HESI A2
HESI A2 Grammar Practice Exam Questions
Question 1 of 5
Select the word that makes the following sentence grammatically correct. Mary Ann gave ______ credit for studying so hard and passing the test.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct answer is 'C: herself.' In this sentence, 'herself' is the reflexive pronoun that correctly refers back to Mary Ann. It shows that Mary Ann is giving credit to herself for studying hard and passing the test. The use of 'oneself' (choice
A) would be incorrect here as it is too general and does not specify Mary Ann.
Choices B and D ('itself' and 'themselves') are also incorrect because they do not match the singular subject 'Mary Ann.'
Therefore, 'herself' is the only option that fits both grammatically and contextually in this sentence.
Question 2 of 5
Select the phrase that will make the following sentence grammatically correct. Before I had finished supper, James ___________.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The sentence starts with 'Before I had finished supper,' indicating that the action of James texting you on your cell phone had occurred before the completion of another past action (finishing supper). The past perfect tense 'had texted' is used to express an action that happened before another action in the past, making the sentence grammatically correct.
Choice A is incorrect because it uses the present continuous tense, which is not suitable for indicating an action that occurred before finishing supper.
Choice C is incorrect as it uses the simple present tense, which does not convey the sequence of events correctly.
Choice D is incorrect as it presents the present continuous tense, which is not appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Question 3 of 5
Select the word that will make the following sentence grammatically correct. The lounge needs a thorough cleaning, ________ the windows must be washed.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is 'and.' The sentence requires a conjunction that shows the need for both a thorough cleaning and washing the windows. The word 'and' is used to connect two actions that must be performed, indicating a list of tasks that should be completed in the lounge.
Choices B, C, and D are incorrect because 'or' would imply a choice between cleaning and washing the windows, 'but' would suggest a contrast or contradiction between cleaning and washing the windows, and 'yet' is used to show a contrast or unexpected result, which is not suitable in this context where both actions are necessary.
Question 4 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 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.