All ISEE Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #151 : Sentence Completions: Nouns
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
She dropped off her things at the __________ to be stored whilst she was away in the army.
expediency
repository
university
infirmary
impunity
repository
Based on the context of this sentence you are looking for a noun that describes a place where things are stored. The correct answer is therefore a "repository." Additionally, an "infirmary" is another name for a hospital; "expediency" means the quality of being quick and convenient; "impunity" means the quality of not being able to be punished.
Example Question #152 : Sentence Completions: Nouns
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The audience was thoroughly entertained by the __________ of the performer.
clarity
panache
despondency
apathy
frivolity
panache
Based on the context of this sentence you know that the answer you are looking for must relate to a style that is found entertaining. The correct answer is therefore "panache" which means a certain style that makes one a good performer, a flourish and confidence of performance. Additionally, "apathy" is the quality of not caring; "despondency" is hopelessness; "clarity" is the quality of being clear and easily understood; "frivolity" means the quality of not being serious.
Example Question #153 : Sentence Completions: Nouns
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The __________ was sentenced to ten years in jail for the armed robbery.
culprit
generator
oligarch
creed
orator
culprit
Based on the context of this sentence you know that the correct answer must mean something like guilty party, person held responsible for some crime. The correct answer then is "culprit." Additionally, "creed" is a formal belief within a belief system; an "orator" is a public speaker; an "oligarch" is a wealthy businessman who is a member of the ruling class in a society; a "generator" is something that makes power.
Example Question #154 : Sentence Completions: Nouns
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The __________ was finally broken when the attacker scored the game's first goal.
fodder
barrage
deadlock
substitute
quack
deadlock
Based on the context of the sentence you know that before the goal was scored the two teams were tied. The term "deadlock" means stalemate, even, not being won by one side or the other. Additionally, "quack" means amateur, someone who does not know what they are doing; "fodder" is raw material of little importance; a "substitute" is a replacement; a "barrage" is a fast-paced and relentless attack.
Example Question #155 : Sentence Completions: Nouns
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
He craved __________ so he went alone up into the mountains.
banter
solitude
atrocity
commodity
objection
solitude
To begin with "crave" means want desperately, desire. So, if the man went to the mountains alone, it makes sense that he desperately wanted time alone. The correct answer is therefore "solitude" which is the state of being alone. Additionally, "banter" is playful teasing between friends; an "objection" is a disagreement; an "atrocity" is some terrible act committed by someone; a "commodity" is something of value that can be owned.
Example Question #156 : Sentence Completions: Nouns
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
His __________ regularly got him into trouble.
contemplation
pestilence
antics
joy
semblance
antics
Based on the context of this sentence you know that you are looking for a noun that means something like behavior, actions. So, the correct answer is "antics" which are foolish, dangerous, or hilarious actions. Additionally, "contemplation" is a state of thinking deeply about something; "joy" is great happiness; "semblance" is likeness, appearing to be like something else; "pestilence" means disease.
Example Question #157 : Sentence Completions: Nouns
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
He woke up with a feeling of extreme __________ and needed two cups of coffee just to get out the front door.
acumen
lassitude
dissent
wrath
verge
lassitude
Based on the context of this sentence, which describes a man waking up and needing coffee to do anything, you know that the correct answer must relate to a state of exhaustion, weariness. So, the correct answer is "lassitude." Additionally, "verge" is the edge of; "wrath" is anger and vengeance; "acumen" is skill, ability; "dissent" is refusal to follow orders.
Example Question #158 : Sentence Completions: Nouns
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
His __________ to human suffering was tested by the terrible pain he witnessed on the battlefield.
residue
indifference
aberration
pestilence
ferocity
indifference
If something about the man was tested by seeing the suffering of human beings it makes sense that he was previously apathetic, uncaring towards the pain of others. The correct answer is therefore "indifference" which means the state of not caring one way or the other. Additionally, "pestilence" means disease; "ferocity" is fierceness; "residue" is what is left behind after something has been taken out; an "aberration" is something unusual, some departure from what generally occurs.
Example Question #159 : Sentence Completions: Nouns
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Her __________ was finally rewarded when her book was published seven years after she finished writing it.
persistence
rancor
perjury
feint
dissent
persistence
Based on the context of this sentence, which describes someone working hard and waiting patiently to achieve something, you know that the correct answer must mean something like determination. So the correct answer is "persistence." "Persistence" is firm commitment to achieving some goal, determination. Additionally, "perjury" is the act of lying under oath; a "feint" is a deception, a distraction, a trick; "dissent" is refusal to follow orders; "rancor" is spite, hatred, bitter resentment.
Example Question #160 : Sentence Completions: Nouns
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The __________ I received for an injury I sustained at work was more than sufficient.
deportment
compensation
ferment
flux
truce
compensation
Which of these answer choices describes money given to someone to make up for some suffering or arduous work? The correct answer is "compensation." Additionally, "deportment" means behavior; a "truce" is a break in fighting, a temporary peace; "flux" is a state of constant change; "ferment" means a state of agitated excitement.