HSPT ELA EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Humble almost always denotes A) feeble B) modest.
C) impoverished D) arrogant ANSWER B) modest
The most common definitions of emulate are A) copy, B) boast, C) tease, and
D) omit. ANSWER A) copy
Which word is out of place among the others?
A) large B) significant C) insignificant
D) significant-ANSWER C) negligible
Which word is out of place among the others?
A) broadcast B) inhibit C) communicate D) transmit ANSWER B) inhibit
As the map is to A) place, B) time, C) appointment, and B) identity, the
calendar is to date. ANSWER A) location
A counsellor should provide guidance, much as a teacher should A) instruct and
B) use a blackboard.
C) pupil D) legislation - ANSWER A) education
Select the ANSWER that has the same meaning as the term that was quoted.
A tribe that is "nomadic" A) farming B) savage C) settled D) roaming
ANSWER D) travelling
Select the ANSWER that has the same meaning as the term that was quoted.
The pattern is "intricate"
A) vibrant B) intricate
C) vibrant D) conventional ANSWER B) intricate
, The opposite of A) improve, B) annoy, C) delineate, and D) enrage is aggravate.
ANSWER A) improve
"Reveal" is the reverse of
A) reveal B) hide C) show D) communicate ANSWER B) hide
On weeknights, Mrs. Rangal prepares the Rangal family's dinner. On the
weekends, Mr. Rangal prepares the Rangal's dinner. Compared to Mrs. Rangal,
Mr. Rangal prepares dinner more frequently. The third statement is either A)
true or B) false if the first two are true.
C) Uncertain – ANSWER B) Uncertain
Joseph is slower than Carl. Carl is slower than Monty. Joseph is slower than
Monty. The third statement is A) true if the first two are.
B) Untrue
The answer is A) true, but C) uncertain
Select the words that best finish the phrase that follows.
The club must make a ______________ decision.
A) The location of this year's spring trip B) The location of this year's spring
trip
C) about this year's spring trip and the locations D) about where to travel on its
spring trip Where to go on this year's spring trip (ANSWER A)
To finish the sentence below, select the word that serves as a clear connective.
Jonathan was happy with his score because he thought he had given it his all:
________________.
A) yet B) Consequently C) moreover D) none of these ANSWER B)
Consequently
Select the option that most closely resembles the meaning of the phrase or
words that were cited.
To "implicit: doubt"
A) present B) refute C) attribute D) presume - ANSWER A) Present
CORRECT ANSWERS
Humble almost always denotes A) feeble B) modest.
C) impoverished D) arrogant ANSWER B) modest
The most common definitions of emulate are A) copy, B) boast, C) tease, and
D) omit. ANSWER A) copy
Which word is out of place among the others?
A) large B) significant C) insignificant
D) significant-ANSWER C) negligible
Which word is out of place among the others?
A) broadcast B) inhibit C) communicate D) transmit ANSWER B) inhibit
As the map is to A) place, B) time, C) appointment, and B) identity, the
calendar is to date. ANSWER A) location
A counsellor should provide guidance, much as a teacher should A) instruct and
B) use a blackboard.
C) pupil D) legislation - ANSWER A) education
Select the ANSWER that has the same meaning as the term that was quoted.
A tribe that is "nomadic" A) farming B) savage C) settled D) roaming
ANSWER D) travelling
Select the ANSWER that has the same meaning as the term that was quoted.
The pattern is "intricate"
A) vibrant B) intricate
C) vibrant D) conventional ANSWER B) intricate
, The opposite of A) improve, B) annoy, C) delineate, and D) enrage is aggravate.
ANSWER A) improve
"Reveal" is the reverse of
A) reveal B) hide C) show D) communicate ANSWER B) hide
On weeknights, Mrs. Rangal prepares the Rangal family's dinner. On the
weekends, Mr. Rangal prepares the Rangal's dinner. Compared to Mrs. Rangal,
Mr. Rangal prepares dinner more frequently. The third statement is either A)
true or B) false if the first two are true.
C) Uncertain – ANSWER B) Uncertain
Joseph is slower than Carl. Carl is slower than Monty. Joseph is slower than
Monty. The third statement is A) true if the first two are.
B) Untrue
The answer is A) true, but C) uncertain
Select the words that best finish the phrase that follows.
The club must make a ______________ decision.
A) The location of this year's spring trip B) The location of this year's spring
trip
C) about this year's spring trip and the locations D) about where to travel on its
spring trip Where to go on this year's spring trip (ANSWER A)
To finish the sentence below, select the word that serves as a clear connective.
Jonathan was happy with his score because he thought he had given it his all:
________________.
A) yet B) Consequently C) moreover D) none of these ANSWER B)
Consequently
Select the option that most closely resembles the meaning of the phrase or
words that were cited.
To "implicit: doubt"
A) present B) refute C) attribute D) presume - ANSWER A) Present
