HSPT Verbal : Analogies
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Example Question #381 : Analogies
Select the word that best completes the comparison.
Kangaroo is to Australia as giraffe is to __________.
zoologist
safari
North America
Africa
lion
Africa
A "kangaroo" is native to "Australia" just as a "giraffe" is native to "Africa."
Example Question #382 : Analogies
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Houston is to Texas as Seattle is to __________.
Oregon
Washington
California
traffic
seahawks
Washington
"Houston" is a city in "Texas," just as "Seattle" is a city in "Washington."
Example Question #383 : Analogies
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Hurricane is to Atlantic as typhoon is to __________.
storm
Pacific
precipitation
ocean
Caribbean
Pacific
A "hurricane" is formed in the "Atlantic," just as a "typhoon" is formed in the "Pacific."
Example Question #384 : Analogies
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Madrid is to Spain as Rome is to __________.
Greece
Italy
empire
Athens
Hungary
Italy
"Madrid" is the capital city of "Spain" just as "Rome" is the capital of "Italy."
Example Question #385 : Analogies
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the analogy.
Australia is to Sydney as Brazil is to __________.
Melbourne
Rio de Janeiro
South America
Thailand
Argentina
Rio de Janeiro
"Sydeny" is a large city in "Australia," just as "Rio de Janeiro" is a large city in "Brazil."
Example Question #386 : Analogies
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the analogy.
Theater is to musical as stadium is to __________.
plays
stadium
game
writer
sand
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 #387 : Analogies
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Phoenix is to Arizona as Sacramento is to __________.
Massachusetts
Los Angeles
California
USA
France
California
"Phoenix" is the capital of "Arizona," just as "Sacramento" is the capital of "California."
Example Question #384 : Analogies
Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.
Compass is to direction as sonar is to __________.
depth
ship
bat
north
ocean
depth
A "compass" is used to tell "direction," while "sonar" is used to measure depth.
Example Question #388 : Analogies
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
CEO is to corporation as captain is to __________.
schooner
first mate
naval
ocean
sail
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 #389 : Analogies
Era is to dawn as trip is to __________.
uncivilized
embarkation
wilderness
distant
trek
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.
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