HSPT Verbal : Analogies: Determining Meaning from Type of Relationship
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Example Questions
Example Question #13 : Location, Time, Or Context
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Hurricane is to Atlantic as typhoon is to __________.
ocean
Pacific
storm
precipitation
Caribbean
Pacific
A "hurricane" is formed in the "Atlantic," just as a "typhoon" is formed in the "Pacific."
Example Question #515 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Madrid is to Spain as Rome is to __________.
empire
Athens
Italy
Greece
Hungary
Italy
"Madrid" is the capital city of "Spain" just as "Rome" is the capital of "Italy."
Example Question #21 : Location, Time, Or Context
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the analogy.
Australia is to Sydney as Brazil is to __________.
South America
Thailand
Argentina
Melbourne
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
"Sydeny" is a large city in "Australia," just as "Rio de Janeiro" is a large city in "Brazil."
Example Question #22 : Location, Time, Or Context
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the analogy.
Theater is to musical as stadium is to __________.
writer
game
sand
plays
stadium
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 #23 : Location, Time, Or Context
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Phoenix is to Arizona as Sacramento is to __________.
Massachusetts
California
Los Angeles
USA
France
California
"Phoenix" is the capital of "Arizona," just as "Sacramento" is the capital of "California."
Example Question #24 : Location, Time, Or Context
Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.
Compass is to direction as sonar is to __________.
north
depth
bat
ship
ocean
depth
A "compass" is used to tell "direction," while "sonar" is used to measure depth.
Example Question #24 : Location, Time, Or Context
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
CEO is to corporation as captain is to __________.
naval
sail
first mate
ocean
schooner
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 #25 : Location, Time, Or Context
Era is to dawn as trip is to __________.
embarkation
distant
uncivilized
trek
wilderness
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 #9 : Measurement
Stopwatch is to time as yardstick is to __________.
inches
yards
distance
border
construction
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).
Example Question #1 : Qualities, Abilities, And Other Analogies
Ice is to cold as sun is to __________.
diurnal
sky
morning
daytime
bright
bright
This analogy is relatively simple, all you have to note is that “cold” describes ice. Thus, you are looking for something that describes the sun. All of the incorrect options are related to the “location” of the sun (i.e. “in” the sky) or when it is in the sky (“morning,” “daytime,” “diurnal”). None of these pertain to a description of the sun itself. Though simple, the best option is “bright.”
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