HESI Grammar Questions with Answers.

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hesi a2 grammar questions and answers

1. 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.

a) change’s b) worker’s c) business’ d) birthday’s

2. 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.

3. Arrange alphabetically: verbal, volume, void, vital.

a) vital, verbal, void, volume b) verbal, vital, void, volume c) verbal, volume, void, vital d) vital, verbal, volume, void

4. Identify the incomplete sentence.

a) while they were sleeping. b) everything worked out all right.

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Select the word or phrase that makes the sentence grammatically correct, question 11-15.

5. She was so mad at her boyfriend, she

on him when he called.

a) yelled b) screamed c) speak d) hung up

6. The girl quickly ran through the dark woods to get back to the house.

7. 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?

8. 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.

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9. 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

10.

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.

11.

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.

12.

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.

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13. It was a beautiful performance. we all watched her from a balcony in the theater as she danced gracefully across the

stage.

a) massive b) stunningly c) lonely d) misery

14. A tuberculin skin test should be read within 24 hours

administration.

a) in b) of c) has d) on

15. John F. Kennedy was a senator before he

president in 1960.

a) elected b) was electing c) was elected d) had elected

16. Identify the dependent clause in this sentence: the mother dog left her bed as soon as the puppies were asleep.

a) as soon as the puppies were asleep b) left her bed as soon as c) the puppies were asleep d) the mother dog left her bed

Davis Craig | Beststudy Academics (daviscraig2304@gmail.com/beststudy284@gmail.com) 17. Select the sentence in which snake is used as a verb.

a) the cobra is venomous snake. b) the plumber used his snake to open up the clogged pipe c) you are being a snake when you steal from me. d) the spy had to snake his way furtively (secretly) onto the train.

18. In which sentence is the form fast used as an adverb?

a) the clock on the wall is ten minutes fast. b) the cars on the overpass moved fast c) the fast cars drove over the bridge. d) the batter could not hit the fast pitch.

19. Which phrase should be moved to the end of the sentence? the painter decided to use the urn as his subject with flowers on the table.

a) as his subject b) with flowers c) the painter d) the urn

20. Make this a complete sentence:

as she watched me from the kitchen

window.

I ran around outside as fast as I could

Select the correct word(s) for the blank in the following sentence 21. Susan gave ice cream to John and a) us b) me c) we

.

Davis Craig | Beststudy Academics (daviscraig2304@gmail.com/beststudy284@gmail.com) d) i

22. My mom and

went to the store.

a) me b) I c) us d) we

23. I am looking forward to

my birthday party at work.

a) has b) have c) had d) having

24. The dress

you wore at my birthday party is my favorite.

a) that b) their c) when d) which

25. You

a) worked b) forget c) did well d) done good

on your final exam.

Davis Craig | Beststudy Academics (daviscraig2304@gmail.com/beststudy284@gmail.com) 26. A synonym is a word

a meaning similar to another word.

a) having b) that have c) who have d) who is having

27. In preparation for your birthday dinner, i will help

the dinnerware on the

table.

a) sit b) set c) sat d) seat

28. Two students (are)

their professor about possibility of obtaining good

grade in class.

a) ask/are b) is c) was d) could

29. To be admitted to the university, he

to make application by may 15.

a) has b) have c) might d) should

30.

you taking a cruise to commemorate your wedding anniversary?

a) are b) is c) was d) could

31.

are the very ancient people.

a) the chinese b) chinese c) the chineses d) chineses

Davis Craig | Beststudy Academics (daviscraig2304@gmail.com/beststudy284@gmail.com) 32. The nursing

put the band

on the wound to

the nurse.

a) aide, aide, aid b) aide, aid, aid c) aide, aide, aide d) aid, aid, aide

33. Do you know

a) what time is it? b) what time it is? c) what is time? d) it is what time?

34. The accident

if the motorist had obeyed the speed limit sign.

a) never happened b) would happen never c) never would happen d) never would have happened

35. After having robbed the bank, a) the thief hid at the house of a friend b) the police searched for the thief for many weeks c) the bank president offered a reward for the thief. d) the thief’s wife became very nervous.

.

Davis Craig | Beststudy Academics (daviscraig2304@gmail.com/beststudy284@gmail.com) 36. She went to the party

her dislike for the host.

a) in spite of b) despite of c) although d) even though

37. He tried to remember the names of all the people

were there that night.

a) which b) that c) who d) those

38. As we celebrated the start of the evening festivities, our glasses

and a

toast was made by our host. a) were risen b) were rose c) were raised d) arose

39. Since the factory was destroyed the company has

business to do.

a) no b) not c) none d) neither 40. He doesn’t care for a rap music and

.

a) neither me b) neither i do c) neither do i d) don’t neither

41. The nurse asked the patient to choose

items from the menu.

a) eight b) ate c) for d) fore

42. She told her friend that her favorite colors

red and blue.

a) is b) are c) could be d) seem to be

43. If the nurse

the patient was going to threw up. she would have

brought a basin. a) had knew b) had known c) wanted to know d) could be known

44. If I

you, i would leave now.

a) was b) were c) where d) which

45. The baby

because she was hungry

a) cries b) cry c) cried d) crying

46. The national anthem

at the super bowl by whitney houston. a)

was sung b) was singing c) had sung d) sung

47. It is important that john

his resume immediately. (it is required that he send

the payment immediately). a) send b) sends c) sent d) sended

48. The blue whale is the largest animal

the world. a) in

b) on c) of d) at

49. Economics

my least favorite subject at school.

a) am b) is c) are d) been

50. When a person finds

in a stressful situation, it helps to breathe

deeply. a) oneself b) yourself c) themselves d) itself

51. Children generally

with others of the same size and age. a)

play b) plays c) played d) playing

52. Scissors should never be

by the handle.

a) carry b) carries c) carried d) carrying

53. The child cried, “i want to do it

.

a) mine b) me c) myself d) me self

54. The nurse did not think that the symptoms a) desired b) warranted c) guaranteed d) should have been

an emergency room visit.

55. During the storm, the glass in three of the windows a) broken b) breaks c) was broken d) were broken

56. He

football game.

a) never almost attends b) almost never attends c) almost attends never d) attends almost never

57. I am looking forward to

on a vacation next month.

a) go b) going c) be go d) going to go

58. If they

that the weather was going to be so bad, they wouldn’t have gone to the

beach. a) know b) knew c) had known d) were knowing

59. Finishing quickly is not as important as a) answer b) answering c) answered d) answers

60. Select the sentence that uses “they’re” correctly

a) the teacher told the student, put the box they’re. b) the students looked at they’re test scores. c) they’re more likely to do well if they study. d) most student finished they’re homework early.

all the question correctly.

61. Which sentence is grammatically correct.

a) the nurse asked the patient to lay down on the gurney. b) the nurse asked the patient to lie down on the gurney. c) the nurse asked the patient to ley down on the gurney. d) the nurse asked the patient to lei down on the gurney.

62. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

a) which one do you want? b) pick the won you want? c) whose one do you want? d) who’s do you want?

63. Which sentence is grammatically correct? a) the winner was me. b) it was i who won. c) the runner was her. d) it was me who lost.

64. Which sentence is grammatically correct? a) he did bad on the test. b) he felt bad about the broken window c) he felt badly about being late. d) when the patient feels badly, give him an aspirin.

Select the word or phrase that makes the sentence grammatically correct.

1.

A tuberculin skin test should be read within 24 hrs.

administration

a. of B. since C. as D. from

2.

It they

that the weather was going to be so bad, they wouldn’t have gone to the

beach.

A. had known B. were knowing C. knew D. known

3.

John Kennedy was a senator before he

president in 1960.

A. was electing B. elected C. had elected d. was elected

4.

It is required that he

the payment immediately.

a. send B. sent C. sends D. sended

5.

He tried to remember the names of all the people a. whom b. that C. whose D. which

were there that night.

6.

A synonym is a word

a meaning similar to another word.

A. who have B. that have C. who is having d. having

7.

The student

for the final exam.

a. didn’t studied b. was studying C. studied hardly D. would have study

8.

My mother and

went shopping for clothes yesterday.

A. us B. me C. myself d. I

9.

She went to the party

her dislike for the host.

A. although B. even though C. despite of d. in spite of

10.

The accident

if the motorist had obeyed the speed limit sign.

a. never would have happened B. never would happen C. never happened D. would happen never

11.

She was so mad at her boyfriend, she

on him when he called.

A. terminated hung B. yelled C. hang up

12.

are very ancient people.

A. the chineses B. chineses C. the chinese d. chinese

13.

After having robbed the bank,

.

A. the back president offered a reward for the thief B. the thief’s wife became very nervous C. the police searched for the thief from many weeks. d. the thief hid at the house of a friend.

Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly.

1) After the policeman

for several miles, he finally caught up with the man who had

stolen the purse.

A. had ran B. several miles C. who D. up with

2)

The man’s heart attack scared him badly and he decided then on.

A. to have B. man’s C. badly

a regular check-up from

D. from

3) Based on the

of asepsis, the nurse should consider a sterile packet below waist level

to be contaminated.

A. to be B. principals c. asepsis d. waist

4. I will call you when I

back from visiting my sister.

A. visiting B. my C. when D. get

5. Her mother asked her what she

do after she graduated from college.

A. from B. her C. would d. she

6. When you add sugar to it, your cup of coffee becomes not only sweet, a. but also B. becomes C. to d cup of

fattening

7. The sales man recommended that he

his receipt for at least a month.

A. that B. for C. keeps d. at least

8)

It

like the sun never shines on saturday.

a)

seems

b)

it

c)

never

d)

shines

9)

Of the many people

a)

that

b)

experience

c)

with

d)

of the

10)

Long before his death, Pablo Picasso

history. a)

in

b)

long before

c)

had become

she interviewed; she chose the one with most experience.

one of the most important artists in

d)

the most

11)

The physician started to perform the operation, but the patient

yet completely

under anesthesia. a)

started to

b)

perform

c)

was not

d)

completely under

12)

Before his death at age 82, comedian Rodney Dangerfield’s motto was, “I don’t get

respect.” a)

no

b)

was

c)

at

d)

before

13)

The mailperson’s job is to put the

a)

every

b)

block

c)

envelope’s

d)

mailperson’s

14)

The charge nurse overheard the nursing assistant discussing the private details of a client

medical condition with a a)

details

b)

overheard

in every mailbox on the block.

friend in the hospital cafeteria.

c)

client’s

d)

personal

15)

The car that he had seen at the ford dealer was the one that he

a)

was

b)

had seen

c)

to buy

d)

finally

16)

He had already finished studying at

a)

was called

b)

studying

c)

had already

d)

a

17)

The nurse asked the patient

university when he was called to join the army.

items from the menu that are his favorites.

a) b)

to choose

c)

his favorites

d)

that are

18)

He ate

a)

ate

b)

four

c)

no

d)

at

decided to buy.

pieces of fried chicken at dinner, and no vegetables.

19)

The most important things in my life are making money, traveling abroad, and

well. a)

in

b)

to live

c)

the most

d)

are

20)

It’s true that children depend

a)

it’s

b)

on

c)

clothing

d)

that

their parents for food, clothing and shelter.

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