All ISEE Lower Level Verbal Resources
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Example Question #1 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMPRESS
Purify
Maintain
Expand
Reduce
Exchange
Reduce
To "compress" something is to "reduce" it in size. This is different than "purify," which means cleanse; "exchange," which means trade; "expand," which means increase; and "maintain," which means to keep in present form.
Example Question #1 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOTIFY
Liberate
Inform
Respond
Define
Howl
Inform
To "notify" is to tell, or to "inform." "Liberate" is a verb that means free; "respond" is a verb that means answer; "define" means give the definition of, and "howl" means make a crying sound.
Example Question #1 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADVISE
Guide
Submit
Encourage
Enlighten
Vacate
Guide
"Advise" means to give advice to, or "guide." "Enlighten" means help gain understanding; "encourage" is a verb that means support; "vacate" is a verb that means leave or empty; and "submit" means hand in or yield.
Example Question #1 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SWIFT
Sensitive
Steady
Quick
Persistent
Loud
Quick
Something that is "swift" is speedy or "quick." As for the other answer choices, "steady" means consistent or stable; "loud" means of great volume; "sensitive" means able to feel minute changes in something or tactful, and "persistent" means not giving up easily or stubborn.
Example Question #1 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMITATE
Reveal
Stray
Differ
Converse
Copy
Copy
If you "imitate" someone or something, you mimic or "copy" it. As for the other answer choices, "reveal" means show something that was hidden; "converse," when used as a verb, means talk; and "stray," when used as a verb, means deviate or drift from.
Example Question #1 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXCEL
Shine
Attempt
Radiate
Overpower
Extend
Shine
When you "excel" at something, such as mathematics or sports, it means that you are good at that thing and "shine" at doing that activity. As for the other answer choices, "overpower" means to defeat due to being stronger than; "radiate" means branch outward; "extend" means lengthen; and "attempt" means try.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AROMA
Sound
Setting
Environment
Scent
Atmosphere
Scent
An "aroma" is a smell or "scent." This is different than a "setting" or place; one's "environment" or surroundings; and the "atmosphere" or the air in a certain place.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONVERT
Allow
Stay
Detail
Discover
Change
Change
To "convert" something is to alter or "change" it. This differs from the other answer choices: "allow" means permit; "discover" means find; and "detail" means give particulars about or describe.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEDICATE
Share
Partition
Sign
Devote
Etch
Devote
To "dedicate" something (such as a book) to someone means to "devote" it to them. This differs from "etch," which means to write or draw by scratching into a hard material like stone; "partition," which means to separate by putting up a wall; and "sign," which means to write one's name on a document, making it official.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HEARTY
Fragile
Legendary
Weak
Exhausted
Strong
Strong
Something or someone who is "hearty" is healthy and "strong." "Exhausted" means tired; "legendary" means epic; and "fragile" means delicate.
All ISEE Lower Level Verbal Resources
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