Measurement, Storage, Location, and Material Composition
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HSPT Language Skills › Measurement, Storage, Location, and Material Composition
Complete this analogy.
Water is to ice as magma is to __________.
stone
crust
subterranean
molten
circulating
Explanation
When water cools, it becomes ice; therefore, this analogy requires that which magma becomes when it cools. Magma is the liquid stone that flows under the earth’s crust. When this cools, it becomes stone again. This is the only option that fits among those provided.
Complete this analogy.
Water is to ice as magma is to __________.
stone
crust
subterranean
molten
circulating
Explanation
When water cools, it becomes ice; therefore, this analogy requires that which magma becomes when it cools. Magma is the liquid stone that flows under the earth’s crust. When this cools, it becomes stone again. This is the only option that fits among those provided.
Select the word that best completes the comparison.
Denver is to Colorado as Austin is to __________.
Texas
New Mexico
western
Georgia
North Carolina
Explanation
"Denver" is the capital city of "Colorado" just as "Austin" is the capital of "Texas."
Italian is to occident as Chinese is to __________.
orient
developing
alien
unknown
foreign
Explanation
The words “occident” and “orient” describe the West and the East respectively. The word “occident” comes from the Latin for “setting” in the sense of the sun’s evening “setting.” Since the sun sets—goes down—in the West, the West became called the “occident”—the land of the setting sun. The east, on the other hand, is the land of the rising sun. The Latin from which “orient” comes means “to rise.” The Christmas song, “We Three Kings” speaks of them as being from the “Orient.” The implication is that the kings came “from the east.” As something Italian is “western” (occidental) so is something Chinese “oriental.”
Select the word that best completes the comparison.
Denver is to Colorado as Austin is to __________.
Texas
New Mexico
western
Georgia
North Carolina
Explanation
"Denver" is the capital city of "Colorado" just as "Austin" is the capital of "Texas."
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the analogy.
Theater is to musical as stadium is to __________.
game
sand
plays
writer
stadium
Explanation
A "theater" would be a likely venue for a "musical" amongst other shows, just as a "stadium" would be the likely venue for a sports "game."
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Hydrogen is to oxygen as proton is to __________.
electron
bacteria
molecule
element
positive
Explanation
"Hydrogen" and "oxygen" are both elements, whereas a "proton" and an "electron" are both subatomic particles.
Italian is to occident as Chinese is to __________.
orient
developing
alien
unknown
foreign
Explanation
The words “occident” and “orient” describe the West and the East respectively. The word “occident” comes from the Latin for “setting” in the sense of the sun’s evening “setting.” Since the sun sets—goes down—in the West, the West became called the “occident”—the land of the setting sun. The east, on the other hand, is the land of the rising sun. The Latin from which “orient” comes means “to rise.” The Christmas song, “We Three Kings” speaks of them as being from the “Orient.” The implication is that the kings came “from the east.” As something Italian is “western” (occidental) so is something Chinese “oriental.”
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Hydrogen is to oxygen as proton is to __________.
electron
bacteria
molecule
element
positive
Explanation
"Hydrogen" and "oxygen" are both elements, whereas a "proton" and an "electron" are both subatomic particles.
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the analogy.
Theater is to musical as stadium is to __________.
game
sand
plays
writer
stadium
Explanation
A "theater" would be a likely venue for a "musical" amongst other shows, just as a "stadium" would be the likely venue for a sports "game."