HESI A2 EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2025 /
2026) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
GRAMMAR
1) A paroxysm is a sudden spasm. Another word for this might be
Symptom
Convulsion
Efficacy
Embolism
2) The meteorologist had forecast rain, Sheila brought her umbrella to work.
Nor
Yet
Because
So
3) Which of the following is spelled correctly?
Embarassing
Embarrassing
Embarassing
Embarrasing
1
,4) Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. Nurse Junko and
will review the patient’s chart.
She
Them
Me
Him
5) Which of the following is the plural form of the noun "stimulus"?
2
, Stimulus
Stimuli
Stimulis
Stimula
6). Identify the euphemism in the following passage: "Today we gather to remember Thomas
the Cat. He was the cutest kitten around. Now that he's gone to the giant catnip patch in the sky,
he'llbe missed by everyone."
Giant catnip patch in the sky
The cutest kitten around
He’ll be missed by everyone
Today we gather to remember
6) The plastic surgery improved the of her face. Choose the option that
bestcompletes the above sentence.
Bearing
Serenity
Contour
Cataract
7) Most wildlife biologists disapprove of crossbreeding wolves and dogs.
Adjective
Noun
Verb
Conjunction
8) To be convoluted is to be .
Complex
3
, Clever
Candid
v
Asinin
v
e
1) Choose vthe voption vthat vcorrectly vcompletes vthe vsentence vbelow. v v having
trouble vwith
v v new vdog.
There, vtheir
v Their, vthere
v They’re,
their vTheir,
v
they’re
v
2) Select vthe vmeaning vof vthe v"quoted" vword vin vthe vsentence. vSomething vthat vremains
is vreferred vto vas
v .
Resident
Residual
v
Resistance
v
Resin
v
3) Select vthe vmeaning vof vthe vquoted vword vin vthe vsentence. vThat vis van v'ominous'
sign. vA vgood vomen
v
Without vdeceit
v Threatening
Full vof
v
thought
v
4) Which vword vis vdescriptive vof va vsmall vchild vjust vlearning vto vwalk?
Obese
Toddler
v
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2026) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
GRAMMAR
1) A paroxysm is a sudden spasm. Another word for this might be
Symptom
Convulsion
Efficacy
Embolism
2) The meteorologist had forecast rain, Sheila brought her umbrella to work.
Nor
Yet
Because
So
3) Which of the following is spelled correctly?
Embarassing
Embarrassing
Embarassing
Embarrasing
1
,4) Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. Nurse Junko and
will review the patient’s chart.
She
Them
Me
Him
5) Which of the following is the plural form of the noun "stimulus"?
2
, Stimulus
Stimuli
Stimulis
Stimula
6). Identify the euphemism in the following passage: "Today we gather to remember Thomas
the Cat. He was the cutest kitten around. Now that he's gone to the giant catnip patch in the sky,
he'llbe missed by everyone."
Giant catnip patch in the sky
The cutest kitten around
He’ll be missed by everyone
Today we gather to remember
6) The plastic surgery improved the of her face. Choose the option that
bestcompletes the above sentence.
Bearing
Serenity
Contour
Cataract
7) Most wildlife biologists disapprove of crossbreeding wolves and dogs.
Adjective
Noun
Verb
Conjunction
8) To be convoluted is to be .
Complex
3
, Clever
Candid
v
Asinin
v
e
1) Choose vthe voption vthat vcorrectly vcompletes vthe vsentence vbelow. v v having
trouble vwith
v v new vdog.
There, vtheir
v Their, vthere
v They’re,
their vTheir,
v
they’re
v
2) Select vthe vmeaning vof vthe v"quoted" vword vin vthe vsentence. vSomething vthat vremains
is vreferred vto vas
v .
Resident
Residual
v
Resistance
v
Resin
v
3) Select vthe vmeaning vof vthe vquoted vword vin vthe vsentence. vThat vis van v'ominous'
sign. vA vgood vomen
v
Without vdeceit
v Threatening
Full vof
v
thought
v
4) Which vword vis vdescriptive vof va vsmall vchild vjust vlearning vto vwalk?
Obese
Toddler
v
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