HESI A2 READING COMPREHENSION
ASSESSMENT 2026 STUDY GUIDE PASSAGES
QUESTION BANK VERIFIED ANSWERS TOP
RESULT A+
◉ 2. The word "debris" in line 5 is closest in meaning to. Answer:
rubbish
◉ 3. According to the passage, the Moon is. Answer: the primary
cause of Earth's ocean tides
◉ 4. The word "uneven " in line 11 is closest in meaning to. Answer:
Not uniform
◉ 5. Why does the author mention "impact craters" in line 16?.
Answer: to show the result of the Moon not having an atmosphere
◉ 6. The word "erase" in line 19 is closest in meaning to. Answer:
obliterate
◉ 7. A person on the Moon would weigh less than on the Earth.
Answer: because the surface gravity of the Moon is less
, ◉ 8. All the following are true about the Moon EXCEPT. Answer: it
has less effect upon the tides than the Sun
◉ 9. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?.
Answer: the Moon is not able to support human life
◉ Immigration. Answer: People of Hispanic origin were on the North
American continent centuries before settlers arrived from Europe in
the early 1600s and the thirteen colonies joined together to form the
United States in the late 1700s. The first census of the new nation
was conducted in 1790, and counted about four million people, most
of whom were white. Of the white citizens, more than 80% traced
their ancestry back to England. There were close to 700,000 slaves
and about 60,000 "free Negroes". Only a few Native American
Indians who paid taxes were included in the census count, but the
total Native American population was probably about one million.
By 1815, the population of the United States was 8.4 million. Over
the next 100 years, the country took in about 35 million immigrants,
with the greatest numbers coming in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
In 1882, 40,000 Chinese arrived, and between 1900 and 1907, there
were more than 30,000 Japanese immigrants. But by far, the largest
numbers of the new immigrants were from central, eastern, and
southern Europe.
An enormous amount of racial and ethnic assimilation has taken
place in the United States. In 1908, play-write Israel Zangwill first
used the term "melting pot" to describe the concept of a place where
many races melted in a crucible and re-formed to populate a new
ASSESSMENT 2026 STUDY GUIDE PASSAGES
QUESTION BANK VERIFIED ANSWERS TOP
RESULT A+
◉ 2. The word "debris" in line 5 is closest in meaning to. Answer:
rubbish
◉ 3. According to the passage, the Moon is. Answer: the primary
cause of Earth's ocean tides
◉ 4. The word "uneven " in line 11 is closest in meaning to. Answer:
Not uniform
◉ 5. Why does the author mention "impact craters" in line 16?.
Answer: to show the result of the Moon not having an atmosphere
◉ 6. The word "erase" in line 19 is closest in meaning to. Answer:
obliterate
◉ 7. A person on the Moon would weigh less than on the Earth.
Answer: because the surface gravity of the Moon is less
, ◉ 8. All the following are true about the Moon EXCEPT. Answer: it
has less effect upon the tides than the Sun
◉ 9. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?.
Answer: the Moon is not able to support human life
◉ Immigration. Answer: People of Hispanic origin were on the North
American continent centuries before settlers arrived from Europe in
the early 1600s and the thirteen colonies joined together to form the
United States in the late 1700s. The first census of the new nation
was conducted in 1790, and counted about four million people, most
of whom were white. Of the white citizens, more than 80% traced
their ancestry back to England. There were close to 700,000 slaves
and about 60,000 "free Negroes". Only a few Native American
Indians who paid taxes were included in the census count, but the
total Native American population was probably about one million.
By 1815, the population of the United States was 8.4 million. Over
the next 100 years, the country took in about 35 million immigrants,
with the greatest numbers coming in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
In 1882, 40,000 Chinese arrived, and between 1900 and 1907, there
were more than 30,000 Japanese immigrants. But by far, the largest
numbers of the new immigrants were from central, eastern, and
southern Europe.
An enormous amount of racial and ethnic assimilation has taken
place in the United States. In 1908, play-write Israel Zangwill first
used the term "melting pot" to describe the concept of a place where
many races melted in a crucible and re-formed to populate a new
