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 #104 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

DECLARATION

Possible Answers:

Advertisement

Festival

Rejoicing

Announcement

Shouting

Correct answer:

Announcement

Explanation:

Start by looking at the word "declaration" to find any possible base words that you might know. Certainly, you know "declare," which you would use in a sentence like, "I declared my feelings to her so that she would know how much I loved her." This means that you told or announced your feelings to the girl of your heart's desire. A "declaration" is the message that is declared; the words themselves are the declaration. Generally speaking, the word "declaration" is used to describe an official announcement, such as a "Declaration of Law 4832B," or something similar. Among the options provided, only "announcement" matches this closely enough. Perhaps you will be confused by "advertisement," for an advertisement "shows" something to someone else. However, the meaning of "announcement" is closer to the general sense of "declaration."

Example Question #105 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

HAVEN

Possible Answers:

Legislation

Vehicle

Pollution

Refuge

Station

Correct answer:

Refuge

Explanation:

A "haven" is a refuge or a place of safety, so "refuge" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "haven": a "vehicle" is a thing used to transport or move things or people; "legislation" refers to laws or bills enacted by a governing body; "pollution" is the addition of a toxic or harmful thing to something; and a "station" is a stop for public transportation or a building that serves as a central location for a specific group or activity.

Example Question #271 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

CALAMITY

Possible Answers:

Ceremony

Occurance

Service

Celebration

Disaster

Correct answer:

Disaster

Explanation:

A calamity is best described as a disaster or unfortunate event.

Example Question #281 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

COMMOTION

Possible Answers:

Punishment

Restoration

Uproar

Conquest

Correct answer:

Uproar

Explanation:

"Commotion" means a state of chaotic and noisy confusion. "Uproar" is the word that most closely matches this definition. "Punishment," "conquest," and "restoration" are all unrelated terms.

Example Question #281 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

PREAMBLE

Possible Answers:

Epilogue

Conclusion

Dissertation

Introduction

Thesis

Correct answer:

Introduction

Explanation:

“Preamble” means before the main story, so it is similar in meaning to “introduction.” The prefix "pre-" means before. To provide further help, the “conclusion” is the end; the “epilogue” is the part of the story that comes after the main story; a “dissertation” is an academic essay submitted at the end of university; a “thesis” is the main argument of an essay.

Example Question #282 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

PAMPHLET

Possible Answers:

Connection

University

Quarrel

Booklet

Restaurant

Correct answer:

Booklet

Explanation:

A "pamphlet" is a small booklet or packet, so "booklet" is the correct answer. "University" is a school of higher learning. "Quarrel" is a fight or a disagreement. "Connection" means bond or link. "Restaurant" is a place where people go to have food cooked for them and eat it.

Example Question #283 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ABODE

Possible Answers:

Workplace

Journey

Destination

Home

School

Correct answer:

Home

Explanation:

An “abode” is a home or where someone or something lives. If you are “in your abode,” you are “in your house.”

Example Question #281 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

BLEND

Possible Answers:

Frighten

Protect

Mix

Part

Separate

Correct answer:

Mix

Explanation:

A “blend” is a mixture of two or more things or, when used as a verb, the word describes the action of mixing something. The word “separate,” when used as a verb, means to take two things apart, so it is an opposite of “blend” and “mix.” The word “frighten” means to scare someone and the word “protect” means to look after someone and to prevent that person from being hurt.

Example Question #111 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

AGENDA

Possible Answers:

Clock

Hopes

Itinerary

List

Ambition 

Correct answer:

Itinerary

Explanation:

An "agenda" is a schedule allotting time frames for certain activities. An "itinerary" is an outlined plan for certain tasks. Given how similar these words are in meaning, they are synonyms.

Example Question #112 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

SUMMIT

Possible Answers:

Bottom

Question

Riot

Promotion

Top

Correct answer:

Top

Explanation:

The “summit” is the top of something; this word is usually used to describe the top of a mountain. So, "top" is the correct answer. The word “underside” means the lower side of something.

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