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 #155 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

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

COMPOSURE

Possible Answers:

Tepid

Haughty

Irate

Calm

Mordant

Correct answer:

Calm

Explanation:

"Composure" is the feeling of calmness and self-control. To provide further help, "irate" means very angry; "tepid" means lukewarm, neither hot nor cold; "haughty" means brash, vain and arrogant; "mordant" means scathing, sarcastic and bitter

Example Question #156 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

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

INSIGHT

Possible Answers:

Residual

Ignorance

Awareness

Unkindness

Remedial

Correct answer:

Awareness

Explanation:

"Insight" means the ability to understand something deeply or in a manner that is not common. This is closest in definition to "awareness." To provide further help, "remedial" means intended to provide assistance to someone struggling; "residual" means remaining, left over; "ignorance" is the absence of knowledge, a lack of understanding

Example Question #157 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

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

DIVERSITY

Possible Answers:

Gratuity

Amnesty

Variety

Enmity

Complicity

Correct answer:

Variety

Explanation:

"Diversity" is variety, the quality of being varied and having many different types of something. To provide further help, "amnesty" is forgiveness, a pardon for a crime; a "gratuity" is a tip, money left for the waiter at a restaurant; "enmity" is the state of being opposed to something, hostility, discord; "complicity" means the state of being associated with, or partly responsible for, a wrongdoing

Example Question #158 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

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

PANDEMONIUM

Possible Answers:

Passion

Rhetoric

Antithesis

Cosmos

Chaos

Correct answer:

Chaos

Explanation:

"Pandemonium" means a state of noisy and chaotic turmoil, chaos, mayhem, bedlam. To provide further help, "antithesis" means complete opposite of; the "cosmos" is another name for the universe; "passion" is emotion, usually strong emotion; "rhetoric" is the art of speaking, the style of oration.

Example Question #159 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

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

MIRAGE

Possible Answers:

Purpose

Debt

Apex

Illusion

Boundary

Correct answer:

Illusion

Explanation:

A "mirage" is an optical illusion, something that appears to be real but is in fact imagined. To provide further help, a "boundary" is something that divides two or more things; "purpose" is reason for doing something; "debt" is money owed; an "apex" is a high point

Example Question #811 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning

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

LIKENESS

Possible Answers:

Awe

Brutality

Tolerance

Similarity

Maturity

Correct answer:

Similarity

Explanation:

"Likeness" means the quality of being like something else, similarity, resemblance. To provide further help, "awe" is a feeling of being very impressed and amazed; "brutality" is cruelty, savagery, intense violence; "tolerance" is patience and acceptance, being understanding of differences; "maturity" is the quality of being an adult and acting like an adult.

Example Question #162 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

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

FRAILTY

Possible Answers:

Weakness

Dishonesty

Honesty

Humility

Strength

Correct answer:

Weakness

Explanation:

"Frailty" is the quality of being sick or weak, weakness. To provide further help, "humility" is the quality of being modest and humble, of not being arrogant

Example Question #163 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

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

GRACE

Possible Answers:

Hatred

Rivalry

Love

Dignity

Mercy

Correct answer:

Dignity

Explanation:

"Grace" means elegance, dignity, to move or carry oneself in a dignified and classy manner. To provide further help, "rivalry" means competition, usually between two familiar foes; "mercy" is compassion and forgiveness, the action of not punishing someone for something they have done wrong

Example Question #164 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

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

CONTENTMENT

Possible Answers:

Dread

Happiness

Irritation

Sadness

Anger

Correct answer:

Happiness

Explanation:

"Contentment" means something like satisfaction, being happy with things the way they are. So, the closest answer is "happiness." To provide further help, "dread" is great anxiety and fear; "irritation" is frustration, a feeling of being annoyed by something

Example Question #165 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

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

INSANITY

Possible Answers:

Fragility

Happiness

Sadness

Comfort

Madness

Correct answer:

Madness

Explanation:

"Insanity" is madness, craziness, the lack of sanity. To provide further help, "fragility" means weakness, the quality of being easily broken

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