ISEE practice, Grade 4

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ISEE practice test, Grade 4

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Verbal Reasoning

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 6 minutes.

  1. 1.

    The old bridge was ______, so the town built a new one beside it.

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Afamous
    2. Bunsafe
    3. Cbusy
    4. Dnarrow
  2. 2.

    ENORMOUS

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

    1. Atiny
    2. Bhuge
    3. Cheavy
    4. Dsmooth
  3. 3.

    DROWSY

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

    1. Alazy
    2. Balert
    3. Cdizzy
    4. Dsleepy
  4. 4.

    Because she was ______, Kim raised her hand to ask a question.

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Asleepy
    2. Bcurious
    3. Cangry
    4. Dhungry
  5. 5.

    Because the store had closed for the night, Jordan ______.

    Which answer best completes the sentence?

    1. Afound the snacks he wanted
    2. Bpaid for his groceries at the counter
    3. Cwould have to come back in the morning
    4. Dasked the cashier for help
  6. 6.

    The plants by the window grew tall, while the plants in the dark closet ______.

    Which answer best completes the sentence?

    1. Agrew even taller
    2. Bstayed small and pale
    3. Cflowered in the spring
    4. Dneeded less water
  7. 7.

    VANISH

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

    1. Afreeze
    2. Bappear
    3. Cdisappear
    4. Dhide
  8. 8.

    PUZZLED

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

    1. Asleepy
    2. Bcurious
    3. Cconfused
    4. Dcertain
  9. 9.

    Since the instructions were ______, everyone finished the project correctly.

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Amissing
    2. Bclear
    3. Clong
    4. Dsecret
  10. 10.

    SIMPLE

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

    1. Aquiet
    2. Bshort
    3. Ceasy
    4. Ddifficult

Quantitative Reasoning

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 9 minutes.

  1. 1.

    A straight fence line is 550 ft long. There is a post every 10 ft along it, including one at each end. How many posts are there?

    1. A57
    2. B50
    3. C56
    4. D55
  2. 2.

    Tickets to a football match cost $15 for an adult and $12 for a child. A group of 24 people paid $312 altogether. How many adults were in the group?

    1. A8
    2. B21
    3. C104
    4. D16
  3. 3.

    Two crowds come to 50, and one is 10 more than the other. What is the bigger crowd?

    1. A20
    2. B30
    3. C40
    4. D5
  4. 4.

    A shopper buys 2 novels at $24 each and 6 bookmarks at $8 each, and pays with $150. How much change is there?

    1. A$59
    2. B$54
    3. C$102
    4. D$96
  5. 5.

    A bus trip leaves at 3:15 pm and finishes at 6:00 pm. How long does it last?

    1. A3 hours 45 minutes
    2. B2 hours 45 minutes
    3. C2 hours
    4. D1 hour 45 minutes
  6. 6.

    A ribbon is 3 yards long. How many feet is that? (1 yard = 3 feet)

    1. A10
    2. B7
    3. C3
    4. D9
  7. 7.

    Adult tickets to a river cruise cost $50 and child tickets cost $20. A group buys 3 times as many child tickets as adult tickets and spends $1,100 altogether. How many adults are in the group?

    1. A10
    2. B30
    3. C40
    4. D55
  8. 8.

    A coin jar is to hold exactly 9 coins worth $6.00 altogether, using only 20c, 50c, $2 coins. Which line of coins does this?

    1. A5 × 20c, 1 × 50c, 1 × $2
    2. B5 × 20c, 6 × 50c, 1 × $2
    3. C5 × 20c, 3 × 50c, 1 × $2
    4. D5 × 20c, 2 × 50c, 2 × $2
  9. 9.

    A wildlife park holds only emus and wombats. Altogether there are 28 animals and 100 legs. How many wombats are there?

    1. A50
    2. B25
    3. C22
    4. D6
  10. 10.

    20 March is a Sunday. What day of the week is 4 April? (March has 31 days.)

    1. ASunday
    2. BMonday
    3. CTuesday
    4. DWednesday

Reading Comprehension

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 10 minutes.

  1. The Lighthouse Cat

    Every evening, Grandpa Ellis climbed the one hundred and twelve steps of the lighthouse to check the great lamp. And every evening, a gray cat named Pepper climbed right behind him.

    Pepper had arrived on a fishing boat three summers before. The captain said she had jumped aboard in a harbor far to the south and refused to leave until she smelled the sea air of this rocky island. Grandpa Ellis gave her a saucer of milk, and she never went back to the boat.

    One October night, a storm rolled in faster than anyone expected. Rain hammered the windows, and the wind howled around the tower like a hungry wolf. Halfway up the stairs, the lights in the stairwell flickered and went out.

    Grandpa Ellis stopped. He could not see his own hand. His flashlight was in the kitchen, all the way at the bottom. "Well, Pepper," he said quietly, "I suppose we wait."

    But Pepper did not wait. She brushed against his leg and began to climb, her collar bell ringing softly with every step. Ring, ring, ring. Grandpa Ellis smiled, rested a hand on the cold rail, and followed the sound.

    At the top, he found the switch for the backup lamp by feel and pressed it. A beam of light swept across the black water, just in time for a small fishing boat to see the rocks and turn away.

    The next morning, the boat's captain knocked on the lighthouse door with a fresh fish wrapped in newspaper. "For the keeper," he said. Grandpa Ellis laughed and pointed at Pepper, who was already licking her paws. "Then it belongs to her."

    1.

    What is this story mostly about?

    1. AA gray cat travels south on a fishing boat.
    2. BA storm breaks the windows of a lighthouse.
    3. CGrandpa Ellis teaches Pepper to ring a bell.
    4. DA cat helps a lighthouse keeper reach the lamp during a storm.
  2. 2.

    Why did Grandpa Ellis stop on the stairs?

    1. AHe heard a boat crash on the rocks.
    2. BThe lights went out and he could not see.
    3. CPepper ran down to the kitchen.
    4. DThe wind blew the door open.
  3. 3.

    How did Pepper help Grandpa Ellis climb in the dark?

    1. AShe pulled him along by his sleeve.
    2. BShe carried his flashlight up the stairs.
    3. CHe followed the sound of the bell on her collar.
    4. DHer eyes glowed and lit up the steps.
  4. 4.

    In the story, the word "hammered" means

    1. Afixed with nails
    2. Bbeat hard against
    3. Cdripped slowly from
    4. Dfroze on top of
  5. 5.

    Why does the writer include the captain's visit at the end?

    1. ATo show that Pepper's help saved the boat
    2. BTo explain how Pepper first came to the island
    3. CTo show that the captain wanted to buy the lighthouse
    4. DTo warn readers about storms in October

  6. Snow Day

    The radio said it, quiet and slow: "The schools are closed for the falling snow." I pressed my nose to the window glass And watched the white world softly pass. The mailbox wore a pointed hat, The fence wore mittens, thick and flat, The car out front was fast asleep Beneath a blanket, soft and deep. My sister found her sled and boots, My brother found his puffy suit, And all the street came out to play On this unplanned, unhurried day. By supper, cheeks were cherry red, And snowmen stood where gardens spread. Tomorrow, school will start once more, But snow days live behind the door.

    6.

    What is the poem mostly about?

    1. AHow to build the best snowman
    2. BA car that breaks down in a storm
    3. CWhy schools close in the winter
    4. DThe fun of a day off school because of snow
  7. 7.

    How does the speaker learn that school is closed?

    1. AFrom a sign on the mailbox
    2. BFrom a sister
    3. CFrom the radio
    4. DFrom a note on the door
  8. 8.

    What does the poem mean when it says the mailbox "wore a pointed hat"?

    1. AThe mailbox was painted for winter.
    2. BSomeone put a real hat on the mailbox.
    3. CThe mailbox was shaped like a witch.
    4. DSnow had piled up on top of the mailbox.
  9. 9.

    In the poem, the word "unhurried" means

    1. Arelaxed and not rushed
    2. Bfull of homework
    3. Cloud and crowded
    4. Dshort and busy
  10. 10.

    In the second stanza, the poem describes snow-covered things as if they were

    1. Abuildings falling down
    2. Banimals running away
    3. Cfood on a plate
    4. Dpeople getting dressed or sleeping

Mathematics Achievement

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 10 minutes.

  1. 1.

    How many tenths are there altogether in 3.9?

    1. A9
    2. B39
    3. C12
    4. D3
  2. 2.

    What number should replace the question mark?   7 × ? − 10 = 32

    1. A5
    2. B42
    3. C6
    4. D7
  3. 3.

    Which one had the most tickets altogether, and how many was that?

    1. ACycling, 39
    2. BPottery, 34
    3. CChoir, 43
    4. DAstronomy, 23
  4. 4.

    A sequence begins 2, 8, 14, 20, … and carries on in the same way. What is the 10th term?

    1. A62
    2. B57
    3. C50
    4. D56
  5. 5.

    In the diagram below, what is the size of the angle marked x?

    1. A65°
    2. B45°
    3. C35°
    4. D115°
  6. 6.

    Which of these fractions is already in its simplest form?

    1. A26/40
    2. B5/12
    3. C14/34
    4. D8/30
  7. 7.

    1 1/2 + ? = 2 1/3. What is the missing value?

    1. A5/6
    2. B3 5/6
    3. C1
    4. D5/7
  8. 8.

    Dan divides 24 by a whole number that is at least 2 and at most 8. Which of these could not be his answer?

    1. A2
    2. B12
    3. C4
    4. D6
  9. 9.

    Which of these calculations does not give 29?

    1. A7 + 5 × 3 − 7
    2. B9 × 4 − 7
    3. C5 × 3 + 7 × 2
    4. D6² − 7
  10. 10.

    Which of these fractions is not equal to 4/5?

    1. A24/30
    2. B16/20
    3. C12/15
    4. D12/10

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