HESI A2
Grammar for HESI A2
1. Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the following sentence? The ingenious foxes managed to lever open one side of the coop.
- A. ingenious
- B. foxes
- C. lever
- D. coop
Correct answer: A
Rationale: The word 'ingenious' is not spelled correctly in the context of the sentence. The intended word should be 'ingenious,' which means clever or resourceful, while 'ingenuous' means innocent or naive. The other choices ('foxes,' 'lever,' 'coop') are spelled correctly and are relevant to the sentence.
2. Which of the following is spelled correctly?
- A. Embarrassing
- B. Embarrasing
- C. Embarrassing
- D. Emberassing
Correct answer: C
Rationale: The correct spelling is 'embarrassing.' It is spelled with two consecutive r's and two consecutive s's. Option C is the only choice with the correct spelling. Options A, B, and D all have incorrect spellings. 'Embarrasing' (Option B) is missing an 'r,' and 'Emberassing' (Option D) has an extra 'e' and a missing 'r' and 's.' Therefore, the correct answer is Option C.
3. Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the following sentence? The pharmacist seemed to disagree with the prescription designated by the physician.
- A. pharmacist
- B. prescription
- C. designated
- D. physician
Correct answer: B
Rationale: The word 'prescription' in the sentence is misspelled as 'proscription.' A prescription is a written order for medication or treatment provided by a healthcare professional, while a proscription means a forbidding or prohibition. The other choices (A, C, D) are all correctly spelled in the context of the sentence.
4. What word is best to substitute for the underlined words in the following sentence? You can hear the nurses’ laughter all the way down the hallway.
- A. his
- B. hers
- C. them
- D. their
Correct answer: D
Rationale: The phrase 'the nurses’ laughter' indicates possession by the nurses, a plural subject. Therefore, the appropriate possessive pronoun to use in this context is 'their,' which correctly reflects possession by multiple nurses. Choice A ('his') is singular and refers to a male subject, not suitable for a group of nurses. Choice B ('hers') is singular and refers to a female subject, not suitable for a group of nurses. Choice C ('them') is a pronoun used for a group of people, but it doesn't indicate possession as required in the sentence.
5. Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the following sentence? To succeed in this position, it is necessary to manage people well.
- A. succeed
- B. position
- C. necessary
- D. manage
Correct answer: D
Rationale: The word 'manage' is misspelled as 'menage' in the sentence. The correct spelling of the word is 'manage.' Therefore, the correct answer is 'D: manage.' Choices A, B, and C are all spelled correctly in the context of the sentence.
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