HESI A2 Grammar Practice Test 2024

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: amount. In this sentence, the intern was surprised by the degree or intensity of pain he was in after his first day of work. "Amount" is the most appropriate word to convey the level of pain experienced. B: frequency does not fit the context as it refers to how often something occurs, not the intensity. C: number is not suitable as it typically refers to quantities of things, not the intensity of pain. D: amplitude is more commonly used in the context of sound or waves, not in describing pain intensity.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: him. In this sentence, 'him' is the objective pronoun used to indicate the person being asked to take her to the drugstore. 'Him' functions as the direct object of the verb 'asked.' The other choices (B: his, C: he, D: his') are incorrect because 'his' is a possessive pronoun, 'he' is a subjective pronoun, and 'his'' is an incorrect form of the possessive pronoun. Thus, 'him' is the only choice that fits the grammatical structure of the sentence as the object of the verb 'asked.'

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A because it correctly uses the participial phrase "Walking home from class" to modify the subject "the students." This structure indicates that the students were walking home while watching the snow begin to fall. The other choices incorrectly use different verb forms or do not effectively connect the action of walking home with the snow falling. Choice B incorrectly suggests that the snow is actively falling on the students while they are walking home. Choice C lacks a clear connection between the students walking home and the snow falling. Choice D does not effectively link the action of the students watching the snow fall with them walking home.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: lie, lay. In this sentence, the first blank requires a verb that does not take a direct object, so "lie" is correct. The second blank requires a verb that takes a direct object, so "lay" is the appropriate choice. "Lay" is the past tense of "lie," so it is incorrect for the first blank. Choices C and D are incorrect because "laid" and "lain" are not the correct forms of the verbs needed in this context.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: presents. In the sentence, 'presents' is the correct form of the verb to agree with the subject 'condition.' It is the third-person singular form of the verb 'present.' Choice A (presence) is a noun, not a verb. Choice C (present) is the base form of the verb and does not match the subject-verb agreement. Choice D (prescience) is a completely different word that does not fit the context of the sentence. Therefore, B is the only option that makes the sentence grammatically correct.