tense 'had' in the sentence.
Question 3 of 5
What word is best to substitute for the underlined words in the following sentence? You can hear the nurses' laughter all the way down the hallway.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The phrase 'the nurses' laughter' indicates possession by the nurses, a plural subject.
Therefore, the appropriate possessive pronoun to use in this context is 'their,' which correctly reflects possession by multiple nurses.
Choice A ('his') is singular and refers to a male subject, not suitable for a group of nurses.
Choice B ('hers') is singular and refers to a female subject, not suitable for a group of nurses.
Choice C ('them') is a pronoun used for a group of people, but it doesn't indicate possession as required in the sentence.
Question 4 of 5
Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the following sentence? Everyone in the fraternity found the four boys' pranks sophomoric.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The word 'boys'' should be spelled as 'boys' in this context. The correct possessive form of the plural noun 'boys' does not require an apostrophe before the final S, which indicates possession. In this sentence, the intent is to show that the pranks belong to the four boys collectively, so the correct possessive form is 'boys' without the additional apostrophe.
Question 5 of 5
What punctuation is needed in the following sentence to make it correct? Because of a major accident on the freeway, the emergency room was overcrowded.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct sentence should be: 'Because of a major accident on the freeway, the emergency room was overcrowded.' A comma is needed after 'freeway' to separate the introductory dependent clause from the independent clause that follows.
Choice A (Period) is incorrect as it would create two separate sentences.
Choice C (Exclamation point) is incorrect as there is no exclamation in the sentence.
Choice D (Semicolon) is incorrect as it is used to separate closely related independent clauses.