HSPT Verbal Skills

Question 1

Which word means the OPPOSITE of 'benevolent'?

Accepted Answer

Malevolent

Answer

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

Question 2

Choose the word that best completes the analogy: Book is to Library as Painting is to ___.

Accepted Answer

Museum

Answer

A book is housed in a library, just as a painting is housed in a museum. Both represent the relationship between an item and its collection location.

Question 3

Which sentence contains a grammatical error?

Accepted Answer

Each of the students have completed the assignment.

Answer

'Each' is singular and requires a singular verb. The correct form is 'Each of the students has completed the assignment.'

Question 4

What does the word 'ubiquitous' mean?

Accepted Answer

Present everywhere at the same time

Answer

Ubiquitous means existing or being everywhere at the same time; omnipresent. Smartphones are a commonly cited example of something ubiquitous.

Question 5

In the sequence 'Dog, Cat, Bird, Fish,' which word does NOT belong?

Accepted Answer

All belong

Answer

All four are animals, so they all logically belong to the same category. There is no clear outlier based on the given information.

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