All HSPT Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #4 : Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect
Pane is to window as phase is to __________.
portion
episode
electrical
procedure
temporary
procedure
The pane of a window is the glass portion that is placed in the window’s frame. It is not the whole window but merely part of it; therefore, you could write a bridge sentence like, “As a pane is part of a window, so a phase is part of a X.” A phase is a portion of some undertaking or procedure. For instance, a project could be said to be in “Phase 1,” “Phase 2,” “Phase 3,” etc, depending on how much of it has been completed thus far. A procedure is like a plan or outline for a project, and it can be broken up into phases.
Example Question #2 : Part And Whole
Nail is to finger as crown is to __________.
head
arrogant
regal
aristocratic
ceremony
head
While not all buildings have domes, all domes are placed upon the tops the buildings that have them. The best way to express this analogy is, “As a dome is on the top of a building, so is a capital on top of X.” While “capital” can mean the main city of nation or state, it likewise can mean the “head” of a column. Think of the columns that you have seen on some buildings. On the ends, there are designed “pedestals” of differing characters. These are the “capitals” on the columns. Just as a dome is on the top of a building, so is a capital on the top of a column. Do not be fooled by the other options that are tempting because of their general relationships to “capital.” None of them work correctly in the analogy.
Example Question #152 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Dome is to building as capital is to __________.
city
money
suburb
column
legislature
column
While not all buildings have domes, all domes are placed upon the tops the buildings that have them. The best way to express this analogy is, “As a dome is on the top of a building, so is a capital on top of X.” While “capital” can mean the main city of nation or state, it likewise can mean the “head” of a column. Think of the columns that you have seen on some buildings. On the ends, there are designed “pedestals” of differing characters. These are the “capitals” on the columns. Just as a dome is on the top of a building, so is a capital on the top of a column. Do not be fooled by the other options that are tempting because of their general relationships to “capital.” None of them work correctly in the analogy.
Example Question #3 : Part And Whole
Peak is to mountain as consummation is to __________.
goal
undertaking
nadir
zenith
prime
undertaking
The peak is the highest point of a mountain, and the consummation is the point of completion of some task or undertaking. While the word “goal” and “zenith” are potential synonyms for the word, the only acceptable option is “undertaking,” for it is an undertaking that reaches its consummation, as a mountain is “completed” by its peak.
Example Question #4 : Part And Whole
Filament is to bulb as graphite is to __________.
pencil
writing
scrawl
calligraphy
sharpened
pencil
A filament is a small fiber, thread, or wire. In the case of a “bulb” it must mean “wire,” particularly if “bulb” is understood as being short for “light bulb” (as it can be). Old-fashioned, incandescent light bulbs use a filament to produce light. Thus, the analogy could be written, “As a filament is used by a bulb to produce light, so is graphite used by X for its regular activity.” Graphite is the substance used in pencils for writing. The only instrument listed among the possible answers is “pencil,” so this is the correct choice.
Example Question #5 : Part And Whole
Choose the best answer that best completes the comparison.
Balcony is to railing as road is to __________.
guardrail
railroad
city
car
street
guardrail
A "balcony" has a "railing" to keep people safe, much like a "road" has a "guardrail" to keep cars and their drivers safe.
Example Question #3 : Part And Whole
Choose the answer that best completes the comparison.
Herd is to cattle as flock is to __________.
lions
wolves
seagulls
caribou
mice
seagulls
A group of "cattle" is called a "herd;" similarly a group of "seagulls" is called a "flock."
Example Question #7 : Part And Whole
Country is to confederation as organelle is to __________.
surgery
musical
biological
petite
cell
cell
A confederation is a type of union of smaller groups, often indicating political entities. In the United States, the “Articles of Confederation” were the first legal constructs by which the states were gathered together into a single united group (at least for certain tasks and undertakings). A confederation can also take place among separate countries, and that is what is indicated in this analogy. Thus, one can translate this analogy as stating, “As a country is a member (or part) of a confederation, so is an organelle part of X.” As you might know from biology, an organelle is one of the small parts of a cell such as a ribosome or mitochondria. The word literally means “little organ.”
Example Question #8 : Part And Whole
Iron is to ore as salt is to __________.
preservative
acidic
oxidize
brine
base
brine
Ore is a type of stone-metal mixture from which metals and minerals can be extracted. The analogy could be written, “As iron can be extracted from its mixed state in ore, so salt can be extracted from its mixed state in X.” Among the options provided, only “brine” describes such a mixture. Brine is water that is saturated with salt. If someone wished, he or she could remove salt from brine as one would remove iron from ore.
Example Question #158 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Wine is to grapes as beer is to __________.
beverage
vineyard
football
summer
grains
grains
"Wine" is made from fermented "grapes," just as "beer" is made from fermented "grains."