HESI A2 READING COMPREHENSION AND

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HESI A2 READING COMPREHENSION AND

VOCABULARY EXAM 2024/2025 WITH 200+

REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT

ANSWERS / HESI READING AND VOCABULARY

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READING

Eating Consumption of food is a universal necessity. Different cultures have developed different methods to accomplish the task. It is interesting to discover these differences and learn new ways to do things. European cultures developed cutlery (knives, forks, and spoons) to enable people to efficiently eat their food. Correct use of this tools changes with the times-what was polite in 1800 may not be considered proper manners today. China developed the chopstick as an efficient tool for eating. Mastery of the use of chopsticks can be difficult for the person not raised in the culture. The attempts of a novice to use chopsticks can be very amusing to the watcher, but frustrating for the hungry diner. Space travel has created new challenges for consuming food. Squeeze bottles and other unique packaging have enabled space travelers to get their needed nutrition. Chopsticks and forks do not work well in space. -

• What conclusion can be drawn about the article? (eating) - ANSWER-The

author explain differences in eating processes.

• What statement can be implied from the content of article. (eating) - ANSWER-

Diversity is interesting to learn about

• What is the best definition of "efficient" as used in the third paragraph? (eating)
• ANSWER-Productive without waste
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• What statement from the article draws a conclusion? (eating) - ANSWER-It is

interesting to discover new ways to do things

• What statement from the article is correct? (eating) - ANSWER-China

developed chopsticks for eating utensils

Food Food and drink are necessary and desirable, but their abuse can cause serious physical and metal problem. Many physicians believe that overeating is one of the country's main health problems, since it places a great strain on the heart, can lead to diabetes, and often shortens the individual's life span. To fill an emotional void.people often turn to food when they are bored or lonely. Another area of concern is alcohol consumption. The results of alcohol abuse are widely publicized. The social drinker who becomes alcoholic, the drunken driver's contribution to highway death, spousal and child abuse, are all concomitant problems associated with alcohol abuse. - ANSWER-Set 2

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

(food) - ANSWER-Accompanying

• The information presented in this article is? (food) - ANSWER-Against drinking

alcohol

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

(food) - ANSWER-Urge self-control

• What is implied by this paragraph? (food) - ANSWER-We should eat and drink

in reasonable quantities.

• The author seems to? (food) - ANSWER-Oppose drinking alcohol 2 / 4

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Game of Bridge The ebb and flow of laughter and silence fills the room as four old friends gather to engage in a round of Bridge playing. For the beginner, Bridge can be complicated, but with time, effort, and a good teacher, even the novice can become proficient.Composed of two main parts, bidding and playing, Bridge requires the player's undivided attention. The dealer deals the entire deck of playing cards evenly between the for players, with each person receiving thirteen cards. In the bidding portion of the game, the four suits of cards in the deck are ranked highest to lowest as follows: spades, hearts, diamonds, and finally clubs. However, during play all the suits of cards are considered equals, and they go from highest to lowest from the ace being high to the two card being low. The highest number of tricks wins. A trick is one card played by each player for a total of four. After the lead player lays down - ANSWER-set 3

• The author wants the reader to feel (Gob) - ANSWER-Confident and excited

about learning the game of bridge

• Throughout this passage the word suit means (gob) - ANSWER-Any of the four

sets into which a deck of cards is divided.

• In the passage, a trick is described as (gob) - ANSWER-A collection of one card

played by each of four players.

• The passage explicitly states (gob) - ANSWER-That the highest card within the

"trump" suit always wins the trick.

• The passage implies that (gob) - ANSWER-Playing bridge requires

concentration.

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pg. 4 Getting a Good Night's Sleep - ANSWER-set 4

• What is stated in the passage? (gagns) - ANSWER-Physical Illness can cause

Insomnia.

• Which is a solution to Insomnia? (gagns) - ANSWER-Developing good sleep

and taking herbs and spices.

• Sleep Apnea causes? (gagns) - ANSWER-Chronic illness

• Why did the author write this passage? (gagns) - ANSWER-To explain insomnia

and purpose some solutions for the condition.

• Insomnia affects intellectual abilities because it (gagns) - ANSWER-Causes a

deficit in memory, concentration, and attention.

Phobia - ANSWER-set 6

• According to the passage, which of the following are types of phobias? (Check

all that apply) (phobia) - ANSWER-Social phobias, panic disorder, specific phobia

• What does the author want the reader to know about phobia? - ANSWER-That

phobias are debilitating.

• The passage says that being afraid is normal and good, according to the passage

why is having a phobia not normal and good? - ANSWER-Because phobias are extreme and unreasonable.

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