Free HESI A2 practice tests
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Five full-length practice forms and a timed test for every section, free. Cheat sheets and practice questions for every topic, built by a nurse educator.
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The HESI A2, section by section
Your school picks which sections you take. Counts and times are the usual ones; your school may set its own.
Math
55 Qs · 50 minArithmetic for health care: fractions, decimals, ratios, percents, household and metric conversions, Roman numerals, military time, and dose problems solved by proportion — with an on-screen calculator.
15 topics · Almost every school
Reading Comprehension
55 Qs · 60 minShort passages, mostly general-interest (some schools describe health-related scenarios): main idea, details, meaning in context, purpose and tone, fact versus opinion, and inference.
8 topics · Almost every school
Vocabulary & General Knowledge
55 Qs · 50 minWord meaning, mostly the general words health care uses every day — how a patient feels, how a disease behaves, what a treatment does.
14 topics · Almost every school
Grammar
55 Qs · 50 minParts of speech, agreement, pronouns, verb forms, commonly confused words, sentence structure and punctuation.
17 topics · Often required
Anatomy & Physiology
30 Qs · 25 minBody terminology, tissues and every organ system: structure, function and how the systems keep the body in balance.
18 topics · Often required
Biology
30 Qs · 25 minThe molecules of life, water, cells, metabolism, respiration and photosynthesis, cell division and genetics.
17 topics · Some schools
Chemistry
30 Qs · 25 minMatter, atoms and the periodic table, bonding, equations and reactions, solutions, acids and bases, nuclear chemistry and biochemistry.
15 topics · Some schools
Physics
30 Qs · 50 minMotion, forces and Newton's laws, energy and momentum, gravitation, waves and sound, light and optics, electricity and magnetism.
17 topics · Rarely required
How the HESI A2 is scored
- Each section gets its own score, as a percent. Many schools set a minimum for each section they require.
- Plus a cumulative score across the sections you took. Check your program’s admissions page for the exact cutoffs.
- Our tests work the same way. Pick your school’s sections, and your results show each section and the cumulative.
- Some schools add a Learning Style and Personality Profile. Both are unscored, so you cannot fail them. Try our free 5-minute version
What you get
- Free practice tests, always. Five full-length forms and a timed test for each section. Every question is explained when you finish.
- A cheat sheet for every topic in all 8 sections, plus practice questions to check yourself. Vocabulary prep includes a HESI word deck.
- Unlimited learning for $9.99/month. The same Premium plan covers TEAS and HESI, and it carries into nursing school.
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