HSPT Verbal : Qualities, Abilities, and Other Analogies
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Example Question #3 : Abilities
Choose the answer that best completes the comparison.
Cardiovascular is to heart as pulmonary is to __________.
brain
lungs
kidneys
doctor
skeleton
lungs
"Cardiovascular" is a medical term relating to the "heart," just as "pulmonary" refers to the "lungs."
Example Question #31 : Qualities, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Malnutrition is to sustenance as desiccation is to __________.
dehydrated
healthful
fluid
desert
intestinal
fluid
When a person suffers from malnutrition, that person lacks sustenance to support his or her life. The “mal-” prefix should indicate this to you, as it expresses “poorly” or “lacking.” The word “sustenance” can be thought of as a “sustaining amount of food.” Thus, the analogy could be rewritten, “As someone suffering from malnutrition lacks sustenance, so does someone or something suffering from desiccation lack X.” Desiccation is the state of being completely dry and lacking fluid.
Example Question #2 : Other Analogies
Annoyance is to emotion as cannon is to __________.
battle
warfare
militia
pistol
armament
armament
Annoyance is a type of emotion. Therefore, we are looking to find a word that expresses a "type-of" relationship. Cannons are a type of implement used for warfare. Therefore, they are a type of "armament." The word "arms" often are used to describe such military equipment, as when people speak of "arming" a group for battle.
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