HSPT Language Skills Practice Tests

Practice Tests

Topics

• Spelling, Capitalization, and Punctuation

  • Identifying Spelling Errors

  • Identifying Capitalization Errors

  • Identifying Punctuation Errors

• Usage and Composition

  • Identifying Usage Errors

  • Composition: Choosing Appropriate Conjunctions

• Clarity, Relevance, and Scope

  • Clarity of Expression

    • Clarity of Expression: Sentence Selection

    • Clarity of Expression: Sentence Completion

    • Ordering Sentences Logically

  • Relevance and Scope

    • Developing Topic Sentences

    • Omitting Irrelevant Sentences

    • Adding Relevant Sentences

    • Analyzing Topic Scope

    • Analyzing Relevance to Topic

    • Selecting Topic Sentences

    • Selecting Concluding Sentences

• HSPT Verbal Skills

  • Verbal Classifications

    • Verbal Classifications: Nouns

    • Verbal Classifications: Verbs

    • Verbal Classifications: Adjectives and Adverbs

    • Verbal Classifications: Multiple or Other Parts of Speech

  • Synonyms

    • Synonyms: Nouns

      • Synonyms: Nouns for People

      • Synonyms: Nouns for Tangible Things

      • Synonyms: Nouns for Abstract Concepts

    • Synonyms: Adjectives and Adverbs

      • Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, and Sensory Imagery

      • Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Truth, Existence, and Understanding

      • Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Complexity, Power, and Importance

      • Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States

      • Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Location, Context, Order, and Direction

      • Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits

      • Synonyms: Other Adjectives

    • Synonyms: Verbs

      • Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, and Understanding

      • Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, or Location

      • Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes

      • Synonyms: Verbs About Rules, Decisions, and Progress

  • Analogies

    • Analogies: Determining Meaning from Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

      • Analogies: Prefixes+2 topics

        • Analogies: Prefixes from Latin

        • Analogies: Prefixes from Anglo-Saxon

      • Analogies: Roots+2 topics

        • Analogies: Roots from Latin

        • Analogies: Roots from Greek

    • Analogies: Determining Meaning from Type of Relationship

      • Part/Whole, Part/Part, Example/Category, and Cause/Effect+4 topics

        • Part and Part

        • Part and Whole

        • Example and Category

        • Cause and Effect

      • Synonyms, Antonyms, and Changes in Intensity+3 topics

        • Synonyms

        • Antonyms

        • Changes in Intensity

      • Specific Terminology+1 topic

        • Other Specific Terminology

      • Tool/Use, User/Tool, Actor/Action, Product/Producer, Subject/Object+5 topics

        • Product and Producer

        • Tool and Use

        • User and Tool

        • Subject and Object

        • Actor and Action

      • Measurement, Storage, Location, and Material Composition+3 topics

        • Material Composition

        • Storage and Containers

        • Location, Time, or Context

      • Qualities, Abilities, and Other Analogies+3 topics

        • Qualities

        • Abilities

        • Other Analogies

  • Logic

    • Drawing Logical Conclusions

    • Determining Whether a Statement is True, False, or Uncertain

  • Antonyms

    • Antonyms: Nouns

      • Antonyms: Nouns for People

      • Antonyms: Nouns for Tangible Things

      • Antonyms: Nouns for Abstract Concepts

    • Antonyms: Verbs

      • Antonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, and Understanding

      • Antonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, or Location

      • Antonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes

      • Antonyms: Verbs About Rules, Decisions, and Progress

      • Antonyms: Verbs About Existence, Ownership, and Quantities

      • Antonyms: Other Verbs

    • Antonyms: Adjectives and Adverbs

      • Antonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, and Sensory Imagery

      • Antonyms: Adjectives Describing Authenticity, Truth, Existence, and Understanding

      • Antonyms: Adjectives Describing Complexity, Power, and Importance

      • Antonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States

      • Antonyms: Adjectives Describing Location, Context, Order, and Direction

      • Antonyms: Adjectives Describing Personality Traits

      • Antonyms: Adjectives Describing Quality, Value, and Rarity

      • Antonyms: Adjectives Describing Quantity, Variety, Regularity, and Size

      • Antonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Timing, Speed, Movement, and Age

      • Antonyms: Other Adjectives

      • Antonyms: Adverbs