HSPT Verbal : Analogies
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Example Questions
Example Question #2 : Abilities
Musician is to concert as dancer is to __________.
tap
ballet
gyration
twirling
music
ballet
A musician performs a concert, so the answer must be something that a dancer performs. While you might think that “gyration” would work, this is a specific action, not a type of event (like concert). Thus, “ballet” is the best answer for this. Even though all dancers do not necessarily perform ballets, this option alone establishes a parallel with dancer in a manner similar to the relationship between musician and concert.
Example Question #3 : Abilities
Choose the answer that best completes the comparison.
Cardiovascular is to heart as pulmonary is to __________.
brain
skeleton
lungs
kidneys
doctor
lungs
"Cardiovascular" is a medical term relating to the "heart," just as "pulmonary" refers to the "lungs."
Example Question #421 : Analogies
Malnutrition is to sustenance as desiccation is to __________.
fluid
dehydrated
intestinal
healthful
desert
fluid
When a person suffers from malnutrition, that person lacks sustenance to support his or her life. The “mal-” prefix should indicate this to you, as it expresses “poorly” or “lacking.” The word “sustenance” can be thought of as a “sustaining amount of food.” Thus, the analogy could be rewritten, “As someone suffering from malnutrition lacks sustenance, so does someone or something suffering from desiccation lack X.” Desiccation is the state of being completely dry and lacking fluid.
Example Question #422 : Analogies
Annoyance is to emotion as cannon is to __________.
militia
warfare
pistol
battle
armament
armament
Annoyance is a type of emotion. Therefore, we are looking to find a word that expresses a "type-of" relationship. Cannons are a type of implement used for warfare. Therefore, they are a type of "armament." The word "arms" often are used to describe such military equipment, as when people speak of "arming" a group for battle.
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