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HSPT Reading

Distinguish stated evidence from a plausible outside story.

Updated October 2, 2026
Format detailWhat to know
Questions / tasks62
Timing25 minutes under standard timing.
CalculatorNot permitted under standard conditions.

What to study

  • main idea
  • inference
  • vocabulary in context
  • vocabulary (word meaning)

How to approach the section

  1. Map paragraph purposes.
  2. Verify inference strength.

Common mistakes

  • Treating a familiar word as having the same sense everywhere.

Reading comprehension

Interpret main ideas, details, inferences and literary effects.

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Vocabulary in context

Infer the meaning used in a passage.

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Vocabulary

Choose the word closest in meaning to a word shown in a short phrase.

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Put the method into practice

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