Test Prep Test Prep Certifications ISEE-TEST Questions & Answers

• Question 241:

  Which is the largest fraction?

  A. 3/7

  B. 4/9

  C. 5/10

  D. 6/13

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 242:

  Brianna has a drawer of socks with five different colors: purple, green, black, white, and pink. The probability of her choosing a white sock is 3 out of 7.

  Which combination of socks is possible?

  A. 3 white socks and 7 other socks

  B. 6 white socks and 14 other socks

  C. 7 white socks and 21 other socks

  D. 9 white socks and 12 other socks

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 243:

  Select the word that best completes the sentence.

  Emily Dickinson's short poems manage to clearly __________ profound ideas in very few lines.

  A. convey

  B. spell

  C. muddle

  D. renounce

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 244:

  Select the word that best completes the sentence.

  Fans of her work are often surprised that Jane Austen only achieved her __________ as an icon of English literature after her death.

  A. bias

  B. fortune

  C. status

  D. viewpoint

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 245:

  Select the word that best completes the sentence.

  Not only did he support their ideas, Frederick Douglass lent his active __________ to the leaders of the Women's Rights Movement whenever he could.

  A. assistance

  B. confidence

  C. mischief

  D. taunting

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 246:

  Select the word that best completes the sentence.

  After their long journey through the desert, the travelers were relieved to reach the cooling waters and fruitful date trees of a lush __________.

  A. aroma

  B. assortment

  C. exhibit

  D. oasis

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 247:

  Select the word that best completes the sentence.

  Biologists used to think that playing had no important purpose, but today they __________.

  A. think that play probably has no useful function.

  B. realize development in puppies is different than it is in chimpanzees.

  C. research play because they know it affects development.

  D. continue to ignore this activity in their research.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 248:

  Select the word that best completes the sentence.

  One of the great __________ of solar energy is that it produces virtually no pollution.

  A. benefits

  B. hazards

  C. obstacles

  D. tasks

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 249:

  Select the word that best completes the sentence.

  While many present-day readers think The Great Gatsby is historically accurate, readers during the 1930s found it an __________ portrayal of the times.

  A. illiterate

  B. inauthentic

  C. independent

  D. ingenious

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 250:

  Select the word that best completes the sentence.

  While we use our vocal cords to produce complex sounds, whales lack __________ vocal cords yet still produce elaborate songs without them.

  A. functional

  B. graceful

  C. nagging

  D. solitary

  Correct Answer: A