HSPT Verbal Skills

HSPT Verbal Skills focuses on enhancing vocabulary, reading comprehension, and verbal reasoning skills essential for success on the HSPT.

Vocabulary BuildingReading ComprehensionVerbal Reasoning
Context Clues and Word MeaningsCritical Reading and InferenceAnalogies and Word Relationships
Communicating EffectivelyUnderstanding Instructions and DirectionsSolving Word Problems
Process of EliminationTime Management
Vocabulary BuildingReading Comprehensio...Verbal ReasoningContext Clues and Wo...Critical Reading and...Analogies and Word R...Communicating Effect...Understanding Instru...Solving Word Problem...Process of Eliminati...Time Management
Study Strategies

Process of Elimination

Smart Guessing

When you’re not sure of an answer, use the process of elimination! Cross out choices you know are wrong. This boosts your chances of picking the correct answer, even if you have to guess.

  • Start by reading all the options.
  • Cross out answers that don’t fit or don’t make sense.
  • Choose from what’s left.

This strategy works for vocabulary, reading, and reasoning questions on the HSPT.

Examples

  • If you know two answers are wrong, you only have to choose between the other two.

  • Crossing out answer choices that don’t match the story details.

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Time Management