HSPT Prep Lab Meet your new friend He is short usually a bit negative and loves to hang out with the HSPT His name is not Lets get to know him a little better Which word does ID: 525875
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Verbal Skills
HSPT Prep LabSlide2
Meet your new friend…
He is short, usually a bit negative, and loves to hang out with the HSPT. His name is….
notSlide3
Let’s
get to know
him
a little better.Slide4
Which word does
not
belong with the others?
s
olemnly
t
ricksanticsgags
Step 1: Decide what the question is asking you.
Step 2: Decide how words are related (what does each word mean?)
Done in a serious and sad way
Small acts of deception
Amusing behaviors or actions
Small pranks
All have something to do with being silly
Step 3: Decide which word does
not belong. That’s your answer!Slide5
Let’s do another one together.
Which word does
not
belong with the others?
elated
cheery
jovialterrified
Step 1: Decide what the question is asking you.
Step 2: Decide how words are related (what does each word mean?)
Extremely happy
Filled with cheer and happiness
Feeling of happiness and contentness
Extremely scared
All have something to do with happiness
Step 3: Decide which word does
not belong. That’s your answer!Slide6
What we just did…
We just focused on
word meaning
to find the word that does not belong.
Is there a different thing we could focus on in order to find the word that does not belong?Slide7
Yes!
We could also focus on the
category
of the words.Slide8
Let’s do another one together.
Which word does
not
belong with the others?
j
aguar
tigerlionserpant
Step 1: Decide what the question is asking you.
Step 2: Decide how words are related (what does each word mean?)
Think spots and a low growl…
An orange and black fellows.
King of the jungle… ROAR!
Big snake. Think Adam and Eve.
All are types of cats
Step 3: Decide which word does
not belong. That’s your answer!Slide9
Let’s recap…
You can determine your answer using two different strategies.
1. Determine word meaning.
2. Determine word category.Slide10
Prepare for Independent Practice
Return to a desk and get out the following:
A sheet of loose leaf paper
A writing utensil
A blinder
Then…. Number your paper 1-5.Slide11
1
Which word does
not
belong?
e
ject
d
ispatchreleasereconnaissance Slide12
2
Which word does
not
belong?
pompous
m
eek
humbleinferiorSlide13
3
Which word does
not
belong?
l
ie
f
allacymythprinciple Slide14
4
Which word does
not
belong?
s
olve
d
ecipher deduceconcealSlide15
5
Which word does
not
belong?
f
reedom
u
nrestrained duress libertySlide16
6
Which word does
not
belong?
barge
airplane
tugboat
cruise shipSlide17
7
Which word does
not
belong?
apprehend
grasp
elude
captureSlide18
8
Which word does
not
belong?
vast
minimal
e
ndlessboundlessSlide19
ANSWER KEY
Take a look at the answers and how we got them…Slide20
1
Which word does
not
belong?
e
ject
d
ispatchreleasereconnaissance
Eject means to force or throw out, dispatch means to send off with a purpose, and release means to let go of. All three of these words are connected by their meaning. Reconnaissance means to survey an enemy’s land or to go on a mission to recover something. Therefore, reconnaissance does
not belong. Slide21
2
Which word does
not
belong?
pompous
m
eek
humbleinferiorMeek means timid and submissive, humble means being of lower importance, and inferior means to be not as good as those around you. All three of these words are connected by their meaning. Pompous means to arrogant and full of yourself. Therefore, pompous does
not belong. Slide22
3
Which word does
not
belong?
l
ie
f
allacymythprinciple
To lie is to say something false on purpose, a fallacy is something that is false (like a mistaken belief), and a myth is a widely accepted false idea. All three of these words are connected by their meaning. A principle is a fundamental truth at the foundation of an idea or organization. Therefore, principle does not
belong. Slide23
4
Which word does
not
belong?
s
olve
d
ecipher deduceconceal
Solve means to find the solution to a problem, decipher means to make sense of something confusing (decode), and deduce means to take meaning from something through reasoning. All three of these words are connected by their meaning. Conceal means to hide. Therefore, conceal does not belong. Slide24
5
Which word does
not
belong?
f
reedom
u
nrestrained duress liberty
Freedom is the state of being free to act as you wish, unrestrained means not held back (un = not, therefore unrestrained means NOT restrained), and liberty is synonymous with freedom. All three of these words are connected by their meaning. Duress means to feel extreme stress from being limited in your freedom. Therefore, duress does
not belong. Slide25
6
Which word does
not
belong?
barge
airplane
tugboat
cruise shipA barge is a large utility ship used to transport goods, a tug boat is a smaller boat that is used to pull other boats behind it, and a cruise ship is used to leisurely transport people through the sea. All three of these words are connected by their category. An airplane is used to transport people and cargo through the air. Therefore, airplane does
not belong.Slide26
7
Which word does
not
belong?
apprehend
grasp
elude
capture
To apprehend is to catch (as in a criminal), to grasp is to grab with your hand, and to capture is to take something into your control by force. All three of these words are connected by their category. Elude means to escape or not be seen. Therefore, elude does
not belong.Slide27
8
Which word does
not
belong?
vast
minimal
endless
boundlessVast means very large or wide in range, endless means to be seemingly without end, and boundless means to have no obvious limits. All three of these words are connected by their meaning. Minimal means the smallest amount needed for something. Therefore, minimal does
not belong.