HESI ADMISSION ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
(Answers are at the end of this document)
1. What is the best definition of the word comprehensive?
A. Complete
B. Incomplete
C. Concise
D. Exclusive
2. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
A. The patient and the nurse knew that he could walk.
B. While the patient was walking.
C. The patient, the nurse and the doctor were walking.
D. Because the patient could walk, he was allowed to leave his room.3. Which of the
following proteins catalyzes different reactions or processes?
A. Keratin
B. Hormone
C. Enzyme
D. Collagen
Change fraction to decimal:
4. = _____________
A. 0.45
B. 0.50
C. 0.25
D. 0.75
5. ⅜ = _________________
, A. 0.38
B. 2.66
C. 0.006
D. 1.402
6. Which word in the following sentence is a conjunction?
The little girl wanted a cookie, but she didn’t take one.
A. Little
B. But
C. Take
D. The
7. A die is rolled once. What is the probability of getting an even number?
A. 50%
B. 20%
C. 33%
D. 75%
8. Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. The nurse called the doctor
when the patient’s condition began to deteriorate.
A. Grow
B. Improve
C. Worsen
D. Clarify
9. As a light wave enters a slower medium, what happens in terms ofrefraction related to
normal?
A. No change with regard to refraction.
B. It will refract away from normal.
, C. It will refract toward normal.
D. Light will not pass into a slower medium.
10. Which word in the following sentence is an indirect object?
The doctor gave the patient a prescription.
A. Doctor
B. Prescription
C. Gave
D. Patient
11. One unit of lumber is 3.7 inches wide and another is 1.6 inches wide.How many inches
wider is the first unit of lumber than the second?
A. 5.3
B. 5.9
C. 2.3
D. 2.1
12. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?A. The child’s torn shirt was
lying on the floor.
B. The torn child’s shirt was lying on the floor.
C.The child’s shirt was lying on the floor torn.D. The child’s shirt torn was
lying on the floor.
13. What is the probability that a recessive trait would be expressed inoffspring if two
parents who are both heterozygous for the desired trait were crossed?
A. 100%
B. 75%
C. 50%
D. 25%
(Answers are at the end of this document)
1. What is the best definition of the word comprehensive?
A. Complete
B. Incomplete
C. Concise
D. Exclusive
2. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
A. The patient and the nurse knew that he could walk.
B. While the patient was walking.
C. The patient, the nurse and the doctor were walking.
D. Because the patient could walk, he was allowed to leave his room.3. Which of the
following proteins catalyzes different reactions or processes?
A. Keratin
B. Hormone
C. Enzyme
D. Collagen
Change fraction to decimal:
4. = _____________
A. 0.45
B. 0.50
C. 0.25
D. 0.75
5. ⅜ = _________________
, A. 0.38
B. 2.66
C. 0.006
D. 1.402
6. Which word in the following sentence is a conjunction?
The little girl wanted a cookie, but she didn’t take one.
A. Little
B. But
C. Take
D. The
7. A die is rolled once. What is the probability of getting an even number?
A. 50%
B. 20%
C. 33%
D. 75%
8. Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. The nurse called the doctor
when the patient’s condition began to deteriorate.
A. Grow
B. Improve
C. Worsen
D. Clarify
9. As a light wave enters a slower medium, what happens in terms ofrefraction related to
normal?
A. No change with regard to refraction.
B. It will refract away from normal.
, C. It will refract toward normal.
D. Light will not pass into a slower medium.
10. Which word in the following sentence is an indirect object?
The doctor gave the patient a prescription.
A. Doctor
B. Prescription
C. Gave
D. Patient
11. One unit of lumber is 3.7 inches wide and another is 1.6 inches wide.How many inches
wider is the first unit of lumber than the second?
A. 5.3
B. 5.9
C. 2.3
D. 2.1
12. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?A. The child’s torn shirt was
lying on the floor.
B. The torn child’s shirt was lying on the floor.
C.The child’s shirt was lying on the floor torn.D. The child’s shirt torn was
lying on the floor.
13. What is the probability that a recessive trait would be expressed inoffspring if two
parents who are both heterozygous for the desired trait were crossed?
A. 100%
B. 75%
C. 50%
D. 25%
