All ISEE Lower Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance And Sensory Imagery
Synonyms: choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in question.
Gorgeous
Beautiful
Ill-mannered
Intelligent
Ugly
Gentle
Beautiful
"Gorgeous" meansbeautiful.
Example Question #1 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance And Sensory Imagery
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CONSPICUOUS
Noticeable
Invisible
Ordinary
Terrifying
Noticeable
"Conspicuous" meansstanding out so as to be clearly visible. "Noticeable," which meansable to be easily noticed, is the best synonym of "conspicuous," so "noticeable" is the correct answer.
Incorrect answers:
"Invisible" meansnot able to be seen. It is an antonym of "conspicuous," which meansclearly visible, so it is incorrect.
"Ordinary" meanshaving no specialor unusualfeaturesornormal, as in the sentence, "My house looksordinaryand doesn't stand out among the other houses in my neighborhood."
"Terrifying" meanscausing a feeling of extreme fear, as in the sentence, "I have a fear of heights, so while I thought that the Grand Canyon was beautiful from a distance, I found itterrifyingwhen I stood at the edge and looked down."
Example Question #1 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance And Sensory Imagery
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
VISIBLE
Cloudy
Noticeable
Permeable
Vision
Noticeable
"Visible" meansable to be seen.The best choice is "noticeable," which meansable to be noticed.Something that is "noticeable" can be seen. Considering the other choices, "permeable" meansfull of small holes so certain things may pass through,"cloudy" meansnot clear,and "vision" issight.Even though "vision" is related to "visible," it is a noun while "visible" is an adjective. Since "noticeable" is both close in definition to "visible" and an adjective, it is the best choice.
Example Question #1 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance And Sensory Imagery
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EXQUISITE
Crude
Rough
Grotesque
Stunning
Stunning
"Exquisite" and "stunning" meanbeautiful, orbeautifully made. "Crude" and "rough" can meanvulgarorbadly made. "Grotesque" meansugly. If you can figure out that "crude" and "rough" are synonyms and "grotesque" meansugly, you should be able to deduce that "stunning" is a synonym of "exquisite," even if you don't know what "exquisite" means.
Example Question #1 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance And Sensory Imagery
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
RAVISHING
Homely
Hideous
Stunning
Bland
Stunning
"Ravishing," an adjective that is usually used to describe a person, meansgorgeousorenchantingly lovely in appearance. So, "stunning," which implies that something or someone issurprisingly beautiful, is the best choice here. "Homely" and "hideous" both refer to the opposite situation: something that is "homely" isplain in an unattractive way, and a "hideous" object isvery ugly or gross-looking. "Bland," which meanstastelessorboring, is also very different from "ravishing."
Example Question #1 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance And Sensory Imagery
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PRISTINE
Untouched
Comparable
Princesslike
Gentlemanly
Untouched
The word "pristine" meansuntouched.最好的选择是“没有”,因为它是一个标准t of the definition of "pristine." Considering the other choices, "princesslike" meanshavingthe characteristics of a princess,"gentlemanly" meanshaving the characteristics of a gentlemanorpolite,and "comparable" meansable to be compared.
Example Question #1 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance And Sensory Imagery
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MURKY
Shiny
Gloomy
Painted
清晰的
Cold
Gloomy
"Murky" is an adjective that meansvery dark or foggyornot completely understood; so, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something likefoggyornot understood. "Gloomy" meansdark and depressing, so "gloomy" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "murky" and the correct answer.
Example Question #1 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance And Sensory Imagery
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AUDIBLE
Understood
Deaf
Self-propelled
Loud and clear
Loud and clear
The word "audible" meansable to be heard. "Loud and clear" is the best choice as it not only meansable to be heard, but also is the only choice that refers to something that can be heard.
Example Question #2 :Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance And Sensory Imagery
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
AUDIBLE
能他ard
Able to be tasted
Able to be seen
Able to be touched
Able to be eaten
能他ard
"Audible" meansable to be heard. To further help you,able to be seencan be expressed using the word “visible.”Able to be eatencan be expressed using the word “edible.”
Example Question #885 :Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
TANGIBLE
Tasty
Touchable
Audible
Visible
Scented
Touchable
"Tangible" meansable to be physically felt or touched, so "touchable" is the correct answer.
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