All ISEE Lower Level Verbal Resources
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Example Question #63 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NARRATIVE
Kin
Industry
Moral
Banquet
Story
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 #64 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REGIME
Battle
Crown
Government
Trophy
Decision
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 #65 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LOCATION
Temperature
Place
Time
Mode
Value
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 #66 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LABOR
Vote
Work
Play
Class
Team
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 #67 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VICTORY
Sale
Goal
Celebration
Tie
Win
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 #68 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COSMOS
Universe
Planet
Sun
Moon
Earth
Universe
The "cosmos" is the universe, including the Earth, the planets, stars, and other astronomical bodies, so "universe" is the correct answer.
Example Question #69 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DURATION
Temperature
Weight
Date
Length
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 #191 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACTIVITY
Nightmare
Hobby
Fear
Desire
Dream
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 #192 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REGULATION
Menace
Variation
Prediction
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 #193 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LEGACY
Take
Loss
Heritage
Hermit
Foreground
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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