HESI A2
HESI A2 Version 1 Grammar Questions
Question 1 of 5
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank: 'The party was scheduled to last ____ five to seven.'
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is B. 'From' is the appropriate preposition to indicate the starting point of the time range during which the party is scheduled to last. In this context, 'from' is used to show the beginning time of the party, which is 5 o'clock. Therefore, the sentence should read as 'The party was scheduled to last from five to seven.'
Question 2 of 5
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is A. In this sentence, "Its" is used correctly as the possessive form, indicating ownership of the plastic eye. In option B, "it's" is incorrectly used instead of the possessive "its." In option C, "It's" is incorrectly used as a contraction for "it is" .In option D, "it's" is again incorrectly used for possession, which should be "its." Thus, option A is the only grammatically correct sentence.
Question 3 of 5
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: 'After the policeman had run for several miles, he finally caught up with the man who had stolen the purse.'
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct answer is C. 'Had run' is the correct past participle form of 'run' in this sentence. The past tense of 'run' is 'ran.' Therefore, 'had run' is the appropriate form to use in this context. The other options are used correctly in the sentence.
Question 4 of 5
Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct: The dog began to scratch behind the ear.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: In this sentence, 'dog' is a singular subject, so the correct reflexive pronoun to use is 'itself' to refer back to the dog. The word 'itself' is the appropriate choice to make the sentence grammatically correct by indicating that the dog is scratching behind its own ear.
Question 5 of 5
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: 'Her mother asked her what would she do after she graduated from college.'
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct answer is C. The phrase should be structured as 'what she would do' instead of 'what would she do.' In English, when forming questions or indirect questions, the subject and the auxiliary verb are inverted. Therefore, the correct order in this sentence is 'what she would do.' This maintains the correct word order for questions and indirect questions in English.