All ISEE Middle Level Quantitative Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Square Root
Give the square root of 256.
- that is, 16 squared is 256, making 16 the square root of 256 by definition.
Example Question #2 : Squares / Square Roots
Which is the greater quantity?
(a)
(b)
(b) is greater
It is impossible to tell from the information given
(a) and (b) are equal
(a) is greater
(b) is greater
, so
, so
Example Question #3 : Squares / Square Roots
Which is the greater quantity?
(a)
(b)
(b) is greater
(a) is greater
(a) and (b) are equal
It is impossible to tell from the information given
(b) is greater
(a) , so
(b) , so
,
so
,
and
Example Question #4 : Squares / Square Roots
Column A Column B
The quantity in Column A is greater.
The quantities are equal.
There is no relationship between the quantities.
The quantity in Column B is greater.
The quantity in Column A is greater.
The square root of 100 is 10, while the square root of 10 is between the square root of 9 and 16, so about 4. Therefore, Column A has to be greater.
Example Question #2 : How To Find The Square Root
Which of the following is equal to ?
None of the other responses is correct.
Example Question #1 : Squares / Square Roots
Which of the following is equal to ?
None of the other responses is correct.
Example Question #6 : Squares / Square Roots
Which of the following is equal to ?
None of the other responses is correct.
Example Question #6 : How To Find The Square Root
; is positive.
Which is the greater quantity?
(a)
(b)
(A) is greater
It is impossible to tell which is greater from the information given
(A) and (B) are equal
(B) is greater
(A) is greater
Since is positive, we can compare to 8 by comparing their squares.
and
, so , making (A) greater.
Example Question #3 : How To Find The Square Root
Which is the greater quantity?
(A)
(B)
(B) is greater
(A) and (B) are equal
It is impossible to tell which is greater from the information given
(A) is greater
It is impossible to tell which is greater from the information given
If , then one of two things is true - either or .
However, and , so it is impossibe to tell whether (A) or (B) is greater.
Example Question #8 : Squares / Square Roots
Which is the greater quantity?
(A)
(B)
It is impossible to tell which is greater from the information given
(A) is greater
(A) and (B) are equal
(B) is greater
(A) is greater
If , then one of two things is true - either or . Since and , either way, so (A) is greater.