ISEE Lower Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms

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Example Questions

Example Question #144 : Synonyms: Nouns

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

NARRATIVE

Possible Answers:

Kin

Moral

Banquet

Story

Industry

Correct answer:

Story

Explanation:

A “narrative” is a story. As for the other answer choices, “industry” means the business and work of manufacturing in general, the field of manufacturing something specific, or the process of diligently working and being active; “moral” means a lesson a story teaches about what is right and wrong; “kin” means family; and a “banquet” is a feast or a fancy meal for many people.

Example Question #145 : Synonyms: Nouns

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

REGIME

Possible Answers:

Battle

Crown

Decision

Government

Trophy

Correct answer:

Government

Explanation:

"Regime" comes from the same Latin roots as "regal" (befitting or having the bearing of a monarch or ruler) and "regalia" (official, formal clothing and items that identify an important person like a ruler at official events). What do these words have in common? Both have to do with rulers, so it makes sense that "regime" means the rule of a government, often one controlled by one person or few people, making "government" the correct answer. 

Example Question #146 : Synonyms: Nouns

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

LOCATION

Possible Answers:

Place

Mode

Value

Temperature

Time

Correct answer:

Place

Explanation:

A “location” is a place where something is, so "place" is the correct answer. As for the other answer choices, the “temperature” is how hot or cold it is; “value” is how much something is worth, often in terms of money; and “mode” is a way in which something happens or is done, as in the sentence “The car is his favorite mode of transportation.”

Example Question #147 : Synonyms: Nouns

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

LABOR

Possible Answers:

Play

Vote

Team

Work

Class

Correct answer:

Work

Explanation:

"Labor” means work, or more specifically, hard work. As for the other answer choices, “vote” means a submitted opinion about who one person wants to be elected to a particular office or who that person wants to win something.

Example Question #148 : Synonyms: Nouns

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

VICTORY

Possible Answers:

Sale

Celebration

Goal

Tie

Win

Correct answer:

Win

Explanation:

A "victory" is an instance of winning something, like a battle or a game, so a "win" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "victory" and the correct answer. As for the other answer choices, a “tie” can mean an instance in which both sides are evenly matched in a contest and neither wins; a "sale" is a business transaction in which someone sells something; a "goal" is an intention or an instance of scoring a point in a game like soccer; and "celebration" means an act of indicating the importance of a date or event by doing something fun, typically by having some sort of party.

Example Question #151 : Synonyms: Nouns

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

COSMOS

Possible Answers:

Sun

Earth

Universe

Moon

Planet

Correct answer:

Universe

Explanation:

The "cosmos" is the universe, including the Earth, the planets, stars, and other astronomical bodies, so "universe" is the correct answer.

Example Question #152 : Synonyms: Nouns

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

DURATION

Possible Answers:

Length

Temperature

Weight

Date

Depth

Correct answer:

Length

Explanation:

The "duration" of something is the amount of time for which it lasts, so "length" is the correct answer. As for the other answer choices, the “temperature” is how hot or cold something is; the “weight” of something is how heavy it is; and “depth” means how deep something is relative to another point, such as the surface of the earth or the surface of the ocean.

Example Question #71 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

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

ACTIVITY

Possible Answers:

Hobby

Fear

Dream

Desire

Nightmare

Correct answer:

Hobby

Explanation:

An ”activity” is energy and movement, or something you do, like a "hobby." A “nightmare” is a bad dream; and a “desire” is something you want, while "desire" is wanting.

Example Question #72 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

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

REGULATION

Possible Answers:

Prediction

Regurgitation

Menace

Variation

Law

Correct answer:

Law

Explanation:

"Regulation" is a noun that can mean "a rule or directive made and maintained by an authority" or "the action or process of regulating or being regulated." So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "a rule made by an authority" or "the process of regulating." While "regurgitation," like "regulation," begins with the letters "reg," "regurgitation" means "the act of bringing swallowed food up again to the mouth," so its meaning is not the same as "regulation." "Law," however, is a noun that can mean "an individual rule as part of a system of law," and because "law" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "regulation," "law" is the correct answer.

Example Question #73 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts

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

LEGACY

Possible Answers:

Loss

Heritage

Hermit

Foreground

Take

Correct answer:

Heritage

Explanation:

A "legacy" is something handed down from the family that has come before you. "Heritage" is the best match because it means things or traditions that are acquired from an ancestor.

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