All ISEE Lower Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #583 : Identifying Synonyms
What is a synonym for edit?
exemplify
publish
destroy
dismiss
revise
revise
Although editing is often done when something is going to be published, these are not synonymous words. When we edit something, we review it and try to find mistakes. Sometimes, we even remove parts to help make the work better. This can be done with written works as well as things like movies and, even, songs. When we "revise" something, we make a new version of it, hopefully one that is improved after the editing has been done.
Example Question #584 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCOLD
Beat
Reprimand
Forgive
Cry
Shout
Reprimand
Whenever we "scold" someone, we rebuke him or her for doing something bad. For example, you could say, "The mother scolded her daughter for kicking her brother." The only option that expresses this idea of rebuking is "reprimand."
Example Question #585 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ESTIMATE
Count
Repair
Educate
Guess
Increase
Guess
The word "estimate" can be used either as a verb or as a noun. All of the options here are verbs, so this is the meaning that we are looking for. When we estimate something, we make a rough guess about how much it is. For example, if someone put a bowl of candy in front of you, he or she could say, "Estimate how many pieces are in there." In this situation, you are being asked to guess how many are in the bowl. Thus, the option "guess" is the correct answer. When the word "estimate" is used as a noun, "the estimate" is the actual guess. For example, if you answered, "484 pieces," this guess was your estimate.
Example Question #586 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PARDON
Discuss
Greet
Welcome
Forgive
Enchant
Forgive
Whenever we "pardon" someone, we forgive him or her for doing something wrong or offensive. Sometimes, we speak of pardoning the offence itself. Thus, you could say, "I pardoned her rude remark, even though she should have known better." This means that you "forgave" it—though she should have known that it was wrong.
Example Question #587 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DETERMINE
Slice
Please
Consider
Reflect
Decide
Decide
The verb "to determine" means to decide upon. Thus, you can say, "The carpenter determined that he would need five feet of wood for the project." This means that he decided that he would need five feet of wood. A "determined amount" is an amount that has been settled upon by someone. Hence, the simple word "decide" is the best option. Even the options "consider" and "reflect" are not sufficient. We can "consider" something without determining one thing or another. Consideration does not necessarily include making a particular decision.
Example Question #588 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INQUIRE
Restrain
Say
Inspire
Tell
Ask
Ask
To "inquire" means to ask for more information about something, therefore "ask" is the best synonym.
Example Question #589 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
COMMEMORATE
Disdain
Comment
Recall
Celebrate
Celebrate
The word "commemorate" means celebrate. "Celebrate" is the best choice because it is part of the definition of "commemorate." Considering the other choices, "recall" means recall information, "comment" means respond to something verbally, and "disdain" means to be disgusted by.
Example Question #590 : Identifying Synonyms
Each synonyms question is made up of a word in capital letters followed by five choices. Choose the one word that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONCEAL:
protect
camouflage
display
unearth
exhibit
camouflage
If something or someone is concealed, they are hidden from view or camouflaged.
Example Question #591 : Identifying Synonyms
Each synonyms question is made up of a word in capital letters followed by five choices. Choose the one word that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EVICT:
delay
remain
upkeep
admit
remove
remove
An illustrative example with the word evict is when someone is evicted from their home. This means that they are removed.
Example Question #592 : Identifying Synonyms
A synonym of "merge" is __________.
unite
split
kindle
respect
bungle
unite
"Merge" is a verb that means "combine or cause to combine to form a single entity," so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "combine." "Split" cannot be the correct answer, then, because "split" means "break or cause to break forcibly into parts, especially into halves or along the grain," making it an antonym, not a synonym, of "merge." "Unite," however, is a verb that means "come or bring together for a common purpose or action," and because "unite" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "merge," "unite" is the correct answer.