HESI A2 COMPLETE PRACTICE EXAM – 2026 EDITION
GRAMMAR | VOCABULARY | READING COMPREHENSION |
MATHEMATICS |CHEMISTRY | BIOLOGY 200 EXAM-STYLE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
SECTION 1: GRAMMAR (Questions 1-35)
1. Select the word or phrase that makes the sentence grammatically correct.
The nursing students _____ to the clinical site every morning.
A. walk
B. walks
C. walking
D. have walk
• Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The subject "students" is plural, so the verb must be plural ("walk").
"Walks" is singular. "Walking" is a participle and needs a helping verb.
"Have walk" is incorrect verb tense.
2. Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?
"The nurse quickly administered the medication to the patient whom was in
severe pain."
A. quickly
B. administered
C. whom
D. severe
• Correct Answer: C
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,Rationale: "Whom" is incorrect. "Who" is the subjective case and should be used
as the subject of the clause "who was in severe pain." "Whom" is the objective
case and is used as an object.
3. Select the sentence that is grammatically correct.
A. The patient's vital signs were stable, and he was discharged.
B. The patients vital signs were stable, and he was discharged.
C. The patient's vital signs was stable, and he was discharged.
D. The patient's vital signs were stable, and he were discharged.
• Correct Answer: A
Rationale: "Patient's" shows possession (vital signs of the patient).
"Vital signs" is plural, so the verb must be "were." "He was" is correct.
Option B is missing the apostrophe. Option C uses "was" with a plural subject.
Option D uses "were" with a singular subject ("he").
4. Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.
The charge nurse asked _____ to cover the evening shift.
A. she
B. her
C. herself
D. hers
• Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "Her" is the objective case pronoun and functions as the object of the
verb "asked." "She" is subjective. "Herself" is reflexive. "Hers" is possessive.
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,5. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. The doctor said, "Take this medication twice daily."
B. The doctor said "Take this medication twice daily".
C. The doctor said, "Take this medication twice daily".
D. The doctor said "Take this medication twice daily."
• Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A comma should separate the dialogue tag from the quoted material.
The period should be placed inside the closing quotation mark.
6. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word:
"The nurse carefully monitored the patient's oxygen saturation."
A. Noun
B. Verb
C. Adverb
D. Adjective
• Correct Answer: C
Rationale: "Carefully" modifies the verb "monitored," describing how the action
was performed, making it an adverb.
7. Select the word that best completes the sentence.
Neither the nurse nor the aides _____ available to assist with the transfer.
A. is
B. are
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, C. was
D. be
• Correct Answer: B
Rationale: With "neither...nor," the verb agrees with the subject closest to it,
which is "aides" (plural). Therefore, the plural verb "are" is correct.
8. Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
A. The patient was given a warm blanket by the nurse.
B. Running to catch the bus, the patient's oxygen tank fell.
C. The physician reviewed the chart before entering the room.
D. After the procedure, the patient felt relieved.
• Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The phrase "Running to catch the bus" modifies the subject that
follows it. The sentence implies that the oxygen tank was running, which is
illogical. It should be: "Running to catch the bus, the patient dropped the
oxygen tank."
9. Choose the correct verb form.
By the time the ambulance arrived, the patient _____ for 10 minutes.
A. has been waiting
B. had been waiting
C. was waiting
D. waited
• Correct Answer: B
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GRAMMAR | VOCABULARY | READING COMPREHENSION |
MATHEMATICS |CHEMISTRY | BIOLOGY 200 EXAM-STYLE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
SECTION 1: GRAMMAR (Questions 1-35)
1. Select the word or phrase that makes the sentence grammatically correct.
The nursing students _____ to the clinical site every morning.
A. walk
B. walks
C. walking
D. have walk
• Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The subject "students" is plural, so the verb must be plural ("walk").
"Walks" is singular. "Walking" is a participle and needs a helping verb.
"Have walk" is incorrect verb tense.
2. Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?
"The nurse quickly administered the medication to the patient whom was in
severe pain."
A. quickly
B. administered
C. whom
D. severe
• Correct Answer: C
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,Rationale: "Whom" is incorrect. "Who" is the subjective case and should be used
as the subject of the clause "who was in severe pain." "Whom" is the objective
case and is used as an object.
3. Select the sentence that is grammatically correct.
A. The patient's vital signs were stable, and he was discharged.
B. The patients vital signs were stable, and he was discharged.
C. The patient's vital signs was stable, and he was discharged.
D. The patient's vital signs were stable, and he were discharged.
• Correct Answer: A
Rationale: "Patient's" shows possession (vital signs of the patient).
"Vital signs" is plural, so the verb must be "were." "He was" is correct.
Option B is missing the apostrophe. Option C uses "was" with a plural subject.
Option D uses "were" with a singular subject ("he").
4. Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.
The charge nurse asked _____ to cover the evening shift.
A. she
B. her
C. herself
D. hers
• Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "Her" is the objective case pronoun and functions as the object of the
verb "asked." "She" is subjective. "Herself" is reflexive. "Hers" is possessive.
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,5. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. The doctor said, "Take this medication twice daily."
B. The doctor said "Take this medication twice daily".
C. The doctor said, "Take this medication twice daily".
D. The doctor said "Take this medication twice daily."
• Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A comma should separate the dialogue tag from the quoted material.
The period should be placed inside the closing quotation mark.
6. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word:
"The nurse carefully monitored the patient's oxygen saturation."
A. Noun
B. Verb
C. Adverb
D. Adjective
• Correct Answer: C
Rationale: "Carefully" modifies the verb "monitored," describing how the action
was performed, making it an adverb.
7. Select the word that best completes the sentence.
Neither the nurse nor the aides _____ available to assist with the transfer.
A. is
B. are
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, C. was
D. be
• Correct Answer: B
Rationale: With "neither...nor," the verb agrees with the subject closest to it,
which is "aides" (plural). Therefore, the plural verb "are" is correct.
8. Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
A. The patient was given a warm blanket by the nurse.
B. Running to catch the bus, the patient's oxygen tank fell.
C. The physician reviewed the chart before entering the room.
D. After the procedure, the patient felt relieved.
• Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The phrase "Running to catch the bus" modifies the subject that
follows it. The sentence implies that the oxygen tank was running, which is
illogical. It should be: "Running to catch the bus, the patient dropped the
oxygen tank."
9. Choose the correct verb form.
By the time the ambulance arrived, the patient _____ for 10 minutes.
A. has been waiting
B. had been waiting
C. was waiting
D. waited
• Correct Answer: B
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