All ISEE Lower Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #41 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFECTIONATE
Helpful
Moody
Joyful
Caring
Bubbly
Caring
When someone is "affectionate," he or she is very caring and loving toward other people. Now, while such a person might also tend to be helpful, joyful, or even bubbly, these meanings are not strict synonyms for "affectionate." Affection is, above all else, about love. Thus, the best synonym among those provided for "affectionate" is "caring." (The word "caring" means more than "helpful"—it indicates an emotional attachment. This makes it a better option.)
Example Question #42 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GLEEFUL
Friendly
Amazing
Energetic
Joyful
Willing
Joyful
The word "glee" means a great amount of happiness. Thus, a gleeful person is very happy. We could say, "The baby was utterly gleeful while playing with the small dog, giggling and slapping playfully at the ground." The main thing that you want to express with the word "gleeful" is happiness. (Often, this happiness comes with great energy too; however, gleefulness is about happiness.) Thus, the best option is "joyful."
Example Question #43 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEPRESSED
Miserable
Angry
Fussy
Concerned
Worried
Miserable
The word "depressed" is used to describe someone who is very unhappy. When a person is "miserable," he or she is not happy or is very negative about life. Among the options given, this is the only one that closely matches "depressed".
Example Question #44 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FURIOUS
Annoyed
Superb
Enraged
Gruff
Enraged
"Furious" is an adjective meaning extremely angry. The only answer choice with a similar meaning is "enraged," which means very angry. The other words do not have similar meanings: "gruff" can mean no-nonsense or abrupt; "superb" means excellent; and "annoyed" means only slightly angry.
Example Question #45 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ERRATIC
Lazy
Unpredictable
Lucky
Predictable
Organized
Unpredictable
When someone behaves "erratically" they are acting in a way that is not expected, usual, nor even predictable. Therefore, "unpredictable" would be the word closest to this meaning and is a synonym for erratic.
Example Question #218 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
VISIONARY
Portent
Potent
Damaged goods
Uncontrollable desire
Creative thinker
Creative thinker
A “visionary” is someone who has the vision to see creative solutions to problems, a creative thinker. To provide further help, “uncontrollable” means not able to be controlled; “potent” means powerful; a “portent” is an omen.
Example Question #46 : Identifying Synonyms
A synonym of "kin" is __________.
relative
spark
child
connected
person
relative
"Kin" is a noun that means "one's family and relations," or an adjective that means "related." So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "one's family." While "connected" may look like the correct answer, because people who are "kin" are connected to each other, "connected" does not mean the same thing as "kin," so "connected" cannot be the correct answer. "Relative," however, can not only function as an adjective that means "considered in relation or in proportion to something else," but also as a noun that means "a person connected by blood or marriage." So, because "relative" is the closest synonym to "kin" amongst the listed answer choices, "relative" is the correct answer.
Example Question #47 : Identifying Synonyms
Each synonyms question is made up of a word in capital letters followed by five choices. Choose the one word that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FOE:
comrade
partner
tyrant
enemy
miser
enemy
A foe is the opposite of a comrade and is defined as an enemy.
Example Question #48 : Identifying Synonyms
Each synonyms question is made up of a word in capital letters followed by five choices. Choose the one word that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PACIFIST:
philanthropist
instigator
orator
peacemaker
ally
peacemaker
A pacifist is someone who keeps the peace or who is a peacemaker.
Example Question #49 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BEGINNER
Benevolent
Biased
New
Novice
Novice
The best answer choice is "novice," because another word for a "beginner" is "novice." Considering the other choices, "benevolent" means kind or charitable, and "biased" means expressing a particular prejudice. While the word "new" is related, it is an adjective that describes a beginner and is not a synonym of "beginner."
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