ISEE Lower Level Verbal : ISEE Lower Level (grades 5-6) Verbal Reasoning
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Example Question #1055 : Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
"My house is falling down," she said, "__________."
it is very new
although it is a very recent model
yet I will move out soon
I love living there
it needs renovation
it needs renovation
To solve this problem you need to be careful of incorrect conjunctions like "yet" and also consider what the speaker would most likely say after commenting that her house is "falling down." The correct answer is therefore " . . . it needs renovation." "Renovation" is the action of repairing an old or broken building and making it like new.
Example Question #1056 : Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The water was scolding, so __________.
she waited for it to cool down
it freezed in seconds
he drank it quickly
he got into the bath
she drank it slowly
she waited for it to cool down
To solve this problem you first need to know that "scolding" means very hot, burning. So, if the water was very hot it makes sense that the subject would " . . . [wait] for it to cool down."
Example Question #1057 : Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The careless man __________.
was rewarded by his boss
made another mistake
was always reliable
never made mistakes
argued with people constantly
made another mistake
Although all of these answers make sense grammatically, only one of these answer makes sense contextually. That is the answer choice that reads " . . . made mistakes often." To solve this problem you needed to know that "careless" means not careful, likely to make mistakes.
Example Question #1058 : Sentence Completions
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
He tried to lighten the mood __________.
with his cruel punishment
by picking on his friends
because people were so happy
by cracking jokes
yet succeeded
by cracking jokes
If the subject was trying to "lighten the mood" (make things seem less serious, cheer people up) then it makes sense that he would do so " . . . by cracking jokes."
Example Question #1059 : Sentence Completions
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
__________, so they lit some candles.
They were out in the forest
The room was totally illuminated
It was a scorching day
It was very bright
The power went out
The power went out
To solve this problem you simply need to determine which one of these answer choices represents a situation that might cause people to light candles. The correct answer is therefore "The power went out . . . " Additionally, "illuminated" means lit up; "scorching" means very hot, burning.
Example Question #1060 : Sentence Completions
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
The game was suspended __________.
after it finished
yet a man was present
because the crowd was happy
in spite of the darkness
after a fight broke out
after a fight broke out
To begin with "suspended" means paused, halted, stopped. So, which one of these answer choices best represents a reason why a game might be stopped? The correct answer is " . . . after a fight broke out."
Example Question #1061 : Sentence Completions
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
__________ and I could not hear what she was saying.
I'll never hear the end of it
The place was almost empty
He went off with me
He left me alone
The music was very loud
The music was very loud
You are told that the speaker of this sentence could not hear what someone was saying so it stands to reason that "The music was too loud . . . " The other answer choices are mostly nonsensical.
Example Question #1062 : Sentence Completions
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
My stomach hurts so __________.
I am discarding my medicine
I am going to the doctor
she went to see a nurse
he left the hospital
I'll never eat again
I am going to the doctor
If the speaker's stomach hurts it makes sense for them to " . . . [go] to the doctor." However, to solve this problem you needed to be mindful of pronoun continuation. The answer choices that contain the words "he" and "she" might have made sense if the pronouns were not different from the pronoun in the sentence.
Example Question #2151 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
__________ has to deal with problems on their own.
Outside of his house
She was absent too many times to
The learned university
Depending on the climate
The isolated community
The isolated community
You are told that whoever or whatever is the subject of this sentence has to deal with problems without outside assistance. It therefore makes sense that the correct answer would be "The isolated community . . . " "Isolated" means alone, far away from other places and "community" means a group of people who work together or live together. Additionally, "learned" means well-educated.
Example Question #1064 : Sentence Completions
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
__________ because it is day time.
She had to turn the light on
He cannot see any stars
Outside of the fair it is dark
He went to sleep late
He will never be able to rest again
He cannot see any stars
To solve this problem you simply need to figure out which of these answer is most likely to be true because of the fact that it is daytime. The correct answer then is "He cannot see any stars . . . "
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