All HSPT Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #31 : Synonyms, Antonyms, And Changes In Intensity
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Analogy is to comparison as demonstration is to __________.
passive
eulogy
hindrance
presentation
rudimentary
presentation
"Analogy" and "comparison" are synonyms; therefore a similar word to "demonstration" is "presentation."
Example Question #262 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Sudden is to abrupt as delayed is to __________.
cautioned
gradual
worse
unexpected
forthright
gradual
"Sudden" and "abrupt" are both synonyms; therefore a similar word to "delayed" is "gradual."
Example Question #262 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Cautious is to prudent as rash is to __________.
timid
delicate
careful
reckless
itchy
reckless
"Cautious" and "prudent" are strong synonyms; therefore a similar word to "rash" is "reckless."
Example Question #136 : Analogies
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Tacky is to gaudy as refined is to __________.
mansion
unsupported
willful
tawdry
urbane
urbane
"Tacky" and "gaudy" both mean the same thing, just as "refined" and "urbane" are synonyms.
Example Question #137 : Analogies
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Spiteful is to malevolent as pure is to __________.
filthy
untainted
anarchy
religion
water
untainted
"Spiteful" and "malevolent" are strong synonyms; therefore a similar word to "pure" is "untainted."
Example Question #32 : Synonyms, Antonyms, And Changes In Intensity
Choose the word that best completes the comparison.
Annihilation is to destruction as creation is to __________.
invalidation
wreckage
biblical
worrisome
construction
construction
"Annihilation" and "destruction" are strong synonyms, just as "creation" and "construction" have similar meanings.
Example Question #264 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Choose the word that best completes the comparison.
Nostalgia is to longing as distaste is to __________.
education
compassion
desire
remembrance
aversion
aversion
"Nostalgia" and "longing" are both synonyms, just as "distaste" and "aversion" mean the same thing.
Example Question #132 : Analogies
Choose the word that best completes the comparison.
Abundant is to plenty as scarce is to __________.
deliberate
foreseeable
deficient
unknown
enough
deficient
"Abundant" and "plenty" are synonyms; therefore "deficient" is the word most closely related to "scarce."
Example Question #141 : Analogies
Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.
Identical is to equal as different is to __________.
twins
contrasting
synonym
similar
alike
contrasting
"Identical" and "equal" are synonyms, just as "different" and "contrasting" mean roughly the same thing.
Example Question #142 : Analogies
Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.
Corrupt is to fraudulent as honest is to __________.
sneaky
brazen
suspicious
forthright
unfortunate
forthright
"Corrupt" and "fraudulent" mean roughly the same thing; therefore a synonym for "honest" is "forthright."