HESI A2 Grammar
Nursing Entrance Exam Grammar
1. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) Who's coming to the party?
b) Whose to blame for the economy?
c) Who's hat is this?
d) Whose going to vote?
ANSWER: Who’s coming to the party
2. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) I went to the store.
b) I want ice cream, too.
c) The nurse gave him too shorts.
d) I want to know your name.
ANSWER: I want ice cream, too
3. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) He did well on his diet.
b) He done well on his diet.
c) He did well on his diet
d) He done good on his diet
ANSWER: He did well on his diet
,4. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) Several lost his or her keys on the train.
b) Does everyone have their train tickets ready?
c) Is everyone ready for their ice-cream sundaes?
d) Somebody left his or her jacket on the train.
ANSWER: Somebody left this or her jacket on the train
5. WHICH SENTENCE SHOULD REPLACE THE FOLLOWING
INCORRECT SENTENCE? "This door to remain unlocked when occupied."
a) This door will remain unlocked when the office is occupied.
b) This door to remain unclosed while open.
c) This sentence is correct as written.
d) This office must have the door unlocked at all times.
ANSWER: The door will remain unlocked when the office is occupied
6. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) Sarah plays her new saxophone well.
b) The dog catches the freebee well.
c) The band did well during the half time show.
d) The band that played before ours was well.
ANSWER: Sarah plays her new saxophone well
,7. WHICH USE OF APOSTROPHE IS CORRECT IN THE SENTENCE?
Because of staff change's, the list of birthday's was distributed to all worker's
in the business' three offices.
a) Change's
b) Worker's
c) Business'
d) Birthday's
ANSWER: Business'
8. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) The patient told the nurse, "put the flowers on that table over there."
b) The students looked at their test scores.
c) There comes a time when one choose between right and wrong.
d) Their waiting for you.
ANSWER: The students looked at their test scores
9. ARRANGE ALPHABETICALLY: VERBAL, VOLUME, and VOID,
VITAL.
a) Vital, verbal, void, volume
b) Verbal, vital, void, volume
c) Verbal, volume, void, vital
d) Vital, verbal, volume, void
ANSWER: Verbal, vital, void, volume
, 10. IDENTIFY THE INCOMPLETE SENTENCE.
a) While they were sleeping.
b) Everything worked out all right.
c) He wept.
d) Babies are sure cute and cuddly.
ANSWER: While they were sleeping
11. She was so mad at her boyfriend, she ____________ on him when he
called.
A. Yelled
b) Screamed
c) Speak
d) Hung up
ANSWER: Hung up
12. The ______ quickly ran through the dark woods to get back to the house.
ANSWER: Girl
13. It was a beautiful performance. We all watched her from a balcony in the
theater as she danced gracefully across the ________ stage.
a) Massive
b) Stunningly
c) Lonely
d) Misery
Nursing Entrance Exam Grammar
1. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) Who's coming to the party?
b) Whose to blame for the economy?
c) Who's hat is this?
d) Whose going to vote?
ANSWER: Who’s coming to the party
2. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) I went to the store.
b) I want ice cream, too.
c) The nurse gave him too shorts.
d) I want to know your name.
ANSWER: I want ice cream, too
3. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) He did well on his diet.
b) He done well on his diet.
c) He did well on his diet
d) He done good on his diet
ANSWER: He did well on his diet
,4. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) Several lost his or her keys on the train.
b) Does everyone have their train tickets ready?
c) Is everyone ready for their ice-cream sundaes?
d) Somebody left his or her jacket on the train.
ANSWER: Somebody left this or her jacket on the train
5. WHICH SENTENCE SHOULD REPLACE THE FOLLOWING
INCORRECT SENTENCE? "This door to remain unlocked when occupied."
a) This door will remain unlocked when the office is occupied.
b) This door to remain unclosed while open.
c) This sentence is correct as written.
d) This office must have the door unlocked at all times.
ANSWER: The door will remain unlocked when the office is occupied
6. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) Sarah plays her new saxophone well.
b) The dog catches the freebee well.
c) The band did well during the half time show.
d) The band that played before ours was well.
ANSWER: Sarah plays her new saxophone well
,7. WHICH USE OF APOSTROPHE IS CORRECT IN THE SENTENCE?
Because of staff change's, the list of birthday's was distributed to all worker's
in the business' three offices.
a) Change's
b) Worker's
c) Business'
d) Birthday's
ANSWER: Business'
8. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
a) The patient told the nurse, "put the flowers on that table over there."
b) The students looked at their test scores.
c) There comes a time when one choose between right and wrong.
d) Their waiting for you.
ANSWER: The students looked at their test scores
9. ARRANGE ALPHABETICALLY: VERBAL, VOLUME, and VOID,
VITAL.
a) Vital, verbal, void, volume
b) Verbal, vital, void, volume
c) Verbal, volume, void, vital
d) Vital, verbal, volume, void
ANSWER: Verbal, vital, void, volume
, 10. IDENTIFY THE INCOMPLETE SENTENCE.
a) While they were sleeping.
b) Everything worked out all right.
c) He wept.
d) Babies are sure cute and cuddly.
ANSWER: While they were sleeping
11. She was so mad at her boyfriend, she ____________ on him when he
called.
A. Yelled
b) Screamed
c) Speak
d) Hung up
ANSWER: Hung up
12. The ______ quickly ran through the dark woods to get back to the house.
ANSWER: Girl
13. It was a beautiful performance. We all watched her from a balcony in the
theater as she danced gracefully across the ________ stage.
a) Massive
b) Stunningly
c) Lonely
d) Misery
