HSPT practiceGrade 8

Free HSPT practice test for Grade 8HSPT for Grade 9 entry

Grade 8 students sit the HSPT in the winter before high school, usually between December and February, on a day their school or diocese sets. The five parts are timed one after another, with no calculator, and nothing is taken off for a wrong answer.

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  • Verbal Skills

    60 questions · 16 minutes

    Synonyms, antonyms, analogies, logic and which word does not belong.

  • Quantitative Skills

    52 questions · 30 minutes

    Number series, worded calculations, and comparing figures and quantities.

  • Reading

    62 questions · 25 minutes

    Eight short passages with five questions each, then 22 vocabulary questions.

  • Mathematics

    64 questions · 45 minutes

    Numbers and word problems, measurement, geometry, algebra and data, without a calculator.

  • Language

    60 questions · 25 minutes

    Find the sentence with a mistake in capitals, punctuation, usage or spelling, then composition.

  • Science (optional test)

    40 questions · 25 minutes

    Life, physical, and earth and space science. Some schools add it after the five parts; it is not in the main scores.

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Tips

Getting ready for Grade 8

  • Verbal Skills is 60 questions in 16 minutes, about 16 seconds each: practice for pace, and never leave one blank.
  • In a logic question, take the first two statements as true even if they sound odd, and draw the order on scrap paper.
  • For number series, write the step between each pair of numbers before you look at the choices.
  • In Language, read each sentence for capitals, then commas, then verbs and pronouns. "No mistakes" is sometimes right.
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