ISEE Lower Level Verbal : ISEE Lower Level (grades 5-6) Verbal Reasoning

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ISEE Lower Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #1651 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning

Select the word that best completes the sentence.

Frogs can live on land as well as in water, which makes them ___________.

Possible Answers:

Amphibious

Versatile

Ambidextrous

Aquatic

Mammals

Correct answer:

Amphibious

Explanation:

Animals that are amphibious can inhabit land and water.  Therefore the best answer choice here is amphibious.

The only other answer choice that might work is versatile, yet that is not specific enough here, and therefore not the best answer choice.

Example Question #1652 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning

Select the word that best completes the sentence.

With his hair all out of sorts, and his lips curled into a crooked smile around his rotting teeth, the man could only be described as ___________.

Possible Answers:

Engaged

Impressive

Encapsulated

Elegant

Maniacal

Correct answer:

Maniacal

Explanation:

A maniacal look is one that comes over someone when they become manic or crazed. A man in this state could be described as manic, and therefore his look could be seen as maniacal.

No other answer choice makes any sense. The man being described is certainly not elegant or impressive.  The man also cannot be encapsulated, or summarized, because that is nonsensical.  We also don't know if he is engaged, or busy, so that will not work either.

 

Example Question #1653 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning

Select the word that best completes the sentence.

The cancer is in remission, which means the treatment is ___________.

Possible Answers:

Void

Competent

Effective

Intense

Unreliable

Correct answer:

Effective

Explanation:

For the cancer to be in remission, the treatment must be working.  Therefore the correct answer choice is effective.  The treatment may or may not be intense.  It cannot be void or unreliable, as those choices would imply that the treatment is not working.  Competent is not as strong as effective, and it is usually used to describe people, not things.

Example Question #1654 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning

Sentence Completions: Select the word or phrase that most correctly completes the sentence.

The old dog was __________; he preferred to watch the children play rather than joining in.

Possible Answers:

playful

excited

asleep

restless

passive

Correct answer:

passive

Explanation:

"Passive" means not active or not actively participating. Since the dog was not joining the children in playing, he was being passive. "Playful" and "excited" are both opposites of the word for which we're looking, and "asleep" would not make sense in the sentence because it says that the old dog "preferred to watch the children play," and he couldn't do that if he were asleep. "Relaxing" might work, but it is not the best answer choice as an adjective here. So, "passive" is the correct answer.

Example Question #1655 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning

Sentence Completions: Select the word or phrase that most correctly completes the sentence.

The change in temperature was __________; it dropped from seventy-three degrees to forty-five degrees in two hours.

Possible Answers:

drastic

improbable

subtle

dramatic

slight

Correct answer:

drastic

Explanation:

A temperature change from seventy-three degrees to forty-five degrees is very large and noticeable. The definition of drastic is extremely severe or extensive, which is an accurate description of the change. 

Example Question #1656 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning

Sentence Completions: Select the word or phrase that most correctly completes the sentence.

The speech, which lasted for nearly two hours, was very __________.

Possible Answers:

lame

intense

wordy

complimentary

hilarious

Correct answer:

wordy

Explanation:

A speech that is nearly two hours long would contain a lot of words, so one could accurately describe it as being "wordy," which means long or containing a lot of words and is used to describe written works or speeches.

Example Question #561 : Sentence Completions

Sentence Completions: Select the word or phrase that most correctly completes the sentence.

The background search was very __________; they even looked into her juvenile records to see if she had ever committed a crime when she was younger.

Possible Answers:

extensive

boring

vague

smelly

contrived

Correct answer:

extensive

Explanation:

The search was very involved and went far into her past, so it was very "extensive," or comprehensive and thorough.

Example Question #562 : Sentence Completions

Sentence Completions: Select the word or phrase that most correctly completes the sentence.

I prefer non-fiction stories because they are __________ and describe events that really happened.

Possible Answers:

unrealistic

loud

despicable

realistic

unbelievable

Correct answer:

realistic

Explanation:

Non-fiction stories are true stories that have happened, so you can describe them as being "realistic," which means accurately describing or portraying things as they actually are.

Example Question #563 : Sentence Completions

Sentence Completions: Select the word or phrase that most correctly completes the sentence.

Although Jessica is smart, funny, and a loyal friend, she has thousands of dollars in credit card debt and has never opened a savings account. Jessica just doesn't have __________ sense.

Possible Answers:

geographical

financial

interpersonal

verbal

Correct answer:

financial

Explanation:

From the first sentence, we see that Jessica appears to have positive qualities except for her poor judgment with money. So, if we are looking for a type of sense that Jessica doesn't have, it must relate to finances, which is another word for money management. "Financial" sense is the term that we are looking for.

Example Question #564 : Sentence Completions

Sentence Completions: Select the word or phrase that most correctly completes the sentence.

Rachael accidentally took her sister’s backpack to school; she was not able to tell the difference between the two backpacks because from the outside they were __________.

Possible Answers:

different

identical

colorful

equal

Correct answer:

identical

Explanation:

The correct answer is "identical," which means exactly the same in appearance. Since she was not able to tell the difference between the two backpacks, they both must be the same, or identical. "Colorful" could make sense, but two things that are each "colorful" do not necessarily look the same, so "identical" is the best correct answer.

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