HSPT Verbal : Analogies
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Example Question #131 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Fragile is to delicate as durable is to __________.
overdone
regal
tough
criminal
feeble
tough
"Fragile" and "delicate" are synonyms, just as "durable" and "tough" mean the same thing.
Example Question #151 : Analogies
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Sordid is to shameful as decent is to __________.
sleazy
reputable
small
unjust
secret
reputable
"Sordid" and "shameful" are both synonyms, just as "decent" and "reputable" both have similar meanings.
Example Question #151 : Analogies
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Start is to commence as end is to __________.
destroy
focus
conclude
begin
amend
conclude
"Start" and "commence" are synonyms, just as "end" and "conclude" mean similar things.
Example Question #152 : Analogies
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Stranger is to outsider as familiar is to __________.
special
well-known
unfortunate
odd
bizarre
well-known
"Stranger" and "outsider" are both synonyms, just as "familiar" and "well-known" have similar meanings.
Example Question #153 : Analogies
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Mute is to silent as loud is to __________.
quiet
placid
unhurried
forlorn
deafening
deafening
"Mute" and "silent" are both synonyms, just as "loud" and "deafening" have similar meanings.
Example Question #154 : Analogies
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the analogy.
Decent is to polite as improper is to __________.
chaste
misbehaving
spotless
decorous
worthy
misbehaving
"Decent" and "polite" are synonyms, just as "improper" and "misbehaving" are similar in meaning.
Example Question #155 : Analogies
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the analogy.
Senile is to decrepit as juvenile is to __________.
joyous
unknown
youthful
elderly
forsaken
youthful
"Senile" and "decrepit" are synonyms, just as "juvenile" and "youthful" have similar meanings.
Example Question #156 : Analogies
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the analogy.
Autonomous is to independent as dependent is to __________.
aloof
subservient
resptable
crushed
venerated
subservient
"Autonomous" and "independent" are synonyms, just as "dependent" and "subservient" have similar meanings.
Example Question #157 : Analogies
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the analogy.
Panic is to dismay as composure is to __________.
confusion
musical
bewilderment
savvy
confidence
confidence
"Panic" and "dismay" are synonyms, just as "composure" and "confidence" have similar meanings.
Example Question #291 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Fib is to lie as rivulet is to __________.
water
trickle
stream
lake
drizzle
stream
A fib is generally a small, insignificant lie; therefore, the bridge sentence for this analogy would be, “Just as a fib is an insignificant or small type of lie, so to a rivulet is a small type of X.” While it might seem too tempting to think a “rivulet” is a small stream, this actually is the case. The “-let” suffix is used to alter its base and express the notion of being “small.” For instance, a “booklet” is literally a small book. (They aren’t just called that by happenstance!) None of the other options capture this relation of “small version to larger or more general type.”
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