Practice Test 6 - ISEE Lower Level Verbal Reasoning

20 questions. Answer them in any order, then submit to see your score and every explanation.

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1. PONDER
2. Sam gives a ______ answer, explaining each step clearly to the class.
3. Alex reads the map ______, checking street names before turning.
4. Select the sentence that logically follows and maintains the tone of the passage. A magnet sticks to a paper clip on Nia's desk. She tries the same magnet on a plastic spoon, but nothing happens. Because magnets pull on certain metals, the paper clip moves toward the magnet. However, plastic does not respond in the same way. Therefore, Nia concludes magnets do not attract every material. __________
5. At the aquarium, Priya watches aquatic turtles swimming in tanks. Based on the passage, what does the root aqua mean?
6. A robot in the lab is autonomous and moves without help. What does the prefix auto- in autonomous suggest about its meaning?
7. Jamie feels ______ after a long run, breathing hard and sweating.
8. In contrast to the noisy, bustling city, the small village in the mountains was quite -------.
9. The general's strategy was supposed to be a secret, but a careless soldier threatened to ------- it to the enemy.
10. PERIL
11. During the play, the hero snuck past guards to avoid being seen. Which word best replaces snuck to keep the tone?
12. VEX
13. In a story, the room feels gloomy after the lights go out. What synonym for gloomy keeps the mood?
14. After the long drought, the farmers were overjoyed by the ------- rain, which they hoped would finally save their dying crops.
15. After the long drought, the farmers' harvests were -------, and many worried about having enough food for the winter.
16. The hikers had expected the trail to be easy, but they found the steep, rocky path to be quite -------.
17. In science, water turns to gas by ______ when heated in a pot.
18. Which choice best fits the tone and logic of the passage? Maya tries to bake cookies for the school sale. She reads the recipe carefully, but she swaps salt for sugar by mistake. At first she feels proud because the cookies look perfect. However, when her brother takes a bite, his face twists like a knot. Maya tastes one and quickly understands the problem; therefore, she does not bring them to school. Instead, she laughs at herself and writes a note to remember the labels. __________
19. DILIGENT
20. ALTER

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