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 __________.
safari
zoologist
Africa
lion
North America
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
traffic
California
seahawks
Washington
Washington
"Houston" is a city in "Texas," just as "Seattle" is a city in "Washington."
Example Question #381 : Analogies
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Hurricane is to Atlantic as typhoon is to __________.
precipitation
ocean
Caribbean
Pacific
storm
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 __________.
empire
Hungary
Italy
Greece
Athens
Italy
"Madrid" is the capital city of "Spain" just as "Rome" is the capital of "Italy."
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 __________.
Melbourne
Argentina
South America
Thailand
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 #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 __________.
game
plays
stadium
sand
writer
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 __________.
California
USA
France
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 __________.
ocean
sail
schooner
first mate
naval
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 #382 : Analogies
Era is to dawn as trip is to __________.
embarkation
uncivilized
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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