ISEE Lower Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ISEE Lower Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #111 : Identifying Synonyms

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

CALAMITY

Possible Answers:

Disaster

Occurance

Service

Celebration

Ceremony

Correct answer:

Disaster

Explanation:

A calamity is best described as a disaster or unfortunate event.

Example Question #112 : Identifying Synonyms

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

COMMOTION

Possible Answers:

Restoration

Uproar

Conquest

Punishment

Correct answer:

Uproar

Explanation:

"Commotion" means a state of chaotic and noisy confusion. "Uproar" is the word that most closely matches this definition. "Punishment," "conquest," and "restoration" are all unrelated terms.

Example Question #113 : Identifying Synonyms

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

PREAMBLE

Possible Answers:

Conclusion

Introduction

Thesis

Epilogue

Dissertation

Correct answer:

Introduction

Explanation:

“Preamble” means before the main story, so it is similar in meaning to “introduction.” The prefix "pre-" means before. To provide further help, the “conclusion” is the end; the “epilogue” is the part of the story that comes after the main story; a “dissertation” is an academic essay submitted at the end of university; a “thesis” is the main argument of an essay.

Example Question #114 : Identifying Synonyms

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

PAMPHLET

Possible Answers:

Booklet

Restaurant

Quarrel

Connection

University

Correct answer:

Booklet

Explanation:

A "pamphlet" is a small booklet or packet, so "booklet" is the correct answer. "University" is a school of higher learning. "Quarrel" is a fight or a disagreement. "Connection" means bond or link. "Restaurant" is a place where people go to have food cooked for them and eat it.

Example Question #115 : Identifying Synonyms

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

ABODE

Possible Answers:

Journey

Home

Workplace

Destination

School

Correct answer:

Home

Explanation:

An “abode” is a home or where someone or something lives. If you are “in your abode,” you are “in your house.”

Example Question #116 : Identifying Synonyms

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

BLEND

Possible Answers:

Protect

Frighten

Mix

Separate

Part

Correct answer:

Mix

Explanation:

A “blend” is a mixture of two or more things or, when used as a verb, the word describes the action of mixing something. The word “separate,” when used as a verb, means to take two things apart, so it is an opposite of “blend” and “mix.” The word “frighten” means to scare someone and the word “protect” means to look after someone and to prevent that person from being hurt.

Example Question #117 : Identifying Synonyms

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

AGENDA

Possible Answers:

Ambition 

Hopes

Clock

Itinerary

List

Correct answer:

Itinerary

Explanation:

An "agenda" is a schedule allotting time frames for certain activities. An "itinerary" is an outlined plan for certain tasks. Given how similar these words are in meaning, they are synonyms.

Example Question #118 : Identifying Synonyms

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

SUMMIT

Possible Answers:

Promotion

Question

Bottom

Top

Riot

Correct answer:

Top

Explanation:

The “summit” is the top of something; this word is usually used to describe the top of a mountain. So, "top" is the correct answer. The word “underside” means the lower side of something.

Example Question #119 : Identifying Synonyms

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

MEADOW

Possible Answers:

Field

Forest

Mountain

Village

City

Correct answer:

Field

Explanation:

A “meadow” is another word for a field. It is a space without trees where grass and/or flowers naturally grow.

Example Question #120 : Identifying Synonyms

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

BOUNDARY

Possible Answers:

Restraint

Jungle

Border

Map

Promise

Correct answer:

Border

Explanation:

A “boundary” is the edge between two areas. This is very close in meaning to the word “border,” which is the edge between two adjacent countries.

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