Grammar HESI A2 Practice Test

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: receive. In this sentence, "excited to receive" is the correct phrase to convey that Sadie and her mother are looking forward to receiving the award in the future. The infinitive form "to receive" is used after "excited" to indicate the action that they are excited about. Explanation: A: "be received" is passive voice and does not convey the intended meaning of Sadie and her mother actively receiving the award. B: "receiving" is a gerund form and does not fit grammatically with the structure of the sentence. D: "have been received" is in the present perfect tense and does not match the simple past tense used in the sentence.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: their. In the sentence, "The children loved having their photographs taken," the possessive pronoun "their" correctly indicates that the photographs belong to the children. Option A, "its," is incorrect because it refers to something non-human. Option C, "they," is incorrect as it is a subject pronoun and does not show possession. Option D, "his," is incorrect because it refers to a singular male, whereas the sentence is referring to multiple children.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: Although. In the sentence, the word "although" is used to contrast two ideas - Octavia being the youngest but still taller than her classmates. This conjunction helps to show the unexpected relationship between her age and height. The word "despite" (A) would imply a sense of contradiction, but the sentence does not present two conflicting ideas. "Since" (B) implies a cause-and-effect relationship, which is not the intended meaning here. "Provided" (D) suggests a condition or stipulation, which does not align with the context of the sentence.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Correct Answer: A (counsel) Rationale: 1. The correct spelling of "counsel" in this context refers to legal advice. 2. "Council" refers to a group of people or an assembly, not relevant here. 3. "Consul" refers to a government representative, also not applicable. 4. "Counsel" is the appropriate spelling for legal advice. 5. Choices B, C, and D are spelled correctly and are relevant to the sentence's context.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: never seen. The phrase "never seen" is not grammatically correct in this sentence as it should be "had never seen." The past perfect tense "had never seen" is used to indicate an action that did not occur before a certain point in the past, which fits the context of Javier's trip to Puerto Rico. The other choices, A: Until his trip, B: had never, and D: his ancestral home, are all used correctly in the sentence.