All ISEE Lower Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #81 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
COLLISION
Homonym
Reign
Route
Achievement
Crash
Crash
A "collision" is the event of one object hitting another, or a "crash." An "achievement" is an accomplishment or the completion of some task or goal. "Reign," when used as a noun, means the period when a person rules or governs. "Homonym" refers to a word that is pronounced in the same way as another word, but has a different meaning than that other word. A "route" is a path or road.
Example Question #82 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
HARBINGER
Guard
Chaos
Omen
Auxilliary
Omen
A "harbinger" is something or someone that is a sign of a future event. The best choice is "omen," which shares the same definition. Considering the other choices, "chaos" means a state of utter confusion, "auxiliary" means additional, and "guard" means a person that protects someone or something.
Example Question #83 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
HARBINGER
Prayer
Result
Commotion
Adage
Omen
Omen
A "harbinger" is something that foretells that something else is approaching. "Omen" is the best match because it means a warning about something that will happen in the future.
Example Question #84 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
TRUCE
Resentment
Disapproval
Agreement
Opposition
Agreement
A "truce" is an agreement reached after a conflict by each person or group involved in it not to continue fighting. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "truce": "resentment" means indignation or bitterness; "disapproval" means displeasure or criticism; and "opposition" means objection or resistance.
Example Question #85 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Chapter
Story
Church
Section
Book
Priest
Section
A "chapter" is a section of a book.
Example Question #86 : Identifying Synonyms
A synonym of "donation" is __________.
price
interpretation
contribution
friendship
happiness
contribution
"Donation" is a noun that means "something that is given to a charity, especially a sum of money." So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "something that is given to a charity." "Price," then, cannot be the correct answer, because while "price" can refer to a sum of money, it specifically means "the amount of money expected, required, or given in payment for something," not "something that is given to a charity." "Contribution," however, is a noun that means "a gift or payment to a common fund or collection," and because "contribution" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "donation," "contribution" is the correct answer.
Example Question #87 : Identifying Synonyms
A synonym of "precipice" is __________.
landform
peak
lake
cloud
cliff face
cliff face
"Precipice" is a noun that means "a very steep rock face or cliff, typically a tall one," so we need to pick out an answer that means something like "a very steep rock face." Both "landform" and "peak" might look like potentially correct answers, "peak" means "the pointed top of a mountain" or "a mountain, especially one with a pointed top," neither of which mean "a very steep rock face or cliff," and while a "precipice" may be a type of "landform" ("a natural feature of the earth's surface"), "precipice" does not mean the same thing as "landform." "Cliff face," however, is synonymous with "precipice," and because "cliff face" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "precipice," "cliff face" is the correct answer.
Example Question #12 : Synonyms: Nouns For Nonliving Things
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Debt
Home
Money
Loan
Attack
Payment
Loan
"Debt" means loan.
Example Question #12 : Synonyms: Nouns For Nonliving Things
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Supper
Lake
Dinner
Library
Address
Castle
Dinner
"Supper" means dinner.
Example Question #88 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INSCRIPTION
Writing
Erase
Write
Record
Writing
The best choice is "writing," which when used as a noun means written text. An inscription is a message written on or carved into a surface. Considering the other choices, "signature" means one's name in writing. "Erase" means to remove, and a "record" is a list of actions or achievements. "Writing" is closest in meaning because it refers to a general mark while "record" refers to something written down to record knowledge.
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