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SECTION 1: GRAMMAR
Questions 1-50
Question 1 Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence: "Neither the nurse nor the doctors
_____ available for the emergency."
A. was
B. were **[CORRECT]**
C. is
D. has been
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: With "neither/nor" constructions, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. Here,
"doctors" is plural, so the plural verb "were" is correct. Distractor A (was) would be correct if the
closest subject were singular. Distractor C (is) is singular present tense. Distractor D (has been)
is singular present perfect.
Question 2 Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
A. Walking to the hospital, the rain began to fall. **[CORRECT]**
B. The patient, feeling nauseous, requested a basin.
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C. After reviewing the chart, the nurse administered the medication.
D. Running down the hall, the doctor answered the page.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: "Walking to the hospital, the rain began to fall" contains a dangling modifier because
it implies that the rain was walking. The modifier "walking to the hospital" should modify a
person, not the rain. Distractors B, C, and D have correctly placed modifiers where the subject
clearly performs the action described.
Question 3 Select the sentence that uses the correct form of the word:
A. The medication had a positive affect on the patient.
B. The medication had a positive effect on the patient. **[CORRECT]**
C. The medication had a positive effecting on the patient.
D. The medication had a positively effect on the patient.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "Effect" is a noun meaning result or outcome, which is needed here. "Affect"
(distractor A) is typically a verb meaning to influence. Distractor C incorrectly uses "effecting"
as a noun. Distractor D uses the adverb "positively" but keeps the noun "effect" when an
adjective "positive" is needed.
Question 4 Choose the correct pronoun: "The patient left _____ belongings in the examination
room."
A. they're
B. their **[CORRECT]**
C. there
D. they are
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "Their" is the possessive pronoun indicating ownership of belongings. Distractor A
(they're) is a contraction of "they are." Distractor C (there) indicates place or existence.
Distractor D (they are) is the uncontracted verb form, not possessive.
Question 5 Which sentence contains a run-on error?
A. The doctor examined the patient, and then she wrote a prescription.
B. The doctor examined the patient she wrote a prescription. **[CORRECT]**
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C. After examining the patient, the doctor wrote a prescription.
D. The doctor examined the patient; then she wrote a prescription.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "The doctor examined the patient she wrote a prescription" is a fused run-on sentence
with no punctuation or conjunction between two independent clauses. Distractor A uses the
coordinating conjunction "and." Distractor C uses a subordinating conjunction "after." Distractor
D uses a semicolon to join the clauses properly.
Question 6 Identify the correct spelling:
A. occured
B. occurred **[CORRECT]**
C. occureed
D. ocurred
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "Occurred" follows the rule for doubling the final consonant when adding -ed to a
stressed syllable ending in consonant-vowel-consonant. Distractor A misses the second 'r.'
Distractor C adds an extra 'e.' Distractor D doubles the 'r' but not the 'c.'
Question 7 Choose the correct word: "The nurse was _____ to the patient's needs."
A. adapt
B. adaption
C. adaptable **[CORRECT]**
D. adapting
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: "Adaptable" is the adjective needed after the linking verb "was" to describe the nurse.
Distractor A (adapt) is a verb. Distractor B (adaption) is a noun variant (usually "adaptation").
Distractor D (adapting) is a present participle that doesn't complete the thought as clearly as the
adjective.
Question 8 Which sentence uses parallel structure correctly?
A. The nurse enjoys reading, to swim, and hiking.
B. The nurse enjoys reading, swimming, and hiking. **[CORRECT]**
C. The nurse enjoys to read, swimming, and hiking.
D. The nurse enjoys reading, to swim, and to hike.
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Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Parallel structure requires consistent grammatical form. All three activities should be
gerunds (-ing forms used as nouns). Distractor A mixes gerund, infinitive, and gerund. Distractor
C mixes infinitive and gerunds. Distractor D mixes gerund and infinitives.
Question 9 Select the correctly punctuated sentence:
A. The patient however was not allergic to penicillin.
B. The patient, however, was not allergic to penicillin. **[CORRECT]**
C. The patient however, was not allergic to penicillin.
D. The patient, however was not allergic to penicillin.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "However" as a transitional adverb should be set off by commas both before and after
when it appears in the middle of a sentence. Distractor A has no commas. Distractor C has only
the second comma. Distractor D has only the first comma.
Question 10 Choose the correct verb tense: "By the time the doctor arrived, the patient _____ for
two hours."
A. waits
B. waited
C. had been waiting **[CORRECT]**
D. has waited
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Past perfect continuous tense "had been waiting" is needed to show an action that
started in the past and continued until another past action (doctor's arrival). Distractor A is
present tense. Distractor B is simple past, not showing duration. Distractor D is present perfect,
not appropriate for a past-time narrative.
Question 11 Which sentence uses the semicolon correctly?
A. The nurse checked the vital signs; which were normal.
B. The nurse checked the vital signs; they were normal. **[CORRECT]**
C. The nurse checked the vital signs; blood pressure, pulse, and respiration.
D. The nurse checked the vital signs; and recorded them.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A semicolon joins two closely related independent clauses without a coordinating
HESI A2 Admission Assessment Actual Exam
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Verified Answers | Grammar, Reading, Math,
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HESI A2 Admission Assessment
Complete Practice Test 2026/2027
SECTION 1: GRAMMAR
Questions 1-50
Question 1 Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence: "Neither the nurse nor the doctors
_____ available for the emergency."
A. was
B. were **[CORRECT]**
C. is
D. has been
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: With "neither/nor" constructions, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. Here,
"doctors" is plural, so the plural verb "were" is correct. Distractor A (was) would be correct if the
closest subject were singular. Distractor C (is) is singular present tense. Distractor D (has been)
is singular present perfect.
Question 2 Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
A. Walking to the hospital, the rain began to fall. **[CORRECT]**
B. The patient, feeling nauseous, requested a basin.
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C. After reviewing the chart, the nurse administered the medication.
D. Running down the hall, the doctor answered the page.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: "Walking to the hospital, the rain began to fall" contains a dangling modifier because
it implies that the rain was walking. The modifier "walking to the hospital" should modify a
person, not the rain. Distractors B, C, and D have correctly placed modifiers where the subject
clearly performs the action described.
Question 3 Select the sentence that uses the correct form of the word:
A. The medication had a positive affect on the patient.
B. The medication had a positive effect on the patient. **[CORRECT]**
C. The medication had a positive effecting on the patient.
D. The medication had a positively effect on the patient.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "Effect" is a noun meaning result or outcome, which is needed here. "Affect"
(distractor A) is typically a verb meaning to influence. Distractor C incorrectly uses "effecting"
as a noun. Distractor D uses the adverb "positively" but keeps the noun "effect" when an
adjective "positive" is needed.
Question 4 Choose the correct pronoun: "The patient left _____ belongings in the examination
room."
A. they're
B. their **[CORRECT]**
C. there
D. they are
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "Their" is the possessive pronoun indicating ownership of belongings. Distractor A
(they're) is a contraction of "they are." Distractor C (there) indicates place or existence.
Distractor D (they are) is the uncontracted verb form, not possessive.
Question 5 Which sentence contains a run-on error?
A. The doctor examined the patient, and then she wrote a prescription.
B. The doctor examined the patient she wrote a prescription. **[CORRECT]**
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C. After examining the patient, the doctor wrote a prescription.
D. The doctor examined the patient; then she wrote a prescription.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "The doctor examined the patient she wrote a prescription" is a fused run-on sentence
with no punctuation or conjunction between two independent clauses. Distractor A uses the
coordinating conjunction "and." Distractor C uses a subordinating conjunction "after." Distractor
D uses a semicolon to join the clauses properly.
Question 6 Identify the correct spelling:
A. occured
B. occurred **[CORRECT]**
C. occureed
D. ocurred
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "Occurred" follows the rule for doubling the final consonant when adding -ed to a
stressed syllable ending in consonant-vowel-consonant. Distractor A misses the second 'r.'
Distractor C adds an extra 'e.' Distractor D doubles the 'r' but not the 'c.'
Question 7 Choose the correct word: "The nurse was _____ to the patient's needs."
A. adapt
B. adaption
C. adaptable **[CORRECT]**
D. adapting
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: "Adaptable" is the adjective needed after the linking verb "was" to describe the nurse.
Distractor A (adapt) is a verb. Distractor B (adaption) is a noun variant (usually "adaptation").
Distractor D (adapting) is a present participle that doesn't complete the thought as clearly as the
adjective.
Question 8 Which sentence uses parallel structure correctly?
A. The nurse enjoys reading, to swim, and hiking.
B. The nurse enjoys reading, swimming, and hiking. **[CORRECT]**
C. The nurse enjoys to read, swimming, and hiking.
D. The nurse enjoys reading, to swim, and to hike.
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Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Parallel structure requires consistent grammatical form. All three activities should be
gerunds (-ing forms used as nouns). Distractor A mixes gerund, infinitive, and gerund. Distractor
C mixes infinitive and gerunds. Distractor D mixes gerund and infinitives.
Question 9 Select the correctly punctuated sentence:
A. The patient however was not allergic to penicillin.
B. The patient, however, was not allergic to penicillin. **[CORRECT]**
C. The patient however, was not allergic to penicillin.
D. The patient, however was not allergic to penicillin.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "However" as a transitional adverb should be set off by commas both before and after
when it appears in the middle of a sentence. Distractor A has no commas. Distractor C has only
the second comma. Distractor D has only the first comma.
Question 10 Choose the correct verb tense: "By the time the doctor arrived, the patient _____ for
two hours."
A. waits
B. waited
C. had been waiting **[CORRECT]**
D. has waited
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Past perfect continuous tense "had been waiting" is needed to show an action that
started in the past and continued until another past action (doctor's arrival). Distractor A is
present tense. Distractor B is simple past, not showing duration. Distractor D is present perfect,
not appropriate for a past-time narrative.
Question 11 Which sentence uses the semicolon correctly?
A. The nurse checked the vital signs; which were normal.
B. The nurse checked the vital signs; they were normal. **[CORRECT]**
C. The nurse checked the vital signs; blood pressure, pulse, and respiration.
D. The nurse checked the vital signs; and recorded them.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A semicolon joins two closely related independent clauses without a coordinating
