All ISEE Lower Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #465 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INTERNAL
Confident
Accessible
Inside
Exterior
Visible
Inside
"Internal" means on the inside, so "inside" is the correct answer. "Exterior" means on the outside. "Accessible" means able to be reached. "Confident" means self-assured. "Visible" means not hidden and able to be seen clearly.
Example Question #471 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Choose the word or phrase that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
MISPLACED
Morose
Searched
Supreme
Lost
Limpid
Lost
The prefix "mis-" means done wrong or badly, so something that has been “misplaced” has been placed incorrectly. This is closest in meaning to “lost.” To provide further help, “limpid” means clear; “morose” means very sad and serious; “supreme” means best or highest; “searched” means looked for.
Example Question #472 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
APPROPRIATE
Entire
Fitting
Fumble
Chamber
Queasy
Fitting
"Appropriate" means suitable or proper for what is going on. Fitting also means suitable or correct for a situation, so "fitting" is the correct answer. As for the other answer choices, to "fumble" something means to use one's hands in a clumsy manner while doing something, "queasy" means feeling sick or ill to one's stomach, "entire" means whole or with no parts missing, and a "chamber" is a large room.
Example Question #473 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
IMPERSONAL
Secretive
Famous
Formal
Deceptive
Formal
The word "impersonal" is made up of two parts: "im" and "personal." The "im-" prefix is a form of the "i-" prefix that means not. To be "impersonal" is to be "non-personal." Now, that seems a bit strange at first sight. However, to be "non-personal" means that something does not show the kind of individual characteristics that a person would show. For instance, a "personal" letter is one that is written directly for someone else, often containing things that show that the letter writer knows the person to whom he or she is writing. However, an "impersonal" letter is one that is written without really paying attention to its receiver. We receive these kinds of "impersonal" letters in the mail when we get something from a company telling us about new services. (Many other examples could be provided, of course!)
The best option among those provided is "formal," which means following a given way of acting, or in other words, following a given form of acting. This implies that someone or something is not "particular" (as would be something "personal"). Instead, it follows a given "form" that can be applied to anything or anyone whatsoever.
Example Question #302 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the synonym.
Indigenous
Superficial
Natural
Extravagant
Comical
Artificial
Natural
Indigenous is defined as innate and inherent, which makes it natural.
Example Question #471 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REMOTE
Close
Significant
Expressive
Distant
Friendly
Distant
In terms of something that is remote such as a remote island, it means that it is distant.
Example Question #475 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SYSTEMATIC
Automatic
Efficient
Artificial
Messy
Idealistic
Efficient
Something that is "systematic" occurs as the result of a system or plan that has been put into play. Something that is "systematic" is thus "efficient" becauase it has been planned out to be as useful and direct as possible in achieving its results.
Example Question #472 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VACANT
Meaningful
Quirky
Insignificant
Full
Empty
Empty
"Vacant” means empty or unoccupied, so "empty" is the correct answer. As for the other answer choices, “meaningful” means important and significant; “insignificant” means not important; “quirky” means unconventional.
Example Question #473 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MARITIME
Mountainous
Wet
Secretive
Nautical
Airborne
Nautical
"Maritime" is an adjective that means "connected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity," "living or found in or near the sea," "bordering on the sea," or "denoting a climate that is moist and temperate owing to the influence of the sea." While "wet" might look like the correct answer because both "wet" and "maritime" can be associated with water, "wet" does not mean the same thing as "maritime" and cannot be the correct answer. "Nautical," however, means "of or concerning sailors or navigation; maritime," and because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "maritime," "nautical" is the correct answer.
Example Question #474 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIOR
Following
Preceding
Outdated
Simplistic
Forgotten
Preceding
The adjective "prior" indicates that something comes before another thing. For instance, if you already have some knowledge of frog anatomy when your class begins to cover this subject, your biology teacher could say that you have "prior knowledge." The word "prior" is opposed to the word "posterior," which means coming after. A "prior commitment" is a commitment or meeting that you have scheduled at an earlier point in time. While things like "prior knowledge" might be simple in comparison with later developments of that knowledge, the best option among the answers is the one that draws attention to the general notion of being "before." Hence, "preceding" is the best option, for "preceding" means coming before.
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