HSPT Verbal : Verbal Classifications: Nouns
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Example Question #41 : Verbal Classifications
Which word does not belong with the others?
football
basketball
soccer
baseball
lacrosse
football
All of these words are a type of sport. This means we have to think about what makes each sport unique. In this case, "football" is the only sport on the list that does not use a round ball.
Example Question #42 : Verbal Classifications
Which word does not belong with the others?
silt
mountain
delta
coast
plateau
silt
"Silt" does not belong with the other words. "Silt" is a type of fine sand or dirt, usually found in a body of water. All of the other words are types of geographic features. A "plateau" is a relatively flat place of high ground. (Think of a hill or mountain with the top cut off.) A "mountain" is a large, steep hill. A "delta" is usually a triangular shaped deposit of rich sediment at the mouth of a river. A "coast" is where any land meets the ocean.
Example Question #43 : Verbal Classifications
Which word does not belong with the others?
spinach
peas
beets
cabbage
broccoli
beets
Although all of these words are a type of vegetable, "beets" are red. All of the other vegetables listed are green.
Example Question #44 : Verbal Classifications
Which word does not belong with the others?
ice cream
pizza
cake
mousse
pie
pizza
"Pizza" does not belong with the other words because it is not a kind of dessert. All four of the other words are eaten for dessert. ("Mousse" is a kind of creamy pudding.)
Example Question #41 : Verbal Classifications: Nouns
Which word does not belong with the others?
Europe
Canada
Asia
Australia
Antarctica
Canada
"Canada" does not belong with the other words because it is a country, while of the other words are continents. There are seven continents: Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, Europe, South America and North America. "Canada" is a country in North America. "Australia" is both a country and a continent.
Example Question #46 : Verbal Classifications
Which word does not belong with the others?`
marigold
rose
pansy
daisy
corn
corn
All of these words are a type of plant. "Corn" is a grain. "Marigolds," "pansies," "daisies" and "roses" are types of flowers. "Corn" does not belong with the other words.
Example Question #47 : Verbal Classifications
Which word does not belong with the others?
sister
brother
mother
grandmother
aunt
brother
All of these words describe a family member. "Brother" does not belong with the other words because it describes a male family member. "Grandmother," "mother," "aunt," and "sister" all describe female family members.
Example Question #42 : Verbal Classifications: Nouns
Which word does not belong with the others?
Reflection
Vestige
Utterance
Reverberation
Echo
Utterance
All of the related words pertain to some kind of subsequent presentation of an event. A reverberation or an echo are the “replayed” sound of some original action of making a noise. A reflection is the redisplaying of an image—as in the mirror that reflects an image that first was “in” the person seen therein or in a metallic surface that reflects light that had originated from another source. Finally, even a vestige is a “representation” of something, for it is a “leftover” that outlasts an original event. (A footprint is a vestige of an action of walking that happened before. Indeed, “vestige” comes from the Latin for footprint). Only “utterance” describes an originating, non-repeated, non-representational activity.
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