All ISEE Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #2441 : Sat Critical Reading
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Before you drink the water from that dirty river, you need to filter it and treat it with certain chemicals; only then will it be __________.
potable
enervated
chary
jaded
unaccustomed
potable
"Potable" means suitable for drinking.
Example Question #2442 : Sat Critical Reading
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
“Don’t you think that assigning five hours of homework a night is a bit too __________?” the concerned parent asked the teacher.
somatic
gregarious
surreptitious
onerous
explicit
onerous
"Onerous" means burdensome.
Example Question #1061 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
“It wasn’t very nice or __________ to tell that other little girl that you thought she was boring,” Ann said to her daughter.
ubiquitious
tactful
jejune
derisive
resilient
tactful
"Tactful" means skillful at not offending others.
Example Question #1065 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Ever since Jean Paul and I broke up, everyone tells me the same __________ phrase: there are always more fish in the sea.
opulent
scrutinizing
aesthetic
abbreviated
hackneyed
hackneyed
"Hackneyed" means clichéd, or worn out by overuse.
Example Question #1062 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Marisol had only a(n) __________ understanding of how to fix and maintain her car, and so she took an automobile repair class.
prosaic
mundane
superficial
amicable
intrepid
superficial
"Superficial" means shallow, or lacking depth.
Example Question #941 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Because Louisa had just jogged three miles in the sun, her face looked __________.
ornate
restive
sanctimonious
implacable
florid
florid
"Florid" means having a red or flushed complexion. It also can mean flowery or ornate.
Example Question #942 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
I don’t know what to do with a very __________ student whom I have. My usual responses to bad behavior, such as sending him to the principal’s office and having conferences with the parents, are not changing his actions.
impractical
laconic
ingenuous
recalcitrant
diaphanous
recalcitrant
"Recalcitrant" means defiant or unapologetic.
Example Question #1067 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The cartoon __________ portrays human beings befriending dinosaurs, a historical and scientific implausibility.
scrupulously
anachronistically
mellifluously
allegedly
benignly
anachronistically
A human being befriending a dinosaur is historically and scientifically incorrect, and "anachronistically" is the only answer choice that fits. “Anachronistically” means historically out of place.
Example Question #1992 : Psat Critical Reading
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Many readers pored through the romance novel, looking for every __________ detail.
recurring
grotesque
urbane
logistical
lurid
lurid
While details could be "urbane," "recurring," "logistical," "grotesque," or "lurid," only "lurid" refers to the facts one would be most likely to find in a romance novel.
Example Question #391 : Adjectives And Adverbs In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
He had taken such a(n) __________ position that no one would believe him.
untenable
salubrious
litigated
illusory
entrenched
untenable
His position was difficult to hold or impossible to use to convince other people, thus it was "untenable." "Salibrous: can be crossed off immediately for not pertaining to a position, but instead to health. While he may be "entrenched" in this opinion, his relationship to the opinion is not in question. While "illusory" is a tempting option as it means not real, he is holding a real position; it is simply unable to be maintained or defended.
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