All ISEE Lower Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMPRESS
Exchange
Maintain
Expand
Purify
Reduce
Reduce
To "compress" something is to "reduce" it in size. This is different than "purify," which means cleanse; "exchange," which means trade; "expand," which means increase; and "maintain," which means to keep in present form.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOTIFY
Liberate
Inform
Howl
Define
Respond
Inform
To "notify" is to tell, or to "inform." "Liberate" is a verb that means free; "respond" is a verb that means answer; "define" means give the definition of, and "howl" means make a crying sound.
Example Question #2 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADVISE
Guide
Vacate
Submit
Enlighten
Encourage
Guide
"Advise" means to give advice to, or "guide." "Enlighten" means help gain understanding; "encourage" is a verb that means support; "vacate" is a verb that means leave or empty; and "submit" means hand in or yield.
Example Question #1 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SWIFT
Loud
Sensitive
Quick
Persistent
Steady
Quick
Something that is "swift" is speedy or "quick." As for the other answer choices, "steady" means consistent or stable; "loud" means of great volume; "sensitive" means able to feel minute changes in something or tactful, and "persistent" means not giving up easily or stubborn.
Example Question #3 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMITATE
Copy
Differ
Converse
Stray
Reveal
Copy
If you "imitate" someone or something, you mimic or "copy" it. As for the other answer choices, "reveal" means show something that was hidden; "converse," when used as a verb, means talk; and "stray," when used as a verb, means deviate or drift from.
Example Question #1 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXCEL
Overpower
Shine
Radiate
Extend
Attempt
Shine
When you "excel" at something, such as mathematics or sports, it means that you are good at that thing and "shine" at doing that activity. As for the other answer choices, "overpower" means to defeat due to being stronger than; "radiate" means branch outward; "extend" means lengthen; and "attempt" means try.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AROMA
Sound
Scent
Environment
Atmosphere
Setting
Scent
An "aroma" is a smell or "scent." This is different than a "setting" or place; one's "environment" or surroundings; and the "atmosphere" or the air in a certain place.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONVERT
Discover
Allow
Change
Detail
Stay
Change
To "convert" something is to alter or "change" it. This differs from the other answer choices: "allow" means permit; "discover" means find; and "detail" means give particulars about or describe.
Example Question #13 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEDICATE
Sign
Etch
Share
Partition
Devote
Devote
To "dedicate" something (such as a book) to someone means to "devote" it to them. This differs from "etch," which means to write or draw by scratching into a hard material like stone; "partition," which means to separate by putting up a wall; and "sign," which means to write one's name on a document, making it official.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HEARTY
Strong
Legendary
Fragile
Weak
Exhausted
Strong
Something or someone who is "hearty" is healthy and "strong." "Exhausted" means tired; "legendary" means epic; and "fragile" means delicate.
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