ISEE Middle Level Verbal : ISEE Middle Level (grades 7-8) Verbal Reasoning

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ISEE Middle Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #1046 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ARBITRATE

Possible Answers:

Judge

Declare

Astonish

Terminate

Supplant

Correct answer:

Judge

Explanation:

To "arbitrate" means to judge, to reach a judgment on some matter. To provide further help, "terminate" means finish, end, abolish; "astonish" means to shock or surprise; "supplant" means replace

Example Question #1047 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

CORROBORATE

Possible Answers:

Verify

Garner

Contradict

Remedy

Implicate

Correct answer:

Verify

Explanation:

To "corroborate" means to verify, to confirm as accurate or provide evidence in support of. To provide further help, "remedy" means cure or fix; "implicate" means suggest is responsible; "contradict" means argue, adopt the opposite position; "garner" means gather, collect

Example Question #1048 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

SCRUTINIZE

Possible Answers:

Locate

Examine

Demand

Allay

Query

Correct answer:

Examine

Explanation:

To "scrutinize" means to examine carefully and thoroughly. To provide further help, "allay" means soothe, calm, diminish in intensity; "locate" means find; "query" means question

Example Question #1049 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ACCOST

Possible Answers:

Consider

Compete

Convene

Confront

Contend

Correct answer:

Confront

Explanation:

To "accost" someone means to confront, to approach someone and aggressively talk to him or her or physically assault them. To provide further help, "consider" means think about; "convene" means meet, get together; "contend" means argue; "compete" means (of a competition) take part in

Example Question #1050 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

NAG

Possible Answers:

Apply

Encounter

Sanctify

Support

Bother

Correct answer:

Bother

Explanation:

To "nag" someone means to annoy and bother someone with constant criticism. To provide further help, "sanctify" means make holy, make sacred; "encounter" means meet, come across, find

Example Question #111 : Synonyms: Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

OUTFOX

Possible Answers:

Abandon

Embrace

Entreat

Avail

Trick

Correct answer:

Trick

Explanation:

"Outfox" means to deceive someone by being more cunning than they are. The closest answer choice to this meaning is "trick." To provide further help, "entreat" means urge; "abandon" means leave; "embrace" means accept as true or to hug; "avail" means use, take advantage of, draw assistance from.

Example Question #112 : Synonyms: Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

HESITATE

Possible Answers:

Summon

Delay

Deny

Dismiss

Accelerate

Correct answer:

Delay

Explanation:

To "hesitate" means to pause or delay before saying or doing something. To provide further help, "deny" means refuse to accept the truth of, claim is not true; "dismiss" means send away; "summon" means call for, tell someone to come to you; "accelerate" means go faster, speed up

Example Question #113 : Synonyms: Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

YIELD

Possible Answers:

Surrender

Accumulate

Astonish

Contrast

Placate

Correct answer:

Surrender

Explanation:

To "yield" means to surrender, to give in to someone else. To provide further help, "placate" means soothe; "astonish" means shock and surprise, inspire awe; "contrast" means compare, identify the differences between two or more things; "accumulate" means gather, collect

Example Question #114 : Synonyms: Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

NEGLECT

Possible Answers:

Permit

Ignore

Exhibit

Prohibit

Favor

Correct answer:

Ignore

Explanation:

To "neglect" means to ignore, to fail to look after, to abandon. To provide further help, "prohibit" means forbid, not allow to be done; "permit" means allow, the opposite of "prohibit"; "exhibit," when used as a verb, means to show, to display

Example Question #115 : Synonyms: Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

DIVULGE

Possible Answers:

Express

Reveal

Permit

Inform

Discuss

Correct answer:

Reveal

Explanation:

This question has a number of options that are very close to the meaning of "divulge," but none of them are exactly correct. Whenever we "divulge" something, we reveal something we should have been keeping secret. This "revelation" is a critical aspect of the notion of divulging. Many of the other options express the idea of telling or expressing. None of these matters are about revealing things that should remain hidden.  

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