All ISEE Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #231 : Sentence Completions: Verbs
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
As the passengers were __________ from the train an old lady tripped and was almost caught between the train and the tracks.
alighting
expediting
faltering
alluding
eluding
alighting
Based on the context of this sentence you know that the correct answer means something like getting down from, so the correct answer is "alighting." Additionally, "alluding" means hinting at, suggesting; "eluding" means hiding from, keeping away from; "faltering" means stumbling, running into some difficulty; "expediting" means making the progress of something quicker.
Example Question #232 : Sentence Completions: Verbs
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The boss sent her most discerning man to try and __________ truth from fiction.
disentangle
appoint
terrify
prioritize
quantify
disentangle
To begin with "discerning" means able of observing things, intelligent and able to pick up on small things. So, a "discerning" person would likely be sent to try and figure out the truth and separate truth from fiction. The correct answer then is "disentangle" because this means separate. Additionally, "prioritize" means declare as most important, make a priority; "appoint" means select for a position; "terrify" means frighten, scare; "quantify" means put data into numerical form.
Example Question #233 : Sentence Completions: Verbs
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The workers decided to __________ the meeting until the next day.
adjourn
aspire
placate
originate
establish
adjourn
Based on the context of this sentence you know you are looking for a verb that means something like suspend, delay until a later date. So, the correct answer is "adjourn." To "adjourn" can have many, related, meanings - it can mean to leave a place; to pause a meeting; to delay until later. Additionally, "originate" means come from; "aspire" means seek to achieve, aim for; "establish" means set up; "placate" means soothe, calm, relieve.
Example Question #234 : Sentence Completions: Verbs
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
He was worried that his muscles might __________ with age, so he resolved to work out more regularly.
acknowledge
respire
flourish
portend
atrophy
atrophy
Based on the context of this sentence you know that the correct answer is a verb that means to weaken, particularly with age or due to lack of use. The correct answer is therefore "atrophy." Additionally, "flourish" means either wave around, brandish or strive, achieve great things, do well; "acknowledge" means recognize, notice; "respire" means breathe; "portend" means foreshadow, provide a warning that something might happen a certain way in the future.
Example Question #235 : Sentence Completions: Verbs
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The critics expected him to fail so were __________ by his unprecedented success.
ransacked
amassed
confounded
anchored
confined
confounded
Based on the context of this sentence you are looking for a verb that means something like amazed, stunned, surprised. So, the correct answer is "confounded." Additionally, "ransack" means search through messily; "confine" means imprison; "anchor" means fix in place, root to a spot; "amass" means gather, collect.
Example Question #236 : Sentence Completions: Verbs
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Her literature is __________ with a rage that reflects the anger of her day-to-day life.
embellished
enticed
acquiesced
infused
maimed
infused
Based on the context of this sentence you know that the correct answer means filled with, so the correct answer is "infused." To "infuse" means to fill. Additionally, "entice" means tempt, lure, attract; "acquiesce" means give in to, accept the demands of; "maim" means injure, hurt; "embellish" means decorate, adorn, add detail to.
Example Question #237 : Sentence Completions: Verbs
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The students arrived early to __________ their territory on the field.
heed
emulate
establish
usurp
accent
establish
Which of these verbs makes sense as an action a group of students might undertake with regard to their "territory"? The correct answer is "establish," which means set up, lay permanent claim to. Additionally, "accent" means give emphasis to, highlight; "usurp" means take over power from, take the control from; "heed" means pay attention to, listen to a warning; "emulate" means copy, match the achievements of.
Example Question #238 : Sentence Completions: Verbs
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
She watered her plants every day to __________ their growth.
disentangle
facilitate
defray
surmount
exorcise
facilitate
Watering one's plants would help them to grow, so to solve this problem you are looking for a verb that means something like help the process of, make a process easier. So, the correct answer is "facilitate." Additionally, "surmount" means overcome; "disentangle" means separate, make no longer tangled; "exorcise" means rid of demons, drive out an evil entity; "defray" means pay for the cost of.
Example Question #239 : Sentence Completions: Verbs
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
He __________ brutal cold and intense exhaustion in order to make it to the summit of the mountain.
dismounted
condoned
marauded
endured
atoned
endured
To begin with "summit" means top of. So, the subject of this sentence experienced terrible cold and exhaustion in order to make it to the top of the mountain. We are therefore looking for an answer choice that means something like put up with in order to achieve something. The correct answer is therefore "endured." To "endure" means to suffer through something, to go through some difficulty with patience. Additionally, "atone" means make amends for, seek forgiveness for; "condone" means allow to happen, permit, approve of; "dismount" means get down from; "maraud" means roam in search of violence.
Example Question #240 : Sentence Completions: Verbs
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Since my father left it is uncomfortable to even __________ to him; let alone directly talk about him.
allude
mar
recite
goad
outfox
allude
The content and structure of this sentence suggests that you are looking for a verb that means hint at, suggest or indirectly call attention to. The correct answer is therefore "allude." Additionally, "outfox" means outwit, defeat through cunning and intelligence; "mar" means spoil, ruin; "goad" means 'egg-on', encourage someone to do something through manipulation; "recite" means speak out loud from memory, read aloud.
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