All ISEE Lower Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #146 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NARRATIVE
Moral
Industry
Story
Banquet
Kin
Story
A “narrative” is a story. As for the other answer choices, “industry” means the business and work of manufacturing in general, the field of manufacturing something specific, or the process of diligently working and being active; “moral” means a lesson a story teaches about what is right and wrong; “kin” means family; and a “banquet” is a feast or a fancy meal for many people.
Example Question #147 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REGIME
Battle
Government
Crown
Decision
Trophy
Government
"Regime" comes from the same Latin roots as "regal" (befitting or having the bearing of a monarch or ruler) and "regalia" (official, formal clothing and items that identify an important person like a ruler at official events). What do these words have in common? Both have to do with rulers, so it makes sense that "regime" means the rule of a government, often one controlled by one person or few people, making "government" the correct answer.
Example Question #148 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LOCATION
Temperature
Place
Value
Time
Mode
Place
A “location” is a place where something is, so "place" is the correct answer. As for the other answer choices, the “temperature” is how hot or cold it is; “value” is how much something is worth, often in terms of money; and “mode” is a way in which something happens or is done, as in the sentence “The car is his favorite mode of transportation.”
Example Question #194 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LABOR
Team
Class
Work
Play
Vote
Work
"Labor” means work, or more specifically, hard work. As for the other answer choices, “vote” means a submitted opinion about who one person wants to be elected to a particular office or who that person wants to win something.
Example Question #149 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VICTORY
Goal
Win
Sale
Tie
Celebration
Win
A "victory" is an instance of winning something, like a battle or a game, so a "win" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "victory" and the correct answer. As for the other answer choices, a “tie” can mean an instance in which both sides are evenly matched in a contest and neither wins; a "sale" is a business transaction in which someone sells something; a "goal" is an intention or an instance of scoring a point in a game like soccer; and "celebration" means an act of indicating the importance of a date or event by doing something fun, typically by having some sort of party.
Example Question #191 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COSMOS
Earth
Moon
Planet
Universe
Sun
Universe
The "cosmos" is the universe, including the Earth, the planets, stars, and other astronomical bodies, so "universe" is the correct answer.
Example Question #192 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DURATION
Length
Weight
Date
Temperature
Depth
Length
The "duration" of something is the amount of time for which it lasts, so "length" is the correct answer. As for the other answer choices, the “temperature” is how hot or cold something is; the “weight” of something is how heavy it is; and “depth” means how deep something is relative to another point, such as the surface of the earth or the surface of the ocean.
Example Question #193 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACTIVITY
Desire
Hobby
Dream
Nightmare
Fear
Hobby
An ”activity” is energy and movement, or something you do, like a "hobby." A “nightmare” is a bad dream; and a “desire” is something you want, while "desire" is wanting.
Example Question #194 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REGULATION
Prediction
Variation
Menace
Law
Regurgitation
Law
"Regulation" is a noun that can mean "a rule or directive made and maintained by an authority" or "the action or process of regulating or being regulated." So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "a rule made by an authority" or "the process of regulating." While "regurgitation," like "regulation," begins with the letters "reg," "regurgitation" means "the act of bringing swallowed food up again to the mouth," so its meaning is not the same as "regulation." "Law," however, is a noun that can mean "an individual rule as part of a system of law," and because "law" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "regulation," "law" is the correct answer.
Example Question #195 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LEGACY
Hermit
Take
Loss
Foreground
Heritage
Heritage
A "legacy" is something handed down from the family that has come before you. "Heritage" is the best match because it means things or traditions that are acquired from an ancestor.
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