HESI A2 Grammar Practice Test
Agreement, pronouns, confused words and sentence structure. Here are 10 HESI A2 grammar questions, each with the answer and the reason.
Updated by the Tigertest team. Based on the HESI A2 section outlines (math, reading, vocabulary, grammar, biology, chemistry, anatomy and physiology). Physics is not included. Not affiliated with Elsevier.
- 1.
In the sentence "The nurse quickly checked the IV line before rounds," what part of speech is the word quickly?
- A.
Adjective
- B.
Verb
- C.
Adverb
- D.
Preposition
Answer: C.Quickly modifies the verb checked and tells how the action was done, so it is an adverb. It is not an adjective because it does not describe a noun.
- A.
- 2.
Each of the nursing students _____ a stethoscope for the skills lab. Select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct:
- A.
have
- B.
are bringing
- C.
were needing
- D.
has
Answer: D.Each is a singular indefinite pronoun, so it takes the singular verb has. The phrase of the nursing students does not change the subject, which makes have tempting but incorrect.
- A.
- 3.
By the time the ambulance arrived, the patient _____ consciousness. Select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct:
- A.
had regained
- B.
regains
- C.
will regain
- D.
has regained
Answer: A.The past perfect had regained shows an action completed before another past action, the ambulance arriving. Has regained is present perfect and does not fit a past-time sequence.
- A.
- 4.
"The students left there books in the lounge, but they're coming back for them." Which word is used incorrectly in the sentence?
- A.
left
- B.
they're
- C.
there
- D.
them
Answer: C.The possessive their should replace there, which refers to a place. They're, a contraction of they are, is used correctly.
- A.
- 5.
A clinical instructor marks a progress note for usage errors in comparisons and modifiers. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- A.
The patient is doing good after her surgery.
- B.
There were fewer falls on the unit this month.
- C.
There were less complaints on the unit this month.
- D.
The patient is feeling more better today.
Answer: B.Fewer is used with countable nouns such as falls. The other choices misuse good as an adverb, use less with a countable noun, and double the comparative in more better.
- A.
- 6.
"Please bring this urine specimen down to the lab before you leave the unit." Which word is used incorrectly in the sentence?
- A.
specimen
- B.
before
- C.
bring
- D.
leave
Answer: C.Take is used for movement away from the speaker, and the specimen is going away to the lab. Bring is used for movement toward the speaker.
- A.
- 7.
A nurse is texting a supply request that lists several items for a dressing change. Which sentence has correct punctuation?
- A.
Please bring gauze, tape, and saline to room 4.
- B.
Please bring gauze tape, and saline to room 4.
- C.
Please bring, gauze, tape, and saline to room 4.
- D.
Please bring gauze, tape and, saline to room 4.
Answer: A.Commas separate each item in a series, with the final comma placed before and. No comma belongs between the verb and its object, and none follows the conjunction.
- A.
- 8.
A unit manager is posting a reminder about protective equipment needed for an isolation room. Which sentence has correct punctuation?
- A.
Bring: the following items gloves, masks, and gowns.
- B.
Bring the following items: gloves, masks, and gowns.
- C.
Bring the following items; gloves, masks, and gowns.
- D.
Bring the following: items, gloves, masks, and gowns.
Answer: B.A colon introduces a list after a complete independent clause, such as Bring the following items. A semicolon cannot introduce a list, and a colon should not split a verb from its object.
- A.
- 9.
A patient is filling out a history form describing a past hospital stay in another state. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- A.
We visited Mercy Hospital in Denver last June.
- B.
We visited mercy hospital in Denver last june.
- C.
We visited Mercy hospital in denver last June.
- D.
We visited Mercy Hospital in Denver last june.
Answer: A.Proper nouns such as the full name of a hospital, a city, and a month are capitalized. Each other choice leaves at least one of these in lowercase.
- A.
- 10.
A nursing applicant is describing her hobbies in a personal statement for admission. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- A.
She enjoys reading, hiking, and to swim.
- B.
She enjoys reading, hiking, and swimming.
- C.
She enjoys to read, hiking, and swimming.
- D.
She enjoys reading, to hike, and she swims.
Answer: B.Items in a series should share the same grammatical form, here three -ing words. Mixing an infinitive such as to swim with -ing forms breaks parallel structure.
- A.
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