Health Educational Systems Health Educational Systems Certifications HESI Questions & Answers

• Question 521:

  Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence.

  The actors' performances powerfully _____ the audience.

  A. effected

  B. affected

  C. were effecting

  D. were affecting

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 522:

  In the following sentence, what is the indirect object?

  The mountain climber tossed the Sherpa the rope.

  A. The mountain climber

  B. tossed

  C. the Sherpa D. the rope

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 523:

  Which of the following sentences has correct subject-verb agreement?

  A. The ambulance, which had flashing red lights on top, were letting other vehicles on the road know to pull over.

  B. Either kale or spinach is a healthy vegetable to eat with dinner.

  C. One of the soccer players kick the ball farther than his other teammates.

  D. Several of the pieces of art was sold for above-average prices.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 524:

  Which of the following is an example of a correctly punctuated sentence?

  A. "What would you prefer to do on vacation ?visit a museum or go on a walking tour?" asked my father.

  B. "What would you prefer to do on vacation ?visit a museum or go on a walking tour," asked my father.

  C. "What would you prefer to do on vacation: visit a museum or go on a walking tour?," asked my father.

  D. "What would you prefer to do on vacation: visit a museum or go on a walking tour," asked my father?

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 525:

  Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

  A. The professor sought advise from a colleague.

  B. To advice the President, the Joint Chiefs of Staff must be well-informed.

  C. A good advicer is essential in order to have a successful academic career.

  D. My parents give me excellent advice when I am making a difficult decision.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 526:

  Which of these sentences contains a dependent clause?

  A. Although she is hungry, she is not going to eat.

  B. She told me she was hungry but wouldn't eat more.

  C. She is hungry but she's not going to eat.

  D. She said she is feeling hungry, but she is not going to eat.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 527:

  What would be considered the dependent clause in this sentence?

  "The students could finally see the bus, which was running 15 minutes behind schedule."

  A. which was running 15 minutes behind schedule

  B. running 15 minutes behind schedule

  C. The students could finally see the bus

  D. could finally see the bus

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 528:

  Which punctuation mark would correctly fill in the blank space?

  After standing in the rain for nearly half an hour _____ Dawn decided she was not going to wait on Mike any longer.

  A. a colon

  B. no punctuation necessary

  C. a semicolon

  D. a comma

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 529:

  What is the simple predicate in this sentence? Heather never speaks to her anymore.

  A. her

  B. speaks

  C. Heather

  D. never

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 530:

  Which one is the correct verb form to use in this sentence?

  My shower ___ a leak Friday night.

  A. spring

  B. sprung

  C. spranged

  D. sprang

  Correct Answer: D