ISEE Lower Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #66 : Synonyms: Nouns

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

CALAMITY

Possible Answers:

Occurance

Disaster

Ceremony

Service

Celebration

Correct answer:

Disaster

Explanation:

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

Example Question #67 : Synonyms: Nouns

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

COMMOTION

Possible Answers:

Uproar

Restoration

Punishment

Conquest

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 #68 : Synonyms: Nouns

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

PREAMBLE

Possible Answers:

Epilogue

Conclusion

Thesis

Dissertation

Introduction

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 #69 : Synonyms: Nouns

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

PAMPHLET

Possible Answers:

Restaurant

Quarrel

Connection

University

Booklet

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 #70 : Synonyms: Nouns

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

ABODE

Possible Answers:

Journey

Home

School

Workplace

Destination

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 #71 : Synonyms: Nouns

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

BLEND

Possible Answers:

Protect

Part

Frighten

Mix

Separate

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 #41 : Synonyms: Nouns For Nonliving Things

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

AGENDA

Possible Answers:

Hopes

Clock

List

Itinerary

Ambition 

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 #42 : Synonyms: Nouns For Nonliving Things

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

SUMMIT

Possible Answers:

Question

Riot

Promotion

Bottom

Top

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 #43 : Synonyms: Nouns For Nonliving Things

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

MEADOW

Possible Answers:

Forest

City

Field

Mountain

Village

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 #44 : Synonyms: Nouns For Nonliving Things

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

BOUNDARY

Possible Answers:

Jungle

Restraint

Border

Promise

Map

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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