All ISEE Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #384 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BENEFACTOR
Narrative
Official
Artist
Referee
Patron
Patron
A “benefactor” is someone who funds something in order that it can happen; this is closest in meaning to a “patron,” or someone who gives money to sponsor something. As for the other answer choices, “official” means officeholder or representative; a "referee" is the person who is in charge of running a game and making decisions about contested situations that arise in it; an "artist" is someone who creates works of art, and “narrative” means story.
Example Question #25 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BYSTANDER
Philosopher
Prosecutor
Demonstrator
Witness
Guardian
Witness
A “bystander” is someone who witnesses something happening, but is not involved, so "witness" is the best answer choice. A “prosecutor” is someone who tries to convict a criminal in court; a “guardian” is someone who protects someone else or something; a “philosopher” is someone who thinks about the nature of things, being, and knowledge; and a “demonstrator” is someone who is participating in a protest.
Example Question #26 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOMAD
Artist
Educator
Moderator
Sailor
Wanderer
Wanderer
A “nomad” is a person who does not have a permanent home and who wanders from place to place, so "wanderer" is the best answer choice. As for the other answer choices, an “educator” is someone who educates or a teacher, and a "moderator" is someone who acts as a third party in an argument or debate to help each side express itself.
Example Question #27 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INHABITANT
Retailer
Inquirer
Activist
Occupant
Protestor
Occupant
The word "inhabitant" comes from Latin roots meaning to live or to live in. For example, consider the sentence, "The twenty people inhabited a small plot of land in the hills, each having a private house." This means that the people lived on the land. These people could be called "inhabitants" of the hill property. Thus, among the options provided, the best answer is "occupant", which basically means "inhabitant."
Example Question #385 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACCOMPLICE
Antagonist
Compelled
Achieve
Complicated
Accessory
Accessory
An "accomplice" is often associated with crimes, but really applies to anyone that assists someone with an activity. It is almost always considered a negative activity. You wouldn't say, "I was Mrs. Turner's accomplice in cleaning the classroom." That would be considered a positive activity. You might say, "I was Sandra's accomplice when she pranked Mrs. Turner." An "accessory" can mean either an extra piece of clothing, like a scarf, or, in this case, it means an assistant to a crime. "Sean drove the get-away car in the robbery and was therefore an accessory to the crime."
Example Question #391 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OCCUPANT
Visitor
Protector
Preacher
Resident
Aggressor
Resident
An "occupant" is a resident, a person who lives in a house. To provide further help, a "preacher" is someone who speaks to an audience on religious matters.
Example Question #392 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MENTOR
Assistant
Lawyer
Advisor
Fighter
Partner
Advisor
A "mentor" is a teacher, an advisor, someone who provides guidance and advice to someone else with less experience. An "assistant" is someone who works for someone else and/or someone who helps someone else. "Partner" is not synonymous as it denotes an equal relationship, not one in which one party is more experienced or skilled than the other.
Example Question #393 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DONOR
Taker
Mentor
Giver
Actor
Athlete
Giver
A "donor" is someone who gives charitably, a giver, someone who makes a donation. To provide further help, a "mentor" is a teacher, someone who provides guidance and advice to someone less experienced. "Actor" and "athlete" are completely unrelated to the word "donor."
Example Question #394 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEVOTEE
Resident
Donor
Critic
Misogynist
Fan
Fan
A "devotee" is someone who is devoted to something, a fan, a passionate supporter. To provide further help, a "critic" is someone who judges other people's work, particularly someone who expresses a negative opinion about some form of art; a "resident" is a person who lives somewhere; a "misogynist" is a person who hates women; a "donor" is a giver, someone who gives to a charity.
Example Question #395 : Synonyms
A synonym of "tyrant" is __________.
despot
herald
peasant
prince
king
despot
"Tyrant" is a noun that means either "a cruel and oppressive ruler" or "a person exercising power or control in a cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary way," so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "a cruel ruler." While "king" may seem like a good answer choice because a king is a kind of ruler, a king is not necessarily a cruel ruler like a tyrant is. "Despot," however, means "a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way." Because "despot" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "tyrant," "despot" is the correct answer.
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