HESI A2 GRAMMAR PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECTLY SOLVED ANSWERS.
what word is best to substitute for the underlined words in the following sentence? "You
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can hear THE NURSES' laughter all the way down the hallway."
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(A) hist
(B) hers
t t
(C) them
t
(D) their -- Correct Answer ✔✔ their
t t t t t t
which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? "Moving stealthy, the sneaky
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little boy reached up for the cookie jar on the topmost shelf."
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(A) stealthy
t
(B) sneaky
t t
(C) up t
(D) topmost -- Correct Answer ✔✔ stealthy
t t t t t t
which sentence is the clearest?
t t t t
(A) I saw the criminals who were arrested on the TV news.
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(B) I saw the criminals on the TV new who were arrested.
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(C) On the TV news, the criminals who were arrested were seen by me.
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(D) On the TV news, I saw the criminals who were arrested. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ On
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the TV news, I saw the criminals who were arrested.
t t t t t t t t t
which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the sentence? "Our mayer made a
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proclamation declaring that all citizens must recycle." t t t t t t
(A) mayer
t
(B) proclamation
t
(C) citizens
t
(D) recycle -- Correct Answer ✔✔ mayer
t t t t t t
,select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. "Jennifer
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must ______ been confused by the complicated directions."
t t t t t t t
(A) of t
(B) had
t
(C) have
t
(D) be -- Correct Answer ✔✔ have
t t t t t t
which of the following is spelled correctly
t t t t t t
(A) seisure
t
(B) siezure
t
(C) seizher
t
(D) seizure -- Correct Answer ✔✔ seizure
t t t t t t
select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the sentence. "Accompanied by toast, Jake
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enjoyed his farm-fresh eggs and sweet-tasting grits."
t t t t t t
(A) Accompanied by toast
t t t
(B) Jake enjoyed
t t
(C) farm-fresh eggs
t t
(D) sweet-tasting grits -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Accompanied by toast
t t t t t t t t t
select the word that makes the sentence grammatically correct. "After ______ the
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course, the nursing students will take a short practicum."
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(A) finished
t
(B) finishing
t
(C) having finish
t t
(D) will finish -- Correct Answer ✔✔ finishing
t t t t t t t
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Please dont be afraid to
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ask questions," she assured us politely.
t t t t t
(A) period
t t
(B) quotation marks
t t
(C) comma
t
(D) apostrophe -- Correct Answer ✔✔ apostrophe
t t t t t t
which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the sentence? "The pharmacist
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seemed to disagree with the proscription designated by the physician."
t t t t t t t t t
,(A) pharmacist
t
(B) proscription
t
(C) designated
t
(D) physician -- Correct Answer ✔✔ proscription
t t t t t t
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Have you finished reading
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the lab results so we can schedule an appointment with the patient"
t t t t t t t t t t t
(A) periodt
(B) question mark
t t
(C) comma t
(D) semicolon -- Correct Answer ✔✔ question mark
t t t t t t t
which of the following is spelled correctly
t t t t t t
(A) discipline
t t
(B) disipline
t t
(C) discapline
t
(D) dicipline -- Correct Answer ✔✔ discipline
t t t t t t
which sentence is grammatically correct
t t t t
(A) The new employees watched a short training film following a session with the hospital
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administrator.
(B) A session with the hospital administrator was followed by a short training film by the
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new employees. t
(C) Following a session with the hospital administrator, a short training film was watched
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
by the new employees.
t t t
(D) Following a session with the hospital administrator, the new employees watched a
t t t t t t t t t t t t t
short training film. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Following a session with the hospital
t t t t t t t t t t t t t
administrator, the new employees watched a short training film. t t t t t t t t
which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? "After rapidly consume that
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enormous meal, he felt a bit dyspeptic." t t t t t t
(A) rapidly
t
(B) consume
t
(C) felt t
(D) dyspeptic -- Correct Answer ✔✔ consume
t t t t t t
, what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Dr. Abrams came here
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from England he has only been in Delaware for one year."
t t t t t t t t t t
(A) comma t
(B) semicolon
t
(C) colon t
(D) hyphen -- Correct Answer ✔✔ semicolon
t t t t t t
select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct. "Few students were able
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to complete the assignment in the allotted time; _______ the professor gave them an
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additional week in which to do the work." t t t t t t t
(A) despite t
(B) in fact
t t t
(C) thereforet
(D) conversely -- Correct Answer ✔✔ therefore
t t t t t t
which word is spelled correctly t t t t
(A) noticablet t
(B) notisable
t
(C) noticeable
t
(D) noticeabel -- Correct Answer ✔✔ noticeable
t t t t t t
select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the sentence
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"I did not see the open carton of orange juice on the shelf standing with the refrigerator
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door open." t
(A) I did not see
t t t t
(B) of orange juice
t t t
(C) on the shelf
t t t
(D) standing with the refrigerator door open -- Correct Answer ✔✔ standing with the
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refrigerator door open t t
select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. "Do not be
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afraid to consult _______ your peers."
t t t t t
(A) with t
(B) from t
(C) by t t
(D) in -- Correct Answer ✔✔ with
t t t t t t
CORRECTLY SOLVED ANSWERS.
what word is best to substitute for the underlined words in the following sentence? "You
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
can hear THE NURSES' laughter all the way down the hallway."
t t t t t t t t t t
(A) hist
(B) hers
t t
(C) them
t
(D) their -- Correct Answer ✔✔ their
t t t t t t
which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? "Moving stealthy, the sneaky
t t t t t t t t t t t t t
little boy reached up for the cookie jar on the topmost shelf."
t t t t t t t t t t t
(A) stealthy
t
(B) sneaky
t t
(C) up t
(D) topmost -- Correct Answer ✔✔ stealthy
t t t t t t
which sentence is the clearest?
t t t t
(A) I saw the criminals who were arrested on the TV news.
t t t t t t t t t t t
(B) I saw the criminals on the TV new who were arrested.
t t t t t t t t t t t
(C) On the TV news, the criminals who were arrested were seen by me.
t t t t t t t t t t t t t
(D) On the TV news, I saw the criminals who were arrested. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ On
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
the TV news, I saw the criminals who were arrested.
t t t t t t t t t
which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the sentence? "Our mayer made a
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
proclamation declaring that all citizens must recycle." t t t t t t
(A) mayer
t
(B) proclamation
t
(C) citizens
t
(D) recycle -- Correct Answer ✔✔ mayer
t t t t t t
,select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. "Jennifer
t t t t t t t t t t t t t
must ______ been confused by the complicated directions."
t t t t t t t
(A) of t
(B) had
t
(C) have
t
(D) be -- Correct Answer ✔✔ have
t t t t t t
which of the following is spelled correctly
t t t t t t
(A) seisure
t
(B) siezure
t
(C) seizher
t
(D) seizure -- Correct Answer ✔✔ seizure
t t t t t t
select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the sentence. "Accompanied by toast, Jake
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
enjoyed his farm-fresh eggs and sweet-tasting grits."
t t t t t t
(A) Accompanied by toast
t t t
(B) Jake enjoyed
t t
(C) farm-fresh eggs
t t
(D) sweet-tasting grits -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Accompanied by toast
t t t t t t t t t
select the word that makes the sentence grammatically correct. "After ______ the
t t t t t t t t t t t t
course, the nursing students will take a short practicum."
t t t t t t t t t
(A) finished
t
(B) finishing
t
(C) having finish
t t
(D) will finish -- Correct Answer ✔✔ finishing
t t t t t t t
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Please dont be afraid to
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
ask questions," she assured us politely.
t t t t t
(A) period
t t
(B) quotation marks
t t
(C) comma
t
(D) apostrophe -- Correct Answer ✔✔ apostrophe
t t t t t t
which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the sentence? "The pharmacist
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
seemed to disagree with the proscription designated by the physician."
t t t t t t t t t
,(A) pharmacist
t
(B) proscription
t
(C) designated
t
(D) physician -- Correct Answer ✔✔ proscription
t t t t t t
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Have you finished reading
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
the lab results so we can schedule an appointment with the patient"
t t t t t t t t t t t
(A) periodt
(B) question mark
t t
(C) comma t
(D) semicolon -- Correct Answer ✔✔ question mark
t t t t t t t
which of the following is spelled correctly
t t t t t t
(A) discipline
t t
(B) disipline
t t
(C) discapline
t
(D) dicipline -- Correct Answer ✔✔ discipline
t t t t t t
which sentence is grammatically correct
t t t t
(A) The new employees watched a short training film following a session with the hospital
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
administrator.
(B) A session with the hospital administrator was followed by a short training film by the
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
new employees. t
(C) Following a session with the hospital administrator, a short training film was watched
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
by the new employees.
t t t
(D) Following a session with the hospital administrator, the new employees watched a
t t t t t t t t t t t t t
short training film. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Following a session with the hospital
t t t t t t t t t t t t t
administrator, the new employees watched a short training film. t t t t t t t t
which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? "After rapidly consume that
t t t t t t t t t t t t t
enormous meal, he felt a bit dyspeptic." t t t t t t
(A) rapidly
t
(B) consume
t
(C) felt t
(D) dyspeptic -- Correct Answer ✔✔ consume
t t t t t t
, what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Dr. Abrams came here
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
from England he has only been in Delaware for one year."
t t t t t t t t t t
(A) comma t
(B) semicolon
t
(C) colon t
(D) hyphen -- Correct Answer ✔✔ semicolon
t t t t t t
select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct. "Few students were able
t t t t t t t t t t t t t
to complete the assignment in the allotted time; _______ the professor gave them an
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
additional week in which to do the work." t t t t t t t
(A) despite t
(B) in fact
t t t
(C) thereforet
(D) conversely -- Correct Answer ✔✔ therefore
t t t t t t
which word is spelled correctly t t t t
(A) noticablet t
(B) notisable
t
(C) noticeable
t
(D) noticeabel -- Correct Answer ✔✔ noticeable
t t t t t t
select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the sentence
t t t t t t t t t t
"I did not see the open carton of orange juice on the shelf standing with the refrigerator
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
door open." t
(A) I did not see
t t t t
(B) of orange juice
t t t
(C) on the shelf
t t t
(D) standing with the refrigerator door open -- Correct Answer ✔✔ standing with the
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
refrigerator door open t t
select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. "Do not be
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
afraid to consult _______ your peers."
t t t t t
(A) with t
(B) from t
(C) by t t
(D) in -- Correct Answer ✔✔ with
t t t t t t
