HESI Grammar Practice Test

Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. Not only the students but also the professor ______ stunned by the test results. A. was B. were C. are D. be

A

Select the best words for the blank in the following sentence. The patient wanted to ______ down on the bed, but first she had to ______ her tray of food on the table. A. lie, lay B. lay, lie C. lie, laid D. lain, lying

A

Select the correct word(s) for the blank in the following sentence. The student thought the second test was ______ than the first test. A. harder B. more harder C. hardest D. most harder

A

Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct. Because I wanted to go to the movies later, I am going _____ my homework now. A. to do B. doing C. be doing D. to doing

A

Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct. Every morning after a shower, I shave _______ A. me B. myself C. mine D. my

B

Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. He was _____ by her kind words. A. affect B. effect C. effected D. affected

D

Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct. The patient was _____cold, so he asked the nurse for another blanket. A. too B. not C. to D. so much

A

Select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. The hospital is located at the top _____ of the hill. A. of B. off C. in D. on

A

Select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. The professor had a huge _____ of tests to grade. A. number B. amount C. aggregate D. stacks

A

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? A. I wanted ice cream; he wanted cake. B. I wanted ice cream he wanted cake. C. I wanted ice cream, he wanted cake. D. I wanted ice cream but he wanted cake.

A

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? A. She drove much farther than I did. B. The campus is further up the road. C. I will have to consider further before making a decision. D. The hospital was further away than he thought.

A

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? A. Walking home from class, the students watched the snow begin to fall. B. Walking home from class, the snow began falling on the students. C. Walking home from class, snow fell on the students. D. Walking home from class, the students watched the snow fell.

A

Which word in the following sentences is grammatically incorrect? Dr. Jones, who all of the patients like, plays the piano well. A. who B. well C. plays D. like

A

Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. The college _______ he chose is in New York. A. which B. that C. who D. what

B

Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. The student sang well, but she danced _____. A. bad B. badly C. poor D. poorly

B

Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. The members of the group _____ to be seated together. A. wanting B. want C. wants D. waiting

B

Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly. The data confirms that the patient is suffering from extreme anxiety, and a tranquilizing medication is immediately required A. extreme anxiety B. confirms C. is D. immediately

B

Select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. _______ thought the movie was very good. A. Us B. We C. Them D. Ourselves

B

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? A. The nurse spoke to my sister and I about our mother's condition. B. The nurse spoke to my sister and me about our mother's condition. C. The nurse spoke to me and my sister about our mother's condition. D. The nurse spoke to I and my sister about our mother's condition.

B

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? A. This semester I am taking classes in Spanish chemistry, and biology B. This semester I am taking classes in Spanish, chemistry, and biology C. This semester I am taking classes in Spanish chemistry and biology D. This semester I am taking classes in Spanish, chemistry and biology

B

Which of the following sentences is grammatically incorrect? A. He performed well on the test. B. He performed good on the test. C. He performed poorly on the test. D. He performed adequately on the test

B

Which word from the following sentence is a conjunction? The little girl wanted a cookie, but she didn't take one. A. little B. but C. take D. the

B

Which word from the following sentence is a preposition? The university lost power during the storm. A. lost B. during C. power D. the

B

In the following sentence, which is the dependent clause? We played a game while we waited, and then we had dinner. A. We played B. then we had dinner C. while we waited D. a game

C

Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. The nurses, except for Henry, ______ in the conference room. A. waits B. is waiting C. are waiting D. was waiting

C

Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. The pack of wolves _____ running through the forest. A. are B. were C. is D. be

C

Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. The dog wagged ______ tail when the food dish was filled. A. the B. one's C. its D. it's

C

Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct. She has always been afraid of _____ to the doctor. A. go B. to go C. going D. have gone

C

Which word from the following sentence is a direct object? The nurse helped the patient with the medication. A. helped B. nurse C. patient D. medication

C

Which word from the following sentence is a noun? The bird flew across the blue sky. A. across B. flew C. bird D. blue

C

Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? Will you learn me how to do origami? A. me B. will C. learn D. origami

C

Which word or phrase in the following sentence is a predicate? Everyone who attended the concert heard the conductor's announcement. A. the conductor's announcement. B. everyone C. heard the conductor's announcement. D. who attended

C

Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. He thought it was ______ than 3 miles to the hospital. A. further B. fewer C. bigger D. less

D

Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. The student completed the test _____. A. quite B. quick C. quietly D. quickly

D

Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct. He sat _____ Holly and Mary on the bus. A. though B. through C. among D. between

D

The following sentence contains which type of phrase? The patient was fit as a fiddle. A. sexist language B. profanity C. euphemism D. cliché

D

What word is the best substitute for the capitalized words in the following sentence? THE BOY watched the lights in the house go off. A. Him B. Hid C. They D. He

D

Which of the following sentence contains a predicate adjective? A. My classes are for smart students. B. Smart students are in my classes. C. My smart students are in these classes. D. The students in my classes are smart.

D

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? A. The room was filled with the perfume of flowers(e.g., plant blossoms) B. The room was filled with the perfume (e.g., scent) of flowers C. The room (e.g., enclosed space) was filled with the perfume of flowers D. The room was filled with the perfume of flowers(e.g., roses, lilies, and irises)

D

Which word or phrase in the following sentence is a subject? The nurses went to the conference room. A. conference B. went to C. room D. nurses

D