HESI A2 grammar practice questions with correct
answers 2024\2025 A+ Grade
which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? "After rapidly consume that enormous meal,
he felt a bit dyspeptic."
(A) rapidly
(B) consume
(C) felt
(D) dyspeptic
- correct answer consume
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Dr. Abrams came here from England
he has only been in Delaware for one year."
(A) comma
(B) semicolon
(C) colon
(D) hyphen
- correct answer semicolon
select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct. "Few students were able to complete
the assignment in the allotted time; _______ the professor gave them an additional week in which to do
the work."
(A) despite
(B) in fact
(C) therefore
(D) conversely
- correct answer therefore
,what word is best to substitute for the underlined words in the following sentence? "You can here THE
NURSES' laughter all the way down the hallway."
(A) his
(B) hers
(C) them
(D) their
- correct answer their
which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? "Moving stealthy, the sneaky little boy
reached up for the cookie jar on the topmost shelf."
(A) stealthy
(B) sneaky
(C) up
(D) topmost
- correct answer stealthy
which sentence is the clearest?
(A) I saw the criminals who were arrested on the TV news.
(B) I saw the criminals on the TV new who were arrested.
(C) On the TV news, the criminals who were arrested were seen by me.
(D) On the TV news, I saw the criminals who were arrested.
- correct answer On the TV news, I saw the criminals who were arrested.
which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the sentence? "Our mayer made a proclamation
declaring that all citizens must recycle."
(A) mayer
(B) proclamation
(C) citizens
(D) recycle
- correct answer mayer
,select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. "Jennifer must ______
been confused by the complicated directions."
(A) of
(B) had
(C) have
(D) be
- correct answer have
which of the following is spelled correctly
(A) seisure
(B) siezure
(C) seizher
(D) seizure
- correct answer seizure
select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the sentence. "Accompanied by toast, Jake enjoyed his
farm-fresh eggs and sweet-tasting grits."
(A) Accompanied by toast
(B) Jake enjoyed
(C) farm-fresh eggs
(D) sweet-tasting grits
- correct answer Accompanied by toast
select the word that makes the sentence grammatically correct. "After ______ the course, the nursing
students will take a short practicum."
(A) finished
(B) finishing
(C) having finish
(D) will finish
- correct answer finishing
, what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Please dont be afraid to ask
questions," she assured us politely.
(A) period
(B) quotation marks
(C) comma
(D) apostrophe
- correct answer apostrophe
which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the sentence? "The pharmacist seemed to disagree
with the proscription designated by the physician."
(A) pharmacist
(B) proscription
(C) designated
(D) physician
- correct answer proscription
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Have you finished reading the lab
results so we can schedule an appointment with the patient"
(A) period
(B) question mark
(C) comma
(D) semicolon
- correct answer question mark
which of the following is spelled correctly
(A) discipline
(B) disipline
(C) discapline
(D) dicipline
- correct answer discipline
answers 2024\2025 A+ Grade
which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? "After rapidly consume that enormous meal,
he felt a bit dyspeptic."
(A) rapidly
(B) consume
(C) felt
(D) dyspeptic
- correct answer consume
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Dr. Abrams came here from England
he has only been in Delaware for one year."
(A) comma
(B) semicolon
(C) colon
(D) hyphen
- correct answer semicolon
select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct. "Few students were able to complete
the assignment in the allotted time; _______ the professor gave them an additional week in which to do
the work."
(A) despite
(B) in fact
(C) therefore
(D) conversely
- correct answer therefore
,what word is best to substitute for the underlined words in the following sentence? "You can here THE
NURSES' laughter all the way down the hallway."
(A) his
(B) hers
(C) them
(D) their
- correct answer their
which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? "Moving stealthy, the sneaky little boy
reached up for the cookie jar on the topmost shelf."
(A) stealthy
(B) sneaky
(C) up
(D) topmost
- correct answer stealthy
which sentence is the clearest?
(A) I saw the criminals who were arrested on the TV news.
(B) I saw the criminals on the TV new who were arrested.
(C) On the TV news, the criminals who were arrested were seen by me.
(D) On the TV news, I saw the criminals who were arrested.
- correct answer On the TV news, I saw the criminals who were arrested.
which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the sentence? "Our mayer made a proclamation
declaring that all citizens must recycle."
(A) mayer
(B) proclamation
(C) citizens
(D) recycle
- correct answer mayer
,select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. "Jennifer must ______
been confused by the complicated directions."
(A) of
(B) had
(C) have
(D) be
- correct answer have
which of the following is spelled correctly
(A) seisure
(B) siezure
(C) seizher
(D) seizure
- correct answer seizure
select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the sentence. "Accompanied by toast, Jake enjoyed his
farm-fresh eggs and sweet-tasting grits."
(A) Accompanied by toast
(B) Jake enjoyed
(C) farm-fresh eggs
(D) sweet-tasting grits
- correct answer Accompanied by toast
select the word that makes the sentence grammatically correct. "After ______ the course, the nursing
students will take a short practicum."
(A) finished
(B) finishing
(C) having finish
(D) will finish
- correct answer finishing
, what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Please dont be afraid to ask
questions," she assured us politely.
(A) period
(B) quotation marks
(C) comma
(D) apostrophe
- correct answer apostrophe
which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the sentence? "The pharmacist seemed to disagree
with the proscription designated by the physician."
(A) pharmacist
(B) proscription
(C) designated
(D) physician
- correct answer proscription
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Have you finished reading the lab
results so we can schedule an appointment with the patient"
(A) period
(B) question mark
(C) comma
(D) semicolon
- correct answer question mark
which of the following is spelled correctly
(A) discipline
(B) disipline
(C) discapline
(D) dicipline
- correct answer discipline
