HESI A2 grammar practice questions
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 answersconsume
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 answerssemicolon
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 answerstherefore
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 answerstheir
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 answersstealthy
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 answersOn 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 answersmayer
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 answershave
which of the following is spelled correctly
(A) seisure
(B) siezure
(C) seizher
(D) seizure - correct answersseizure
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 answersAccompanied 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 answersfinishing
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 answersapostrophe
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 answersproscription
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 answersquestion mark
which of the following is spelled correctly
(A) discipline
(B) disipline
(C) discapline
(D) dicipline - correct answersdiscipline
which sentence is grammatically correct
(A) The new employees watched a short training film following a session with the
hospital administrator.
(B) A session with the hospital administrator was followed by a short training film by the
new employees.
(C) Following a session with the hospital administrator, a short training film was watched
by the new employees.
(D) Following a session with the hospital administrator, the new employees watched a
short training film. - correct answersFollowing a session with the hospital administrator,
the new employees watched a short training film.
which word is spelled correctly
(A) noticable
(B) notisable
(C) noticeable
(D) noticeabel - correct answersnoticeable
select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the sentence
"I did not see the open carton of orange juice on the shelf standing with the refrigerator
door open."
(A) I did not see
(B) of orange juice
(C) on the shelf
(D) standing with the refrigerator door open - correct answersstanding with the
refrigerator door open
select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. "Do not be
afraid to consult _______ your peers."
(A) with
(B) from
, (C) by
(D) in - correct answerswith
which sentence is the clearest
(A) The soup was hot and made of tomatoes; Dan burned his tongue and gulped some
cold water.
(B) After burning his tongue on the hot tomato soup, Dan gulped some cold water.
(C) Dan gulped some cold water when the tomato soup that was hot burned his tongue.
(D) Gulping some cold water, Dan burned his tongue on the hot tomato soup. - correct
answersAfter burning his tongue on the hot tomato soup, Dan gulped some cold water.
which word is spelled correctly
(A) controversial
(B) contraversial
(C) contravercial
(D) contriversal - correct answerscontroversial
which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? "Exercising excessively can
have significant nugatory effects."
(a) excessively
(b) significant
(c) nugatory
(d) effects - correct answersnugatory
select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct. "The committee
finished _______ report in time for the annual review."
(a) its
(b) their
(c) it's
(d) they're - correct answersits
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Courtney ran around
the track and her roommates kept track of her time."
(a) period
(b) comma
(c) colon
(d) apostrophe - correct answerscomma
which of the following is spelled correctly
(a) insessant
(b) incesant
(c) incessent
(d) incessant - correct answersincessant
select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. "We were not sure to
_______ we should give the paperwork."
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 answersconsume
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 answerssemicolon
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 answerstherefore
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 answerstheir
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 answersstealthy
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 answersOn 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 answersmayer
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 answershave
which of the following is spelled correctly
(A) seisure
(B) siezure
(C) seizher
(D) seizure - correct answersseizure
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 answersAccompanied 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 answersfinishing
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 answersapostrophe
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 answersproscription
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 answersquestion mark
which of the following is spelled correctly
(A) discipline
(B) disipline
(C) discapline
(D) dicipline - correct answersdiscipline
which sentence is grammatically correct
(A) The new employees watched a short training film following a session with the
hospital administrator.
(B) A session with the hospital administrator was followed by a short training film by the
new employees.
(C) Following a session with the hospital administrator, a short training film was watched
by the new employees.
(D) Following a session with the hospital administrator, the new employees watched a
short training film. - correct answersFollowing a session with the hospital administrator,
the new employees watched a short training film.
which word is spelled correctly
(A) noticable
(B) notisable
(C) noticeable
(D) noticeabel - correct answersnoticeable
select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the sentence
"I did not see the open carton of orange juice on the shelf standing with the refrigerator
door open."
(A) I did not see
(B) of orange juice
(C) on the shelf
(D) standing with the refrigerator door open - correct answersstanding with the
refrigerator door open
select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. "Do not be
afraid to consult _______ your peers."
(A) with
(B) from
, (C) by
(D) in - correct answerswith
which sentence is the clearest
(A) The soup was hot and made of tomatoes; Dan burned his tongue and gulped some
cold water.
(B) After burning his tongue on the hot tomato soup, Dan gulped some cold water.
(C) Dan gulped some cold water when the tomato soup that was hot burned his tongue.
(D) Gulping some cold water, Dan burned his tongue on the hot tomato soup. - correct
answersAfter burning his tongue on the hot tomato soup, Dan gulped some cold water.
which word is spelled correctly
(A) controversial
(B) contraversial
(C) contravercial
(D) contriversal - correct answerscontroversial
which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? "Exercising excessively can
have significant nugatory effects."
(a) excessively
(b) significant
(c) nugatory
(d) effects - correct answersnugatory
select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct. "The committee
finished _______ report in time for the annual review."
(a) its
(b) their
(c) it's
(d) they're - correct answersits
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Courtney ran around
the track and her roommates kept track of her time."
(a) period
(b) comma
(c) colon
(d) apostrophe - correct answerscomma
which of the following is spelled correctly
(a) insessant
(b) incesant
(c) incessent
(d) incessant - correct answersincessant
select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. "We were not sure to
_______ we should give the paperwork."
