All HSPT Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #8 : Location, Time, Or Context
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Napoleon is to France as Caesar is to __________.
dictator
salad
Rome
general
Greece
Rome
"Napoleon" was a general from "France," just as "Caesar" was also a general and leader from "Rome". . . and also a salad, but that is an incorrect comparison.
Example Question #9 : Location, Time, Or Context
Choose the word that best completes the comparison.
Paris is to France as Tokyo is to __________.
Japan
skyscrapers
Asia
volcano
sushi
Japan
"Paris" is the capital city of "France," therefore "Tokyo" is the capital city of "Japan."
Example Question #10 : Location, Time, Or Context
Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.
India is to country as Africa is to __________.
Japan
Botswana
nation
continent
safari
continent
"India" is a "country," just as "Africa" is a "continent" (not a country!).
Example Question #11 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition
Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.
California is to Sacramento as Massachusetts is to __________.
revolution
snow
New England
Boston
New York
Boston
"Sacramento" is the capital city of "California," just as "Boston" is the capital of "Massachusetts."
Example Question #371 : Analogies
Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.
Great Pyramids are to Egypt as Eiffel Tower is to __________.
Russia
iconic
iron
United States
France
France
"The Great Pyramids" are found in "Egypt," just as the "Eiffel Tower" is located in "France."
Example Question #372 : Analogies
Select the word that best completes the comparison.
Denver is to Colorado as Austin is to __________.
western
Texas
Georgia
North Carolina
New Mexico
Texas
"Denver" is the capital city of "Colorado" just as "Austin" is the capital of "Texas."
Example Question #373 : Analogies
Select the word that best completes the comparison.
Calendar is to days as watch is to __________.
wrist
hours
clock
weeks
timepiece
hours
A "calendar" measures the passing of "days," just as a "watch" measures "hours."
Example Question #374 : Analogies
Select the word that best completes the comparison.
August is to eighth as November is to __________.
calendar
December
eleventh
first
Thanksgiving
eleventh
"August" is the "eighth" month of the year, whereas "November" is the "eleventh" month of the year.
Example Question #375 : Analogies
Select the word that best completes the comparison.
Bishop is to church as lieutenant is to __________.
military
general
nation
forceful
captain
military
A "bishop" is a leader in a "church," just as a "lieutenant" is a leader in the "military."
Example Question #376 : Analogies
Select the word that best completes the comparison.
Dublin is to Ireland as Berlin is to __________.
bratwurst
gallery
Russia
Germany
Irving
Germany
"Dublin" is the capital city of "Ireland," just as "Berlin" is the capital of "Germany."