HSPT Verbal : HSPT Verbal Skills

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for HSPT Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #68 : Analogies

Choose the word that best completes each comparison.

Banjo is to stringed as clarinet is to __________.

Possible Answers:

woodwind

orchestra

flute

elongated

musical

Correct answer:

woodwind

Explanation:

A "banjo" is a "stringed" instrument, in the same way that a "clarinet" is a "woodwind" instrument.

Example Question #71 : Analogies

Choose the word that best completes each comparison.

Orangutan is to primate as wolf is to __________.

Possible Answers:

howling

feline

pack

dangerous

canine

Correct answer:

canine

Explanation:

An "orangutan" belongs to the group of "primate" animals; just as a "wolf" is a type of "canine" animal.

Example Question #72 : Analogies

Choose the answer that best completes the comparison.

Horse is to equine as cattle is to __________.

Possible Answers:

bovine

feline

canine

agriculture

dairy

Correct answer:

bovine

Explanation:

"Horse" belongs to the "equine" family of animals, just as "cattle" are members of the "bovine" family.

Example Question #73 : Analogies

Choose the answer that best completes the comparison.

Jazz is to music as surrealism is to __________.

Possible Answers:

defiance

painting

fortune

doomed

distance

Correct answer:

painting

Explanation:

"Jazz" is a genre or type of "music;" therefore "surrealism" is a type of "painting."

Example Question #201 : Hspt Verbal Skills

Choose the answer that best completes the comparison.

Schooner is to ship as sedan is to __________.

Possible Answers:

seed

highway

geography

freighter

automobile

Correct answer:

automobile

Explanation:

"Schooner" is a type of "ship," just like "sedan" is a type of "car."

Example Question #74 : Analogies

Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.

Caspian is to sea as Erie is to __________.

Possible Answers:

lake

New York

ocean

water

Black

Correct answer:

lake

Explanation:

The "Caspian" is a major "sea," just as "Erie" is an important "lake."

Example Question #75 : Analogies

Choose the word that best completes the comparison.

Feline is to cat as marine is to __________.

Possible Answers:

lake

biology

organism

dog

ocean

Correct answer:

ocean

Explanation:

"Feline" pertains to "cat," just as "marine" pertains to "ocean."

Example Question #202 : Hspt Verbal Skills

Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.

Baboon is to mammal as crocodile is to __________.

Possible Answers:

alligator

reptile

river

jaws

Australia

Correct answer:

reptile

Explanation:

A "baboon" is a type of "mammal," just as a crocodile is a type of "reptile."

Example Question #77 : Analogies

Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.

Everest is to mountain as Nile is to __________.

Possible Answers:

Egypt

river

Matterhorn

Amazon

United States

Correct answer:

river

Explanation:

"Everest" is a famous "mountain," whereas the "Nile" is a famed "river."

Example Question #78 : Analogies

Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.

Symphony is to music as mural is to __________.

Possible Answers:

artist

orchestra

painting

Guernica

wall

Correct answer:

painting

Explanation:

A "symphony" is a great work of "music," just as a "mural" is a great work of "painting."

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