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HESI A2 2026 Complete Review: In-
Depth Practice Questions and Test Bank
for Math, Reading Comprehension, and
Science
WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
A. Who's coming to the party?
B. Whose to blame for the economy?
C. Who's hat is this?
D. Whose going to vote?
Correct Answer: A. Who's coming to the party?
Rationale: “Who’s” is the contraction for “who is,” which is correct here. The other options
misuse “whose” or “who’s.”
WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
A. I went two the store.
B. I want ice cream, too.
C. The nurse gave him too shorts.
D. I want to know your name.
Rationale: “Too” is correctly used to mean “also.” The other options misuse homophones.
WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
A. He did well on his diet.
B. He done well on his diet.
C. He did good on his diet
D. He done good on his diet
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Rationale: “Did” is the correct verb form and “well” correctly modifies the verb. The other
options use incorrect verb forms or adjectives.
WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
A. Several lost his or her keys on the train.
B. Does everyone have their train tickets ready?
C. Is everyone ready for their ice-cream sundaes?
D. Somebody left his or her jacket on the train.
Rationale: “Somebody” is singular and correctly paired with “his or her.” The other options have
agreement issues.
WHICH SENTENCE SHOULD REPLACE THE FOLLOWING INCORRECT SENTENCE?
“This door to remain unlocked when occupied.”
A. This door will remain unlocked when the office is occupied.
B. This door to remain unclosed while open.
C. This sentence is correct as written.
D. This office must have the door unlocked at all times.
Rationale: Option A corrects the missing verb and completes the sentence logically.
WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
A. Sarah plays her new saxophone well.
B. The dog catches the freebee good.
C. The band did good during the half time show.
D. The band that played before ours was well.
Rationale: “Well” correctly modifies the verb “plays.” The other choices misuse “good” or
“well.”
WHICH USE OF APOSTROPHE IS CORRECT IN THE SENTENCE?
Because of staff change's, the list of birthday's was distributed to all worker's in the business'
three offices.
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A. Change's
B. Worker's
C. Business'
D. Birthday's
Rationale: “Business’” correctly shows possession. The others incorrectly use apostrophes.
WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
A. The patient told the nurse, “put the flowers on that table over their.”
B. The students looked at their test scores.
C. Their comes a time when one choose between right and wrong.
D. Their waiting for you.
Rationale: “Their” is correctly used as a possessive pronoun. The others misuse homophones.
ARRANGE ALPHABETICALLY: VERBAL, VOLUME, VOID, VITAL
A. Verbal, vital, void, volume
B. Vital, verbal, void, volume
C. Verbal, volume, void, vital
D. Vital, verbal, volume, void
Rationale: Alphabetical order follows letter-by-letter comparison.
IDENTIFY THE INCOMPLETE SENTENCE.
A. While they were sleeping.
B. Everything worked out all right.
C. He wept.
D. Babies are sure cute and cuddly.
Rationale: Option A is a dependent clause and cannot stand alone.
She was so mad at her boyfriend, she ____________ on him when he called.
A. Yelled
B. Screamed
HESI A2 2026 Complete Review: In-
Depth Practice Questions and Test Bank
for Math, Reading Comprehension, and
Science
WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
A. Who's coming to the party?
B. Whose to blame for the economy?
C. Who's hat is this?
D. Whose going to vote?
Correct Answer: A. Who's coming to the party?
Rationale: “Who’s” is the contraction for “who is,” which is correct here. The other options
misuse “whose” or “who’s.”
WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
A. I went two the store.
B. I want ice cream, too.
C. The nurse gave him too shorts.
D. I want to know your name.
Rationale: “Too” is correctly used to mean “also.” The other options misuse homophones.
WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
A. He did well on his diet.
B. He done well on his diet.
C. He did good on his diet
D. He done good on his diet
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Rationale: “Did” is the correct verb form and “well” correctly modifies the verb. The other
options use incorrect verb forms or adjectives.
WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
A. Several lost his or her keys on the train.
B. Does everyone have their train tickets ready?
C. Is everyone ready for their ice-cream sundaes?
D. Somebody left his or her jacket on the train.
Rationale: “Somebody” is singular and correctly paired with “his or her.” The other options have
agreement issues.
WHICH SENTENCE SHOULD REPLACE THE FOLLOWING INCORRECT SENTENCE?
“This door to remain unlocked when occupied.”
A. This door will remain unlocked when the office is occupied.
B. This door to remain unclosed while open.
C. This sentence is correct as written.
D. This office must have the door unlocked at all times.
Rationale: Option A corrects the missing verb and completes the sentence logically.
WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
A. Sarah plays her new saxophone well.
B. The dog catches the freebee good.
C. The band did good during the half time show.
D. The band that played before ours was well.
Rationale: “Well” correctly modifies the verb “plays.” The other choices misuse “good” or
“well.”
WHICH USE OF APOSTROPHE IS CORRECT IN THE SENTENCE?
Because of staff change's, the list of birthday's was distributed to all worker's in the business'
three offices.
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A. Change's
B. Worker's
C. Business'
D. Birthday's
Rationale: “Business’” correctly shows possession. The others incorrectly use apostrophes.
WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
A. The patient told the nurse, “put the flowers on that table over their.”
B. The students looked at their test scores.
C. Their comes a time when one choose between right and wrong.
D. Their waiting for you.
Rationale: “Their” is correctly used as a possessive pronoun. The others misuse homophones.
ARRANGE ALPHABETICALLY: VERBAL, VOLUME, VOID, VITAL
A. Verbal, vital, void, volume
B. Vital, verbal, void, volume
C. Verbal, volume, void, vital
D. Vital, verbal, volume, void
Rationale: Alphabetical order follows letter-by-letter comparison.
IDENTIFY THE INCOMPLETE SENTENCE.
A. While they were sleeping.
B. Everything worked out all right.
C. He wept.
D. Babies are sure cute and cuddly.
Rationale: Option A is a dependent clause and cannot stand alone.
She was so mad at her boyfriend, she ____________ on him when he called.
A. Yelled
B. Screamed
