ISEE Verbal and Reading Prepoardy

SynonymPractice

100

Catastrophe Synonym:

a. festivity 

b. remission 

c. historical 

d. disaster

d. disaster

200

Define Bashful

Shy

300

Define Embellish

Elaborate

400

Define Stagnant

Motionless

500

Define Kinetic

Relating to MOTION

Sentence CompletionPractice

100

It is ironic and somehow tragic that good people are often dull while evil people can be endlessly _______.

A. ordinary

B. stubborn

C. skeptical

D. fascinating

D. Fascinating

200

Because most of them lack recreational facilities, high rise apartments have been criticized in recent years as _______ for families with children.

A. unsuitable

B. degrading

C. important

D. inevitable

A. Unsuitable

300

It is impossible for a serious scholar to condone this _______ dismissal of respected theories.

A. astute

B. cavalier

C. sagacious

D. necessary

B. cavalier

400

Fortunately, Ms. Mason has the unusual ability to transform a tedious legal contention into an _______ account.

A. arid

B. erratic

C. improbable

D. absorbing

D. absorbing

500

Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, which graphically exposed the _______ of the indiscriminate use of pesticides, is widely credited with having _______ the modern environmental movement.

A. advantages.. inaugurated

B. dangers.. inspired

C. hazards.. defused

D. benefits.. launched

B. dangers.. inspired

Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

100

pre-

before

200

chrono

time

300

octo-

eight

400

abmi-

both

500

inter

between

Math

100

What is the lowest common multiple of 40 and 100?

200

200

What is another way of writting 6^5?

6x6x6x6x6x6

300

If f=3x+y and g=2y-x, what is 2g +f?

4x+5x

400

Stephanie buys a 12 pack of soda for $9. What is the unit rate?

$0.75/soda

500

A bicycle wheel has a diameter of 60cm. Approximately, what is its circumference?

120cm