HESI A2 READING COMPREHENSION VI
QUESTION SET WITH RATIONALES AND
PASSAGE-BASED REASONING SKILLS 2026
◉ Which statement is not listed as a detail in the passage?
A. The oncoming sound waves have a higher pitch because of high
frequency and closeness of
waves.
B. The oncoming sound waves have a higher pitch because of low
frequency and closeness of
waves.
C. The whistling sound of the locomotive as it approaches and
passes can be explained by the
Doppler effect
D. The high-pitched sound of the ambulance as it approaches and
passes can be explained by
the Doppler effect.
Answer: B. The oncoming sound waves have a higher pitch because
of low frequency and closeness of
waves
◉ What is the main idea of the passage?
,A. Trains and ambulances make distinctly loud noises
B. Low-frequency waves make high-pitched sounds.
C. High-frequency waves make low-pitched sounds.
D. The Doppler Effect explains the rationale for why sound is heard
initially more strongly and
then faintly after a moving object has passed.
Answer: D. The Doppler Effect explains the rationale for why sound
is heard initially more strongly and
then faintly after a moving object has passed
◉ What is the meaning of the word phenomenon in the second
paragraph?
A. Something that is lifeless to the senses
B. Something that is nonchalant
C. Something that is significant but unusual
D. Something that is chemical in origin.
Answer: C. Something that is significant but unusual
◉ What is the author's primary purpose in writing this essay?
A. To entertain the reader with information about trains and
ambulances
B. To inform the reader about avoiding accidents, which involve
trains and ambulances
,C. To inform the reader about how movement affects sound
D. To analyze the difference between train and ambulance sounds.
Answer: C. To inform the reader about how movement affects sound
◉ Which sound waves have a higher pitch?
A. Those waves that are closer together
B. Those waves that are farther apart
C. Those waves that travel a long distance
D. Those waves that travel a short distance.
Answer: A. Those waves that are closer together
◉ Which sound waves have a lower pitch?
A. Those waves that are closer together
B. Those waves that are farther apart
C. Those waves that travel a long distance
D. Those waves that travel a short distance.
Answer: B. Those waves that are farther apart
◉ Electrocardiogram Beep!...Beep!...Beep! is the audible rhythmic
sound made as the strength of the heart
muscle is measured. The signal cadence has a characteristic record
that varies in every individual. This
, record is called an electrocardiogram, or ECG. In the body, an array
of systemic neural responses
constantly occur, emitting electric currents. The electric currents can
be detected on the surface of the
body, and if a person is hooked to an amplifier, these impulses are
recorded by an electrocardiograph.
Most of the information obtained is about the heart because the
heart sends out electric currents in
waves. This "wave of excitation" spreads through the heart wall and
is accompanied by electric changes.
The wave takes place in three distinct steps. Initially, the "wave of
excitation" accompanied by an
electric change lasts for approximately 1 to 2 seconds after the
contraction of the cardiac muscle. The
elect.
Answer: set 2
◉ Which statement is not listed as a detail within the passage?
A. Changes in the ECG are typically used for diagnosis of abnormal
cardiac rhythm.
B. The signal has a characteristic record called the
electrocardiogram.
C. The "wave of excitation" starts at the SA node.
QUESTION SET WITH RATIONALES AND
PASSAGE-BASED REASONING SKILLS 2026
◉ Which statement is not listed as a detail in the passage?
A. The oncoming sound waves have a higher pitch because of high
frequency and closeness of
waves.
B. The oncoming sound waves have a higher pitch because of low
frequency and closeness of
waves.
C. The whistling sound of the locomotive as it approaches and
passes can be explained by the
Doppler effect
D. The high-pitched sound of the ambulance as it approaches and
passes can be explained by
the Doppler effect.
Answer: B. The oncoming sound waves have a higher pitch because
of low frequency and closeness of
waves
◉ What is the main idea of the passage?
,A. Trains and ambulances make distinctly loud noises
B. Low-frequency waves make high-pitched sounds.
C. High-frequency waves make low-pitched sounds.
D. The Doppler Effect explains the rationale for why sound is heard
initially more strongly and
then faintly after a moving object has passed.
Answer: D. The Doppler Effect explains the rationale for why sound
is heard initially more strongly and
then faintly after a moving object has passed
◉ What is the meaning of the word phenomenon in the second
paragraph?
A. Something that is lifeless to the senses
B. Something that is nonchalant
C. Something that is significant but unusual
D. Something that is chemical in origin.
Answer: C. Something that is significant but unusual
◉ What is the author's primary purpose in writing this essay?
A. To entertain the reader with information about trains and
ambulances
B. To inform the reader about avoiding accidents, which involve
trains and ambulances
,C. To inform the reader about how movement affects sound
D. To analyze the difference between train and ambulance sounds.
Answer: C. To inform the reader about how movement affects sound
◉ Which sound waves have a higher pitch?
A. Those waves that are closer together
B. Those waves that are farther apart
C. Those waves that travel a long distance
D. Those waves that travel a short distance.
Answer: A. Those waves that are closer together
◉ Which sound waves have a lower pitch?
A. Those waves that are closer together
B. Those waves that are farther apart
C. Those waves that travel a long distance
D. Those waves that travel a short distance.
Answer: B. Those waves that are farther apart
◉ Electrocardiogram Beep!...Beep!...Beep! is the audible rhythmic
sound made as the strength of the heart
muscle is measured. The signal cadence has a characteristic record
that varies in every individual. This
, record is called an electrocardiogram, or ECG. In the body, an array
of systemic neural responses
constantly occur, emitting electric currents. The electric currents can
be detected on the surface of the
body, and if a person is hooked to an amplifier, these impulses are
recorded by an electrocardiograph.
Most of the information obtained is about the heart because the
heart sends out electric currents in
waves. This "wave of excitation" spreads through the heart wall and
is accompanied by electric changes.
The wave takes place in three distinct steps. Initially, the "wave of
excitation" accompanied by an
electric change lasts for approximately 1 to 2 seconds after the
contraction of the cardiac muscle. The
elect.
Answer: set 2
◉ Which statement is not listed as a detail within the passage?
A. Changes in the ECG are typically used for diagnosis of abnormal
cardiac rhythm.
B. The signal has a characteristic record called the
electrocardiogram.
C. The "wave of excitation" starts at the SA node.
