HESI A2 Grammar Exam with Accurate
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which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? "After rapidly consume that
enormous meal, he felt a bit dyspeptic."
(A) rapidly
(B) consume
(C) felt
(D) dyspeptic - ✔✔consume
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Dr. Abrams came here from
England he has only been in Delaware for one year."
(A) comma
(B) semicolon
(C) colon
(D) hyphen - ✔✔semicolon
select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct. "Few students were able to
complete the assignment in the allotted time; _______ the professor gave them an additional
week in which to do the work."
(A) despite
(B) in fact
(C) therefore
(D) conversely - ✔✔therefore
what word is best to substitute for the underlined words in the following sentence? "You can
here THE NURSES' laughter all the way down the hallway."
,(A) his
(B) hers
(C) them
(D) their - ✔✔their
which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? "Moving stealthy, the sneaky little
boy reached up for the cookie jar on the topmost shelf."
(A) stealthy
(B) sneaky
(C) up
(D) topmost - ✔✔stealthy
which sentence is the clearest?
(A) I saw the criminals who were arrested on the TV news.
(B) I saw the criminals on the TV new who were arrested.
(C) On the TV news, the criminals who were arrested were seen by me.
(D) On the TV news, I saw the criminals who were arrested. - ✔✔On the TV news, I saw the
criminals who were arrested.
which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the sentence? "Our mayer made a
proclamation declaring that all citizens must recycle."
(A) mayer
(B) proclamation
(C) citizens
(D) recycle - ✔✔mayer
select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. "Jennifer must
______ been confused by the complicated directions."
,(A) of
(B) had
(C) have
(D) be - ✔✔have
which of the following is spelled correctly
(A) seisure
(B) siezure
(C) seizher
(D) seizure - ✔✔seizure
select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the sentence. "Accompanied by toast, Jake
enjoyed his farm-fresh eggs and sweet-tasting grits."
(A) Accompanied by toast
(B) Jake enjoyed
(C) farm-fresh eggs
(D) sweet-tasting grits - ✔✔Accompanied by toast
select the word that makes the sentence grammatically correct. "After ______ the course, the
nursing students will take a short practicum."
(A) finished
(B) finishing
(C) having finish
(D) will finish - ✔✔finishing
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Please dont be afraid to ask
questions," she assured us politely.
(A) period
, (B) quotation marks
(C) comma
(D) apostrophe - ✔✔apostrophe
which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the sentence? "The pharmacist seemed to
disagree with the proscription designated by the physician."
(A) pharmacist
(B) proscription
(C) designated
(D) physician - ✔✔proscription
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Have you finished reading the
lab results so we can schedule an appointment with the patient"
(A) period
(B) question mark
(C) comma
(D) semicolon - ✔✔question mark
which of the following is spelled correctly
(A) discipline
(B) disipline
(C) discapline
(D) dicipline - ✔✔discipline
which sentence is grammatically correct
(A) The new employees watched a short training film following a session with the hospital
administrator.
Answers
which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? "After rapidly consume that
enormous meal, he felt a bit dyspeptic."
(A) rapidly
(B) consume
(C) felt
(D) dyspeptic - ✔✔consume
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Dr. Abrams came here from
England he has only been in Delaware for one year."
(A) comma
(B) semicolon
(C) colon
(D) hyphen - ✔✔semicolon
select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct. "Few students were able to
complete the assignment in the allotted time; _______ the professor gave them an additional
week in which to do the work."
(A) despite
(B) in fact
(C) therefore
(D) conversely - ✔✔therefore
what word is best to substitute for the underlined words in the following sentence? "You can
here THE NURSES' laughter all the way down the hallway."
,(A) his
(B) hers
(C) them
(D) their - ✔✔their
which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? "Moving stealthy, the sneaky little
boy reached up for the cookie jar on the topmost shelf."
(A) stealthy
(B) sneaky
(C) up
(D) topmost - ✔✔stealthy
which sentence is the clearest?
(A) I saw the criminals who were arrested on the TV news.
(B) I saw the criminals on the TV new who were arrested.
(C) On the TV news, the criminals who were arrested were seen by me.
(D) On the TV news, I saw the criminals who were arrested. - ✔✔On the TV news, I saw the
criminals who were arrested.
which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the sentence? "Our mayer made a
proclamation declaring that all citizens must recycle."
(A) mayer
(B) proclamation
(C) citizens
(D) recycle - ✔✔mayer
select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. "Jennifer must
______ been confused by the complicated directions."
,(A) of
(B) had
(C) have
(D) be - ✔✔have
which of the following is spelled correctly
(A) seisure
(B) siezure
(C) seizher
(D) seizure - ✔✔seizure
select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the sentence. "Accompanied by toast, Jake
enjoyed his farm-fresh eggs and sweet-tasting grits."
(A) Accompanied by toast
(B) Jake enjoyed
(C) farm-fresh eggs
(D) sweet-tasting grits - ✔✔Accompanied by toast
select the word that makes the sentence grammatically correct. "After ______ the course, the
nursing students will take a short practicum."
(A) finished
(B) finishing
(C) having finish
(D) will finish - ✔✔finishing
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Please dont be afraid to ask
questions," she assured us politely.
(A) period
, (B) quotation marks
(C) comma
(D) apostrophe - ✔✔apostrophe
which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the sentence? "The pharmacist seemed to
disagree with the proscription designated by the physician."
(A) pharmacist
(B) proscription
(C) designated
(D) physician - ✔✔proscription
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Have you finished reading the
lab results so we can schedule an appointment with the patient"
(A) period
(B) question mark
(C) comma
(D) semicolon - ✔✔question mark
which of the following is spelled correctly
(A) discipline
(B) disipline
(C) discapline
(D) dicipline - ✔✔discipline
which sentence is grammatically correct
(A) The new employees watched a short training film following a session with the hospital
administrator.
