HESI A2 V1 AND V2 READING COMPREHENSION

Eating

1. What conclusion can be drawn about the article?

The author explain differences in eating processes.

Eating

2. What statement can be implied from the content of article.

Diversity is interesting to learn about

Eating

3. What is the best definition of "efficient" as used in the third paragraph?

Productive without waste

Eating

4. What statement from the article draws a conclusion?

It is interesting to discover new ways to do things

Eating

5. What statement from the article is correct?

China developed chopsticks for eating utensils

Food

1. As used in the last sentence of this paragraph, the term "concomitant" means?

Accompanying

Food

2. The information presented in this article is?

Against drinking alcohol

Food

3. The author's motive for writing the paragraph seems to have have been to?

Urge self-control

Food

4. What is implied by this paragraph?

We should eat and drink in reasonable quantities.

Food

5. The author seems to?

Oppose drinking alcohol

Game of Bridge

Game of Bridge

1. The author wants the reader to feel

Confident and excited about learning the game of bridge

Game of Bridge

2. Throughout this passage the word suit means

Any of the four sets into which a deck of cards is divided.

Game of Bridge

3. In the passage, a trick is described as

A collection of one card played by each of four players.

Game of Bridge

4. The passage explicitly states

That the highest card within the "trump" suit always wins the trick.

Game of Bridge

5. The passage implies that

Playing bridge requires concentration.

Getting a Good Night's Sleep

1. What is stated in the passage?

Physical Illness can cause Insomnia.

Getting a Good Night's Sleep

2. Which is a solution to Insomnia?

Developing good sleep and taking herbs and spices.

Getting a Good Night's Sleep

3. Sleep Apnea causes?

Chronic illness

Getting a Good Night's Sleep

4. Why did the author write this passage?

To explain insomnia and purpose some solutions for the condition.

Getting a Good Night's Sleep

5. Insomnia affects intellectual abilities because it

Causes a deficit in memory, concentration, and attention.

Chronic Insomnia

1. Sleep insomnia causes deficit in

Memory

Chronic Insomnia

3. Which is the solution?

Developing good sleeping habits, taking herbs and spices

Chronic Insomnia

4. The author intends to

explain insomnia and propose solutions for the condition

Phobia

1. According to the passage, which of the following are types of phobias?

Social phobias, panic disorder, specific phobia

Phobia

2. What does the author want the reader to know about phobia?

That phobias are debilitating.

Phobia

3. The passage says that being afraid is normal and good, according to the passage why is having a phobia not normal and good?

Because phobias are extreme and unreasonable.

Phobia

4. What are physical ailments that phobias cause?

Ulcers and hypertension

Phobia

5. The author wants to conclude that

people can gain control or deal with phobias

The Water Cycle

1. What is the meaning of the word composed in the first paragraph?

To consist of

The Water Cycle

2. What is the main idea of this passage?

The explanation of the different components of the water cycle

The Water Cycle

3. Which statement is not a detail from the passage?

Condensation fails to happen when water vapor cools and changes back into droplets of liquid.

The Water Cycle

4. What was the author's primary purpose for writing this essay?

To inform the reader about the stages of the water cycle

The Water Cycle

5. What can the reader conclude from this passage about ponds and lakes?

They are examples of groundwater reservoirs.

The Water Cycle

6. Knowing that the cooling of water vapor results in condensation, one could conclude that _______ is/are a factor in the evaporation process.

Heat

Amazon Rainforest

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

Its precipitation

Amazon Rainforest

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.

Amazon Rainforest

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

4. Look at the end of paragraph two. 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

Amazon Rainforest

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.

Amazon Rainforest

6. Which rainforest plant has more than one use?

The Bruti plant

Amazon Rainforest

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

Cutting down trees

Safe Driving

1. What is the best meaning of the word advocate as used in the forth sentence of this paragraph?

Supporter.

Safe Driving

2. What is stated in this paragraph?

Each individual driving behavior is the key to automobile safety.

Safe Driving

3. What is implied by this paragraph?

Government action will not help if individual drivers do not cooperate.

Safe Driving

4. The author seems to think that?

All cars should be properly inspected.

Safe Driving

5. The author's motive for writing the paragraph seems to have been to?

Get people personally involved with traffic safety.

Rainforest

1. Rain forests are essential to life on earth

Rainforest

2. Deforestation has long term consequences that we still do not know about

Rainforest

3. The Nile is the longest river

VOICE

1. Which statement from the selection presents a fact rather than an opinion?

Harsh voice qualities usually come from too much tension in the throat and Jaw.

2. What is stated in this paragraph?

Women make less appealing political candidates.

3. The information presented is

Slanted against people with piercing voices.

4. The author seems to:

Prefer low pitched tones.

5. One of the worst voice qualities is

Harshness

White Elephant

1. How did the people regard a white elephant?

People tried very hard not to offend the king so they would not receive a white elephant.

2. Where is Thailand?

Asia

3. What is implied by the article?

People enjoy giving/receiving gifts.

4. What is the meaning of the word impoverished in the first paragraph?

Financially ruined

5. Why is an unwanted gift called a white elephant?

It is a rare thing to get an unwanted gift.

Golden Gate Bridge

1. The authors reason for writing this piece seems to be to

Inform the reader

2. What body of water does The Golden Gate Bridge cross?

Golden Gate Strait

3. Why was the roadway so dangerous to build?

If the road wasn't balanced, it would collapse.

4. In the passage the word embark means to

Begin an undertaking, start

5. Which part of the bridge was built first?

Anchorage

The Bicycle

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

Clock change DST

2. Irrelevant means

Meaningless

3. What was the author inferring?

Should be abolished

4.

Computer changed itself

5.

Trying to persuade the audience

Glass

1.

Brittle- easily broken

2.

Archaeological digs have found article made of glass

3.

Glass is not an element

4.

The combination of several glass is an essential part of our lives 5. Science uses glass in experiments

Healthcare

1. Premium:

means amount to be paid

2.

Hospitals are passing down the cost of taking care of people without insurance

3. The passage implies that

There is a crisis in normal management in healthcare

4.

Opinion or fact rising

Homonyms

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

Homonyms make learning English more challenging.

2. What inference can be drawn from the article?

English is a difficult language to master.

3. What conclusion can be drawn from the article?

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

4. How does the article define homonyms?

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

Isaac Asimov

1. Greatest fear

Flying

2. Meaning of "prolific"

High productivity

3. The big three

Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein

4. How old was Asimov when he died?

72 years

5. What made him popular

Science, fiction, writing

All the Jazz

1. The Passage answers which of the following questions?

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

2. According to the passage, Jazz originated in

New Orleans

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

Bound

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

Improvisation