HESI-A2 Online Practice Questions and Answers

10 kilograms is equivalent to how many pounds?

A. 2.2

B. 22

C. 160

D. 4.54

A man's waist measurement is 88.9 centimeters. What is his waist in inches?

A. 35 in.

B. 40 in.

C. 225 in.

D. 22.5 in.

Read the following passage and answer the question.

DID CESAR CHAVEZ ADVANCE WORKERS’ RIGHTS?

César Estrada Chávez (1927–1993) was an American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers (UFW).

A Mexican American, Chávez became the best known Latino civil rights activist, and was strongly promoted by the American labor movement, which was eager to enroll Hispanic members. His public-relations approach to unionism and aggressive but nonviolent tactics made the farm workers' struggle a moral cause with nationwide support. By the late 1970s, his tactics had forced growers to recognize the UFW as the bargaining agent for 50,000 field workers in California and Florida. However, by the mid1980s membership in the UFW had dwindled to around 15,000.

Chavez was a charismatic, gifted speaker who inspired Latinos to band together and devote themselves to the farmworkers' movement. Claiming as his models Emiliano Zapata, Gandhi, Nehru, and Martin Luther King, he called on his people to "Make a solemn promise: to enjoy our rightful part of the riches of this land, to throw off the yoke of being considered as agricultural implements or slaves. We are free men and we demand justice."

After his death he became a major historical icon for the Latino community, and for liberals generally, symbolizing militant support for workers and for Hispanic power based on grass roots organizing and his slogan "Sí, se puede" (Spanish for "Yes, it is possible" or, roughly, "Yes, it can be done"). His supporters say his work led to numerous improvements for union laborers. His birthday has become César Chávez Day, a state holiday in eight US states. Many parks, cultural centers, libraries, schools, and streets have been named in his honor in cities across the United States.

Which of the following is a statement of fact from the passage?

A. Chavez had a charismatic personality

B. Cesar Chavez day is celebrated as a holiday in several US states.

C. Hispanic workers required unionization to find work

D. Chavez started the farmworkers' movement

E. Chavez built many parks and cultural centers for the use of Hispanics

Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. Germany has _____ bluebells than does England.

A. the least

B. less

C. fewer

D. lesser

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

Which word is the adjective in this sentence? Sally was wearing a sparkly dress.

A. Sally

B. dress

C. sparkly

D. wearing

What is the largest type of biological molecule?

A. Lipid.

B. Protein.

C. Carbohydrate.

D. Steroid

The oxidation of the NADH molecules to produce oxygen and water in cellular respiration takes place in a series of steps defined as:

A. Cellular inspiration.

B. Krebs cycle.

C. Electron transport chain.

D. Cellular conversion.

Which of the following subatomic particles are found inside of an atom's nucleus?

A. Electrons, neutrons, protons

B. Neutrons, protons

C. Electrons, protons

D. Electrons

The pyloric sphincter is located between ____.

A. the rectum and anus

B. the esophagus and stomach

C. the stomach and small intestine

D. the small and large intestine