Mixed Deck — All HSPT Topics Flashcards

Tom is taller than Sam, and Sam is taller than Joe. Who is shortest?

Answer: Joe

Joe is shorter than Sam, who is shorter than Tom, so Joe is shortest.

Which word is an antonym of 'verbose'?

Answer: Concise

Verbose means using more words than necessary, so its antonym is 'concise,' meaning brief and to the point.

What is the greatest common factor of 24 and 36?

Answer: 12

Factors of 24: 1,2,3,4,6,8,12,24. Factors of 36: 1,2,3,4,6,9,12,18,36. The greatest common factor is 12.

What should you bring to the HSPT testing center?

Answer: Several No. 2 pencils and admission materials

The HSPT does not allow calculators, so bring No. 2 pencils and required admission documents.

What does it mean to 'use the answer choices' as a tool in math?

Answer: Test them in the problem to find which fits

Substituting answer choices into the problem can confirm the correct one quickly.

A train leaves at 2:15 PM and arrives at 5:45 PM. How long is the trip?

Answer: 3 hours 30 minutes

From 2:15 to 5:15 is 3 hours. From 5:15 to 5:45 is 30 more minutes. Total: 3 hours 30 minutes.

Synonyms: Choose the word that means most nearly the same as BRAVE.

Answer: Courageous

Brave means showing courage, the same as courageous.

Solve for x: 2(x + 3) = 14

Answer: 4

Distribute: 2x + 6 = 14. Subtract 6: 2x = 8. Divide by 2: x = 4.

Analogies: Puppy is to Dog as Kitten is to ___.

Answer: Cat

A puppy is a young dog, just as a kitten is a young cat.

Watch out for answer choices containing absolute words like 'always' or 'never.' Why?

Answer: They are often too extreme to be true

Extreme words like 'always' or 'never' often signal an incorrect, overly broad choice.

The soiled is to filthy as the wet is to ____________.

Answer: drenched

This analogy demonstrates a relationship of increasing intensity or degree. "Filthy" is a more extreme form of "soiled" (dirty). Following this pattern, we need a word that represents a more extreme degree of "wet." "Drenched" means completely saturated with liquid, indicating a much higher degree of wetness than "damp" or "moist."

Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?

Answer: The storm passed; the sky cleared quickly.

A semicolon correctly joins two related independent clauses without a conjunction.

Which word does NOT belong: oak, pine, rose, maple?

Answer: rose

A rose is a flower, while the others are trees.

Kim has more points than Dev, and Dev has more than Lou. Who has the most?

Answer: Kim

Kim has more than Dev, who has more than Lou, so Kim has the most.

If you flip a fair coin three times, what is the probability of getting at least one head?

Answer: 7/8

P(at least one head) = 1 - P(no heads) = 1 - (1/2)³ = 1 - 1/8 = 7/8.

Verbal Classification: Which word does NOT belong with the others?

Answer: Salmon

Salmon is a fish, while the others are all birds.

During the last minute of a section, what is the most valuable action?

Answer: Fill in any remaining blank bubbles

Filling every blank in the final seconds guarantees no free guessing chance is wasted.

Which word means the OPPOSITE of 'benevolent'?

Answer: Malevolent

Benevolent means well-meaning and kindly, while malevolent means having ill will or wishing harm to others — they are direct antonyms.

Synonyms: Choose the word that means most nearly the same as ENORMOUS.

Answer: Huge

Enormous means very large, the same as huge.

Choose the sentence with no error in usage.

Answer: Neither of the boys has finished his lunch.

"Neither" is singular, so it takes the singular verb "has" and the singular pronoun "his."