HESI A2 READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGES –
1 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
1. Game of Bridge
1) The author wants the reader to feel?
Confident and excited about learning the game of bridge
2) Throughout this passage the word suit means?
Any of the four sets into which a deck of cards is divided.
3) In the passage, a trick is described as?
A collection of one card played by each of four players.
4) The passage explicitly states?
That the highest card within the "trump" suit always wins the trick.
5) The passage implies that?
Playing bridge requires concentration.
2. Eating
1. What conclusion can be drawn about the article?
The author explain differences in eating processes.
2. What statement can be implied from the content of article.
Diversity is interesting to learn about
3. What is the best definition of "efficient" as used in the third paragraph?
Productive without waste
5. What statement from the article draws a conclusion?
It is interesting to discover new ways to do things
6. What statement from the article is correct?
China developed chopsticks for eating utensils
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3. Food
1. As used in the last sentence of this paragraph, the term "concomitant" means?
Accompanying
2. The information presented in this article is?
Against drinking alcohol
3. The author's motive for writing the paragraph seems to have been to?
Urge self-control
4. What is implied by this paragraph?
We should eat and drink in reasonable quantities.
,HESI A2 READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGES –
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5. The author seems to?
Oppose drinking alcohol
4. Golden Gate Bridge
1. The authors reason for writing this piece seems to be to
Inform the reader
2. What body of water does The Golden Gate Bridge cross?
Golden Gate Strait
3. Why was the roadway so dangerous to build?
If the road wasn't balanced, it would collapse.
4. In the passage the word embark means to
Begin an undertaking, start
5. Which part of the bridge was built first?
Anchorage
5. Phobia
1. According to the passage, which of the following are types of phobias? (Check all that apply)
Social phobias, Panic disorder, Specific phobia
2. What does the author want the reader to know about phobia?
That phobias are debilitating.
3. The passage says that being afraid is normal and good, according to the passage why is having a
phobia not normal and good?
Because phobias are extreme and unreasonable.
4. What are physical ailments that phobias cause?
Ulcers and hypertension
, HESI A2 READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGES –
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5. The author wants to conclude that?
People can gain control or deal with phobias.
6. Which of the following is NOT a category of specific phobias?
Social phobias
6. Rainforest - Amazon Rainforest
1. According to paragraph 1, Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the Amazon
Rainforest?
Its precipitation
2. How can you describe the Amazon rainforest? (Choose 2 answers)
(A) It rains all time there so the forest is always green.
(C) The plants are shaped so that rainwater can pour off them.
1 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
1. Game of Bridge
1) The author wants the reader to feel?
Confident and excited about learning the game of bridge
2) Throughout this passage the word suit means?
Any of the four sets into which a deck of cards is divided.
3) In the passage, a trick is described as?
A collection of one card played by each of four players.
4) The passage explicitly states?
That the highest card within the "trump" suit always wins the trick.
5) The passage implies that?
Playing bridge requires concentration.
2. Eating
1. What conclusion can be drawn about the article?
The author explain differences in eating processes.
2. What statement can be implied from the content of article.
Diversity is interesting to learn about
3. What is the best definition of "efficient" as used in the third paragraph?
Productive without waste
5. What statement from the article draws a conclusion?
It is interesting to discover new ways to do things
6. What statement from the article is correct?
China developed chopsticks for eating utensils
,HESI A2 READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGES –
1 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
3. Food
1. As used in the last sentence of this paragraph, the term "concomitant" means?
Accompanying
2. The information presented in this article is?
Against drinking alcohol
3. The author's motive for writing the paragraph seems to have been to?
Urge self-control
4. What is implied by this paragraph?
We should eat and drink in reasonable quantities.
,HESI A2 READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGES –
1 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
5. The author seems to?
Oppose drinking alcohol
4. Golden Gate Bridge
1. The authors reason for writing this piece seems to be to
Inform the reader
2. What body of water does The Golden Gate Bridge cross?
Golden Gate Strait
3. Why was the roadway so dangerous to build?
If the road wasn't balanced, it would collapse.
4. In the passage the word embark means to
Begin an undertaking, start
5. Which part of the bridge was built first?
Anchorage
5. Phobia
1. According to the passage, which of the following are types of phobias? (Check all that apply)
Social phobias, Panic disorder, Specific phobia
2. What does the author want the reader to know about phobia?
That phobias are debilitating.
3. The passage says that being afraid is normal and good, according to the passage why is having a
phobia not normal and good?
Because phobias are extreme and unreasonable.
4. What are physical ailments that phobias cause?
Ulcers and hypertension
, HESI A2 READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGES –
1 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
5. The author wants to conclude that?
People can gain control or deal with phobias.
6. Which of the following is NOT a category of specific phobias?
Social phobias
6. Rainforest - Amazon Rainforest
1. According to paragraph 1, Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the Amazon
Rainforest?
Its precipitation
2. How can you describe the Amazon rainforest? (Choose 2 answers)
(A) It rains all time there so the forest is always green.
(C) The plants are shaped so that rainwater can pour off them.
