All ISEE Lower Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #431 : Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The skydiver leapt from the plane and __________ towards the ground.
implored
razed
raised
faded
plummeted
plummeted
In this sentence the subject is a skydiver who has just jumped out of a plane it therefore makes sense that he/she would be falling rapidly to the ground. So, the correct answer is "plummeted." Additionally, "raised" means lifted, elevated; "razed" means destroyed, demolished, torn down; "faded" means has become weaker, dwindled, died down; "implored" means begged, urged, pleaded with someone to do something.
Example Question #432 : Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The mother and father birds worked tirelessly to ensure their eggs would __________ safely.
march
radiate
hatch
liken
pry
hatch
To solve this problem you need to determine which of these answer choices is a verb that means to emerge from an egg, to come out of an egg. The correct answer is therefore "hatch." Additionally, "liken" means compare to; "pry" means inquire closely into another person's life, to be nosy and spy; "radiate" means give off, emit, send out; "march" means walk in an organized manner.
Example Question #433 : Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
She lay on the ground clutching her stomach and __________ in pain.
jeering
quarreling
writhing
abdicating
quashing
writhing
In this sentence the subject is "clutching" (holding tightly) her stomach and doing something in pain. Logically it makes sense that the verb you are looking for means something like squirming, thrashing, twisting and turning. So, the correct answer is "writhing." To be "writhing in pain" means to be in so much pain that you are twisting and turning your body to try and relieve some of the pain. Additionally, to "abdicate" means to give up a position of authority; to "jeer" means to mock, to boo; to "quarrel" means to argue, to fight; to "quash" means to eliminate, to cancel, to overrule.
Example Question #434 : Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The small snake __________ quickly over the smooth ground.
mended
hovered
leaped
suffered
slithered
slithered
Based on the context of this sentence you are looking for a verb that could be used to describe the movement of a snake. The correct answer then is "slithered." To "slither" means to move smoothly over the surface, to move like a snake. Additionally, to "hover" means to fly just above the surface of the ground, to float above the ground; to "leap" means to jump high or far; to "suffer" means to feel pain; to "mend" means to fix, to make better.
Example Question #435 : Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The boat is used to __________ passengers from one side of the river to the other.
consume
detect
articulate
ferry
educate
ferry
Based on the context and structure of this sentence you are looking for a verb that means to transport people across water. The correct answer is therefore "ferry." When used as a noun "ferry" can also mean the name of a boat that transports people or goods across water. Additionally, "educate" means teach; "consume" means eat, use completely; "detect" means notice, observe, find; "articulate" means express, give voice to, speak clearly.
Example Question #436 : Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
He __________ his position within the company in order to spend more time with his family.
scrubbed
relinquished
scattered
hailed
absolved
relinquished
If the man wants to spend more time with his family it makes logical sense that he would give up, renounce claims to his position within the company. So, the correct answer is "relinquish." To "relinquish" means to give up a claim to, to give up, to renounce. Additionally, "hailed" can mean rain or fall from the sky when used as a verb or praised, applauded when used as an adjective; "scattered" means spread out; "scrubbed" means cleaned, polished; "absolved" means forgiven, declared someone free from responsibility or guilt.
Example Question #437 : Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The workers __________ all day in the fields during the summer harvest.
repaired
reposed
multiplied
tumbled
toiled
toiled
This sentence is about the hard work undertaken by farm workers during the summer harvest. The correct answer must therefore be a verb that describes working hard. So, the correct answer is "toiled." To "toil" means to work hard and tirelessly. Additionally, to "tumble" means to fall; to "repair" means to fix, to make work again; "repose" means rest; to "multiply" means to increase in number.
Example Question #438 : Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
"Perhaps this will __________ for your terrible ordeal," said the judge as he ordered the man to be repaid for the year of work he had missed.
disassociate
analyze
compensate
scold
rejoice
compensate
Based on the context of this sentence the correct answer must mean something like money given to someone to make up for some injustice they suffered. The correct answer is therefore "compensate." Other synonyms for "compensate" include "repay," "pay back," and "reimburse." Additionally, "rejoice" means celebrate, express joy about; "scold" means yell at, punish, or it can also mean burn, burn with hot water; "analyze" means think deeply and critically about, examine; "disassociate" means disconnect, detach from, to no longer be associated with.
Example Question #439 : Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Storm clouds __________ over the group of hikers and forced them to turn back.
peeped
loomed
concentrated
preserved
jostled
loomed
The storm clouds forced the hikers to turn back which means they must have been worried about the coming storm and felt threatened. The verb "loom" means come into view, appear as a large and threatening force. So, the storm clouds "loomed" over the hikers. Additionally, "jostled" means bumped into (usually in a crowd); "preserved" means maintained, saved for the future; "concentrated" means focused, thought deeply about; "peeped" means looked at quickly.
Example Question #440 : Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
She was unsure of how much money she had in her bank account so she tried to __________.
propel
abandon
estimate
misinform
displace
estimate
The subject of this sentence is unsure how money she has so it makes sense that she would have to guess. So, the correct answer is "estimate" which means guess, roughly calculate. Additionally, "displace" means unsettle, force to move; "abandon" means leave behind, forsake; to "propel" something means to cause something to move forward, to push; "misinform" means lie to, tell incorrect information to.
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