HESI A2
HESI A2 Grammar Practice Test 2024 Questions
Question 1 of 5
Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct: 'The development committee ____ a bargain with the city planners.'
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct answer is 'C: struck.' In this context, the correct verb form should be 'struck' as it is the past tense form of 'strike.'
Therefore, the correct sentence should read: 'The development committee struck a bargain with the city planners.'
Choice A, 'striked,' is incorrect as 'strike' is an irregular verb, and the past tense is 'struck' rather than 'striked.'
Choice B, 'stroke,' is incorrect as it is not the correct past tense form of 'strike' in this context.
Choice D, 'strike,' is incorrect as it is the base form of the verb and does not fit the sentence structure requiring a past tense verb.
Question 2 of 5
Select the best words for the blanks in the following sentence: 'The patient wanted to ____ down on the bed, but first she had to ____ her tray of food on the table.'
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: In this sentence, 'lie' is the correct word for the patient wanting to recline on the bed, and 'lay' is the correct word for placing the tray of food on the table.
Therefore, 'lie, lay' is the proper sequence of words for the actions described in the sentence.
Choice B is incorrect because 'lie' should be used for reclining, not 'lay'.
Choice C is incorrect as 'laid' is the past tense of 'lay,' not the present tense.
Choice D is incorrect; 'lain' is the past participle of 'lie,' not the present tense.
Question 3 of 5
Select the phrase that makes the following sentence grammatically correct: 'Working ____ the mission of the entire committee.'
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct phrase to complete the sentence is 'toward peace was.' In this context, 'toward peace' is the appropriate prepositional phrase to indicate the direction or goal of the work being done. Additionally, the verb tense should be in the past tense ('was') to match the structure of the sentence.
Choice A and C are incorrect because 'to peace' does not convey the intended sense of direction or goal.
Choice D is incorrect as 'am' is present tense, which does not agree with the past tense structure of the sentence.
Question 4 of 5
Which word is not used correctly in the context of the following sentence: 'There is no real distinction between the two treatment protocols recommended online.'
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct word that should replace 'among' in the sentence is 'between' when referring to a distinction between two things. 'Among' is used when referring to more than two items or when the items are part of a group. In this context, 'between' is more appropriate as there are only two treatment protocols being compared.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct: 'Walking home from class, ____'?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is A: 'the students watched the snow begin to fall.' In this sentence, the structure is correct with the subject 'the students' followed by the verb 'watched' and the object 'the snow begin to fall' in a grammatically appropriate manner.
Choices B, C, and D have issues with verb tense agreement and sentence structure, making them grammatically incorrect.
Choice B changes the active voice to passive, choice C lacks a verb for the subject 'snow,' and choice D does not complete the action initiated in the introductory participial phrase.