HSPT Test Taking Strategies 3

Question 1

The HSPT has five sections with strict time limits. What pacing habit helps most?

Accepted Answer

Track the clock and budget time per question

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Spend equal time on every question

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Ignore time and focus only on accuracy

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Finish each section in half the time

Question 2

In the Verbal Skills section, you face analogies. What strategy helps?

Accepted Answer

Identify the relationship between the first pair

Answer

Guess the longest word

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Pick the first choice

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Skip all analogies

Question 3

For Reading Comprehension, what is an efficient approach?

Accepted Answer

Skim the passage, then refer back for each question

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Memorize the whole passage

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Answer without reading

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Read the passage three times

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

They are often too extreme to be true

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They are always correct

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They save time

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They are never on the test

Question 5

In the Math section, when stuck on a word problem, what can help?

Accepted Answer

Plug answer choices back into the problem

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Skip math entirely

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Pick the largest number

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Add all the numbers given

Question 6

Why should you read all four answer choices before selecting one?

Accepted Answer

A later choice may be more correct than an early one

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To waste time

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The first is always right

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It is against the rules

Question 7

What is the smartest way to handle a question you cannot solve?

Accepted Answer

Eliminate what you can, guess, and mark it to revisit

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Leave it blank

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Spend ten minutes on it

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Change all nearby answers