ISEE Middle Level Verbal : ISEE Middle Level (grades 7-8) Verbal Reasoning

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #644 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

DEBASE

Possible Answers:

Humiliate 

Vivid 

Support 

Imperious 

Peculiar 

Correct answer:

Humiliate 

Explanation:

"Debase" means humiliate or embarrass, so "humiliate" is the correct answer. To help you, "imperious" means superior, dominant, or arrogant; "peculiar" means weird or unusual, and "vivid" means clear and powerful.

Example Question #645 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the word or phrase that best matches the word in capital letters. 

EQUIVOCATE

Possible Answers:

Be unclear 

Be obvious 

Be normal 

Be special 

Be engaged 

Correct answer:

Be unclear 

Explanation:

To "equivocate" means to speak indirectly, or to be unclear. Someone might say, “Don’t equivocate, tell me how you really feel!” So, "be unclear" is the correct answer.

Example Question #1231 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

EXONERATE

Possible Answers:

Blame 

Absolve

Prosecute 

Pedantic 

Incompetent

Correct answer:

Absolve

Explanation:

To "exonerate" means to free from guilt and blame or to absolve, so "absolve" is the correct answer. To help you, "incompetent" means not skilled enough to do something, "prosecute" means use the legal system to formally accuse someone of having broken the law, and "pedantic" means overly concerned with rules and details.

Example Question #1232 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

DIVULGE

Possible Answers:

Intangible 

Reveal 

Sporadic 

Forthcoming 

Writhe 

Correct answer:

Reveal 

Explanation:

To "divulge" means to reveal, and usually refers to the revealing of secrets. For example, one might say, “Edward Snowden divulged a great deal of important information about the United States government.” To help you, "sporadic" means random and uncommon, to "writhe" means to twist in pain, "intangible" means not material or hard to describe, and "forthcoming" means imminent or sharing information.

Example Question #648 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

PERCEIVE

Possible Answers:

Comprehend

Assume

Preach 

Infer

Decide

Correct answer:

Comprehend

Explanation:

To "perceive" means to become aware of through the senses, or to "comprehend."

Example Question #649 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

DISDAIN

Possible Answers:

Unhappiness

Dislike

Disapproval 

Rudeness

Disagreement

Correct answer:

Dislike

Explanation:

To "disdain" someone or something means to have a lack of respect for that person or thing, or to dislike that person or thing. "Dislike" is therefore the answer choice closest in meaning to "disdain."

Example Question #651 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

DISCERN

Possible Answers:

Integrity

Capture

Find out

Wander

Correct answer:

Find out

Explanation:

The word "discern" means find out. "Find out" is the best choice because it is a part of the definition of "discern." Considering the other choices, "wander" means walk around without a destination, "capture" means take hold of by force, and "integrity" means the quality of sticking to one's moral and ethical principles.

Example Question #652 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

REPUDIATE

Possible Answers:

Synchronize

New

Primordial

Dismiss

Correct answer:

Dismiss

Explanation:

"Repudiate" means reject or dismiss. The best choice is "dismiss," as it is a part of the definition of "repudiate." Considering the other choices, "synchronize" means cause to happen at the same time, "primordial" means existing in the beginning, and "new" means existing for the first time. 

Example Question #653 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the word or phrase that best matches the word in capital letters. 

ENDORSE

Possible Answers:

Elongate 

Wane 

Argue 

Oppose 

Support 

Correct answer:

Support 

Explanation:

"Endorse" means to publically support. To further help you, "wane" means to weaken, to decrease in size and strength; "oppose" means go against; "elongate" means to make longer.

Example Question #654 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the word or phrase that best matches the word in capital letters. 

REPUDIATE

Possible Answers:

Remember

Rectify

Recall

Rest

Reject

Correct answer:

Reject

Explanation:

"Repudiate" means to reject an argumentTo provide further help, "recall" means remember, and "rectify" means fix

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