ISEE Lower Level Verbal : ISEE Lower Level (grades 5-6) Verbal Reasoning

年代tudy concepts, example questions & explanations for ISEE Lower Level Verbal

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Example Question #1 :Isee低水平(等级5 6)语言推理

Jennifer realized that she was__________when of the five cats she was supposed to be looking after, she could only find four; luckily the fifth turned out to be hiding under the comforter.

Possible Answers:

reflective

swerving

wary

in a pickle

in the clear

Correct answer:

in a pickle

Explanation:

We can infer that if Jennifer could only find four of the five cats she was supposed to be looking after, she must have been in trouble. So, we need to pick out a word or phrase that means something like "trouble." "In the clear" cannot be the correct answer, then, because "in the clear" means "no longer in danger or suspected of something," making it the opposite of the word or phrase that we're looking for. "In a pickle," however, is a phrase that means "in a difficult or messy situation," and because this best describes Jennifer's situation when she could only find four of the five cats she was supposed to be looking after, "in a pickle" is the correct answer.

Example Question #1 :Isee低水平(等级5 6)语言推理

Which pair of words best completes the sentence?

I love to read, to sing, to jump rope __________

Possible Answers:

and I dance.

or to have danced.

and dancing.

but to be dancing.

, and to dance.

Correct answer:

, and to dance.

Explanation:

在这个问题,关键是要找到最美联社propriate grammatical structure that will keep the sentence consistent. Since the sentence is phrased as a list of verbs in their present infinitive tense, "and to dance" makes the most sense and keeps the phrasing consistent.

Example Question #1 :Isee低水平(等级5 6)语言推理

Choose the word that best completes the following sentence.

Even though she originally wanted to run for the office of class president, Jessica decided to__________from the election due to her doubts about whether she could handle the position if elected to it.

Possible Answers:

shift

emerge

continue

withdraw

resume

Correct answer:

withdraw

Explanation:

Her doubts presumably made Jessica "withdraw," ortake herself out of the race andnot run for office anymore. "Shift" meanschange; "emerge" meansappear;and "resume" meansstart up againorcontinue after a break.

Example Question #1 :Isee低水平(等级5 6)语言推理

Choose the word that best completes the following sentence.

The students didn't have__________to the teachers' room in the school building.

Possible Answers:

approval

agreement

access

refusal

tolerance

Correct answer:

access

Explanation:

It would be reasonable for students to not be allowed in the teachers' room; therefore, they would not have "access" to it, orthe ability to enterit. This is different than an "agreement" oraccord; "tolerance" orthe ability to deal with something;"approval" orsupport of something; and "refusal" orthe act of denying or saying no to something.

Example Question #1 :Isee低水平(等级5 6)语言推理

年代elect the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

COMPRESS

Possible Answers:

Reduce

Purify

Expand

Maintain

Exchange

Correct answer:

Reduce

Explanation:

To "compress" something is to "reduce" it in size. This is different than "purify," which meanscleanse;"exchange," which meanstrade;"expand," which meansincrease;and "maintain," which meansto keep in present form.

Example Question #1 :年代ynonyms

年代elect the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

NOTIFY

Possible Answers:

Liberate

Respond

Define

Howl

Inform

Correct answer:

Inform

Explanation:

To "notify" is totell, or to "inform." "Liberate" is a verb that meansfree; "respond" is a verb that meansanswer; "define" meansgive the definition of, and "howl" meansmake a crying sound.

Example Question #1 :Isee低水平(等级5 6)语言推理

年代elect the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

一个DVISE

Possible Answers:

年代ubmit

Guide

Encourage

Enlighten

Vacate

Correct answer:

Guide

Explanation:

"Advise" meansto give advice to, or "guide." "Enlighten" meanshelp gain understanding; "encourage" is a verb that meanssupport; "vacate" is a verb that meansleaveorempty; and "submit" meanshand inoryield.

Example Question #1 :Isee低水平(等级5 6)语言推理

年代elect the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

年代WIFT

Possible Answers:

年代ensitive

Quick

Persistent

年代teady

Loud

Correct answer:

Quick

Explanation:

年代omething that is "swift" isspeedyor "quick." As for the other answer choices, "steady" meansconsistentorstable; "loud" meansof great volume; "sensitive" meansable to feel minute changes in somethingortactful, and "persistent" meansnot giving up easilyorstubborn.

Example Question #1 :Isee低水平(等级5 6)语言推理

年代elect the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

IMITATE

Possible Answers:

Reveal

Converse

年代tray

Differ

Copy

Correct answer:

Copy

Explanation:

If you "imitate" someone or something, youmimicor "copy" it. As for the other answer choices, "reveal" meansshow something that was hidden; "converse," when used as a verb, meanstalk;and "stray," when used as a verb, meansdeviateordrift from.

Example Question #1 :年代ynonyms

年代elect the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

EXCEL

Possible Answers:

一个ttempt

Radiate

年代hine

Extend

Overpower

Correct answer:

年代hine

Explanation:

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" meansto defeat due to being stronger than; "radiate" meansbranch outward; "extend" meanslengthen;and "attempt" meanstry.

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