All ISEE Lower Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #71 : Style, Intensity, And Connotation In Phrase Based Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The children are jubilant because __________.
their dog has gone missing
it is a snow day
everyone hates them
there is nothing to do
they have too much homework
it is a snow day
To solve this problem you obviously need to know the definition of the word "jubilant." "Jubilant" means very happy and overjoyed. So, which of these answers is a reason why children might most likely be very happy? The correct answer, of course, is because " . . . it is a snow day."
Example Question #72 : Style, Intensity, And Connotation In Phrase Based Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The food spoiled over night because __________.
it was left in the freezer
it was very cold in the house
the fridge was left ajar
the electricity was working perfectly
everyone helped clean up
the fridge was left ajar
To solve this problem you simply need to figure out which one of these answer choices best represents a reason why food might "spoil" or be ruined. The correct answer is therefore " . . . the fridge was left ajar." If it helps "ajar" means partially open.
Example Question #73 : Style, Intensity, And Connotation In Phrase Based Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The massive tree __________.
walked to the supermarket
towered above the houses
is very fragile
needed more time to grow
is easy to carry
towered above the houses
To solve this problem you first need to know that "massive" means very large, gigantic. So, which of these answer choices fits with the description of something as "massive"? The correct answer is " . . . towered above the houses." If you "tower above" something you are much taller than it.
Example Question #74 : Style, Intensity, And Connotation In Phrase Based Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
__________ and the house is very cold.
I need a glass of cold water
I needed to take off my jacket
It is the middle of summer
The heater is broken
We keep paying our bills
The heater is broken
To solve this problem you simply need to figure out which of these answer choices would most likely be related to a very cold house. The correct answer is "The heater is broken . . . " All the other answer choices would either require a negating conjunction like "but" or "yet" or else don't make sense in context.
Example Question #75 : Style, Intensity, And Connotation In Phrase Based Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
__________, so we cannot get any bread.
We are very hungry
We have lots of money
The bakery is closed
They have no money
They went to the bakery
The bakery is closed
To solve this problem you need to determine why the subjects of this sentence would be unable to get any bread. The most likely answer is because "The bakery is closed . . . " Some of these answer choices might seem right at first glance, but contain incorrect pronouns. Such as "They have no money . . . " If "they" was replaced with "we" this answer would make sense. You need to always be aware of pronoun continuation in sentence completion problems.
Example Question #76 : Style, Intensity, And Connotation In Phrase Based Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
"My house is falling down," she said, "__________."
I love living there
it is very new
yet I will move out soon
although it is a very recent model
it needs renovation
it needs renovation
To solve this problem you need to be careful of incorrect conjunctions like "yet" and also consider what the speaker would most likely say after commenting that her house is "falling down." The correct answer is therefore " . . . it needs renovation." "Renovation" is the action of repairing an old or broken building and making it like new.
Example Question #77 : Style, Intensity, And Connotation In Phrase Based Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The water was scolding, so __________.
he got into the bath
he drank it quickly
she waited for it to cool down
she drank it slowly
it freezed in seconds
she waited for it to cool down
To solve this problem you first need to know that "scolding" means very hot, burning. So, if the water was very hot it makes sense that the subject would " . . . [wait] for it to cool down."
Example Question #78 : Style, Intensity, And Connotation In Phrase Based Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The careless man __________.
was rewarded by his boss
argued with people constantly
never made mistakes
was always reliable
made another mistake
made another mistake
Although all of these answers make sense grammatically, only one of these answer makes sense contextually. That is the answer choice that reads " . . . made mistakes often." To solve this problem you needed to know that "careless" means not careful, likely to make mistakes.
Example Question #79 : Style, Intensity, And Connotation In Phrase Based Sentence Completions
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
He tried to lighten the mood __________.
by picking on his friends
yet succeeded
with his cruel punishment
by cracking jokes
because people were so happy
by cracking jokes
If the subject was trying to "lighten the mood" (make things seem less serious, cheer people up) then it makes sense that he would do so " . . . by cracking jokes."
Example Question #80 : Style, Intensity, And Connotation In Phrase Based Sentence Completions
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
__________, so they lit some candles.
It was a scorching day
The room was totally illuminated
The power went out
It was very bright
They were out in the forest
The power went out
To solve this problem you simply need to determine which one of these answer choices represents a situation that might cause people to light candles. The correct answer is therefore "The power went out . . . " Additionally, "illuminated" means lit up; "scorching" means very hot, burning.
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