Grammar HESI A2 Practice Test

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: your. In the sentence, "Follow the instructions you received in your packet," the word "your" is used incorrectly. The word "your" should be replaced with "the" to maintain proper parallel structure with the other articles used in the sentence ("the instructions" and "the packet"). Using "your" in this context creates a lack of consistency in article usage, making it grammatically incorrect. Incorrect choices: A: Follow - Correctly used as a verb in the sentence. B: instructions - Correctly used as a noun in the sentence. D: packet - Correctly used as a noun in the sentence.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: from. In this sentence, we need a preposition that indicates the distance between the village and the railway station. "From" is the correct preposition to use when indicating distance between two locations. The sentence should read "The village is not very far from the railway station." A: "to" is incorrect because it implies movement towards the railway station, not distance. C: "by" is incorrect as it suggests proximity or method of transportation, not distance. D: "next" is incorrect as it indicates immediate adjacency, not distance between the village and the railway station.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Correct Answer: D - prefer Rationale: 1. "Fredericka always orders pancakes" - 'always' correctly indicates the frequency of Fredericka's action. 2. "but Louis prefers waffles" - 'prefers' is the correct verb usage to show Louis's choice. 3. 'prefer' is incorrect as the sentence is in present tense and 'prefers' should match the verb tense used in the sentence. 4. The other choices are used appropriately in the sentence and do not affect the grammatical correctness or clarity of 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: "the farmhouse." In the sentence, the phrase "the farmhouse" is misplaced because the focus should be on the fence, not the farmhouse. The sentence structure implies that the farmhouse itself is made of crisscrossed logs, which is illogical. The farmhouse should not be part of the description of the fence. The other choices (A, B, D) are all correctly placed within the sentence and contribute to the overall meaning without causing confusion or misinterpretation.