The Ultimate HESI A2 2026 Test Bank: Verified Exam Questions with Correct Answers & Detailed Rationales for All 8 Core Sections

The Ultimate HESI A2 2026 Test Bank:
Verified Exam Questions with Correct
Answers & Detailed Rationales for All
8 Core Sections


GRAMMAR (Questions 1–30)

1. Choose the correctly written sentence:
A. The nurse checks the patients' vital signs.
B. The nurse checks the patient's vital signs.
C. The nurse checking the patients vital signs.
D. The nurse check's the patients vital signs.

Answer: B
Rationale: A singular subject requires a singular verb ("checks"). "Patient's" correctly
shows possession for a singular patient.

2. Which word is a noun?
A. Quickly
B. Running
C. Physician
D. Carefully

Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea. "Physician" is a person.

,3. Select the correct spelling:
A. Occurence
B. Occurrence
C. Occurrance
D. Occurense

Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "Occurrence" is spelled with two 'c's and two 'r's.

4. Choose the correct sentence:
A. The patients are waiting outside.
B. The patient's are waiting outside.
C. The patients waiting outside.
D. The patient are waiting outside.

Correct Answer: A
Rationale: "Patients" is plural and "are" is the correct plural verb form.

5. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A. She went to the store, and bought milk.
B. She went to the store and bought milk.
C. She went to the store, bought milk.
D. She went to the store and, bought milk.

Correct Answer: B
Rationale: No comma is needed between two verb phrases joined by "and" when the
subject is the same.

6. Identify the verb in the sentence: "The doctor prescribed medication."
A. Doctor
B. Prescribed
C. Medication
D. The

,Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "Prescribed" is the action word (verb) in the sentence.

7. Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?
A. The group of students are studying.
B. The group of students is studying.
C. The group of students were studying.
D. The group of students am studying.

Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "Group" is a collective noun and takes a singular verb ("is").

8. Choose the correct pronoun: "Each of the nurses must bring ___ own
stethoscope."
A. their
B. his or her
C. its
D. our

Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "Each" is singular, so the pronoun must be singular ("his or her").

9. Which sentence uses the correct form of "affect/effect"?
A. The medication had no affect on the patient.
B. The medication had no effect on the patient.
C. The medication effected the patient.
D. The medication effected no change.

Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "Effect" is a noun meaning result. "Affect" is typically a verb meaning to
influence.

, 10. Identify the preposition: "The patient walked into the room."
A. Patient
B. Walked
C. Into
D. Room

Correct Answer: C
Rationale: "Into" shows the relationship between "walked" and "room" (a preposition).

11. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. The nurse said, "Please take your medication."
B. The nurse said "Please take your medication."
C. The nurse said, "Please take your medication".
D. The nurse said "Please take your medication".

Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A comma should precede a direct quotation, and the period should be inside
the quotation marks.

12. Choose the correct word: "The patient's condition is ___ than yesterday."
A. more worse
B. worser
C. worse
D. worst

Correct Answer: C
Rationale: "Worse" is the comparative form used when comparing two things.

13. Which sentence is written in active voice?
A. The medication was administered by the nurse.
B. The nurse administered the medication.
C. The medication was given to the patient.
D. The patient was given the medication.