All ISEE Lower Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
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 #251 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Chapter
Book
Priest
Church
Story
Section
Section
A "chapter" is a section of a book.
Example Question #252 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
A synonym of "donation" is __________.
contribution
friendship
price
interpretation
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 #261 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INSCRIPTION
Record
Writing
Write
Erase
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.
Example Question #262 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SYMPHONY
Concert
Simpleness
Fake
Contortion
Concert
The best choice is "concert" because a "symphony" is a type of concert. These words are synonyms. The other choices are unrelated, as "simpleness" means easiness or the quality of not being complex, "contortion" means the action of twisting something out of its normal shape, and "fake," when used as a noun, means something that is a false copy of something else.
Example Question #263 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GAP
Object
Multiple
Divide
Plug
Divide
The best answer choice is "divide," because even though "divide" can be used as a verb that means separate, when used as a noun, "divide" is a synonym for a "gap" or a space. If none of the choices seem obvious to you, consider what other definitions the words you know might have.
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