ISEE Middle Level Verbal : Sentence Completions: Parts of Speech

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #187 : Sentence Completions: Verbs

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

He has to go to the hospital because he has been __________ by a small knife.

Possible Answers:

retrieved

throttled

impaled

shunned

alluded

Correct answer:

impaled

Explanation:

The context of this sentence describes a situation where a man has been sent to the hospital due to a wound sustained from a knife. You therefore know the correct answer must mean either stabbed or cut, so the correct answer is "impaled" which means stabbed. Additionally, "allude" means hint at; "shun" means ignore or banish; "retrieve" means go get, fetch, bring back; "throttle" means strangle.

Example Question #188 : Sentence Completions: Verbs

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

The student is going to __________ in her classes today, but she has a long list to choose from.

Possible Answers:

scowl

falter

enroll

goad

utter

Correct answer:

enroll

Explanation:

You know that the correct answer must be a verb that relates to something a student might do to a class. The correct answer is therefore "enroll," which means sign up for, join a group. Additionally, "utter" means speak; "goad" means encourage, "egg on"; "scowl" means frown angrily; "falter" means struggle, to experience a set back.

Example Question #189 : Sentence Completions: Verbs

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

I have to __________ my poem in front of my classmates, but I hate public speaking.

Possible Answers:

recite

splice

drench

endorse

waft

Correct answer:

recite

Explanation:

You know that the correct answer must be a verb related to public speaking and reading something aloud. The correct answer is therefore "recite," which means to read something aloud to a group of people, to practice saying something from memory. Additionally, "drench" means soak, make very wet; "splice" means join together; "waft" means float gently, as in on a breeze; "endorse" means offer public support for.

Example Question #190 : Sentence Completions: Verbs

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

The officers __________ the suspect all night, but they could not get a straight answer.

Possible Answers:

hurtled

squirmed

cloistered

interrogated

surpassed

Correct answer:

interrogated

Explanation:

Based on the context of this sentence you know that the correct answer must relate to questioning, asking questions to a suspect. So, the correct answer is "interrogated," which means questioned. Additionally, to "hurtle" means to throw or move rapidly and in an out of control manner; "surpass" means go beyond, achieve more than someone else; "cloister" means shut away, hide away; "squirm" means wiggle, move uncomfortably.

Example Question #791 : Sentence Completions: Parts Of Speech

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

The doctors are __________ the progress of the patient, but there is little more they can do than observe.

Possible Answers:

retaliating

insinuating

mutilating

monitoring

befuddling

Correct answer:

monitoring

Explanation:

In this sentence the correct answer must be a verb that means the same thing as "observing," so the correct answer is "monitoring." To "monitor" something means to watch, to observe it. Additionally, "befuddle" means confuse; "insinuate" means imply is true, suggest something is the case; "mutilate" means destroy the appearance of; "retaliate" means fight back, take revenge against.

Example Question #2261 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

The baby __________ loudly and woke up mom and dad.

Possible Answers:

wailed

queued

desisted

lingered

alighted

Correct answer:

wailed

Explanation:

Which of these verbs describes a loud crying sound that might be made by a baby? The correct is "wailed." To "wail" means to cry out loudly. Additionally, "alight" means get down from; "linger" means remain behind, wait around; "desist" means stop doing something; "queue" means wait in line for.

Example Question #2262 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

The car had been __________ by ice during the hailstorm and was badly damaged.

Possible Answers:

disciplined

venerated

trickled

pelted

transcended

Correct answer:

pelted

Explanation:

If the car was damaged then the bits of ice that hit it must have been moving rapidly and carried some force. This should lead you to the correct answer "pelted." To be "pelted" means to be hit repeatedly with something moving rapidly. Additionally, "transcend" means go beyond; "venerate" means deeply respect; "discipline" means punish, enforce the rules; "trickle" means (of a liquid) move slowly and in small quantities, drip.

Example Question #2263 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

There was much confusion about which fossil belonged to which dinosaur, so a respected scientist decided to put together a team to formally __________ the bones.

Possible Answers:

classify

anticipate

dissuade

malign

subjugate

Correct answer:

classify

Explanation:

The context of this sentence is a disagreement about how some things should be arranged into categories; how things should be grouped together. "To classify" means to group things into categories, to arrange things into groups. Additionally, "anticipate" means see coming, be aware is going to happen; "dissuade" means convince someone to change their mind; "malign" means criticize; "subjugate" means bring under control, make inferior and subordinate

Example Question #2264 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

The car __________ wildly off the road to avoid a collision.

Possible Answers:

avowed

compensated

veered

diffused

deprived

Correct answer:

veered

Explanation:

The context of this sentence describes the "wild" movement of a car to avoid a "collision" (crash, accident, hitting something). The use of the word "wild" should lead you to pick the correct answer "veered." To "veer" means to move suddenly in a different direction. Additionally, "diffuse" means spread out from a central point; "deprive" means take away, not allow to have; "compensate" means make up for something wrong done, pay someone for something suffered; "avow" means assert, declare confidently.

Example Question #2265 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

People in the big city __________ about in a hurried fashion.

Possible Answers:

stifled

bustled

befuddled

beguiled

retaliated

Correct answer:

bustled

Explanation:

Based on the context of this sentence you know that the correct answer must be a verb that describes the hurried, excited movement of a large group of people. The correct answer is therefore "bustled." To "bustle" is to move in an energetic, excited, or hurried manner. Additionally, "beguile" means charm; "retaliate" means fight back; "befuddle" means confuse, bewilder; "stifle" means restrain, smother, hold back.

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