HESI A2 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Abate gg- ggAnswer ggbecome ggless ggin ggamount ggor ggintensity
abbreviate gg- ggAnswer ggshorten, ggabridge
abdicate gg- ggAnswer ggto gggive ggup ggor ggleave
abrupt gg- ggAnswer ggchanging ggor ggterminating ggsuddenly
abstain gg- ggAnswer ggrefrain; ggchoose ggto ggavoid ggor ggnot ggparticiapte
access gg- ggAnswer gga ggmeans ggto ggobtain ggentry ggor gga ggmeans ggof ggapproach
accountable gg- ggAnswer ggliable ggor ggresponsible
adhere gg- ggAnswer gghold ggclosely ggto ggan ggidea ggor ggcourse; ggbe ggdevoted
adverse gg- ggAnswer ggharmful ggto ggone's gginterests; ggunfortunate
adversity gg- ggAnswer gga ggstate ggof ggburden ggor gghardship
affect gg- ggAnswer ggto ggchange ggor gginfluence
anecdote gg- ggAnswer gga ggshort ggand ggamusing ggor gginteresting ggstory ggabout gga
ggreal ggincident ggor ggperson
annual gg- ggAnswer ggoccurring ggor ggreturning ggonce gga ggyear
apply gg- ggAnswer ggbring gginto ggphysical ggcontact; gglay ggon; ggbring gginto ggoperation
assiduous gg- ggAnswer ggvery ggcareful ggand gghardworking
audible gg- ggAnswer ggloud ggenough ggto ggbe ggheard
benevolent gg- ggAnswer ggshowing ggsympathy, ggunderstanding, ggand gggenerosity
,Bias gg- ggAnswer ggAn ggunfair ggpreference ggfor ggor ggdislike ggof ggsomething
bilateral gg- ggAnswer gghaving ggtwo ggsides
boisterous gg- ggAnswer ggrough, ggrowdy, ggunruly
brazen gg- ggAnswer ggbold ggor ggunrestrained ggby ggnormal ggstandards
brusque gg- ggAnswer ggattitude ggof ggshortness ggor ggrudeness; gggruff
capacious gg- ggAnswer gglarge ggin ggsize ggor ggcapacity
cardiac gg- ggAnswer ggpertaining ggto ggthe ggheart
cast gg- ggAnswer gga ggmolded ggprotective ggdevice ggused ggto ggsupport ggbroken ggbones
cavity gg- ggAnswer ggany gghollow ggplace ggor ggspace
cease gg- ggAnswer ggstop ggdoing ggan ggaction; ggdiscontinue
circuitous gg- ggAnswer gglengthy ggdue ggto ggbeing ggindirect ggor ggroundabout
collaborate gg- ggAnswer ggTo ggwork ggtogether ggon gga ggcommon ggproject; ggcooperate
ggin ggan ggeffort
collateral gg- ggAnswer ggadjoining ggor ggaccompanying
compassion gg- ggAnswer ggawareness ggand ggsympathy ggfor ggthe ggsuffering ggof
gganother
compensatory gg- ggAnswer ggmaking ggup ggfor; ggoffsetting; ggpaying ggfor
complication gg- ggAnswer ggsomething ggintricate, gginvolved, ggor ggaggravating
comply gg- ggAnswer ggacquiesce ggin gganother's ggwish, ggcommand, ggetc.
Compromise gg- ggAnswer ggan ggaccommodation ggin ggwhich ggboth ggsides ggmake
ggconcessions
concave gg- ggAnswer ggwith ggan ggoutline ggor ggsurface ggcurved gginward
concise gg- ggAnswer ggbrief ggand ggcompact
condescending gg- ggAnswer ggan ggattitude ggof ggsuperiority ggor ggbeing ggsnobby
ggtoward ggothers
, conditional gg- ggAnswer ggdependent ggon ggsomething ggelse ggbeing ggdone
Consistency gg- ggAnswer ggstate ggof ggbeing ggcongruous; ggconforming ggto ggregular
ggpatterns, gghabits, ggprinciples, ggetc.
constrict gg- ggAnswer ggcause ggto ggshrink; ggcramp; ggcrush
contingent gg- ggAnswer ggdepending ggon ggsomething ggelse ggthat ggmight ggor ggmight
ggnot gghappen
The ggRoman ggnumeral ggMCMLXVII ggis ggequivalent ggto ggwhich ggArabic ggnumber? gg-
ggAnswer gg1967
In ggRoman ggnumerals, ggM ggstands ggfor gg1000, ggC ggfor gg100, ggL ggfor gg50, ggX ggfor
gg10, ggV ggfor gg5 ggand ggI ggfor gg1. ggThe ggMCM ggstands ggfor gg1900 gg(putting ggthe ggC
ggbefore ggthe ggM ggmeans ggsubtract gg100 ggfrom gg1000). ggThe ggLXVII ggstands ggfor
gg67 gg(50+10+5+2)
A ggrental ggtool ggcompany gghas ggthe ggfollowing gginventory:
The ggtotal gginventory ggis gg88 gg(25+14+18+12+19). gg25% ggof gg88 gg= gg- ggAnswer gg88
ggx gg.25 gg= gg22
There ggare gg453.59 gggrams ggper ggpound. ggAn gginfant ggweighs gg6,577 gggrams.
ggWhat ggis ggthe ggweight ggof ggthe gginfant ggin ggpounds ggand ggounces? gg- ggAnswer
gg6577 gggrams/453.59 gggrams ggper ggpound gg= gg14.5 ggpounds. ggThere ggare gg16 ggoz.
ggper ggpound, ggso gg.5 ggpounds gg= gg8 ggoz.
Correct gganswer ggis: gg14 gglb gg8 ggoz.
A ggsurvey ggcompany ggmust ggcontact gg136 ggpeople ggvia ggphone ggcalls. ggHow ggmany
ggbuttons ggmust ggbe ggpushed ggto ggmake ggthe gg136 gglong ggdistance ggcalls? gg-
ggAnswer ggCorrect gganswer ggis: gg1360
You gghave gg$100 ggto ggspend. ggYou ggpick ggout ggtwo ggitems ggto ggpurchase. ggThe
ggfirst ggitem ggis gg$64.57. ggThe ggsecond ggitem ggis gg$26.82. ggIf ggyou ggbuy ggboth ggof
ggthese ggitems, gghow ggmuch ggmoney ggwill ggyou gghave ggleft? gg- ggAnswer ggThe ggtwo
ggitems ggtotal gg$91.39 gg($64.57+$26.82=$91.39). ggTherefore ggyou gghave gg$100-
$91.39=$8.61 ggleft.
Correct gganswer ggis: gg$8.61
How ggmany gggrams ggare ggin gga ggkilogram? gg- ggAnswer ggCorrect gganswer ggis: gg1000
How ggmany ggcentimeters ggare ggin gga ggmeter? gg- ggAnswer ggCorrect gganswer ggis:
gg100
Solve ggthis ggratio ggand ggproportion ggproblem:8 ggis ggone ggfourth ggof gg32. gg9 ggis ggone
ggfourth ggof gg36. gg- ggAnswer ggCorrect gganswer ggis: gg36
ANSWERS
Abate gg- ggAnswer ggbecome ggless ggin ggamount ggor ggintensity
abbreviate gg- ggAnswer ggshorten, ggabridge
abdicate gg- ggAnswer ggto gggive ggup ggor ggleave
abrupt gg- ggAnswer ggchanging ggor ggterminating ggsuddenly
abstain gg- ggAnswer ggrefrain; ggchoose ggto ggavoid ggor ggnot ggparticiapte
access gg- ggAnswer gga ggmeans ggto ggobtain ggentry ggor gga ggmeans ggof ggapproach
accountable gg- ggAnswer ggliable ggor ggresponsible
adhere gg- ggAnswer gghold ggclosely ggto ggan ggidea ggor ggcourse; ggbe ggdevoted
adverse gg- ggAnswer ggharmful ggto ggone's gginterests; ggunfortunate
adversity gg- ggAnswer gga ggstate ggof ggburden ggor gghardship
affect gg- ggAnswer ggto ggchange ggor gginfluence
anecdote gg- ggAnswer gga ggshort ggand ggamusing ggor gginteresting ggstory ggabout gga
ggreal ggincident ggor ggperson
annual gg- ggAnswer ggoccurring ggor ggreturning ggonce gga ggyear
apply gg- ggAnswer ggbring gginto ggphysical ggcontact; gglay ggon; ggbring gginto ggoperation
assiduous gg- ggAnswer ggvery ggcareful ggand gghardworking
audible gg- ggAnswer ggloud ggenough ggto ggbe ggheard
benevolent gg- ggAnswer ggshowing ggsympathy, ggunderstanding, ggand gggenerosity
,Bias gg- ggAnswer ggAn ggunfair ggpreference ggfor ggor ggdislike ggof ggsomething
bilateral gg- ggAnswer gghaving ggtwo ggsides
boisterous gg- ggAnswer ggrough, ggrowdy, ggunruly
brazen gg- ggAnswer ggbold ggor ggunrestrained ggby ggnormal ggstandards
brusque gg- ggAnswer ggattitude ggof ggshortness ggor ggrudeness; gggruff
capacious gg- ggAnswer gglarge ggin ggsize ggor ggcapacity
cardiac gg- ggAnswer ggpertaining ggto ggthe ggheart
cast gg- ggAnswer gga ggmolded ggprotective ggdevice ggused ggto ggsupport ggbroken ggbones
cavity gg- ggAnswer ggany gghollow ggplace ggor ggspace
cease gg- ggAnswer ggstop ggdoing ggan ggaction; ggdiscontinue
circuitous gg- ggAnswer gglengthy ggdue ggto ggbeing ggindirect ggor ggroundabout
collaborate gg- ggAnswer ggTo ggwork ggtogether ggon gga ggcommon ggproject; ggcooperate
ggin ggan ggeffort
collateral gg- ggAnswer ggadjoining ggor ggaccompanying
compassion gg- ggAnswer ggawareness ggand ggsympathy ggfor ggthe ggsuffering ggof
gganother
compensatory gg- ggAnswer ggmaking ggup ggfor; ggoffsetting; ggpaying ggfor
complication gg- ggAnswer ggsomething ggintricate, gginvolved, ggor ggaggravating
comply gg- ggAnswer ggacquiesce ggin gganother's ggwish, ggcommand, ggetc.
Compromise gg- ggAnswer ggan ggaccommodation ggin ggwhich ggboth ggsides ggmake
ggconcessions
concave gg- ggAnswer ggwith ggan ggoutline ggor ggsurface ggcurved gginward
concise gg- ggAnswer ggbrief ggand ggcompact
condescending gg- ggAnswer ggan ggattitude ggof ggsuperiority ggor ggbeing ggsnobby
ggtoward ggothers
, conditional gg- ggAnswer ggdependent ggon ggsomething ggelse ggbeing ggdone
Consistency gg- ggAnswer ggstate ggof ggbeing ggcongruous; ggconforming ggto ggregular
ggpatterns, gghabits, ggprinciples, ggetc.
constrict gg- ggAnswer ggcause ggto ggshrink; ggcramp; ggcrush
contingent gg- ggAnswer ggdepending ggon ggsomething ggelse ggthat ggmight ggor ggmight
ggnot gghappen
The ggRoman ggnumeral ggMCMLXVII ggis ggequivalent ggto ggwhich ggArabic ggnumber? gg-
ggAnswer gg1967
In ggRoman ggnumerals, ggM ggstands ggfor gg1000, ggC ggfor gg100, ggL ggfor gg50, ggX ggfor
gg10, ggV ggfor gg5 ggand ggI ggfor gg1. ggThe ggMCM ggstands ggfor gg1900 gg(putting ggthe ggC
ggbefore ggthe ggM ggmeans ggsubtract gg100 ggfrom gg1000). ggThe ggLXVII ggstands ggfor
gg67 gg(50+10+5+2)
A ggrental ggtool ggcompany gghas ggthe ggfollowing gginventory:
The ggtotal gginventory ggis gg88 gg(25+14+18+12+19). gg25% ggof gg88 gg= gg- ggAnswer gg88
ggx gg.25 gg= gg22
There ggare gg453.59 gggrams ggper ggpound. ggAn gginfant ggweighs gg6,577 gggrams.
ggWhat ggis ggthe ggweight ggof ggthe gginfant ggin ggpounds ggand ggounces? gg- ggAnswer
gg6577 gggrams/453.59 gggrams ggper ggpound gg= gg14.5 ggpounds. ggThere ggare gg16 ggoz.
ggper ggpound, ggso gg.5 ggpounds gg= gg8 ggoz.
Correct gganswer ggis: gg14 gglb gg8 ggoz.
A ggsurvey ggcompany ggmust ggcontact gg136 ggpeople ggvia ggphone ggcalls. ggHow ggmany
ggbuttons ggmust ggbe ggpushed ggto ggmake ggthe gg136 gglong ggdistance ggcalls? gg-
ggAnswer ggCorrect gganswer ggis: gg1360
You gghave gg$100 ggto ggspend. ggYou ggpick ggout ggtwo ggitems ggto ggpurchase. ggThe
ggfirst ggitem ggis gg$64.57. ggThe ggsecond ggitem ggis gg$26.82. ggIf ggyou ggbuy ggboth ggof
ggthese ggitems, gghow ggmuch ggmoney ggwill ggyou gghave ggleft? gg- ggAnswer ggThe ggtwo
ggitems ggtotal gg$91.39 gg($64.57+$26.82=$91.39). ggTherefore ggyou gghave gg$100-
$91.39=$8.61 ggleft.
Correct gganswer ggis: gg$8.61
How ggmany gggrams ggare ggin gga ggkilogram? gg- ggAnswer ggCorrect gganswer ggis: gg1000
How ggmany ggcentimeters ggare ggin gga ggmeter? gg- ggAnswer ggCorrect gganswer ggis:
gg100
Solve ggthis ggratio ggand ggproportion ggproblem:8 ggis ggone ggfourth ggof gg32. gg9 ggis ggone
ggfourth ggof gg36. gg- ggAnswer ggCorrect gganswer ggis: gg36
