HSPT EXAM PREP Flashcards
Question: What is the study of how words are formed, including prefixes, suffixes, and roots?
Answer: Word structure or morphology.
Question: Complete the analogy: Apple is to fruit as potato is to __?
Answer: Vegetable.
Question: If all mammals have fur, and a cat is a mammal, does a cat have fur? Yes or No?
Answer: Yes.
Question: Classify these words: car, bicycle, boat.
Answer: Transportation.
Question: What is the difference between affect and effect?
Answer: “Affect” is usually a verb meaning to influence, while “effect” is usually a noun meaning result.
Question: What strategies can help expand your vocabulary?
Answer: Reading widely, learning root words, and using context clues.
Question: What strategy can help you understand analogies better?
Answer: Identifying the relationship between the words in the analogy.
Question: Fill in the blank: “Her ___ attitude was evident to everyone.”
Answer: Positive.
Question: How can practice tests and exercises help improve your verbal skills?
Answer: By familiarizing you with the types of questions and improving your performance under timed conditions.
Question: What does detail comprehension in reading involve?
Answer: Understanding specific facts or information in a text.
Question: What is the main idea of a passage?
Answer: The central point or message the author wants to convey.
Question: What does it mean to make inferences while reading?
Answer: Drawing conclusions based on evidence and reasoning from the text.
Question: How does understanding text structure help in reading comprehension?
Answer: It helps identify how information is organized and enhances understanding.
Question: How can expanding your vocabulary improve reading comprehension?
Answer: It allows for better understanding of unfamiliar words in context.
Question: What does integrating ideas in reading involve?
Answer: Connecting information from different parts of a text to understand relationships.
Question: Give an example of a literary technique used in writing.
Answer: Metaphor, simile, or foreshadowing.
Question: What is figurative language in writing?
Answer: Language that uses figures of speech, like metaphors or similes, to convey meanings beyond literal interpretation.
Question: What does synthesis in reading involve?
Answer: Bringing together different ideas or information to form a cohesive understanding.
Question: What is a theme in literature?
Answer: A recurring idea or message that reflects a deeper meaning in a text.
Question: Why is it important to read between the lines in comprehension?
Answer: To understand implied meanings or subtleties not explicitly stated in the text.
Question: How can you improve efficiency in reading?
Answer: By using strategies like skimming, scanning, and focusing on key information.
Question: What does annotating text involve?
Answer: Marking and highlighting key points or making notes to aid understanding.
Question: How can you ensure precise answers in reading comprehension?
Answer: By carefully reading the question and choosing the most accurate response.
Question: What are the types of questions you might encounter in reading exercises?
Answer: Multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions.
Question: Why are practice exercises important in reading preparation?
Answer: They help reinforce skills and identify areas for improvement.
Question: How do answer explanations help in learning from practice exercises?
Answer: They provide insights into correct answers and clarify misconceptions.
Question: What is the role of verbs in sentences?
Answer: Verbs express actions, states, or occurrences.
Question: What are nouns and pronouns used for in language?
Answer: Nouns are used to name people, places, things, or ideas; pronouns replace nouns to avoid repetition.
Question: How do adjectives and adverbs modify language?
Answer: Adjectives describe nouns or pronouns; adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
Question: What are the other parts of speech besides nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs?
Answer: Includes prepositions, conjunctions, interjections, and articles.
Question: What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?
Answer: A phrase is a group of words without a subject and verb; a clause has a subject and verb and can stand alone as a sentence or be part of a sentence.
Question: What are homophones?
Answer: Words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings (e.g., their, there, they’re).
Question: What are some special spelling rules in English?
Answer: Includes rules for doubling consonants, adding suffixes, and exceptions to general spelling patterns.
Question: Give examples of commonly misspelled words.
Answer: Examples include “receive,” “weird,” and “separate.”
Question: What are prime numbers?
Answer: Prime numbers are integers greater than 1 that have no positive divisors other than 1 and themselves.
Question: What is a variable in algebra?
Answer: A variable is a symbol (usually a letter) used to represent an unknown or changing quantity in algebraic expressions or equations.
Question: What is the formula for the area of a triangle?
Answer: Area = (base × height) / 2.
Question: What is the difference between mean, median, and mode?
Answer: Mean is the average of a set of numbers; median is the middle number in a sorted list of numbers; mode is the number that appears most frequently.
Question: What is an arithmetic sequence?
Answer: An arithmetic sequence is a sequence of numbers in which the difference between consecutive terms is constant.
Question: Solve for x: 3x + 5 = 17.
Answer: x = 4.
Question: What strategies can you use to solve complex math problems?
Answer: Strategies include breaking the problem into smaller steps, using diagrams or models, and checking your work.
Question: In a group of 30 students, 18 play basketball and 12 play volleyball. How many students play both sports if 5 students do not play any sport?
Answer: 5 students play both basketball and volleyball.
Question: In a race, Jack finishes 20 meters ahead of Tom. If Jack’s speed is twice that of Tom, how long is the race track?
Answer: 40 meters.
Question: Explain why multiplying two negative numbers results in a positive number.
Answer: Multiplying two negative numbers results in a positive because of the rules of arithmetic and the definition of multiplication.
Question: If a car travels at 60 miles per hour, how far will it travel in 2.5 hours?
Answer: 150 miles.
Question: Factorize the expression: 6x² - 9y².
Answer: (2x - 3y)(2x + 3y).
Question: Solve for x: 4(x - 3) = 2x + 10.
Answer: x = 8.
