ISEE practice, Grade 6

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ISEE practice test, Grade 6

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Verbal Reasoning

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 5 minutes.

  1. 1.

    The ancient vase was so ______ that the movers wrapped it in three layers of padding.

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Aordinary
    2. Bheavy
    3. Csturdy
    4. Ddelicate
  2. 2.

    ADVERSARY

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

    1. Aleader
    2. Bopponent
    3. Cally
    4. Djudge
  3. 3.

    The explorers were ______ when they finally reached the summit after weeks of climbing.

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Adejected
    2. Breluctant
    3. Ctriumphant
    4. Dindifferent
  4. 4.

    ELATED

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

    1. Asurprised
    2. Bconfused
    3. Coverjoyed
    4. Dexhausted
  5. 5.

    The professor tried to ______ the complicated theory so beginners could follow it.

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Acomplicate
    2. Bsimplify
    3. Cconceal
    4. Dabandon
  6. 6.

    COMMENCE

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

    1. Aexplain
    2. Bbegin
    3. Cdelay
    4. Dconclude
  7. 7.

    Rather than ______ about the problem, Lena started looking for a solution.

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Astudy
    2. Bthink
    3. Clearn
    4. Dcomplain
  8. 8.

    ALOOF

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

    1. Awarm
    2. Bdistant
    3. Chungry
    4. Dclumsy
  9. 9.

    GREGARIOUS

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

    1. Aclumsy
    2. Bnoisy
    3. Cgenerous
    4. Dsociable
  10. 10.

    The old map was too ______ to read, so they relied on the guide's memory.

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Avivid
    2. Bfaded
    3. Caccurate
    4. Drecent

Quantitative Reasoning

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

  1. 1.

    James and Aaron share $75 in the ratio 3 : 2. How much does James get?

    1. A$50
    2. B$45
    3. C$25
    4. D$30
  2. 2.

    In a bag, the ratio of black to white counters is 1 : 4, and the ratio of white to green counters is 1 : 3. What is the ratio of black to green in simplest form?

    1. A1 : 12
    2. B3 : 4
    3. C1 : 4
    4. D12 : 1
  3. 3.

    A ribbon is 4 yards long. How many feet is that? (1 yard = 3 feet)

    1. A4
    2. B10
    3. C13
    4. D12
  4. 4.

    A shop sells a scooter for $225. This is a profit of 50% on what the shop paid. How much did the shop pay for the scooter?

    1. A$337.50
    2. B$75.00
    3. C$112.50
    4. D$150.00
  5. 5.

    Column A: 3/4
    Column B: 4/5

    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.
  6. 6.

    A bicycle with a list price of $1000 was sold for $480 after two successive discounts. The first discount was 20%. What was the second discount?

    1. A40%
    2. B52%
    3. C20%
    4. D42%
  7. 7.

    3 markers and 4 pens cost $34. 1 marker and 4 pens cost $30. What does one marker cost?

    1. A$1
    2. B$6
    3. C$2
    4. D$7
  8. 8.

    Tom is now 3 times as old as Ethan. In 4 years' time Tom will be 2 times as old as Ethan. How old is Tom now?

    1. A13
    2. B16
    3. C12
    4. D4
  9. 9.

    One painter would paint the fence on its own in 24 hours. A second painter would paint it on its own in 12 hours. If both work at the same time, how long do they take together?

    1. A8
    2. B36
    3. C18
    4. D6
  10. 10.

    Column A: 30% of 120
    Column B: 10% of 40

    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.

Reading Comprehension

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

  1. Mae Jemison: Reaching for Space

    As a girl growing up in Chicago in the 1960s, Mae Jemison spent hours in the library reading about astronomy and dinosaurs. She watched the early space missions on television and noticed something that bothered her: none of the astronauts looked like her. She decided that would not stop her.

    Jemison worked hard in school and entered Stanford University at just sixteen. She studied chemical engineering and also took classes in African American studies, and she was active in dance and theater. She believed that science and the arts were not opposites but partners, since both require creativity and careful observation.

    After Stanford, she earned a medical degree and became a doctor. She spent two years as a medical officer with the Peace Corps in West Africa, caring for volunteers and helping with health research. The work demanded quick decisions and calm leadership, skills that would later serve her well.

    In 1987, NASA selected Jemison as an astronaut. On September 12, 1992, she flew aboard the space shuttle Endeavour, becoming the first African American woman to travel into space. During the eight-day mission, she conducted experiments on how the body responds to weightlessness.

    After leaving NASA, Jemison started a company to develop new technology and founded programs to encourage young people, especially girls and students of color, to study science. She often tells students that the most important thing is not to limit themselves. In her view, curiosity is a kind of fuel, and anyone can use it.

    1.

    Which sentence best states the main idea of the passage?

    1. AMae Jemison's work in the Peace Corps was more important than her spaceflight.
    2. BMae Jemison was the only student at Stanford to study dance.
    3. CMae Jemison followed her curiosity to become a doctor, an astronaut and a mentor for young scientists.
    4. DNASA chose its astronauts mainly from doctors.
  2. 2.

    What did Jemison do during her mission aboard Endeavour?

    1. AShe studied dinosaurs on the space station.
    2. BShe conducted experiments on how the body responds to weightlessness.
    3. CShe piloted the space shuttle.
    4. DShe took photographs of Chicago.
  3. 3.

    Why did watching early space missions bother young Jemison?

    1. AShe did not see anyone like herself among the astronauts.
    2. BShe wanted to be a doctor instead.
    3. CShe did not believe the missions were real.
    4. DShe thought the missions were too dangerous.
  4. 4.

    As it is used in the passage, the word "serve" most nearly means

    1. Aspend time in prison
    2. Bhit a ball to start a game
    3. Chelp or be useful to
    4. Dwork as a soldier for
  5. 5.

    Why does the writer describe Jemison's interest in dance and theater?

    1. ATo support her belief that science and the arts work together
    2. BTo describe what she did in West Africa
    3. CTo show that she planned to be an actor
    4. DTo suggest that she was not serious about science
  6. 6.

    How is the passage mainly organized?

    1. AFrom the most recent event to the earliest
    2. BIn time order, through the main stages of Jemison's life
    3. CAs a list of reasons to study science
    4. DAs a comparison of two astronauts

  7. Why the Moon Changes Shape

    Over about a month, the moon seems to grow from a thin sliver into a bright circle and then shrink again. But the moon itself does not change shape. What changes is how much of its sunlit side we can see.

    The moon does not make its own light. Like Earth, it is a ball that is always half lit by the sun and half in darkness. As the moon travels around Earth, we see that lit half from different angles.

    When the moon is between Earth and the sun, its lit side faces away from us. We see little or nothing of it, and this is called a new moon. Over the following days, as the moon moves along its path, a thin crescent of the lit side comes into view. The visible part grows, or waxes, through first quarter, when we see half of the moon's face lit, and then through a stage called waxing gibbous.

    About two weeks after the new moon, Earth is between the sun and the moon. Now we see the entire lit side: a full moon. After that, the lit portion we can see shrinks, or wanes, back through gibbous, last quarter and crescent, until the cycle begins again with another new moon.

    The whole cycle takes about 29 and a half days. People have used it to keep track of time for thousands of years; in fact, the word "month" comes from an old word related to "moon."

    A common mistake is to think Earth's shadow causes the phases. Earth's shadow falls on the moon only during a lunar eclipse, which is much rarer.

    7.

    What is the main idea of the passage?

    1. AEarth's shadow causes the moon's phases.
    2. BThe moon changes its shape every month.
    3. CThe moon makes its own light at night.
    4. DThe moon's phases come from seeing its sunlit half from different angles.
  8. 8.

    What is happening during a new moon?

    1. AThe moon is between Earth and the sun, with its lit side facing away from us.
    2. BEarth is between the sun and the moon.
    3. CEarth's shadow covers the whole moon.
    4. DWe can see the entire lit side of the moon.
  9. 9.

    About how long after a full moon would the next full moon appear?

    1. AAbout three days
    2. BAbout one year
    3. CAbout two weeks
    4. DAbout 29 and a half days
  10. 10.

    In the passage, the word "wanes" most nearly means

    1. Amoves faster
    2. Bgrows brighter
    3. Cgrows smaller
    4. Dstays the same

Mathematics Achievement

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

  1. 1.

    Find the value of x.
    9x + 1 = 82

    1. A11
    2. B81
    3. C8
    4. D9
  2. 2.

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

    1. A92°
    2. B134°
    3. C88°
    4. D44°
  3. 3.

    Three of the angles inside a quadrilateral are 54°, 84° and 139°. How big is the fourth angle?

    1. A73°
    2. B277°
    3. C85°
    4. D83°
  4. 4.

    What is a sixth of a third of 54?

    1. A9
    2. B18
    3. C6
    4. D3
  5. 5.

    Priya has $110.00. 8% of it is spent on a book. How much is spent on the book?

    1. A$8.80
    2. B$101.20
    3. C$88.00
    4. D$0.88
  6. 6.

    Find the value of x.
    7x + 17 = 4x + 35

    1. A7
    2. B5
    3. C18
    4. D6
  7. 7.

    What is 2.7 × 10²?

    1. A102.7
    2. B5.4
    3. C2,700
    4. D270
  8. 8.

    One winter night in Hobart the temperature dropped to −2 °C. The next afternoon it reached 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the afternoon than the night?

    1. A12
    2. B14
    3. C16
    4. D2
  9. 9.

    Which of these is the same as 3(p + 4q)?

    1. A4p + 7q
    2. B3p + 12q
    3. C3p − 12q
    4. D15pq
  10. 10.

    The two lines with arrowheads on them are parallel. What is the size of the angle marked with a question mark?

    1. A140°
    2. B80°
    3. C70°
    4. D20°

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