HESI A2 Grammar Practice Exam

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: "had texted me on my cell phone." This is the correct choice because the sentence starts with "Before," indicating a past event that occurred before another past event. Using the past perfect tense "had texted" correctly indicates that James sent the text before the speaker finished supper. Choice A is incorrect because it uses the present tense "is texting," which does not match the past context of the sentence. Choice C is incorrect because it uses the present tense "texts," which also does not match the past context. Choice D is incorrect because it uses the present participle "texting," which is not suitable for indicating a completed action before another past event.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: boys'. In this sentence, the possessive form of "boys" should be "boys's" to indicate that the pranks belonged to the four boys. The incorrect use of the apostrophe after "boys" in choice C makes it the misspelled word. "Everyone" (choice A), "fraternity" (choice B), and "sophomoric" (choice D) are spelled correctly in the context of the sentence.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D: will be given. In this sentence, the action of giving the employee discount will happen in the future conditional tense. "Will be given" is the correct future passive voice form of the verb "give." The use of "will be" indicates the future tense, and "given" is the past participle form of the verb "give" used in passive voice. The other choices (A, B, C) are incorrect because they do not correctly convey the future conditional tense and do not use the passive voice structure required for the sentence.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: "had rarely". This is incorrect as it should be "rarely had" to follow correct word order for adverbs of frequency. "Had rarely" is an incorrect placement of the adverb in the sentence structure. "Before their" (A) is correct as it introduces a time frame. "Children had" (B) is also correct as it identifies the subject and tense. "Rarely eat" (D) is incorrect as it changes the tense and does not match the past perfect tense used in the sentence.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D: his. In this sentence, "Mr. Menotti's wife" indicates possession, meaning the belongings belong to Mr. Menotti. Therefore, the possessive pronoun "his" is the most appropriate choice to replace the underlined words. Choosing A (her) would imply the belongings belong to the wife, not Mr. Menotti. Using B (him) would suggest that the wife collected Mr. Menotti himself, not his belongings. Option C (he) is a subject pronoun and does not indicate possession, so it is not suitable in this context.