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Concepts

• HSPT Language Skills

  • Clarity, Relevance, and Scope

    • Clarity of Expression

      • Clarity of Expression: Sentence Completion

      • Clarity of Expression: Sentence Selection

      • Ordering Sentences Logically

    • Relevance and Scope

      • Adding Relevant Sentences

      • Analyzing Relevance to Topic

      • Analyzing Topic Scope

      • Developing Topic Sentences

      • Omitting Irrelevant Sentences

      • Selecting Concluding Sentences

      • Selecting Topic Sentences

  • Spelling, Capitalization, and Punctuation

    • Identifying Capitalization Errors

    • Identifying Punctuation Errors

    • Identifying Spelling Errors

  • Usage and Composition

    • Composition: Choosing Appropriate Conjunctions

    • Identifying Usage Errors

• HSPT Mathematics

  • Concepts

    • Algebra

      • How to simplify expressions

      • How to solve one-step equations

      • How to solve two-step equations

    • Arithmetic

      • Decimals+2 topics

        • How to add and subtract decimals

        • How to multiply and divide decimals

      • Fractions+2 topics

        • How to add and subtract fractions

        • How to multiply and divide fractions

      • Negative numbers+1 topic

        • How to add/subtract/multiply/divide negative numbers

      • Percentages+1 topic

        • How to work with percentages

    • Geometry

      • How to do coordinate geometry

      • How to find surface area

      • How to find the area of a figure

      • How to find the measure of an angle

      • How to find the perimeter of a figure

      • How to find the volume of a figure

  • Problem Solving

    • Algebra

      • How to simplify expressions

      • How to solve one-step equations

      • How to solve two-step equations

    • Arithmetic

      • Decimals+2 topics

        • How to add and subtract decimals

        • How to multiply and divide decimals

      • Fractions+2 topics

        • How to add and subtract fractions

        • How to multiply and divide fractions

      • Negative numbers+1 topic

        • How to add / subtract / multiply / divide negative numbers

      • Percentages+1 topic

        • How to work with percentages

    • Geometry

      • How to do coordinate geometry

      • How to find surface area

      • How to find the area of a figure

      • How to find the measure of an angle

      • How to find the perimeter of a figure

      • How to find the volume of a figure

    • Word Problems

      • How to do distance problems

      • How to do other word problems

      • How to do work problems

• HSPT Quantitative Skills

  • Geometric Comparison

    • How to make geometric comparisons

  • Non-Geometric Comparison

    • How to make non-geometric comparisons

  • Number Manipulation*

    • How to manipulate numbers

  • Number Series*

    • How to work with number series

• HSPT Reading

  • Comprehension

    • Critical Comprehension

      • Compare / Contrast+4 topics

        • Comparing and Contrasting in Contemporary Life Passages

        • Comparing and Contrasting in Humanities Passages

        • Comparing and Contrasting in Natural Science Passages

        • Comparing and Contrasting in Social Science Passages

      • Main Idea+4 topics

        • Main Ideas in Contemporary Life Passages

        • Main Ideas in Humanities Passages

        • Main Ideas in Natural Science Passages

        • Main Ideas in Social Science Passages

      • Passage Reasoning+4 topics

        • Passage Reasoning in Contemporary Life Passages

        • Passage Reasoning in Humanities Passages

        • Passage Reasoning in Natural Science Passages

        • Passage Reasoning in Social Science Passages

    • Inferential Comprehension

      • Authorial Purpose+4 topics

        • Authorial Purpose in Contemporary Life Passages

        • Authorial Purpose in Humanities Passages

        • Authorial Purpose in Natural Science Passages

        • Authorial Purpose in Social Science Passages

      • Drawing Conclusions+4 topics

        • Drawing Conclusions in Contemporary Life Passages

        • Drawing Conclusions in Humanities Passages

        • Drawing Conclusions in Science Passages

        • Drawing Conclusions in Social Science Passages

      • Implied Characteristics+1 topic

        • How to find the implied characteristics of a passage

      • Making Inferences+4 topics

        • Making Inferences in Contemporary Life Passages

        • Making Inferences in Humanities Passages

        • Making Inferences in Science Passages

        • Making Inferences in Social Science Passages

      • Making Predictions+4 topics

        • Making Predictions in Contemporary Life Passages

        • Making Predictions in Humanities Passages

        • Making Predictions in Science Passages

        • Making Predictions in Social Science Passages

    • Literal Comprehension

      • Cause and Effect+4 topics

        • Cause and Effect in Contemporary Life Passages

        • Cause and Effect in Humanities Passages

        • Cause and Effect in Natural Science Passages

        • Cause and Effect in Social Science Passages

      • Details+4 topics

        • Analyzing Details in Contemporary Life Passages

        • Analyzing Details in Humanities Passages

        • Analyzing Details in Natural Science Passages

        • Analyzing Details in Social Science Passages

      • Fact / Fiction+3 topics

        • Distinguishing Between Fact and Fiction in Contemporary Life Passages

        • Distinguishing Between Fact and Fiction in Humanities Passages

        • Distinguishing Between Fact and Fiction in Natural Science Passages

  • Vocabulary

    • How to find the meaning of a word

    • How to find the meaning of words with multiple meanings

    • How to find word meaning from context

• HSPT Verbal Skills

  • Analogies

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

      • Analogies: Prefixes+2 topics

        • Analogies: Prefixes from Anglo-Saxon

        • Analogies: Prefixes from Latin

      • Analogies: Roots+2 topics

        • Analogies: Roots from Greek

        • Analogies: Roots from Latin

    • Analogies: Determining Meaning from Type of Relationship

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

        • Location, Time, or Context

        • Material Composition

        • Storage and Containers

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

        • Cause and Effect

        • Example and Category

        • Part and Part

        • Part and Whole

      • Qualities, Abilities, and Other Analogies+3 topics

        • Abilities

        • Other Analogies

        • Qualities

      • Specific Terminology+1 topic

        • Other Specific Terminology

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

        • Antonyms

        • Changes in Intensity

        • Synonyms

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

        • Actor and Action

        • Product and Producer

        • Subject and Object

        • Tool and Use

        • User and Tool

  • Antonyms

    • 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: Adverbs

      • Antonyms: Other Adjectives

    • Antonyms: Nouns

      • Antonyms: Nouns for Abstract Concepts

      • Antonyms: Nouns for People

      • Antonyms: Nouns for Tangible Things

    • Antonyms: Verbs

      • Antonyms: Other Verbs

      • Antonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, and Understanding

      • Antonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes

      • Antonyms: Verbs About Existence, Ownership, and Quantities

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

      • Antonyms: Verbs About Rules, Decisions, and Progress

  • Logic

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

    • Drawing Logical Conclusions

  • Synonyms

    • 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: Nouns

      • Synonyms: Nouns for Abstract Concepts

      • Synonyms: Nouns for People

      • Synonyms: Nouns for Tangible Things

    • Synonyms: Verbs

      • Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, and Understanding

      • Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes

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

      • Synonyms: Verbs About Rules, Decisions, and Progress

  • Verbal Classifications

    • Verbal Classifications: Adjectives and Adverbs

    • Verbal Classifications: Multiple or Other Parts of Speech

    • Verbal Classifications: Nouns

    • Verbal Classifications: Verbs