HESI exam reading practice
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
(IssacBAsimov)BDefinitionBofB"Prolific".
a.BHighlyBproductive
b.BAgainstBwar
c.BLiterate
d.BEccocentricB-BAnswerA
(IssacBAsimov)BForBwhatBtypeBofBwritingBwasBMr.BAsimovBmostBfamousBfor?
a.BJuvenileBfiction
b.BMystery
c.BPopularBscience
d.BScienceBfictionB-BAnswerD
(IssacBAsimov)BTheBBigBthreeBmentionedBwereB___,B___,BandB___.B-
BAnswerAsimov,BHeinlein,BClarke
(IssacBAsimov)BHowBoldBwasBAsimovBwhenBheBdied?B-BAnswer72ByearsBold
(Laughter)BWhichBstatementBisBpresentedBinBtheBpassage?
a.BNativeBAmericansBrarelyBlaugh.
b.BNativeBAmericansBhumorBisBoftenBoverlooked.
c.BWesternBAmericansBneglectBtheBneedsBofBNativeBAmericans.
d.BNativeBAmericanBhumorBisBmostlyBsatire.B-BAnswerB
(Laughter)BWhatBisBimpliedBbyBthisBparagraph?
a.BNativeBAmericansBreallyBareBasBsternBandBseriousBasBtheyBwhiteBmenBmakeBthemBoutBto
Bbe.
b.BHumorBisBtheBsameBallBoverBtheBworld.
c.BNativeBAmericanBhumorBdeservesBmoreBattention.B-BAnswerC
, (Laughter)B1.BTheBauthorBseemsBto
a.BTakeBanBimpartialBviewBonBtheBissue.B-BAnswerA
(Laughter)B1.BTheBauthorBseemsBto
a.BTakeBanBimpartialBviewBonBtheBissue.B-BAnswerA
(Laughter)BTheBauthor'sBreasonBforBwritingBseemBtoBhaveBbeenBto
a.BPersuadeBpeopleBtoBtakeBaBbroaderBviewBonBNativeBAmericansB-BAnswerA
(Jazz)B1.BDefinitionBofBconfluence.
a.BMelding
b.BInfluence
c.BIntersection
d.BComingBtogetherB-BAnswerD
(Jazz)B1.BWhereBandBwhenBdidBjazzBoriginate?
a.BSouthernBUS.B20thBcenturyB-BAnswerA
(Jazz)B1.BHowBdoesBtheBauthorBregardBJazz?
a.BABrealBaficionado
b.BUnableBtoBdetermine
c.BDoesn'tBlikeBitBmuch
d.BEnjoysBitBoccasionallyB-BAnswerA
(Jazz)B1.BDerivationBofBtheBwordB"Jazz"
a.BWestBcoastBslangB-BAnswerA
(Homonyms)B1.BHowBdoesBtheBarticleBdefineBhomonyms?B-
BAnswerWordsBthatBsoundBalikeBbutBareBspelledBdifferentBwaysBwithBdifferentBmeanings
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
(IssacBAsimov)BDefinitionBofB"Prolific".
a.BHighlyBproductive
b.BAgainstBwar
c.BLiterate
d.BEccocentricB-BAnswerA
(IssacBAsimov)BForBwhatBtypeBofBwritingBwasBMr.BAsimovBmostBfamousBfor?
a.BJuvenileBfiction
b.BMystery
c.BPopularBscience
d.BScienceBfictionB-BAnswerD
(IssacBAsimov)BTheBBigBthreeBmentionedBwereB___,B___,BandB___.B-
BAnswerAsimov,BHeinlein,BClarke
(IssacBAsimov)BHowBoldBwasBAsimovBwhenBheBdied?B-BAnswer72ByearsBold
(Laughter)BWhichBstatementBisBpresentedBinBtheBpassage?
a.BNativeBAmericansBrarelyBlaugh.
b.BNativeBAmericansBhumorBisBoftenBoverlooked.
c.BWesternBAmericansBneglectBtheBneedsBofBNativeBAmericans.
d.BNativeBAmericanBhumorBisBmostlyBsatire.B-BAnswerB
(Laughter)BWhatBisBimpliedBbyBthisBparagraph?
a.BNativeBAmericansBreallyBareBasBsternBandBseriousBasBtheyBwhiteBmenBmakeBthemBoutBto
Bbe.
b.BHumorBisBtheBsameBallBoverBtheBworld.
c.BNativeBAmericanBhumorBdeservesBmoreBattention.B-BAnswerC
, (Laughter)B1.BTheBauthorBseemsBto
a.BTakeBanBimpartialBviewBonBtheBissue.B-BAnswerA
(Laughter)B1.BTheBauthorBseemsBto
a.BTakeBanBimpartialBviewBonBtheBissue.B-BAnswerA
(Laughter)BTheBauthor'sBreasonBforBwritingBseemBtoBhaveBbeenBto
a.BPersuadeBpeopleBtoBtakeBaBbroaderBviewBonBNativeBAmericansB-BAnswerA
(Jazz)B1.BDefinitionBofBconfluence.
a.BMelding
b.BInfluence
c.BIntersection
d.BComingBtogetherB-BAnswerD
(Jazz)B1.BWhereBandBwhenBdidBjazzBoriginate?
a.BSouthernBUS.B20thBcenturyB-BAnswerA
(Jazz)B1.BHowBdoesBtheBauthorBregardBJazz?
a.BABrealBaficionado
b.BUnableBtoBdetermine
c.BDoesn'tBlikeBitBmuch
d.BEnjoysBitBoccasionallyB-BAnswerA
(Jazz)B1.BDerivationBofBtheBwordB"Jazz"
a.BWestBcoastBslangB-BAnswerA
(Homonyms)B1.BHowBdoesBtheBarticleBdefineBhomonyms?B-
BAnswerWordsBthatBsoundBalikeBbutBareBspelledBdifferentBwaysBwithBdifferentBmeanings
