HSPT Study Guide 2026

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📋 HSPT Exam Format at a Glance

298

Questions

150 min

Time Limit

70%

Passing Score

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📚 HSPT Topics to Study (31)

Practice Test Verbal Skills · 25 cards Language Skills · 7 cards Language Skills · 7 cards Language Skills · 7 cards Language Skills · 7 cards Logic and Reasoning · 7 cards Logic and Reasoning · 7 cards Logic and Reasoning · 7 cards Logic and Reasoning · 7 cards Practice Test Verbal Skills · 7 cards Practice Test Verbal Skills · 7 cards Practice Test Verbal Skills · 7 cards Practice Test Verbal Skills · 7 cards Test Taking Strategies · 7 cards Test Taking Strategies · 7 cards Test Taking Strategies · 7 cards Test Taking Strategies · 7 cards Vocabulary · 7 cards Vocabulary · 7 cards Vocabulary · 7 cards Language Skills · 6 cards Logic and Reasoning · 6 cards Mathematics · 6 cards Mathematics · 6 cards Quantitative Skills · 6 cards Quantitative Skills · 6 cards Reading Comprehension · 6 cards Reading Comprehension · 6 cards Test Taking Strategies · 6 cards Verbal Skills · 6 cards

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✍️ Sample HSPT Questions & Answers

1. Tom is taller than Sam, and Sam is taller than Joe. Who is shortest?

✓ Joe

Joe is shorter than Sam, who is shorter than Tom, so Joe is shortest.

2. Which word is an antonym of 'verbose'?

✓ Concise

Verbose means using more words than necessary, so its antonym is 'concise,' meaning brief and to the point.

3. What is the greatest common factor of 24 and 36?

✓ 12

Factors of 24: 1,2,3,4,6,8,12,24. Factors of 36: 1,2,3,4,6,9,12,18,36. The greatest common factor is 12.

4. What should you bring to the HSPT testing center?

✓ Several No. 2 pencils and admission materials

The HSPT does not allow calculators, so bring No. 2 pencils and required admission documents.

5. What does it mean to 'use the answer choices' as a tool in math?

✓ Test them in the problem to find which fits

Substituting answer choices into the problem can confirm the correct one quickly.

6. A train leaves at 2:15 PM and arrives at 5:45 PM. How long is the trip?

✓ 3 hours 30 minutes

From 2:15 to 5:15 is 3 hours. From 5:15 to 5:45 is 30 more minutes. Total: 3 hours 30 minutes.

🎯 Free HSPT Practice Tests

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