HSPT Verbal : Measurement, Storage, Location, and Material Composition
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Example Question #1 : Location, Time, Or Context
Season is to year as week is to __________.
lunar
division
fourfold
month
hebdomadal
month
A season is a subdivision of the year, so the bridge sentence for this analogy could be written, “As a season is a subdivision of the year, so is the week a subdivision of X.” Although a week can be said to subdivide a year, it more closely subdivides a month. In any event, this is the only option provided, so it is the acceptable answer for this question.
Example Question #2 : Location, Time, Or Context
Monastery is to silence as metropolis is to __________.
theatre
democracy
racket
politics
roads
racket
At least in theory, monasteries are supposed to be places of silence. This analogy is very specific, but a bridge sentence could be written, “As the sound in a monastery is in a state of silence, so is it in a state of X in a metropolis.” A metropolis is the most important city in a region, hence one that is very busy and developed. Such an area would be known for its racket—loud sounds—among other things. Even if you read “silence” as a general characteristic for monasteries, none of the other options provide a general characteristic word for metropolis, so “racket” would be the only acceptable option.
Example Question #494 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Choose the word that best completes each comparison.
Hungary is to Europe as Thailand is to __________.
Asia
America
temples
Earth
country
Asia
"Hungary" is a country on the continent of "Europe," just as "Thailand" is a country in "Asia."
Example Question #3 : Location, Time, Or Context
Choose the word that best completes each comparison.
Metropolitan is to city as pastoral is to __________.
transportation
suburbs
dense
farmland
reverent
farmland
"Metropolitan" is often used to describe "cities," just as "pastoral" can be used to describe "farmland."
Example Question #496 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Choose the answer that best completes the comparison.
Chicago is to Illinois as Houston is to __________.
rockets
San Antonio
urban
Texas
Dallas
Texas
"Chicago" is a large city in the state of "Illinois", much like "Houston" is a city in "Texas."
Example Question #3 : Location, Time, Or Context
Choose the answer that best completes the comparison.
Solar is to sun as lunar is to __________.
landing
night
freezing
moon
obscure
moon
"Solar" pertains to the "sun," just as "lunar" pertains to the "moon."
Example Question #2 : Location, Time, Or Context
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Napoleon is to France as Caesar is to __________.
Rome
Greece
general
salad
dictator
Rome
"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 #8 : Location, Time, Or Context
Choose the word that best completes the comparison.
Paris is to France as Tokyo is to __________.
sushi
Asia
Japan
volcano
skyscrapers
Japan
"Paris" is the capital city of "France," therefore "Tokyo" is the capital city of "Japan."
Example Question #502 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.
India is to country as Africa is to __________.
continent
nation
safari
Botswana
Japan
continent
"India" is a "country," just as "Africa" is a "continent" (not a country!).
Example Question #11 : Location, Time, Or Context
Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.
California is to Sacramento as Massachusetts is to __________.
Boston
New York
snow
New England
revolution
Boston
"Sacramento" is the capital city of "California," just as "Boston" is the capital of "Massachusetts."
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