HSPT Verbal : Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, and Cause/Effect

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for HSPT Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #61 : Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect

Choose the answer that best completes the comparison.

Jazz is to music as surrealism is to __________.

Possible Answers:

painting

doomed

fortune

defiance

distance

Correct answer:

painting

Explanation:

"Jazz" is a genre or type of "music;" therefore "surrealism" is a type of "painting."

Example Question #24 : Example And Category

Choose the answer that best completes the comparison.

Schooner is to ship as sedan is to __________.

Possible Answers:

automobile

geography

seed

highway

freighter

Correct answer:

automobile

Explanation:

"Schooner" is a type of "ship," just like "sedan" is a type of "car."

Example Question #24 : Example And Category

Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.

Caspian is to sea as Erie is to __________.

Possible Answers:

New York

ocean

Black

lake

water

Correct answer:

lake

Explanation:

The "Caspian" is a major "sea," just as "Erie" is an important "lake."

Example Question #25 : Example And Category

Choose the word that best completes the comparison.

Feline is to cat as marine is to __________.

Possible Answers:

lake

ocean

dog

organism

biology

Correct answer:

ocean

Explanation:

"Feline" pertains to "cat," just as "marine" pertains to "ocean."

Example Question #62 : Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect

Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.

Baboon is to mammal as crocodile is to __________.

Possible Answers:

jaws

Australia

alligator

river

reptile

Correct answer:

reptile

Explanation:

A "baboon" is a type of "mammal," just as a crocodile is a type of "reptile."

Example Question #63 : Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect

Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.

Everest is to mountain as Nile is to __________.

Possible Answers:

Matterhorn

Amazon

Egypt

United States

river

Correct answer:

river

Explanation:

"Everest" is a famous "mountain," whereas the "Nile" is a famed "river."

Example Question #64 : Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, And Cause/Effect

Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.

Symphony is to music as mural is to __________.

Possible Answers:

painting

orchestra

artist

wall

Guernica

Correct answer:

painting

Explanation:

A "symphony" is a great work of "music," just as a "mural" is a great work of "painting."

Example Question #29 : Example And Category

Select the word that best completes the comparison.

Hydrogen is to element as water is to __________.

Possible Answers:

frozen

oxygen

molecule

chemistry

liquid

Correct answer:

molecule

Explanation:

"Hydrogen" is an "element," whereas "water" is a "molecule."

Example Question #31 : Example And Category

Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.

Bovine is to cow as porcine is to __________.

Possible Answers:

porcupine

meal

pig

farm

calf

Correct answer:

pig

Explanation:

"Bovine" refers to a "cow," while "porcine" refers to a "pig."

Example Question #32 : Example And Category

Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.

Coffee is to bean as tea is to __________.

Possible Answers:

steamy

abrupt

green

leaves

oolong

Correct answer:

leaves

Explanation:

"Coffee" is produced from a "bean" whereas "tea" comes from "leaves."

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