Independent School Entrance Exam

ISEE practice tests

The ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam) is an admission test used by many US private and independent schools. It has four scored sections, Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Reading Comprehension and Mathematics Achievement, and an essay that schools read but E3n does not score.

Our ISEE practice tests follow E3n's published shape for the Lower and Middle Levels: each section's length, time and four answer choices. Every test is new when your child starts it, and the score shows straight away. The reading passages are written by us.

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A look at the test

Questions in the ISEE style

Written by us in the style of the published ISEE question types.

  • Lower Level, Verbal Reasoning: synonyms

    TINY

    Which word means most nearly the same as the word in capital letters?

    1. Asmall
    2. Bround
    3. Chuge
    4. Dloud

  • Lower Level, Verbal Reasoning: sentence completion

    Even though it was raining, the soccer team ______.

    Which answer best completes the sentence?

    1. Aplayed the game anyway
    2. Bwent to the beach
    3. Ccanceled because of the rain
    4. Dwatched the sun set

  • Middle Level, Quantitative Reasoning: quantity comparison

    Column A: 2/3
    Column B: 5/9

    Compare the quantity in Column A with the quantity in Column B.

    1. AColumn A is greater.
    2. BColumn B is greater.
    3. CThe two quantities are equal.
    4. DIt cannot be decided from the information given.

  • Middle Level, Mathematics Achievement: equations

    Find the value of x.
    2x + 10 = 20

    1. A10
    2. B5
    3. C4
    4. D6

The test

Levels by grade

LevelGradesQuestionsTimeSections
Lower LevelGrades 4 and 5127, in 4 sections1 hour 50 minutesVerbal Reasoning 34, Quantitative Reasoning 38, Reading Comprehension 25, Mathematics Achievement 30. Then a 30-minute essay, not scored.
Middle LevelGrades 6 and 7160, in 4 sections2 hours 10 minutesVerbal Reasoning 40, Quantitative Reasoning 37, Reading Comprehension 36, Mathematics Achievement 47. Then a 30-minute essay, not scored.

Sections, question counts and times are E3n's published figures. The mix of topics inside each section is ours, from the strands E3n lists. The essay is not part of our tests.

By grade

Free practice for each grade

Pricing

Sitting is free. The answers are US$69.

Every practice test is free to sit, as often as you like. The pack shows your child what they got right, the right answers and how to reach them, on every ISEE and SSAT test. Practicing for more than one kind of test? The US bundle covers them all for US$99.

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US$69

for 6 months

  • Which questions your child got right, after every practice test
  • The right answer to every question
  • A worked solution for every question, step by step
  • ISEE Lower and Middle Level, all four sections
  • SSAT Elementary and Middle Level, all three sections

Every US testLaunch price

US$99

for 6 months

  • Everything in the gifted pack, the private school pack, the math contest pack and the MAP Growth pack
  • CogAT, NNAT and OLSAT, for gifted and talented programs
  • ISEE and SSAT, for private school entry
  • Math contest practice, Grades 1 to 8
  • MAP Growth practice, by grade and subject

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Questions

What parents ask

Are these real ISEE questions?
No. ISEE questions are secure. We write our own questions in the style of each question type E3n describes, at the same length, time and number of choices.
Which level should my child practice?
The level for the grade your child is applying to. Lower Level is for entry to Grades 5 and 6 (children now in Grades 4 and 5). Middle Level is for entry to Grades 7 and 8 (children now in Grades 6 and 7).
Can my child use a calculator?
No. Calculators are not allowed on the ISEE, so practice every section by hand, with scrap paper.
Is there a penalty for guessing?
No. The ISEE counts right answers only, so your child should answer every question.
What about the essay?
The ISEE ends with a 30-minute essay on a given topic. E3n does not score it; it is sent to the schools. Our tests cover the four scored sections.
Is it free?
Sitting is free: make a free account and your child can sit as many ISEE tests as you like. The private school pack (US$69 for six months, covering ISEE and SSAT) shows which questions were right, the right answers and a worked solution for each. The US bundle (US$99) covers every US test we offer.
Does a practice score predict my child's ISEE score?
No. The ISEE reports scaled scores, percentiles and stanines against other applicants in the same grade, which only the real test can do. Our score is the number of practice questions answered correctly.

ISEE is a trademark of its owner. The ISEE is published by E3n (Enrollment Management & Educational Records Group, Inc.), formerly ERB. Scholar Tests is not affiliated with or endorsed by E3n or any school. Our practice questions are written by us in the style of the published ISEE question types; they are not real ISEE questions, and a practice score is not an ISEE score.