HESI A2
HESI A2 Version 4 Grammar Questions
Question 1 of 5
The child cried, 'I want to do it-----------------.'
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: In this sentence, the pronoun that should follow 'do it' is reflexive, indicating the action is done by the subject to the subject. 'Myself' is the correct reflexive pronoun here. 'Mine' is a possessive pronoun, 'Me' is incorrect as it should be in its reflexive form, and 'Me self' is not a valid pronoun construction.
Question 2 of 5
What task does the mailperson perform?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct answer is 'C: Envelopes.' The question asks about the job performed by the mailperson, which is delivering envelopes to every mailbox on the block. Using the plural form 'envelopes' is appropriate as it indicates multiple items being delivered. The other choices, 'Every,' 'Block,' and 'Mailperson's,' do not capture the primary task carried out by the mailperson. Therefore, 'Envelopes' is the correct choice.
Question 3 of 5
What word is incorrectly used in the following sentence? "He ate for pieces of fried chicken at dinner, and no vegetables."
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The corrected sentence is 'He ate four pieces of fried chicken at dinner, and no vegetables.' The original error was the use of 'for' instead of 'four,' which is a numerical term.
Question 4 of 5
Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence: At the party, Fred asked ________ sister for a dance.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: In the sentence, the subject 'Fred' is male, so the possessive pronoun 'his' should be used to refer to his sister. Therefore, the correct answer is 'his'. Choices 'her' and 'their' are incorrect because they do not correctly match the possessive form for Fred's sister. 'My' is incorrect as it refers to the speaker's sister, not Fred's.
Question 5 of 5
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: The data indicates that the patient is suffering from extreme anxiety, and tranquilizing medication is immediately required.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is 'B: Indicates.' In the sentence, 'indicate' should be used instead of 'indicates' to match the plural subject 'data.' 'Indicate' is the correct plural form of the verb for the plural subject 'data.' The other choices ('extreme anxiety,' 'is,' 'immediately') are used correctly in the sentence. Remember that when the subject is plural, the verb should also be in its plural form, which is 'indicate' in this case.