HSPT Verbal : Analogies

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Example Questions

Example Question #8 : Location, Time, Or Context

Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.

Napoleon is to France as Caesar is to __________.

Possible Answers:

dictator

Rome

general

salad

Greece

Correct answer:

Rome

Explanation:

"Napoleon" was a general from "France," just as "Caesar" was also a general and leader from "Rome". . . and also a salad, but that is an incorrect comparison.

Example Question #9 : Location, Time, Or Context

Choose the word that best completes the comparison.

Paris is to France as Tokyo is to __________.

Possible Answers:

Asia

skyscrapers

sushi

Japan

volcano

Correct answer:

Japan

Explanation:

"Paris" is the capital city of "France," therefore "Tokyo" is the capital city of "Japan."

Example Question #10 : Location, Time, Or Context

Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.

India is to country as Africa is to __________.

Possible Answers:

safari

Botswana

nation

continent

Japan

Correct answer:

continent

Explanation:

"India" is a "country," just as "Africa" is a "continent" (not a country!).

Example Question #11 : Measurement, Storage, Location, And Material Composition

Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.

California is to Sacramento as Massachusetts is to __________.

Possible Answers:

New York

New England

revolution

snow

Boston

Correct answer:

Boston

Explanation:

"Sacramento" is the capital city of "California," just as "Boston" is the capital of "Massachusetts."

Example Question #371 : Analogies

Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.

Great Pyramids are to Egypt as Eiffel Tower is to __________.

Possible Answers:

iconic

United States

France

iron

Russia

Correct answer:

France

Explanation:

"The Great Pyramids" are found in "Egypt," just as the "Eiffel Tower" is located in "France."

Example Question #372 : Analogies

Select the word that best completes the comparison.

Denver is to Colorado as Austin is to __________.

Possible Answers:

Texas

North Carolina

Georgia

western

New Mexico

Correct answer:

Texas

Explanation:

"Denver" is the capital city of "Colorado" just as "Austin" is the capital of "Texas."

Example Question #373 : Analogies

Select the word that best completes the comparison.

Calendar is to days as watch is to __________.

Possible Answers:

timepiece

wrist

weeks

hours

clock

Correct answer:

hours

Explanation:

A "calendar" measures the passing of "days," just as a "watch" measures "hours."

Example Question #374 : Analogies

Select the word that best completes the comparison.

August is to eighth as November is to __________.

Possible Answers:

first

December

eleventh

Thanksgiving

calendar

Correct answer:

eleventh

Explanation:

"August" is the "eighth" month of the year, whereas "November" is the "eleventh" month of the year.

Example Question #375 : Analogies

Select the word that best completes the comparison.

Bishop is to church as lieutenant is to __________.

Possible Answers:

forceful

general

captain

military

nation

Correct answer:

military

Explanation:

A "bishop" is a leader in a "church," just as a "lieutenant" is a leader in the "military."

Example Question #376 : Analogies

Select the word that best completes the comparison.

Dublin is to Ireland as Berlin is to __________.

Possible Answers:

bratwurst

Germany

gallery

Irving

Russia

Correct answer:

Germany

Explanation:

"Dublin" is the capital city of "Ireland," just as "Berlin" is the capital of "Germany."

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