HSPT Verbal : Measurement, Storage, Location, and Material Composition
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Example Question #31 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the analogy.
Australia is to Sydney as Brazil is to __________.
Thailand
Melbourne
South America
Rio de Janeiro
Argentina
Rio de Janeiro
"Sydeny" is a large city in "Australia," just as "Rio de Janeiro" is a large city in "Brazil."
Example Question #32 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the analogy.
Theater is to musical as stadium is to __________.
stadium
writer
game
sand
plays
game
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."
Example Question #33 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Phoenix is to Arizona as Sacramento is to __________.
France
USA
California
Massachusetts
Los Angeles
California
"Phoenix" is the capital of "Arizona," just as "Sacramento" is the capital of "California."
Example Question #25 : Location, Time, Or Context
Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.
Compass is to direction as sonar is to __________.
depth
ship
ocean
bat
north
depth
A "compass" is used to tell "direction," while "sonar" is used to measure depth.
Example Question #34 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
CEO is to corporation as captain is to __________.
first mate
naval
sail
schooner
ocean
schooner
A "CEO" is the leader of a "corporation" just as a "captain" is the leader of a "schooner" (a type of oceangoing ship).
Example Question #35 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition
Era is to dawn as trip is to __________.
trek
distant
wilderness
embarkation
uncivilized
embarkation
The "dawn" of an "era" is the beginning of it, so we need to figure out which of the answer choices refers to the beginning of a trip. "Embarkation," the process of initially boarding a ship or airplane before it departs, takes place at the beginning of a trip, so "embarkation" is the correct answer.
Example Question #36 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition
Stopwatch is to time as yardstick is to __________.
construction
distance
border
yards
inches
distance
A "stopwatch" is the device that is used to measure the time that is taken for a given event. For example, a coach or physical education instructor will use a stopwatch to clock the time taken to run a race. Thus, the analogy could be represented as, “Just as a stopwatch measures time, so a yardstick measures X.” Note that the options “yards” and “inches” are not as appropriate as “distance.” If the first half of the analogy had used (e.g.) “seconds” instead of “time,” those other options would be more acceptable. However, as things stand, the analogy indicates the general type of measure done by the device (time and distance respectively).
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