HESI A2 V2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRAMMAR,
VOCABULARY, READING COMPREHENSION, MATH, A&P
BIOLOGY 2024/2025
Vocabulary
1. The patient made a ___ of arranging the food on his plate
a. Formal
b. Ritualistic
c. Formalizing
d. Ritual
2. After becoming invalid . . .
a. Dejected
b. Shamefully fearful
c. Injured
d. Symbiotic
3. What is another word for aegis?
a. Relationship
b. Respectability
c. Ramifications
d. Responsibility
4. Someone who is frustrated/annoyed is?
a. Exacerbated
b. Transient
c. Lithe
d. Terse
5. Another word for strict is?
a. Stringent
b. Daily
c. Weekly
d. Nominal
6. Another word for adhere is ___ ?
a. Remain intact
b. Loosen
c. Hold fast
d. Position next to
7. Another word for contemplating is?
a. Impasse
b. Impartial
c. Pondering
d. Emending
8. Which word means to think about something before making a decision?
a. Imply
b. Transgress
c. Allay
, d. Ruminate
9. Another word for ubiquitous is?
a. Widespread
b. Last demand
c. Uncertainty
d. Finally reckoned
10. The lower surface of a structure is called ___?
a. Inferior
b. Transverse
c. Dorsal
d. Ventral
11. Another word for anticipate is ___?
a. Predict
b. Evaluate
c. Compare
d. Forestall
12. The word part placed before a word to change its meaning is a ___?
a. Prefix
b. Affix
c. Suffix
d. Vocab
13. The soft spots on the head of a newborn are called ___?
a. Fistula
b. Fontanel
c. Follicle
d. Fissure
14. Another word for assured is ___?
a. Confirmed the truth of
b. Sympathized with
c. Denied the truth of
d. Made known to
15. Another word for abstain is ___?
a. Refrain
b. Indulge
c. Adhere
d. Eliminate
16. A description of the word environment is ___?
a. the major ideas of the quality of life.
b. the assistance found outside the family.
c. the elements inside and outside of a person.
d. the positive and negative aspects of a home.
17. Another word for affect is?
a. Reduce
b. Contaminate
c. Eliminate
d. Influence
18. Another word for site is?
, a. Severity
b. Location
c. Fortunate
d. Appearance
19. The correct spelling of alcohol.
20. What does the word bilateral mean?
a. 2-sided
b. Straight
c. Symmetrical
d. On one side
21. Which word describes what a cat, who is clearly scared of a Rottweiler, will do when the
dog enters the room?
a. Cower
b. Engender
c. Enhance
d. Replicate
22. Another word for under observation is ____ ?
a. Cognition
b. Isolation
c. Surveillance
d. Assessment
23. What word describes a trip to Hawaii that a vacationer felt was too short?
a. Ponderous
b. Salacious
c. Ephemeral
d. Erudite
24. The plumber used a ___ tube to open up the curved pipe.
a. Solid
b. Rigid
c. Flexible
d. Perforated
25. Another word for precaution is __?
a. Rule
b. Routine procedure
c. Preventive measure
d. Habit
26. A note in the patients’ medical record states ―Anticipatory grieving‖, which patient
situations below explains this type of grieving?
a. A patient who has just given birth to twins following a long labor
b. A patient who will have their left leg imputed below the knee tomorrow
c. A patient experiencing pain during physical therapy session
d. A patient who will be discharged tomorrow after two months of being hospitalized.
27. Another word for concave is?
a. Sunburned
b. Convex
c. Puffed out
, d. Sunken
28. A child with a stuffy nose might find it hard to ___.
a. Breathe
b. Breathing
c. Breath
d. Breadth
29. The development of the disease was insidious.
a. Momentous
b. Sudden
c. Innocuous
d. Gradual
30. The bad smell made him ___.
a. Gag
b. Enjoy
c. Remember
d. Attach
31. The word staggered means ____.
a. Fell
b. Fumbled
c. Stumbled
d. Pirouetted
32. The new mother wanted to use ___ diapers rather than disposables.
a. Close
b. Clothing
c. Cloth
d. Clothes
33. They were pleased to find the new manager was easy to get along with. (describe the new
manager)
a. Affable
b. Tortuous
c. Apathetic
d. Sacrosanct
34. Which word describes a person’s music collection who listens to a mixture of genres from
punk rock to classic?
a. Theoretical
b. Relevant
c. Mélange
d. Cacophony
35. Another word for consistency is __?
a. Appearance
b. Volatility
c. Thickness
d. Color
36. The etiology of the flu epidemic of 1918 remains unknown to this day.
a. Pathology
b. Transmission
c. Cause
VOCABULARY, READING COMPREHENSION, MATH, A&P
BIOLOGY 2024/2025
Vocabulary
1. The patient made a ___ of arranging the food on his plate
a. Formal
b. Ritualistic
c. Formalizing
d. Ritual
2. After becoming invalid . . .
a. Dejected
b. Shamefully fearful
c. Injured
d. Symbiotic
3. What is another word for aegis?
a. Relationship
b. Respectability
c. Ramifications
d. Responsibility
4. Someone who is frustrated/annoyed is?
a. Exacerbated
b. Transient
c. Lithe
d. Terse
5. Another word for strict is?
a. Stringent
b. Daily
c. Weekly
d. Nominal
6. Another word for adhere is ___ ?
a. Remain intact
b. Loosen
c. Hold fast
d. Position next to
7. Another word for contemplating is?
a. Impasse
b. Impartial
c. Pondering
d. Emending
8. Which word means to think about something before making a decision?
a. Imply
b. Transgress
c. Allay
, d. Ruminate
9. Another word for ubiquitous is?
a. Widespread
b. Last demand
c. Uncertainty
d. Finally reckoned
10. The lower surface of a structure is called ___?
a. Inferior
b. Transverse
c. Dorsal
d. Ventral
11. Another word for anticipate is ___?
a. Predict
b. Evaluate
c. Compare
d. Forestall
12. The word part placed before a word to change its meaning is a ___?
a. Prefix
b. Affix
c. Suffix
d. Vocab
13. The soft spots on the head of a newborn are called ___?
a. Fistula
b. Fontanel
c. Follicle
d. Fissure
14. Another word for assured is ___?
a. Confirmed the truth of
b. Sympathized with
c. Denied the truth of
d. Made known to
15. Another word for abstain is ___?
a. Refrain
b. Indulge
c. Adhere
d. Eliminate
16. A description of the word environment is ___?
a. the major ideas of the quality of life.
b. the assistance found outside the family.
c. the elements inside and outside of a person.
d. the positive and negative aspects of a home.
17. Another word for affect is?
a. Reduce
b. Contaminate
c. Eliminate
d. Influence
18. Another word for site is?
, a. Severity
b. Location
c. Fortunate
d. Appearance
19. The correct spelling of alcohol.
20. What does the word bilateral mean?
a. 2-sided
b. Straight
c. Symmetrical
d. On one side
21. Which word describes what a cat, who is clearly scared of a Rottweiler, will do when the
dog enters the room?
a. Cower
b. Engender
c. Enhance
d. Replicate
22. Another word for under observation is ____ ?
a. Cognition
b. Isolation
c. Surveillance
d. Assessment
23. What word describes a trip to Hawaii that a vacationer felt was too short?
a. Ponderous
b. Salacious
c. Ephemeral
d. Erudite
24. The plumber used a ___ tube to open up the curved pipe.
a. Solid
b. Rigid
c. Flexible
d. Perforated
25. Another word for precaution is __?
a. Rule
b. Routine procedure
c. Preventive measure
d. Habit
26. A note in the patients’ medical record states ―Anticipatory grieving‖, which patient
situations below explains this type of grieving?
a. A patient who has just given birth to twins following a long labor
b. A patient who will have their left leg imputed below the knee tomorrow
c. A patient experiencing pain during physical therapy session
d. A patient who will be discharged tomorrow after two months of being hospitalized.
27. Another word for concave is?
a. Sunburned
b. Convex
c. Puffed out
, d. Sunken
28. A child with a stuffy nose might find it hard to ___.
a. Breathe
b. Breathing
c. Breath
d. Breadth
29. The development of the disease was insidious.
a. Momentous
b. Sudden
c. Innocuous
d. Gradual
30. The bad smell made him ___.
a. Gag
b. Enjoy
c. Remember
d. Attach
31. The word staggered means ____.
a. Fell
b. Fumbled
c. Stumbled
d. Pirouetted
32. The new mother wanted to use ___ diapers rather than disposables.
a. Close
b. Clothing
c. Cloth
d. Clothes
33. They were pleased to find the new manager was easy to get along with. (describe the new
manager)
a. Affable
b. Tortuous
c. Apathetic
d. Sacrosanct
34. Which word describes a person’s music collection who listens to a mixture of genres from
punk rock to classic?
a. Theoretical
b. Relevant
c. Mélange
d. Cacophony
35. Another word for consistency is __?
a. Appearance
b. Volatility
c. Thickness
d. Color
36. The etiology of the flu epidemic of 1918 remains unknown to this day.
a. Pathology
b. Transmission
c. Cause
