HESI A2 › Practice test
The full HESI A2 practice test, free and timed by subtest.
One free sitting for every student. Sit the subtests your program asks for, each on its own clock, and get a percentage on every one with every answer explained. No card required.
A supply closet holds 12 boxes of syringes, and 5 of them are the 3 mL size. What fraction of the boxes are 3 mL syringes, written in lowest terms?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Correct answer: D, 5/12
The denominator counts all 12 boxes and the numerator counts the 5 that are 3 mL, giving 5/12, which is already in lowest terms since 5 shares no factor with 12 besides 1.
A discharge instruction sheet can be described as succinct or as convoluted. Which statement correctly sorts these two words into the clarity camps the exam tests?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Correct answer: D, Succinct signals writing that does its job clearly, while convoluted signals writing that is unnecessarily complicated and hard to follow
Succinct writing is brief and clear, the same camp as concise and coherent, while convoluted writing is needlessly complicated, the same camp as ambiguous and obscure. They are not two degrees of the same problem, not purely about length or tone, and not stronger or weaker versions of one another.
A patient recovering from a sprained ankle is told the injured structure connects bone to bone. Which connective tissue subtype is most likely involved?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Correct answer: D, Ligament
Ligaments are fibrous connective tissue that connect bone to bone, which is why a ligament is the structure typically strained or torn in an ankle sprain.
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Everything the real exam asks of you.
The HESI A2 is modular: your nursing program chooses which subtests count, and your sitting matches. You rehearse pacing, stamina, and subtest order, the parts a handful of sample questions never teaches.
Each subtest, on its own clock
Every subtest runs to its published time limit and locks when the time is up, just as it does on the day. Step away if you must, the sitting is resumable.
A percentage on every subtest
Finish and each subtest comes back as a percentage, the same way Elsevier reports it, so you can hold your result against the cutoff your program has published.
Every answer explained
After the report, walk the whole paper question by question. Right or wrong, every item carries a written rationale, the same review paying readers get.
Eight subtests, and your program picks which count.
The eight HESI A2 subtests, timed.
Most programs require the academic subtests and choose among the sciences. Whichever you sit, here is the shape of each.
A percentage per subtest, against your program’s cutoff.
A percentage, subtest by subtest.
The HESI A2 does not give one composite grade. Each subtest is reported as its own percentage, so the moment you finish you know exactly which subtest is dragging and where the next week goes.
If your program wants 80%, Anatomy & Physiology at 71% is the subtest to rebuild first. The plan writes itself.
One sitting tells you where you stand.
The free test is the diagnosis. The manual is the plan.
When your report lands you will know your softest subtest and your distance from the score your program asks for. Every edition opens the tools that close it:
Unlimited fresh practice tests
Every new sitting is drawn from the full HESI A2 bank of original questions, never your free paper again, so a retake actually measures progress.
Unlimited subtest practice
Drill any subtest on its own, from Mathematics to Anatomy and Physiology, in short graded sets with a written rationale on every question.
The whole study guide
A lesson for every one of the 97 objectives on the HESI A2 outline, so the week after your diagnosis is spent studying, not searching.
Free questions, one subtest at a time.
Practise every HESI A2 subtest
Warm up on any single subtest before the full sitting. Each opens with free questions and worked rationales, no account needed.
The questions we are asked most about the free test.
Before you sit down.
Is this HESI A2 practice test free?
Yes. The sample questions on this page and on every subtest page are free, each with a worked rationale and no account needed. You can also create a free account and sit one full practice test, no card and no trial that converts.
How long is the HESI A2, and how many questions?
The HESI A2 is modular. Across all eight subtests it runs to 297 scored questions in 335 minutes, but your nursing program chooses which subtests you sit, so most students take far fewer. Each subtest also carries a few unscored pilot questions that never count.
Is it timed like the real exam?
Yes. Each subtest runs on its own clock at the published limit and locks when the time is up, so you rehearse pacing under real pressure. If you have to step away, the sitting saves and resumes.
What do I get at the end?
A percentage for every subtest you sat, then a full review of the paper with a written explanation on every question, right or wrong.
What score do I need on the HESI A2?
Most programs look for roughly 75 to 80% or better, but the cutoff and the required subtests are set by each nursing school, not by Elsevier. Confirm the exact requirement with your own program.
Are these real HESI questions, or should I practise first?
Every question is original, written by the RedRubric editors and mapped to the published HESI A2 outline, never taken from a real form. Sitting the test cold is the honest baseline, but if you would rather warm up, the subtest practice pages carry free questions for each subtest.
What if my program uses the TEAS instead?
Then sit the TEAS version of this test. RedRubric covers both nursing entrance exams: Volume I is the ATI TEAS 7, with its own free full-length practice test, and Volume II is the HESI A2. Our TEAS vs HESI guide shows how to tell which exam your program names. Sit the free TEAS practice test or read TEAS vs HESI.