HSPT Verbal : HSPT Verbal Skills

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for HSPT Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #5 : Location, Time, Or Context

Choose the answer that best completes the comparison.

Solar is to sun as lunar is to __________.

Possible Answers:

night

obscure

moon

landing

freezing

Correct answer:

moon

Explanation:

"Solar" pertains to the "sun," just as "lunar" pertains to the "moon."

Example Question #6 : Location, Time, Or Context

Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.

Napoleon is to France as Caesar is to __________.

Possible Answers:

general

Greece

salad

Rome

dictator

Correct answer:

Rome

Explanation:

"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 #7 : Location, Time, Or Context

Choose the word that best completes the comparison.

Paris is to France as Tokyo is to __________.

Possible Answers:

sushi

Asia

skyscrapers

volcano

Japan

Correct answer:

Japan

Explanation:

"Paris" is the capital city of "France," therefore "Tokyo" is the capital city of "Japan."

Example Question #503 : Hspt Verbal Skills

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

India is to country as Africa is to __________.

Possible Answers:

continent

safari

Botswana

Japan

nation

Correct answer:

continent

Explanation:

"India" is a "country," just as "Africa" is a "continent" (not a country!).

Example Question #501 : Hspt Verbal Skills

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

California is to Sacramento as Massachusetts is to __________.

Possible Answers:

snow

Boston

New England

New York

revolution

Correct answer:

Boston

Explanation:

"Sacramento" is the capital city of "California," just as "Boston" is the capital of "Massachusetts."

Example Question #21 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition

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

Great Pyramids are to Egypt as Eiffel Tower is to __________.

Possible Answers:

France

Russia

iconic

United States

iron

Correct answer:

France

Explanation:

"The Great Pyramids" are found in "Egypt," just as the "Eiffel Tower" is located in "France."

Example Question #22 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition

Select the word that best completes the comparison.

Denver is to Colorado as Austin is to __________.

Possible Answers:

western

Georgia

New Mexico

North Carolina

Texas

Correct answer:

Texas

Explanation:

"Denver" is the capital city of "Colorado" just as "Austin" is the capital of "Texas."

Example Question #506 : Hspt Verbal Skills

Select the word that best completes the comparison.

Calendar is to days as watch is to __________.

Possible Answers:

wrist

timepiece

clock

weeks

hours

Correct answer:

hours

Explanation:

A "calendar" measures the passing of "days," just as a "watch" measures "hours."

Example Question #23 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition

Select the word that best completes the comparison.

August is to eighth as November is to __________.

Possible Answers:

calendar

first

Thanksgiving

December

eleventh

Correct answer:

eleventh

Explanation:

"August" is the "eighth" month of the year, whereas "November" is the "eleventh" month of the year.

Example Question #24 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition

Select the word that best completes the comparison.

Bishop is to church as lieutenant is to __________.

Possible Answers:

military

general

captain

forceful

nation

Correct answer:

military

Explanation:

A "bishop" is a leader in a "church," just as a "lieutenant" is a leader in the "military."

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