All ISEE Lower Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #2211 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUBMISSIVE
Obedient
Hostile
Frenetic
Unusual
Dominant
Obedient
The prefix sub- means under. Someone who is "submissive" is someone who likes to be controlled by someone else, someone under control. The closest word to this is "obedient" which means someone who does what they are told. To provide further help, "hostile" means not friendly, threatening; "dominant" means in-charge, it is opposite in meaning to "submissive"; "frenetic" means chaotic and fast-paced; "unusual" means weird, not normal.
Example Question #2212 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MALIGNANT
Benign
Unkempt
Healthy
Deadly
Scarce
Deadly
The prefix mal- means bad so you can reasonably infer that the correct answer must mean something bad. Something that is "malignant" is deadly, bad for you and dangerous. To provide further help, "benign" means not malignant, not deadly, harmless; "unkempt" means messy; "scarce" means rare, in short supply.
Example Question #2213 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROTOTYPE
Warning
Vehicle
Model
Engine
Elementary
Model
The prefix proto- means first. So, a "prototype" is an early or first model of something. Additionally, "elementary" means basic, not complicated.
Example Question #2214 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DYSFUNCTIONAL
Plucky
Literate
Broken
Precious
Repaired
Broken
The prefixes dys- and dis- means not. As in "dislike" which means to not like. Furthermore, "functional" means working properly. So, "dysfunctional" means not working. This is closest in definition to "broken." Additionally, "precious" means treasured, very special and important to; "literate" means able to read and write; "plucky" means courageous, brave, usually it describes someone small who is braver than might be expected; "repaired" means fixed.
Example Question #2215 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MORPH
Unite
Rejoice
Preach
Suffer
Change
Change
The prefix morph- means shape. So, to "morph" literally means to change shape. Additionally, "suffer" means feel pain; "rejoice" means celebrate, draw happiness from; "unite" means bring together, join, connect; "preach" means deliver a speech to a group of people, particularly a religious message.
Example Question #2216 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMPACT
Tall
Dense
Light
Short
Soft
Dense
The prefixes con-, and com- mean with, together. As in "convene," which means meet, come together to discuss. So, "compact" means something like pushed together or "dense." If you need further help, "dense" means thick, tightly packed together.
Example Question #2217 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REFLECT
Acknowledge
Supplant
Record
Consider
Discuss
Consider
The prefix re- means back or again. As in "respond," which means say something back, in reply. So, "reflect" means to think back on. This is closest in meaning to "consider." Additionally, "supplant" means replace; "discuss" means talk about; "acknowledge" means recognize, notice.
Example Question #2218 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FORETELL
Describe
Revert
Remember
Forget
Warn
Warn
The prefix fore- means before. As in "forerunner," which means something that comes before something else. So, to "foretell" means to predict, to warn. All the other answer choices are things you do after an event. So, for example, "revert" means to change back to an earlier state.
Example Question #2219 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARMS
Medicine
Anatomy
Philosophy
Weaponry
Society
Weaponry
The prefix arm- means weapon, war. As in "disarm," which means to make safe, to take a weapon away from. So, "arms" are weapons or weaponry. Additionally, "society" is the name given to a group of people; "philosophy" is the study of the essential nature of things, literally the love of wisdom; "anatomy" is the area of science that studies the body structure of living beings.
Example Question #2215 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
THERMAL
Velocity
Heat
Mass
Speed
Height
Heat
The prefix therm- means hot, heat. As in "thermometer," which is something used to measure temperature. "Thermal" means related to heat, so the best answer choice here is of course "heat." Additionally, "mass" refers to the weight of something (in the science classroom the definition is a little more complicated, but for the purposes of practical vocabulary "mass" and "weight" are the same). Finally, "velocity" refers to speed.