Free HSPT-TEST sample questions

Correct answer: Sarah passed the test.

Everyone who studies will pass. Sarah studied, so Sarah passed. Mark passed, but the rule does not say that only students who study will pass. So we cannot tell whether Mark studied.

Correct answer: $176.00

A square with an area of 64 square feet has 8-foot sides, so the perimeter is 4 × 8 = 32 feet. The fence costs 32 × $5.50 = $176.00. $352.00 uses the area instead of the perimeter.

Correct answer: True

An independent clause is a complete sentence. A semicolon can join two closely related ones without 'and' or 'but': 'The storm raged outside; we were safe and warm inside.'

Correct answers: A punctuation error; A pronoun case error

The comma after 'traveler' opens a clause that adds extra detail. No comma closes it after 'miles'. A clause like this needs a comma on both sides.

'Whom' is the subject of 'had walked'. A subject needs the subject form 'who': 'the traveler, who had walked for miles, finally saw a light'.

Correct answer: ROOM

A chapter is one of the sections a book is divided into. A room is one of the spaces a building is divided into. A roof is part of a building too, but it covers the building instead of dividing it.

Correct answer: 4

There are 132 + 11 = 143 people. Three buses hold only 3 × 45 = 135 people. That leaves 8 people without a seat, so a fourth bus is needed. Counting only the 132 students would give 3 buses.

Correct answer: Water

Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen are all chemical elements. Water is a compound, made up of the elements hydrogen and oxygen (H₂O). Therefore, water does not belong in the group of elements.

Correct answer: The tragic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. both destroyed and preserved the city of Pompeii.

This sentence best summarizes the entire paragraph. It introduces the key event (the eruption), the location (Pompeii), and the dual outcome (destruction and preservation) that the following sentences explain in detail.

Correct answer: The quantity in Column B is greater.

Column A is 12 × 5 = 60 cm². The square's side is 32 ÷ 4 = 8 cm, so its area is 8 × 8 = 64 cm². 64 is more than 60, so Column B is greater.

Correct answer: The boy gave a bath to the dog covered in mud.

'Covered in mud' comes right after 'the dog', so it clearly describes the dog. The sentence is also active and direct. The other versions make the boy or the bath sound muddy, or make it seem the boy put the mud on the dog.