HESI Grammar Exam

Question 1

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A tuberculin skin test should be read within 24 hours _____ administration.

Answer

Of
Since
As
From

Question 2

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The student _________ for the final exam.

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Didn't studied
Was studying
Studied hardly
Would have studied

Question 3

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My mother and _____ went shopping for clothes yesterday.

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Us
Me
Myself
I

Question 4

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She went to the party _____ her dislike for the host.

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Although
Even though
Despite of
In spite of

Question 5

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The accident _____ if the motorist had obeyed the speed limit sign.

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Never would have happened
Never would happen
Never happened
Would happen never

Question 6

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She was so mad at her boyfriend, she _____ on him when he called.

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Terminated
Hung up
Yelled
Hang up

Question 7

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_____ are very ancient people.

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The Chineses
Chineses
The Chinese
Chinese

Question 8

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If they _____ that the weather was going to be so bad, they wouldn't have gone to the beach.

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Had known
Were knowing
Knew
Known

Question 9

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John Kennedy was a senator before he _____ President in 1960.

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Was electing
Elected
Had elected
Was elected

Question 10

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It is required that he _____ the payment immediately.

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Send
Sent
Sends
Sended

Question 11

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He tried to remember the names of all the people _____ were there that night.

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Whom
That
Whose
Which

Question 12

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A synonym is a word _____ a meaning similar to another word.

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Who have
That have
Who is having
Having

Question 13

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After having robbed the bank, ______________________________.

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The bank president offered a reward for the thief.
The thief's wife became very nervous.
The police searched for the thief for many weeks.
The thief hid at the house of a friend.

Question 14

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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: "After the policeman had ran for several miles, he finally caught up with the man who had stolen the purse."

Answer

Had ran
Several miles
Who
Up with

Question 15

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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: "The man's heart attack scared him badly and he decided having a regular check-up from then on."

Answer

Having
Man's
Badly
From

Question 16

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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: "Based on the principals of asepsis, the nurse should consider a sterile packet below waist level to be contaminated."

Answer

To be
Principals
Asepsis
Waist

Question 17

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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: "I will call you when I will get back from visiting my sister."

Answer

Visiting
My
When
Will get

Question 18

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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: "Her mother asked her what would she do after she graduated from college."

Answer

From
Her
Would
She

Question 19

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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: "When you add sugar to it, your cup of coffee becomes not only sweet, also fattening."

Answer

Also
Becomes
To
Cup of

Question 20

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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: "The sales man recommended that he keeps his receipt for at least a month."

Answer

That
For
Keeps
At least

Question 21

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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: "It seem like the sun never shines on Saturday."

Answer

Seem
It
Never
Shine

Question 22

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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: "Of the many people what she interviewed; she chose the one with the most experience."

Answer

What
Experience
With
Of the

Question 23

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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: "Long before his death, Pablo Picasso had become one of the most important artist in history."

Answer

In
Long before
Had became
The most

Question 24

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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: "The physician started to perform the operation, but the patient was not yet completely under anesthesia."

Answer

Started to
Perform
Was not
Completely under

Question 25

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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: "Before his death at age 82, comedian Rodney Dangerfield's motto was, "I don't get no respect."

Answer

No
Was
At
Before

Question 26

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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: "The mailperson's job is to put the envelope's in every mailbox on the block."

Answer

Every
Block
Envelope's
Mailperson's

Question 27

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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: "The charge nurse overheard the nursing assistant discussing the private details of a client's medical condition with a personnel friend in the hospital cafeteria."

Answer

Details
Overheard
Client's
Personnel

Question 28

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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: "The car that he had seen at the Ford dealer was the one that he final decided to buy."

Answer

Was
Had seen
To buy
Final

Question 29

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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: "He had already finished studying at an university when he was called to join the army."

Answer

Was called
Studying
Had already
An

Question 30

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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: "The nurse asked the patient to choose ate items from the menu that are his favorites."

Answer

Ate items
To choose
His favorites
That are

Question 31

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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: "He ate for pieces of fried chicken at dinner, and no vegetables."

Answer

Question 32

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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: "The most important things in my life are making money, traveling abroad, and to live well."

Answer

In
To live
The most
Are

Question 33

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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: "It's true that children depend in their parents for food, clothing and shelter."

Answer

It's
In
Clothing
That

Question 34

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Identify the dependent clause in this sentence: "The mother dog left her bed as soon as the puppies were asleep."

Answer

As soon as the puppies were asleep
Left her bed as soon as
The puppies were asleep
The mother dog left her bed

Question 35

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Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Answer

Somebody left his or her jacket on the train.
Several lost his or her keys on this train.
Does everyone have their train tickets ready?
Is everyone ready for their ice cream sundaes?

Question 36

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Identify the incomplete sentence.

Answer

He wept.
Everything worked all night.
While they were sleeping.
Babies are sure cute and cuddly.

Question 37

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Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Answer

The dog catches the frisbee good.
The band did good during the halftime show.
Sarah plays her new saxophone well.
The band that played before ours was well.

Question 38

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Select the sentence in which legal is used as an adjective.

Answer

It is legal to wear green on March 17th.
He did not know that jay walking was not legal.
It is legal to jay walk.
He is a legal resident of the United States.

Question 39

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What sentence should replace the following incorrect sentence? "This door to remain unlocked when occupied."

Answer

This door to remain unclosed while open.
This office must have the door unlocked at all times.
This door will remain unlocked when the office is occupied.
This sentence is correct as written.

Question 40

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Which word is used correctly? "Which procedure for giving injections were explained thoroughly to the student nurses?"

Answer

Were
Thoroughly
Student
Procedure

Question 41

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Which phrase should be moved to the end of the sentence? "The painter decided to use the urn as his subject with flowers on the table."

Answer

With flowers
The urn
The painter decided
As his subject

Question 42

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Select the sentence in which snake is used as a verb.

Answer

The cobra is a venomous snake.
The spy had to snake his way furtively onto the train.
The plumber used his snake to unclog the pipe.
You are being a snake when you steal from me.

Question 43

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Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Answer

Gosh, I be ordering a V-8!
Gosh, I coulda had a V-8!
Gosh, I could have had a V-8!
Gosh, I could ordered a V-8!

Question 44

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In which sentence is the form fast used as an adverb?

Answer

The fast cars drove over the bridge.
The batter could not hit the fast pitch.
The clock on the wall is ten minutes fast.
The cars on the overpass moved fast.

Question 45

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Make this a complete sentence: _____ as she watched me from the kitchen window.

Answer

I ran outside as fast as I could
Because I ran fast
And I skipped
Feeling happy

Question 46

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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: "The team want to go to the game early for tryouts."

Answer

To go
Want
Tryouts
Early

Question 47

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It was a beautiful performance. We all watched her from a balcony in the theater as she danced gracefully across the _____ stage.

Answer

Hugely
Massive
Stunningly
Muddy

Question 48

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The _____ quickly ran through the dark woods to get back to the house.

Answer

Girl
Love
President of the United States
Marching band

Question 49

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The dress _____ you wore at my birthday party is my favorite.

Answer

When
That
Their
Which

Question 50

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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: "The nurse's notes in the medical record indicate the patients pain was severe."

Answer

Patients
Nurse's
Notes
Was

Question 51

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Arrange alphabetically: Verbal, Volume, Void, Vital.

Answer

Verbal, volume, void, vital
Vital, verbal, void, volume
Vital, verbal, volume, void
Verbal, vital, void, volume

Question 52

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Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Answer

It was I who won.
It was me who lost.
The runner was her.
The runner was me.

Question 53

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Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Answer

Their comes a time when one must choose between right and wrong.
Their waiting for you.
The patient told their nurse, "Put the flowers on that table overtheir."
The students looked at their test scores.

Question 54

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Which use of apostrophe is correct in the sentence? "Because of staff change's, the list of birthday's was distributed to all worker's in the business' three offices."

Answer

Birthday's
Change's
Business'
Worker's

Question 55

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Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Answer

He done good on his diet.
He done well on his diet.
He did good on his diet.
He did well on his diet.

	Created by Mishy Quynh 4 months ago

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