HSPT Verbal : Analogies

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Example Questions

Example Question #28 : Synonyms, Antonyms, And Changes In Intensity

Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.

Restricted is to limited as burdened is to __________.

Possible Answers:

hindered

carefree

desperate

broken

desolate

Correct answer:

hindered

Explanation:

"Restricted" and "limited" are both synonyms, just as "burdened" and "hindered" are both alike in meaning. 

Example Question #29 : Synonyms, Antonyms, And Changes In Intensity

Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.

Loving is to compassionate as cruel is to __________.

Possible Answers:

understanding

intentions

warm

unfortunate

inhumane

Correct answer:

inhumane

Explanation:

"Loving" and "compassionate" have similar definitions, just as "cruel" and "inhumane" are synonyms.

Example Question #31 : Synonyms, Antonyms, And Changes In Intensity

Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.

Analogy is to comparison as demonstration is to __________.

Possible Answers:

passive

rudimentary

hindrance

eulogy

presentation

Correct answer:

presentation

Explanation:

"Analogy" and "comparison" are synonyms; therefore a similar word to "demonstration" is "presentation."

Example Question #32 : Synonyms, Antonyms, And Changes In Intensity

Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.

Sudden is to abrupt as delayed is to __________.

Possible Answers:

gradual

forthright

cautioned

unexpected

worse

Correct answer:

gradual

Explanation:

"Sudden" and "abrupt" are both synonyms; therefore a similar word to "delayed" is "gradual."

Example Question #33 : Synonyms, Antonyms, And Changes In Intensity

Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.

Cautious is to prudent as rash is to __________.

Possible Answers:

itchy

timid

careful

delicate

reckless

Correct answer:

reckless

Explanation:

"Cautious" and "prudent" are strong synonyms; therefore a similar word to "rash" is "reckless."

Example Question #136 : Analogies

Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.

Tacky is to gaudy as refined is to __________.

Possible Answers:

unsupported

mansion

urbane

willful

tawdry

Correct answer:

urbane

Explanation:

"Tacky" and "gaudy" both mean the same thing, just as "refined" and "urbane" are synonyms. 

Example Question #34 : Synonyms, Antonyms, And Changes In Intensity

Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.

Spiteful is to malevolent as pure is to __________.

Possible Answers:

religion

untainted

water

anarchy

filthy

Correct answer:

untainted

Explanation:

"Spiteful" and "malevolent" are strong synonyms; therefore a similar word to "pure" is "untainted."

Example Question #35 : Synonyms, Antonyms, And Changes In Intensity

Choose the word that best completes the comparison.

Annihilation is to destruction as creation is to __________.

Possible Answers:

construction

invalidation

worrisome

biblical

wreckage

Correct answer:

construction

Explanation:

"Annihilation" and "destruction" are strong synonyms, just as "creation" and "construction" have similar meanings.

Example Question #36 : Synonyms, Antonyms, And Changes In Intensity

Choose the word that best completes the comparison.

Nostalgia is to longing as distaste is to __________.

Possible Answers:

remembrance

education

compassion

desire

aversion

Correct answer:

aversion

Explanation:

"Nostalgia" and "longing" are both synonyms, just as "distaste" and "aversion" mean the same thing.

Example Question #37 : Synonyms, Antonyms, And Changes In Intensity

Choose the word that best completes the comparison.

Abundant is to plenty as scarce is to __________.

Possible Answers:

deficient

foreseeable

deliberate

unknown

enough

Correct answer:

deficient

Explanation:

"Abundant" and "plenty" are synonyms; therefore "deficient" is the word most closely related to "scarce."

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