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.

    SILENT

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

    1. Aempty
    2. Bdark
    3. Cstill
    4. Dquiet
  2. 2.

    The bus was late, and as a result, many students ______.

    Which answer best completes the sentence?

    1. Awalked faster than usual
    2. Barrived after the bell rang
    3. Cgot to school early
    4. Dleft school at noon
  3. 3.

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

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Aangry
    2. Bcurious
    3. Chungry
    4. Dsleepy
  4. 4.

    DAMP

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

    1. Aheavy
    2. Bcold
    3. Cmoist
    4. Ddry
  5. 5.

    TINY

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

    1. Aloud
    2. Bsmall
    3. Cearly
    4. Dhuge
  6. 6.

    Ana was ______ to see her cousin, whom she had not seen in years.

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Aannoyed
    2. Bdelighted
    3. Cconfused
    4. Dafraid
  7. 7.

    Since the river had flooded the road, the drivers ______.

    Which answer best completes the sentence?

    1. Aparked in the water
    2. Bdrove straight through the river
    3. Csped up to cross
    4. Dtook a longer route around it
  8. 8.

    ANCIENT

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

    1. Atall
    2. Bbroken
    3. Cmodern
    4. Dvery old
  9. 9.

    STURDY

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

    1. Aheavy
    2. Bshiny
    3. Ctall
    4. Dstrong
  10. 10.

    The kitten was so ______ that it hid under the bed whenever guests arrived.

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Afluffy
    2. Bnoisy
    3. Chungry
    4. Dtimid

Quantitative Reasoning

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

  1. 1.

    Tickets to a concert cost $13 for an adult and $7 for a child. A group of 24 people paid $210 altogether. How many adults were in the group?

    1. A7
    2. B16
    3. C8
    4. D17
  2. 2.

    A rehearsal begins at 11:20 am and finishes at 2:15 pm. How long does it last?

    1. A3 hours 55 minutes
    2. B2 hours
    3. C2 hours 5 minutes
    4. D2 hours 55 minutes
  3. 3.

    A straight walking trail is 474 ft long. There is a lamp every 6 ft along it, including one at each end. How many lamps are there?

    1. A90
    2. B80
    3. C81
    4. D68
  4. 4.

    A bag of flour weighs 2 pounds. How many ounces is that? (1 pound = 16 ounces)

    1. A2
    2. B32
    3. C30
    4. D24
  5. 5.

    Adult tickets to a museum cost $60 and child tickets cost $15. A group buys 3 times as many child tickets as adult tickets and spends $840 altogether. How many adults are in the group?

    1. A24
    2. B56
    3. C11
    4. D8
  6. 6.

    23 June is a Monday. What day of the week is 8 July? (June has 30 days.)

    1. AThursday
    2. BMonday
    3. CTuesday
    4. DWednesday
  7. 7.

    Two numbers add to 48, and one is 18 more than the other. What is the larger number?

    1. A15
    2. B30
    3. C33
    4. D9
  8. 8.

    A shopper buys 2 plants at $18 each and 4 pots at $5 each, and pays with $100. How much change is there?

    1. A$64
    2. B$49
    3. C$80
    4. D$44
  9. 9.

    A sanctuary holds only parrots and kangaroos. Altogether there are 29 animals and 66 legs. How many kangaroos are there?

    1. A37
    2. B17
    3. C4
    4. D33
  10. 10.

    A wallet is to hold exactly 10 coins worth $11.90 altogether, using only 20c, 50c, $2 coins. Which line of coins does this?

    1. A1 × 20c, 3 × 50c, 6 × $2
    2. B2 × 20c, 4 × 50c, 5 × $2
    3. C2 × 20c, 3 × 50c, 5 × $2
    4. D2 × 20c, 7 × 50c, 4 × $2

Reading Comprehension

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

  1. The Red Mitten

    Sam found the mitten on the bus stop bench. It was small and red, with a white snowflake stitched on the back. It was clearly made for a little kid's hand.

    "Someone's hand is cold right now," Sam said to his friend Nia.

    "Just leave it," said Nia. "Whoever lost it will come back."

    But the bus was coming, and the sky was turning gray. Sam tucked the mitten into his backpack. At school, he showed it to the office secretary, Mrs. Ortiz.

    "Hmm," said Mrs. Ortiz. "No one has asked about a mitten today. But that snowflake looks handmade. Somebody worked hard on it."

    Sam had an idea. He drew a picture of the mitten, wrote FOUND: ONE RED MITTEN underneath, and asked Mrs. Ortiz to tape it to the office window where every family could see it.

    Three days passed. Sam checked the window every morning. On the fourth day, a woman came into the office holding the hand of a kindergartner. The little girl was wearing one red mitten with a white snowflake on it.

    "My grandmother made these," the girl whispered when Mrs. Ortiz handed her the missing one. She pulled it on and wiggled her fingers.

    Her mother turned to Sam. "Thank you. She's been sad all week."

    On the bus that afternoon, Nia nudged him. "Okay," she said. "That was a good idea."

    1.

    What is the story mostly about?

    1. AA grandmother makes mittens for her family.
    2. BA boy works to return a lost mitten to its owner.
    3. CA school office loses a box of clothes.
    4. DA girl learns how to knit mittens.
  2. 2.

    What did Sam do to help the owner find the mitten?

    1. AHe made a sign and had it put in the office window.
    2. BHe left the mitten on the bus stop bench.
    3. CHe asked every kindergartner in the hall.
    4. DHe gave the mitten to Nia.
  3. 3.

    Why did Mrs. Ortiz mention that the snowflake looked handmade?

    1. AShe guessed the mitten was special to someone.
    2. BShe did not like the color red.
    3. CShe thought Sam had made it.
    4. DShe wanted Sam to throw it away.
  4. 4.

    In the story, the word "nudged" means

    1. Alaughed loudly at
    2. Bgently pushed with an elbow
    3. Chugged tightly
    4. Dwalked away from
  5. 5.

    How does Nia's opinion change during the story?

    1. AShe thinks Mrs. Ortiz should find the owner.
    2. BAt first she thinks Sam should leave the mitten, but later she agrees his idea was good.
    3. CShe never changes her mind about the mitten.
    4. DAt first she likes Sam's idea, but later she thinks it was silly.

  6. 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."

    6.

    What is this story mostly about?

    1. AA storm breaks the windows of a lighthouse.
    2. BA fishing captain learns how to fix a lighthouse.
    3. CA cat helps a lighthouse keeper reach the lamp during a storm.
    4. DA gray cat travels south on a fishing boat.
  7. 7.

    Why did Grandpa Ellis stop on the stairs?

    1. AHe was tired after climbing so many steps.
    2. BHe heard a boat crash on the rocks.
    3. CPepper ran down to the kitchen.
    4. DThe lights went out and he could not see.
  8. 8.

    How did Pepper help Grandpa Ellis climb in the dark?

    1. AShe carried his flashlight up the stairs.
    2. BShe pulled him along by his sleeve.
    3. CShe showed him a shorter way to the top.
    4. DHe followed the sound of the bell on her collar.
  9. 9.

    In the story, the word "hammered" means

    1. Afroze on top of
    2. Bmade a quiet sound on
    3. Cbeat hard against
    4. Ddripped slowly from
  10. 10.

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

    1. ATo show that Pepper's help saved the boat
    2. BTo show that the captain wanted to buy the lighthouse
    3. CTo describe what fishermen eat for breakfast
    4. DTo explain how Pepper first came to the island

Mathematics Achievement

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

  1. 1.

    How many whole thousands are there in 4363887?

    1. A43638
    2. B3
    3. C4363
    4. D4362
  2. 2.

    What number should replace the question mark?   3 × ? + 27 = 36

    1. A3
    2. B2
    3. C21
    4. D9
  3. 3.

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

    1. A95°
    2. B110°
    3. C115°
    4. D105°
  4. 4.

    1 3/4 + ? = 2 3/4. What is the missing value?

    1. A1/2
    2. B2
    3. C1
    4. D4 1/2
  5. 5.

    What is 12/30 in its simplest form?

    1. A6/15
    2. B2/30
    3. C5/2
    4. D2/5
  6. 6.

    Start at 119 and count back in steps of 7. What is the first number you reach that is less than 35?

    1. A35
    2. B42
    3. C28
    4. D34
  7. 7.

    What is the value of 18 + (4 × 4² − 9)?

    1. A46
    2. B73
    3. C265
    4. D343
  8. 8.

    Which of these fractions is not equal to 7/11?

    1. A28/44
    2. B7/22
    3. C35/55
    4. D70/110
  9. 9.

    A sequence begins 3, 9, 15, 21, … and carries on in the same way. What is the 9th term?

    1. A45
    2. B57
    3. C27
    4. D51
  10. 10.

    How many more members joined Choir than Pottery in Week 1?

    1. A17
    2. B20
    3. C26
    4. D16

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