HESI A2 Reading Comprehension
Passages - V2
V1
Eating
Food
Game of Bridge
Getting a Good Night's Sleep Chronic Insomnia
Phobia
Rainforest
Safe Driving
The Water Cycle
Voice
White Elephant
The Golden Bridge - ANSV2
Bicycles
Changing Time
Glass
Healthcare
Homonyms
Isaac Asimov
Jazz
Laughter
Lightning
Mr. Rogers
Nurseries
Rainforest
Extras
Amazon Rainforest
About 6% of the earth is covered by rainforests. The largest rainforest in the world is
theAmazon Basin, which stretches over 2.3 million square miles in nine different South
American countries. This area is double the length of all the other remaining rainforests in
the world. Brazil contains 60%of the Amazonian rainforest, since it lies at the mouth of the
river Amazon. This river is the second largest in the world and contains more than one-fifth
of the world's fresh water. The Amazon rainforest is a type of wet broadleaf forest. The
weather there is very humid and warm as it rains quite a bit. Because of the high rainfall, the
forest is very rich and green. The tree leaves are pointed and narrow so that the raindrops
can easily drop off wet plants. This
tropical rainforest has more living species than the entire European continent. There are
over 400 types of insects living in one single rain fo - ANS1. According to paragraph 1, which
of the following is NOT mentioned about the Amazon
Rainforest?
, Its precipitation
2. How can you describe the Amazon rainforest? (Choose 2 answers)
(A)It rains all time there so the forest is always green.
(C)The plants are shaped so that rainwater can pour off them.
3. Which of the following is true about the Amazon Basin?
It is more than one-fifth of all the other rainforests in the world.
4. Look at the end of paragraph 2. What does the author refer to when he says "rich and
diverse land" at the beginning of paragraph 3?
2,000 birds and mammals in the Amazon rainforest
5. What does the sentence "people of Brazil farm in an environmentally friendly way" mean
in paragraph 3?
They do not poison the soil when farming.
6. Which rainforest plant has more than one use?
The Bruti plant
7. What is the biggest problem related to the disappearance of the rainforest?
Cutting down trees
Rainforest
-------------------------------------- - ANS1. Rain forests are essential to life on earth
2. Deforestation has long term consequences that we still do not know about
3. The Nile is the longest river
The Bicycle
Today, bicycles are so common that it's hard to believe they haven't always been around. But
two hundred years ago, bicycles didn't even exist, and the first bicycle, invented in Germany
in 1818, was nothing like our bicycles today. It was made of wood and didn't even have
pedals. Since then, however, numerous innovations and improvements in design have made
the bicycle one of the most popular means of recreation and transportation around the world.
In 1839, Kirkpatrick Macmillan, a Scottish blacksmith, dramatically improved upon the
original bicycle design. Macmillan's machine had tires with iron rims to keep them from
getting worn down. He also used foot-operated cranks like pedals, so his bicycle could be
ridden at a quick pace. It
didn't look much like a modern bicycle, though, because its back wheel was substantially
larger than its front wheel. In 1861, the French Michaux brothers took the evolutio - ANS1.
The main idea of this passage is best expressed in which sentence?
Sentence (4): Since then, however, numerous innovations and improvements in design have
made the bicycle one of the most popular means of recreation and transportation around the
world.
2. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
Passages - V2
V1
Eating
Food
Game of Bridge
Getting a Good Night's Sleep Chronic Insomnia
Phobia
Rainforest
Safe Driving
The Water Cycle
Voice
White Elephant
The Golden Bridge - ANSV2
Bicycles
Changing Time
Glass
Healthcare
Homonyms
Isaac Asimov
Jazz
Laughter
Lightning
Mr. Rogers
Nurseries
Rainforest
Extras
Amazon Rainforest
About 6% of the earth is covered by rainforests. The largest rainforest in the world is
theAmazon Basin, which stretches over 2.3 million square miles in nine different South
American countries. This area is double the length of all the other remaining rainforests in
the world. Brazil contains 60%of the Amazonian rainforest, since it lies at the mouth of the
river Amazon. This river is the second largest in the world and contains more than one-fifth
of the world's fresh water. The Amazon rainforest is a type of wet broadleaf forest. The
weather there is very humid and warm as it rains quite a bit. Because of the high rainfall, the
forest is very rich and green. The tree leaves are pointed and narrow so that the raindrops
can easily drop off wet plants. This
tropical rainforest has more living species than the entire European continent. There are
over 400 types of insects living in one single rain fo - ANS1. According to paragraph 1, which
of the following is NOT mentioned about the Amazon
Rainforest?
, Its precipitation
2. How can you describe the Amazon rainforest? (Choose 2 answers)
(A)It rains all time there so the forest is always green.
(C)The plants are shaped so that rainwater can pour off them.
3. Which of the following is true about the Amazon Basin?
It is more than one-fifth of all the other rainforests in the world.
4. Look at the end of paragraph 2. What does the author refer to when he says "rich and
diverse land" at the beginning of paragraph 3?
2,000 birds and mammals in the Amazon rainforest
5. What does the sentence "people of Brazil farm in an environmentally friendly way" mean
in paragraph 3?
They do not poison the soil when farming.
6. Which rainforest plant has more than one use?
The Bruti plant
7. What is the biggest problem related to the disappearance of the rainforest?
Cutting down trees
Rainforest
-------------------------------------- - ANS1. Rain forests are essential to life on earth
2. Deforestation has long term consequences that we still do not know about
3. The Nile is the longest river
The Bicycle
Today, bicycles are so common that it's hard to believe they haven't always been around. But
two hundred years ago, bicycles didn't even exist, and the first bicycle, invented in Germany
in 1818, was nothing like our bicycles today. It was made of wood and didn't even have
pedals. Since then, however, numerous innovations and improvements in design have made
the bicycle one of the most popular means of recreation and transportation around the world.
In 1839, Kirkpatrick Macmillan, a Scottish blacksmith, dramatically improved upon the
original bicycle design. Macmillan's machine had tires with iron rims to keep them from
getting worn down. He also used foot-operated cranks like pedals, so his bicycle could be
ridden at a quick pace. It
didn't look much like a modern bicycle, though, because its back wheel was substantially
larger than its front wheel. In 1861, the French Michaux brothers took the evolutio - ANS1.
The main idea of this passage is best expressed in which sentence?
Sentence (4): Since then, however, numerous innovations and improvements in design have
made the bicycle one of the most popular means of recreation and transportation around the
world.
2. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
