HSPT Language Skills › Location, Time, or Context
Italian is to occident as Chinese is to __________.
orient
developing
alien
unknown
foreign
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
"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
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."
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Houston is to Texas as Seattle is to __________.
Washington
traffic
Oregon
California
seahawks
"Houston" is a city in "Texas," just as "Seattle" is a city in "Washington."
Choose the answer that best completes the comparison.
Solar is to sun as lunar is to __________.
moon
landing
night
freezing
obscure
"Solar" pertains to the "sun," just as "lunar" pertains to the "moon."
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Madrid is to Spain as Rome is to __________.
Italy
Hungary
empire
Athens
Greece
"Madrid" is the capital city of "Spain" just as "Rome" is the capital of "Italy."
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Napoleon is to France as Caesar is to __________.
Rome
Greece
salad
general
dictator
"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.
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Hurricane is to Atlantic as typhoon is to __________.
Pacific
ocean
Caribbean
storm
precipitation
A "hurricane" is formed in the "Atlantic," just as a "typhoon" is formed in the "Pacific."
Choose the word that best completes the comparison.
Paris is to France as Tokyo is to __________.
Japan
sushi
Asia
skyscrapers
volcano
"Paris" is the capital city of "France," therefore "Tokyo" is the capital city of "Japan."
Select the word that best completes the comparison.
August is to eighth as November is to __________.
eleventh
first
Thanksgiving
December
calendar
"August" is the "eighth" month of the year, whereas "November" is the "eleventh" month of the year.