HBS Study Guide 2026
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📋 HBS Exam Format at a Glance
100
Questions
90 min
Time Limit
80.00%
Passing Score
📚 HBS Topics to Study (22)
Logical Reasoning · 7 cardsLogical Reasoning · 7 cardsLogical Reasoning · 7 cardsHBS Creative Writing Skills · 6 cardsHBS Creative Writing Skills · 6 cardsHBS Creative Writing Skills · 6 cardsHBS English Comprehension · 6 cardsHBS English Comprehension · 6 cardsHBS English Comprehension · 6 cardsHBS General Knowledge and Critical Thinking · 6 cardsHBS General Knowledge and Critical Thinking · 6 cardsHBS General Knowledge and Critical Thinking · 6 cardsHBS Mathematics · 6 cardsHBS Mathematics · 6 cardsHBS Mathematics · 6 cardsHBS Numerical Reasoning · 6 cardsHBS Numerical Reasoning · 6 cardsHBS Numerical Reasoning · 6 cards11+ Entrance Exam · 5 cardsData Analysis · 5 cardsNon-Verbal Reasoning · 5 cardsVerbal Reasoning · 5 cards
✍️ Sample HBS Questions & Answers
1. Which gas do plants absorb during photosynthesis?
✓ Carbon dioxide
Plants absorb carbon dioxide and use sunlight and water to produce glucose and oxygen through photosynthesis.
2. All mammals are warm-blooded. Dolphins are mammals. Which conclusion must be true?
✓ Dolphins are warm-blooded
By applying the syllogism, since all mammals are warm-blooded and dolphins are mammals, dolphins must be warm-blooded.
3. Anna, Ben, and Cara each have a different pet: a cat, a dog, or a rabbit. Anna does not have the cat. Ben does not have the dog. Cara has the rabbit. Who has the cat?
✓ Ben
Cara has the rabbit, so Anna and Ben share cat and dog; since Anna does not have the cat, Ben must have the cat.
4. What is 'pathetic fallacy'?
✓ Using weather or nature to reflect a character's emotions
Pathetic fallacy attributes human emotions to nature or weather to mirror a character's feelings.
5. If 4 workers can build a wall in 6 days, how many days will 8 workers take (same rate)?
✓ 3 days
Total worker-days = 4 × 6 = 24; with 8 workers: 24 ÷ 8 = 3 days.
6. A book has 320 pages. Maya reads 40 pages each day. How many days will it take her to finish?
✓ 8 days
320 ÷ 40 = 8 days.
🎯 Free HBS Practice Tests
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Your HBS Study Path
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