ISEE practice, Grade 5

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ISEE practice test, Grade 5

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Verbal Reasoning

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

  1. 1.

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

    Which answer best completes the sentence?

    1. Abrought their lunches
    2. Bgot to school early
    3. Cleft school at noon
    4. Darrived after the bell rang
  2. 2.

    OBSERVE

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

    1. Aclimb
    2. Bwrite
    3. Cwatch
    4. Dlisten
  3. 3.

    STURDY

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

    1. Aheavy
    2. Bstrong
    3. Cshiny
    4. Dflimsy
  4. 4.

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

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Amissing
    2. Bsecret
    3. Clong
    4. Dclear
  5. 5.

    SHOUT

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

    1. Ajump
    2. Byell
    3. Cwhisper
    4. Dspeak
  6. 6.

    The museum was so crowded that we ______.

    Which answer best completes the sentence?

    1. Acould walk straight in
    2. Bsaw nobody else there
    3. Chad to wait in line to see each exhibit
    4. Dleft before it opened
  7. 7.

    REPLY

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

    1. Arepeat
    2. Bquestion
    3. Clisten
    4. Danswer
  8. 8.

    The museum guard asked us not to ______ the paintings.

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Atouch
    2. Badmire
    3. Cenjoy
    4. Dnotice
  9. 9.

    The teacher ______ the class for working quietly all morning.

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Apraised
    2. Bscolded
    3. Cignored
    4. Dpunished
  10. 10.

    GATHER

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

    1. Ascatter
    2. Bcount
    3. Ccollect
    4. Dnotice

Quantitative Reasoning

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

  1. 1.

    A rehearsal begins at 2:30 pm and finishes at 4:00 pm. How long does it last?

    1. A1 hour
    2. B2 hours 30 minutes
    3. C1 hour 30 minutes
    4. D0 hours 30 minutes
  2. 2.

    A wallet is to hold exactly 8 coins worth $10.40 altogether, using only 20c, $1, $2 coins. Which line of coins does this?

    1. A2 × 20c, 1 × $1, 5 × $2
    2. B2 × 20c, 1 × $1, 3 × $2
    3. C7 × 20c, 1 × $1, 4 × $2
    4. D2 × 20c, 2 × $1, 4 × $2
  3. 3.

    14 April is a Sunday. What day of the week is 10 May? (April has 30 days.)

    1. ASaturday
    2. BFriday
    3. CSunday
    4. DThursday
  4. 4.

    Two prices come to $42, and one is $12 more than the other. What is the cheaper price?

    1. A$15
    2. B$21
    3. C$6
    4. D$30
  5. 5.

    Tickets to the aquarium cost $15 for an adult and $6 for a child. A group of 10 people paid $123 altogether. How many adults were in the group?

    1. A7
    2. B3
    3. C6
    4. D14
  6. 6.

    A shopper buys 5 novels at $23 each and 6 bookmarks at $8 each, and pays with $200. How much change is there?

    1. A$85
    2. B$37
    3. C$40
    4. D$152
  7. 7.

    A straight driveway is 1,020 ft long. There is a tree every 20 ft along it, including one at each end. How many trees are there?

    1. A52
    2. B53
    3. C62
    4. D49
  8. 8.

    Adult tickets to a concert cost $45 and child tickets cost $24. A group buys 3 times as many child tickets as adult tickets and spends $702 altogether. How many adults are in the group?

    1. A18
    2. B6
    3. C10
    4. D29
  9. 9.

    A farmyard holds only ducks and sheep. Altogether there are 19 animals and 48 legs. How many ducks are there?

    1. A29
    2. B14
    3. C5
    4. D24
  10. 10.

    A board is 4 feet long. How many inches is that? (1 foot = 12 inches)

    1. A4
    2. B48
    3. C46
    4. D40

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 fishing captain learns how to fix a lighthouse.
    2. BA gray cat travels south on a fishing boat.
    3. CA storm breaks the windows of a lighthouse.
    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 was tired after climbing so many steps.
    2. BThe wind blew the door open.
    3. CThe lights went out and he could not see.
    4. DHe heard a boat crash on the rocks.
  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. CHer eyes glowed and lit up the steps.
    4. DHe followed the sound of the bell on her collar.
  4. 4.

    In the story, the word "hammered" means

    1. Afixed with nails
    2. Bdripped slowly from
    3. Cmade a quiet sound on
    4. Dbeat hard against
  5. 5.

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

    1. ATo warn readers about storms in October
    2. BTo show that Pepper's help saved the boat
    3. CTo describe what fishermen eat for breakfast
    4. DTo explain how Pepper first came to the island

  6. 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."

    6.

    What is the story mostly about?

    1. AA girl learns how to knit mittens.
    2. BA boy works to return a lost mitten to its owner.
    3. CTwo friends argue about the school bus.
    4. DA grandmother makes mittens for her family.
  7. 7.

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

    1. AHe left the mitten on the bus stop bench.
    2. BHe wore the mitten to school every day.
    3. CHe gave the mitten to Nia.
    4. DHe made a sign and had it put in the office window.
  8. 8.

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

    1. AShe wanted Sam to throw it away.
    2. BShe wanted to buy a pair for herself.
    3. CShe did not like the color red.
    4. DShe guessed the mitten was special to someone.
  9. 9.

    In the story, the word "nudged" means

    1. Alaughed loudly at
    2. Bhugged tightly
    3. Cshouted at
    4. Dgently pushed with an elbow
  10. 10.

    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. CAt first she likes Sam's idea, but later she thinks it was silly.
    4. DShe never changes her mind about the mitten.

Mathematics Achievement

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

  1. 1.

    In the number 61632, what is the value of the digit that sits five places from the right?

    1. A6
    2. B6000
    3. C600000
    4. D60000
  2. 2.

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

    1. A80°
    2. B100°
    3. C45°
    4. D55°
  3. 3.

    Dan divides 36 by a whole number that is at least 2 and at most 7. Which of these could not be his answer?

    1. A4
    2. B18
    3. C9
    4. D12
  4. 4.

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

    1. A2
    2. B3 2/3
    3. C1/2
    4. D1
  5. 5.

    What is the value of −11 − (−9) × 5?

    1. A−10
    2. B−56
    3. C34
    4. D3
  6. 6.

    How many tickets were sold at Choir altogether over the two months?

    1. A53
    2. B17
    3. C13
    4. D43
  7. 7.

    Which of these fractions is already in its simplest form?

    1. A2/4
    2. B7/11
    3. C26/28
    4. D2/8
  8. 8.

    Which of these fractions is not equal to 9/11?

    1. A90/110
    2. B27/33
    3. C27/22
    4. D45/55
  9. 9.

    A sequence begins 12, 15, 18, 21, … and carries on in the same way. What is the 9th term?

    1. A36
    2. B33
    3. C37
    4. D39
  10. 10.

    What number should replace the question mark?   6 × ? + 35 = 53

    1. A15
    2. B18
    3. C3
    4. D4

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