High School Placement Test (HSPT) Practice Test

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Which word does not belong with the others?

robbery
murder
death
burglary

The correct answer is: death

The word "death" stands out from the other terms because it is a noun that describes a state or condition, while the other words—robbery, murder, and burglary—are actions or crimes. Robbery involves taking property from a person through force or intimidation, murder refers to the unlawful killing of another person, and burglary is the unlawful entry into a building or property with the intent to commit a crime, usually theft. Each of these terms is inherently connected to criminal acts and conveys an action taken against someone else. In contrast, "death" is not an action but rather an outcome or result that can occur due to the other crimes mentioned. This lack of association with a criminal act differentiates "death" from the rest of the words in the list.