HESI A2
HESI A2 Grammar Practice Test 2024 Questions
Question 1 of 5
Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct: 'Picking up groceries ____ one of the things you are supposed to do?'
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is 'Is.' In this sentence, the subject 'picking up groceries' is singular, so it should be followed by the singular form of the verb 'to be,' which is 'is.' The verb should agree with the subject in number. 'Am' is incorrect as it is the first person singular form, 'Is it' creates an unnecessary question structure, and 'Are' is plural, not matching the singular subject.
Therefore, 'Is' is needed to make the sentence grammatically correct.
Question 2 of 5
Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct: '____ screaming took the shopkeeper by surprise.'
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: In this sentence, 'Our' is the possessive pronoun that correctly indicates possession, making the sentence grammatically correct. The sentence implies that the screaming belonged to a group that includes the shopkeeper.
Therefore, 'Our' is the appropriate choice. The other options ('We,' 'They,' 'Them') are incorrect as they do not convey possession as required in the sentence.
Question 3 of 5
Select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct: 'While he was an apprentice, Steve ____ a great deal of time in the studio.'
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: 'Spent' is the correct past tense of 'spend.' In this sentence, the action of spending time in the studio already happened while Steve was an apprentice, requiring the past tense 'spent.' 'Spends' is present tense, 'spended' is not a valid word, and 'spend' is present tense without matching the past context of the sentence.
Question 4 of 5
Select the phrase that makes the following sentence grammatically correct: 'Janet called her ____ run after a squirrel.'
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is 'dog, who had.' The phrase 'dog, who had' correctly indicates that Janet called her dog to run after a squirrel. In this case, 'who had' provides additional information about the dog, making the sentence grammatically accurate.
Choices B, C, and D are incorrect because they do not use the appropriate relative pronoun 'who' for referring to animals.
Question 5 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.