HSPT Verbal : Verbal Classifications: Verbs
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Example Question #21 : Verbal Classifications: Verbs
Which word does not belong with the others?
quote
name
identify
disturb
list
disturb
If you "disturb" something, you interfere with its normal function. You might disturb an anthill by kicking it or placing a stone in the middle of it. All four of the other words, "quote," "list," "name," and "identify" require simple identification or recall from memory.
Example Question #22 : Verbal Classifications: Verbs
Which word does not belong with the others?
sweeping
shopping
dusting
washing
mopping
shopping
"Shopping" does not belong with the other words. "Sweeping," "mopping," "washing," and "dusting" are all verbs describing a specific type of cleaning. "Shopping" is not a cleaning activity; it refers to the activity of looking for or purchasing consumer goods in a store.
Example Question #23 : Verbal Classifications: Verbs
Which word does not belong with the others?
wriggle
crawl
climb
dance
cry
cry
The verb "cry" describes a person shedding tears. Each of the other verbs describe a way to move: climb, crawl, dance and wriggle. "Wriggle" means to squirm or wiggle, much like a snake or worm.
Example Question #23 : Verbal Classifications: Verbs
Which word does not belong with the others?
Limit
Restrain
Curb
Halt
Check
Halt
All of these words have some relation to stopping or slowing down a process, but note that the word “halt” is different from the other options, for it indicates brining something completely to its end, stopping it entirely. The other options all indicate some sort of limitation without implying the complete ending or removal of the thing that is being limited. To “curb” something is to place some sort of limitation on that thing, as when someone “curbs his temper,” thus keeping his rage in check. A restraint does not completely stop something from moving (at least necessarily), it merely places some limitation on that thing. For instance, “spending restraints” are the limits that a given group has regarding potential financial expenditure.
Example Question #24 : Verbal Classifications: Verbs
Which word does not belong with the others?
stare
gaze
inspect
scrutinize
look
look
Although all of these words pertain to looking or observing something, notice that the group of related words are all joined by the added notion of being intent or focused. You likely know “stare,” “gaze,” and “inspect.” The word “scrutinize” means “to examine very carefully.” In comparison with all of these focused kinds of observation, “look” is much weaker and hence fits least in the group of words.
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