HESI READING

2. How can you describe the Amazon rainforest? (Choose 2 answers)

(A)It rains all time there so the forest is always green. (C)The plants are shaped so that rainwater can pour off them.

3. Which of the following is true about the Amazon Basin?

It is more than one-fifth of all the other rainforests in the world.

Amazon Rainforest 1. According to paragraph 1, which of the following is NOT mentioned about the Amazon Rainforest?

Its precipitation

16. after reading this article, the reader learned that ______

16. bicycling is gaining in popularity all over the world

3. Glass is not ______ (#2 way for question: what statement is a fact stated in the article?

3. an element (but a combo of several elements)

3. The word "welded" in line 6 is closest in meaning to ____

3. bound

3. Nurseries are ______ (#2 word: the author implied that ____?)

3. helpful for farmers

3. Draw ______ [measuring of rod] (#2 word: the passage suggest lightning rods are used to what?

3. light away (from buildings)

4. It is 7 p.m. Standard Time. What time is it for Daylight Savings Time? _____

4. 6 p.m.

4. How old was Asimov when he died? ____

4. 72 years

4. The author seems to favor:____

4. Research into Native American humor

4. Opinion or fact _____

4. Rising

4. How does the article define homonyms?_____

4. Words that sound alike and are spelled in different ways with different meaning.

4. The combination of several glass is _______ (#2 way for question: what statement is implied by the article?)

4. an essential part of our lives

4. Which of the following distinguished Jazz as a new form of musical expression?____

4. improvisation

4. An innovation, as it is used in Sentence (4), _______

4. is a new way of doing something.

4. Computer changed ______

4. itself

4. Consist of _____

4. klanstruk big

4. Special type _____

4. of farms

4. Meaning of legacy: _______

4. something handed down

5. Was Daylight Savings Time popular in the beginning? _______

5. No, people felt tired because they couldn't sleep that long.

5. What made him popular____

5. Science, fiction, writing

5. Revolutionized, as it is used in Sentence (10), _______

5. [most nearly means] changed drastically.

5. The author did not support the _____

5. eyes(?)

5. The word "skeletal" in line 15 is closest in meaning to______

5. framework

5. Science uses _____

5. glass in experiments

5. the author seems to _____

5. take an impartial view on the issue

5. Trying to persuade _______

5. the audience

5. according to the passage, why are more and more people using the emergency room for minor illnesses? _____

5. they cannot afford the co-payments or deductibles required by insurance

5. The author wrote passage because wants _______

5. to inform the audience

6. What can be inferred about Daylight Savings Time? ______

6. It will be modified starting in 2007.

6. what statement is true based on the info in the article?

6. computers automatically change the time settings when DST is established

6. which statement is an opinion? -______

6. if we don't change the way health care game is played, we're all going to lose

6. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?_______

6. many early Jazz musicians had little formal musical training

6.The word prone, as it is used in Sentence (15), _______

6. means lying down.

6. what conclusion can be drawn by the information included in the article

6. new use for glass is constantly being discovered

6. the author seems to favor _______

6. the use of lightning rods

7. Which of the following sentences from the passage represents the writer's opinion? ________

7. Sentence (1) The safety bicycle would look familiar to today's cyclists

7. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?______

7. Why the British government refused Daylight Savings Time

7. the reader can conclude that lightning

7. consists of a main stroke and several smaller strokes

7. The word "menial" in line 18 is closest in meaning to_______

7. degrading

8. According to the passage, which of the following belonged to the second wave of New Orleans Jazz musicians?____

8. Joe Oliver

8. As it used in paragraph 3, the word obligatory most nearly means______

8. Requisite

8. Sentence (8), "It didn't look much like a modern bicycle, though, because its back wheel was substantially larger than its front wheel," follows which pattern?_________

8. opinion, fact

9. Who first established the idea of DST?

9. Benjamin Franklin

9. All the following are true EXCEPT_______

9. Joe Oliver is generally considered to be the first real Jazz musician

9. Macmillan added iron rims to the tires of his bicycle to ____

9. makes the tires last longer

4. Look at the end of paragraph 2. What does the author refer to when he says "rich and diverse land" at the beginning of paragraph 3?

2,000 birds and mammals in the Amazon rainforest

2. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? __________

2. A Ride through the History of Bicycles

2. What does the sentence "It takes time to get used to a new time zone." mean in paragraph 1? _____

2. Changing time zones makes people feel tired.

2. What inference can be drawn from the article? ______

2. English is a difficult language to master.

2. Meaning of "prolific"____

2. High productivity

2. The passage infers that____

2. Native American humor is often overlooked

2. According to the passage, Jazz originated in ______

2. New Orleans

2. Archaeological digs have found

2. article made of glass

2. Hospitals are passing down the ________ (#2 word: why insurance companies continue to raise insurance rates?)

2. cost of taking care of people without insurance

2. He wants to ______ (#2 way word: why did Fred Rogers design and develop a TV show for children

2. help children (deal with real world problems)

2. Irrelevant means______

2. meaningless

2. Too many nurseries means ______ (#2 word: why do they need a special permit?)

2. not enough buyers to buy the plants that need to be sold

2. the word penetrates means ______

2. to pierce

3. The big three ____

3. Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein

3. What conclusion can be drawn from the article? ____

3. In order to master English, the student must learn the Homonyms.

3. Which sentence best expresses the main idea of paragraph 3? _______

3. Macmillan made important changes in bicycle design.

3. What was the author inferring? (#2 to word: which statement most accurately reflects the author's attitude about this subject?)

3. Should be abolished (& DST is an inconvenience)

Day Light Savings Time 1. What is the main idea of this passage? _____

1. Daylight Savings Time is the result of the Earth moving around the Sun.

3. Which part of the Earth is the closest to the Sun? _____

3. The tropics

10. Who opposed the bill that was introduced in the House of Commons in the early 1900s?_______

10. farmers

3. The passage implies that_____

3. There is a crisis in normal management in healthcare / insurance companies are getting rich

11. Which of the following terms is defined in the passage? _____

11. "improvisation" (line 12)

11. Which of the following statements is true of the U.S. Department of Transportation? _____

11. It oversees all time laws in the United States.

11. Starley's addition of wire spokes made the bicycle______

11. lighter

12. about how long did it take for bicycles to look and feel like they do today? ___

12. 53 centuries or 5300 years

Changing Time---------------------------------------- 1. What is the meaning of "they" in the passage?

1. Clock change DST

12. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? ______

12. The History and Rationale of Daylight Savings Time

12. define confluence

12. coming together

3. The author's reason for writing this passage______

3. To persuade people to take a broad view of Native Americans

Issac Asimov---------------------------------------- 1. Greatest fear______

1. Flying

Homonyms---------------------------------------- 1. Which statement is a fact rather than an opinion? ______

1. Homonyms make learning English more challenging.

13. The Daylight Savings Time Energy Act of 1973 was responsible for______

13. extending Daylight Saving Time in the interest of energy conservation.

13. when and where did jazz originate?

13. southern US. 20th century

13. the author intended the reader to what? _____

13. understand a bit about the history of bicycles

3. _______ [hint: something different] (#2 way to word: according to the passage, Fred Rogers believed in)

3. Uniqueness

Laughter-------------- 1. The passage indicates_____

1. Native American humor deserves more attention

The Bicycle ------------ 1. The main idea of this passage is best expressed in which sentence?____________

1. Sentence (4): Since then, however, numerous innovations and improvements in design have made the bicycle one of the most popular means of recreation and transportation around the world.

14. taste means _____

14. a liking

All the Jazz 1. The Passage answers which of the following questions? _____

1. What were the origins of Jazz and how did it differ from other forms of music?

14. how does the author regard Jazz

14. a real aficionado

15. derivation of the word "Jazz"

15. a west coast slang

15. what has been added to the basic design of the bicycle? ______

15. gears and hand operated breaks

Mr. Rogers------------------ 1. Mr. Rogers started ______ (#2 word: which statement is a fact and not an opinion)

1. a website

Healthcare---------------------------------------- 1. Premium: means _______

1. amount to be paid

Glass---------------------------------------- 1. Brittle- ______

1. easily broken

Lightning--------------- 1. Get into a ____ (#2 word: when taking cover from lightning, you should___)

1. metal (car, or lie flat)

Circus------------ 1. Converting means _______

1. running/jumping

Nurseries---------------- 1. Green House creates _______ (#2 word: which is a fact?)

1. tropical condition at nurseries

10. The first person to use a gear system on bicycles was______

10. James Starley.

10. The word "its" in line 21 refers to_____

10. earlier music

6. Which rainforest plant has more than one use?

The Bruti plant

5. What does the sentence "people of Brazil farm in an environmentally friendly way" mean in paragraph 3?

They do not poison the soil when farming.

7. What is the biggest problem related to the disappearance of the rainforest?

cutting down trees