Test Prep Test Prep Certifications ISEE-TEST Questions & Answers

• Question 371:

  If a - b/2 = 8, then which expression is equal to b?

  A. 2a - 16

  B. 2 (a - 2)

  C. a/2 + 8

  D. 8 + b/2

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 372:

  Select the word that best completes the sentence.

  Although it can look rather silly, biting a pencil has been known to __________ headaches by relaxing the jaw and __________ tension.

  A. eliminate ... augmenting

  B. agitate ... decreasing

  C. mitigate ... exacerbating

  D. ease ... diminishing

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 373:

  Select the word that best completes the sentence.

  After diving very deep underwater, divers must be careful to slowly __________ themselves to decreasing pressure during their __________ from the depths.

  A. sublimate ... rush

  B. acclimate ... ascent

  C. rehabilitate ... accord

  D. advocate ... release

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 374:

  Select the word that best completes the sentence.

  An old clock must be handled carefully, for it contains many __________ mechanisms which are __________ to its correct operation.

  A. sturdy ... fundamental

  B. rusty ... peripheral

  C. delicate ... essential

  D. irreverent ... vital

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 375:

  Select the word that best completes the sentence.

  There was a fiercely __________ atmosphere in the sales office, where employees vied with one another over a limited number of bonuses awarded to top sellers.

  A. competitive

  B. depressing

  C. expensive

  D. astonishing

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 376:

  Select the word that best completes the sentence.

  Thomas Henry Huxley was known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his vigorous defense of evolutionary theory against the arguments of its __________.

  A. founder

  B. detractors

  C. believers

  D. researchers

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 377:

  Select the word that best completes the sentence.

  Moved by the __________ of the poor, Edward Helms founded Goodwill, a __________ organization that provides job training, employment placement services, and other community-based programs for people in need.

  A. appearance ... fashion

  B. dignity ... deplorable

  C. troubles ... merciless

  D. plight ... philanthropic

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 378:

  Select the word that best completes the sentence.

  George Washington set the informal __________ that presidents should serve only two terms, but presidential term limits were not formally __________ until 1951.

  A. precedent ... ratified

  B. tradition ... abolished

  C. suggestion ... condemned D. transgression ... approved

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 379:

  Select the word that best completes the sentence.

  With his __________ eye for detail, the appraiser was easily able to spot that the piece was a fraud and not a real Picasso.

  A. inattentive

  B. discerning

  C. superficial

  D. neglectful

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 380:

  Select the word that best completes the sentence.

  When threatened, skunks release a __________ odor powerful enough to ward off potential predators.

  A. voracious

  B. classic

  C. residual

  D. pungent

  Correct Answer: D