All ISEE Lower Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Using Prefixes To Identify Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MORPH
Rejoice
Unite
Preach
Change
Suffer
Change
The prefix morph- means shape. So, to "morph" literally means to change shape. Additionally, "suffer" means feel pain; "rejoice" means celebrate, draw happiness from; "unite" means bring together, join, connect; "preach" means deliver a speech to a group of people, particularly a religious message.
Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Using Prefixes To Identify Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMPACT
Short
Light
Soft
Dense
Tall
Dense
The prefixes con-, and com- mean with, together. As in "convene," which means meet, come together to discuss. So, "compact" means something like pushed together or "dense." If you need further help, "dense" means thick, tightly packed together.
Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Using Prefixes To Identify Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REFLECT
Record
Acknowledge
Discuss
Consider
Supplant
Consider
The prefix re- means back or again. As in "respond," which means say something back, in reply. So, "reflect" means to think back on. This is closest in meaning to "consider." Additionally, "supplant" means replace; "discuss" means talk about; "acknowledge" means recognize, notice.
Example Question #34 : Synonyms: Using Prefixes To Identify Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FORETELL
Remember
Describe
Revert
Warn
Forget
Warn
The prefix fore- means before. As in "forerunner," which means something that comes before something else. So, to "foretell" means to predict, to warn. All the other answer choices are things you do after an event. So, for example, "revert" means to change back to an earlier state.
Example Question #35 : Synonyms: Using Prefixes To Identify Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARMS
Anatomy
Philosophy
Weaponry
Society
Medicine
Weaponry
The prefix arm- means weapon, war. As in "disarm," which means to make safe, to take a weapon away from. So, "arms" are weapons or weaponry. Additionally, "society" is the name given to a group of people; "philosophy" is the study of the essential nature of things, literally the love of wisdom; "anatomy" is the area of science that studies the body structure of living beings.
Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Using Prefixes To Identify Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
THERMAL
Heat
Velocity
Speed
Mass
Height
Heat
The prefix therm- means hot, heat. As in "thermometer," which is something used to measure temperature. "Thermal" means related to heat, so the best answer choice here is of course "heat." Additionally, "mass" refers to the weight of something (in the science classroom the definition is a little more complicated, but for the purposes of practical vocabulary "mass" and "weight" are the same). Finally, "velocity" refers to speed.
Example Question #37 : Synonyms: Using Prefixes To Identify Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CREED
Reputation
Apathy
Belief
Empathy
Naivety
Belief
The prefix cred- means believe. As in "incredible," which literally means unbelievable, too amazing to be easily believed. So, a "creed" is a belief. Additionally, "empathy" is the ability to feel what others are feeling; "apathy" is not caring; "naivety" is believing everything, being too easily convinced by others; your "reputation" is what others believe to be true about you, how others think of you.
Example Question #38 : Synonyms: Using Prefixes To Identify Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PORTER
Miser
Carrier
Soldier
Mentor
Doctor
Carrier
The prefix port- means carry or move. As in "transport," which means to move from one place to another. So, a "porter" is a carrier, someone who carries something. Additionally, a "miser" is someone who is not generous with money; a "mentor" is someone who guides someone else.
Example Question #39 : Synonyms: Using Prefixes To Identify Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROLONG
Retire
Offend
Extend
Menace
Discover
Extend
The prefix pro- means forward. So, to "prolong" means to extend, to extend something forward into the future. Additionally, to "discover" means to find; to "offend" means to upset someone, to cause anger; "menace" means threaten, scare; to "retire" means to stop doing something, often to stop working.
Example Question #40 : Synonyms: Using Prefixes To Identify Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCRIBBLE
Complete
Pinch
Write
Squash
Intend
Write
The prefix scrib- means write. As in "scribe" which means writer. So, "scribble" means to doodle, to write messily. This is, of course, closest in meaning to "write." Additionally, "complete" means finish; to "intend" means to mean to do, to deliberately do.