HSPT Verbal Skills Practice Test 1

When autumn comes to the Southwest, the chamisa plant blooms, and this previously ——- shrub suddenly seems to be everywhere.

Since the homecoming king and queen candidates had only a minute for speeches and their peers wanted to hear something meaningful, the student government advisor warned candidates that they had better keep their speeches _________ or face the wrath of an

Most of the family was disgusted when Billy proved his _________ nature at Thanksgiving dinner, when he ate the entire table full of turkey, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce all by himself.

In sharp contrast to the previous night’s revelry, the wedding was ——- affair.

Since the ladder was rusty and _________, lending itself to an accident, everyone urged Danny to resist his natural _________ that encouraged him to recklessly climb that ladder anyway.

The historian noted irony in the fact that developments considered ——- by people of that era are now viewed as having been ——-.

Unlike his brother, who sought solitude, Kahil was extremely ——-.

Only ——- stress is harmful to the immune system; the effects of short-term stress may be ——- or even, in some cases, beneficial.

Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen chose to focus on how national issues affect her own ——-, those voters she represents.

In the early 1840’s the Grand Duchy of Tuscany had one of the most ——- governments in its region; the grand duke’s benign rule ——- both civil and religious liberty.