All ISEE Lower Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #49 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LUCK
Favor
Cause
Happiness
Fortune
Predictability
Fortune
"Luck" is a noun that means "success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions" or "something regarded as bringing about or portending good or bad things." So, we need to pick out an answer choice that is a noun and means something like "chance." "Predictability" might sound like the correct answer, but if something is predictable, it is not likely to be occurring by chance, so "predictability" cannot be the correct answer. "Fortune," however, is a noun that can mean "chance or luck as an external, arbitrary force affecting human affairs" or "luck, especially good luck," and because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "luck," "fortune" is the correct answer.
Example Question #50 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PLIGHT
Difficulty
Beverage
Circle
Help
Banquet
Difficulty
"Plight" means a dangerous situation or a predicament, so "difficulty," which can be used to mean a difficult situation, is the correct answer. To help you, a "beverage" is a drink, and a "banquet" is a feast.
Example Question #131 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MISCHIEF
Peace
Conclusion
Participation
Mistake
Trouble
Trouble
"Mischief" is a noun that means "playful misbehavior or troublemaking, especially in children," or "harm or trouble caused by someone or something." So, while "mistake" may look like a good answer choice because both "mischief" and "mistake" begin with the prefix "mis-", which means "wrongly," "mistake" does not mean the same thing as "mischief," so "mistake" cannot be the correct answer. "Trouble" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "mischief," so "trouble" is the correct answer.
Example Question #132 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASPECT
Option
Feature
Leisure
Document
Emergency
Feature
An "aspect" is a feature or a part, so "feature" is the correct answer. A "document" is a piece of paper with information written on it, usually in words. An "option" is a choice or a possible selection. "Leisure" means free time or time off. An "emergency" is a sudden event requiring immediate attention.
Example Question #133 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SKIRMISH
Wound
Weapon
Armor
Fight
War
Fight
A “skirmish” is a small fight or battle. A "wound" is a physical injury, so while you may receive a wound in a skermish, "wound" does not mean the same thing as "skirmish."
Example Question #134 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VARIETY
Option
Illusion
Diversity
Test
Spectrum
Diversity
"Variety" refers to the presence of lots of different things in a group or assortment of something. "Diversity" is the quality of a collection of items, people, or abstract ideas including many different types. Given how similar the meanings of these two words are, they are synonyms, and "diversity" is the correct answer.
Example Question #135 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GAP
Clothing
Support
Space
Tune
Parade
Space
A ”gap” is a hole or empty space in something. The word “support” means help given to someone.
Example Question #56 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTROVERSY
Punishment
Disagreement
Instinct
Supposition
Declaration
Disagreement
A “controversy” is a disagreement where two or more people do not think the same thing has happened. Often a “controversy” is something that breaks the rules. The word “punishment” describes what is done to people who do bad things and get caught. An “instinct” is something you feel or do naturally; a “declaration” is a statement, a saying, of something; and a “supposition” is the act of believing something that has no proof or such a belief.
Example Question #136 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SQUALOR
Enemy
Filth
Habitat
Benefit
Baggage
Filth
“Squalor” is dirt or “filth"; someone who lives in “squalor” lives in very dirty or filthy conditions. The word “baggage” describes something you carry with you, like a suitcase. The word “benefit” means something helpful. A “habitat” is the natural place where something lives, so a monkey’s “habitat” is the jungle.
Example Question #137 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANGUISH
Stupidity
Elation
Mockery
Confusion
Pain
Pain
“Anguish” is another word for pain or distress. If you “feel anguished,” you feel unhappy and in pain. "Pain" is thus the correct answer. As for the other answer choices, “elation” means deep happiness and is an antonym of “anguish.”
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