ISEE Lower Level Verbal : Parts of Speech in Word-Based Sentence Completions
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Example Question #3 : Adjectives And Adverbs
Each question below is made up of a sentence with one blank. The blank indicates that a word is missing. Each sentence is followed by five choices. Select the one word that will best complete the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
One of the unique properties of water is that its solid form is less __________ than its liquid form; in other words, liquid water is heavier than ice.
varied
lightweight
dense
consistent
uniform
dense
The unique property of water is that its solid form is less dense than its liquid form (water). This is why ice floats whether in the form of ice cubes in water or an ice layer that covers a pond in the winter.
Example Question #4 : Adjectives And Adverbs
Each question below is made up of a sentence with one blank. The blank indicates that a word is missing. Each sentence is followed by five choices. Select the one word that will best complete the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
The __________ scheme of pestering their parents with endless questions, hiding in the house, and pretending to still do homework at night was a purposeful delay tactic the two children used so they wouldn't have to go to bed so early.
cautious
elaborate
hasty
straightforward
thoughtless
elaborate
The scheme used to trick their parents every night was well thought out and detailed or elaborate. They needed to think up several ways to delay the process of going to bed early.
Example Question #5 : Adjectives And Adverbs
Each question below is made up of a sentence with one blank. The blank indicates that a word is missing. Each sentence is followed by five choices. Select the one word that will best complete the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Brad's _____ use of everyday materials such as styrofoam and cardboard made his science project innovative and worthy of a high mark.
clear
excessive
ingenious
marked
superficial
ingenious
Since Brad used everyday items to create his science project, it means that he was resourceful and ingenious or clever in his use of the materials.
Example Question #5 : Adjectives And Adverbs
Each question below is made up of a sentence with one blank. The blank indicates that a word is missing. Each sentence is followed by five choices. Select the one word that will best complete the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
The _____ pain caused her to wince and cry out due to its severity.
caustic
benign
lenient
atypical
acute
acute
In terms of this sentence, the best way to approach the sentence is to look at the context. Since it mentions the severity of the pain, it is most likely acute or intense pain.
Example Question #6 : Adjectives And Adverbs
Each question below is made up of a sentence with one blank. The blank indicates that a word is missing. Each sentence is followed by five choices. Select the one word that will best complete the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
The _____ details of structure and organization are far less important than the broader scope of the proposal which analyzes how to raise funds for poverty initiatives, scientific research, and environmental welfare.
manifold
significant
consequential
petty
compulsory
petty
Since the content of the paper is the main focus, the details of grammatical organization are petty or trivial in comparison.
Example Question #7 : Adjectives And Adverbs
Each question below is made up of a sentence with one blank. The blank indicates that a word is missing. Each sentence is followed by five choices. Select the one word that will best complete the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Hibernating animals are inactive and---during the winter season.
occupied
solitary
social
dormant
alert
dormant
The best answer choice is dormant since it means inactive; a hibernating animal is indeed dormant during the winter.
Example Question #371 : Parts Of Speech In Word Based Sentence Completions
Each question below is made up of a sentence with one blank. The blank indicates that a word is missing. Each sentence is followed by five choices. Select the one word that will best complete the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
The strong and---smell filled the entire kitchen with the scent of garlic.
clean
acidic
musty
faint
pungent
pungent
Since the scent of garlic readily filled the entire room, it indicates that the scent was strong and pungent.
Example Question #1 : Adjectives And Adverbs
The construction workers have to wear hard hats around the building site because it is __________; bricks or other materials could fall from a great height and potentially injure someone if they're not wearing protective gear.
practiced
hazardous
finished
safe
quiet
hazardous
Because we know that "bricks or other materials could fall from a great height and potentially injure someone," we can infer that we need to pick out a word that means something like "dangerous" to describe the construction site. "Safe" means the opposite of "dangerous," so it cannot be the correct answer, but "hazardous" means "risky; dangerous." Because "hazardous" best fits the sentence's context, "hazardous" is the correct answer.
Example Question #521 : Sentence Completions
The novelist ___________ her first book to her husband, thanking him for helping to inspire her most creative ideas.
dedicated
read
imitated
inspired
sent
dedicated
Because we know that the novelist thanked her husband "for helping to inspire her most creative ideas," we can infer that we need to pick out a word that has something to do with books and thanking people. While "inspired" may look like a potentially correct answer, since we know that the novelist's husband inspired her most creative ideas, "inspire" wouldn't be grammatically correct if used in the blank; one wouldn't "inspire" a book. "Dedicated," however, can mean "cited a book or other artistic work as being issued or performed in someone's honor." Because "dedicated" best fits the sentence's context, "dedicated" is the correct answer.
Example Question #522 : Sentence Completions
Anne planned to spend her Saturday building a snow fort taller than her house, but her plan became __________ when all the snow melted on Friday.
meager
confident
possible
infeasible
apt
infeasible
Because we know that Anne "planned to spend her Saturday building a snow fort taller than her house," but then "all the snow melted on Friday," we can infer that we need to pick out a word for the blank that describes a plan that won't work or is highly impractical. Because "infeasible" means "not possible to do easily or conveniently; impracticable," it best fits the sentence's context and is the correct answer.
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