All HSPT Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Material Composition
Timber is to sawmill as iron is to __________.
ferrous
sword
lull
anvil
smithy
smithy
Timber is the produced by a sawmill, so the analogy requires a place where iron is produced. The only answer that functions in this manner is “smithy,” which is name for the place that a blacksmith works on metals.
Example Question #2 : Material Composition
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Hydrogen is to oxygen as proton is to __________.
bacteria
positive
element
molecule
electron
electron
"Hydrogen" and "oxygen" are both elements, whereas a "proton" and an "electron" are both subatomic particles.
Example Question #3 : Material Composition
Answer the question by choosing the word that best completes the comparison.
Forest is to woods as field is to __________.
nature
baseball
outdoors
meadow
dreams
meadow
"Forest" and "woods" are synonyms, just as "field" and "meadow" mean the same thing.
Example Question #4 : Material Composition
Complete this analogy.
Water is to ice as magma is to __________.
molten
crust
subterranean
stone
circulating
stone
When water cools, it becomes ice; therefore, this analogy requires that which magma becomes when it cools. Magma is the liquid stone that flows under the earth’s crust. When this cools, it becomes stone again. This is the only option that fits among those provided.