Reading Comprehension
Main idea, purpose, stated detail, inference, vocabulary in context, organization, cause and effect, sequence, comparison, and contrast.
✦ HESI A2 · COMPLETE STUDY GUIDEHESI A2
HESI A2
Quick Review
Review the seven academic subject areas, see the question styles in this original practice battery, and use the topic checklists to plan your next study session.
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A SIMPLE STUDY ROUTE
Review, practice, then target a skill
This guide describes the seven academic areas covered in this practice form. Counts and timing are features of this study resource, not universal HESI A2 rules.
01 / CHECKConfirm your sectionsAsk your program which subjects, timing rules, and calculator directions apply.
02 / REVIEWFind a targetUse the subject checklists to identify a topic that needs practice.
03 / RETRYPractice from memoryWork a fresh question without notes, then revisit any step that remains unclear.
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Program directions come first. Use this independent study aid to review concepts, not to infer an official score or test configuration.
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HESI A2 Quick Review
Review the subject map, question types, and high-value checks before your next practice set.
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HESI A2 study map
Sections in this practice battery
Vocabulary and General Knowledge
General and health-care word meaning, context clues, common word parts, near-synonyms, and precise usage. This is a study list, not a claimed official word bank.
Grammar
Parts of speech, clauses and sentence boundaries, agreement, verb tense, pronoun case and reference, modifiers, parallel structure, punctuation, capitalization, and commonly confused words.
Mathematics
Whole-number operations, order of operations, fractions, decimals, ratios, rates, proportions, percent, household and metric conversions, time, money, data summaries, probability, and unit-labeled calculations.
Anatomy and Physiology
Directional terms and planes; cells, tissues, and homeostasis; integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic and immune, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems.
Biology
Water and biomolecules; cells and organelles; membranes and transport; enzymes, metabolism, and ATP; DNA, inheritance, mitosis and meiosis; photosynthesis, respiration, and basic ecology.
Chemistry
Matter and changes; elements, compounds, mixtures, and solutions; atomic structure and isotopes; periodic organization; ions and bonding; formulas, equations, reactions, acids and bases, energy, and nuclear change.
Question types in this practice form
To keep the printable form easy to score, each item uses four choices and one best answer. Reading items use short original passages and ask for a main point, evidence, inference, context meaning, or purpose. Vocabulary items ask for contextual word meaning. Grammar items ask you to select a correct form or sentence. Math items use basic operations, conversions, ratios, and practical scenarios. Science items ask you to apply a core term, structure-function relationship, or introductory process.
Actual item counts, timing, screen tools, and delivery formats depend on the program and testing setup. This practice format does not reproduce HESI's secured test or any adaptive behavior.
Section review: the highest-value checks
Reading
- State the central point in your own words.
- Return to the passage for stated details.
- Keep inferences within the evidence.
- Use nearby words and transitions to resolve context.
Vocabulary
- Use sentence clues before recalling a memorized definition.
- Break unfamiliar terms into familiar roots and affixes when useful.
- Distinguish similar words by their exact use.
Grammar
- Find the actual subject before choosing a verb.
- Check that every sentence has a complete independent clause.
- Keep pronouns clear, modifiers next to what they describe, and lists parallel.
- Proofread punctuation and commonly confused forms.
Math
- Write units beside every quantity.
- Estimate first; align decimal points and use common denominators.
- For a proportion, verify that corresponding quantities are in the same order.
- Check whether the final unit and magnitude make sense.
Anatomy and Physiology
- Learn where a structure is, what it does, and how it connects to other structures.
- Trace blood, air, food, urine, and nerve signals through their pathways.
- Use directional terms from anatomical position.
Biology
- Relate cell structures to their functions.
- Compare diffusion, osmosis, and transport requiring energy.
- Connect photosynthesis and respiration through their inputs, outputs, and energy transfer.
Chemistry
- Separate physical changes from reactions that form new substances.
- Track protons, neutrons, and electrons when describing atoms and ions.
- Balance equations by changing coefficients, never subscripts.
- Remember that the strength and amount of acid/base affect the final solution.
Personal study workflow
- Ask your program which sections and rules apply to you.
- Take a short diagnostic in only those sections.
- Tag every miss or guess by topic and error type.
- Review the matching checklist, then solve a fresh problem without notes.
- Repeat a section under the time limit supplied by your program.
Scope notes
Personality Profile and Learning Style are preference inventories, not right-or-wrong academic knowledge tests; they are not scored in this academic battery. Critical Thinking appears in some program-specific configurations and is not assigned a universal count here. HESI Exit and NCLEX are separate exams.
This original, unofficial review does not reproduce secured items. HESI and A2 are trademarks of Elsevier Inc., which is not affiliated with or endorsing this study aid.