HESI A2
HESI A2 Practice Test Vocabulary Questions
Question 1 of 5
The hospital accepts a certain quota of 'indigent' patients.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The word 'indigent' refers to people who are poor or impoverished, lacking financial resources.
Therefore, the correct choice is D, 'Impoverished.'
Choices A, B, and C are incorrect because they do not accurately reflect the meaning of 'indigent.'
Choice A, 'Uninjured,' is unrelated to financial status.
Choice B, 'Apathetic,' means showing no interest or concern, which is irrelevant.
Choice C, 'Resentful,' means feeling bitterness or indignation, which is also unrelated to poverty.
Question 2 of 5
An apartment is advertised as being furnished. What does the sentence mean?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is A: 'It is equipped with articles.' In real estate terms, when an apartment is advertised as 'furnished', it means that the apartment comes equipped with furniture and other necessary items. This choice directly reflects the meaning of a furnished apartment. The other choices are incorrect because being furnished does not imply that the apartment has just been repainted (
B), requires the first month's rent to be paid in advance (
C), or includes utility bills in the rental cost (
D).
Question 3 of 5
What is the term for the word part placed before a word to change its meaning?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is 'Prefix.' A prefix is a word part that is placed before a root word to modify its meaning. In this case, a prefix changes the meaning of the root word.
Choice B, 'Affix,' is a broader term that includes prefixes, suffixes, and infixes.
Choice C, 'Suffix,' is a word part placed after a root word to modify its meaning, not before.
Choice D, 'Vocab,' is unrelated to the word part placed before a word.
Question 4 of 5
Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. The doctor instructed the patient to keep his head 'elevated'.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is A, 'Raised.' In this context, 'elevated' means to be lifted or raised up. The doctor's instruction implies keeping the patient's head in an upward position.
Choices B, C, and D are incorrect. 'Turned' suggests a change in direction, 'still' means without movement, and 'thrown back' implies a forceful backward motion, none of which capture the meaning of 'elevated' in this scenario.
Question 5 of 5
The number of people _____ from other counties to the United States has caused a shift in unemployment in the textile market.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is 'Immigrating' because it refers to people coming to live permanently in a foreign country. 'Emigrating' (
Choice
A) means leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another, which does not fit the context of people coming into the United States. 'Migrating' (
Choice
C) is a general term for moving from one place to another without emphasizing the aspect of settling in a new country. 'Emigrated' (
Choice
D) is the past tense of emigrate and does not convey the ongoing action of people moving to the United States.