HESI READING A2 VERSION 1 AND VERSION 2 COMPLETE ENTRANCE EXAM WITH 100% VERIFIED AND CORRECT ANSWERS(UPDATED 2022)

HESI READING A2 VERSION 1 AND VERSION 2 COMPLETE ENTRANCE EXAM WITH 100% VERIFIED AND CORRECT ANSWERS(UPDATED 2022) PASSAGE READING ISAAC ASIMOV 1. Definition of <PROLIFIC=. Highly productive A. Against war B. Literate C. Ecocentric 2. For what type of writing was Mr. Asimov most famous for? A. Juvenile fiction B. Mystery C. Popular science ● Isaac Asimov ● Laughter ● Jazz ● Homonyms ● Glass ● Changing time ● Mr. Rogers ● Lightning strikes ● Health care’s number game ● Factory ● Electoral college ● Nurseries ● A bit about bicycles ● The Rainforest VERSION 2 LIST OF PASSAGES Science, fiction, writing 3. The Big three mentioned were , , and . Asimov, Heinlein, Clarke 1 4. How old was Asimov when he died? (this was a fill in the blank question) 72 years old 5. What is his greatest fear? Flying LAUGHTER 1. Which statement is presented in the passage? A. Native Americans rarely laugh. Native Americans humor is often overlooked. B. Western Americans neglect the needs of Native Americans. C. Native American humor is mostly satire. 2. What is implied by this paragraph? A. Native Americans really are as stern and serious as they white men make them out to be. B. Humor is the same all over the world. Native American humor deserves more attention. 2 3. The author seems to favor Research into Native American humor 4. The author’s reason for writing seem to have been to Persuade people to take a broader view on Native Americans. ALL THE JAZZ Jazz has been called "the art of expression set to music", and "America's great contribution to music". It has functioned as popular art and enjoyed periods of widespread public response, in the "jazz age" of the 1920s, in the "swing era" of the late 1930s and in the peak popularity of modern jazz in the late 1950s. The standard legend about Jazz is that it originated around the end of the 19th century in New Orleans and moved up the Mississippi River to Memphis, St. Louis, and finally to Chicago. It welded together the elements of Ragtime, marching band music, and the Blues. However, the influences of what led to those early sounds goes back to tribal African drum beats and European musical structures. Buddy Bolden, a New Orleans barber and cornet player, is generally considered to have been the first real Jazz mus